Historical Events In November - 07

1863  Battle of Rappahannock Station & Kelly's Ford, VA on this day in history.  

1864  2nd session of congress of Confederate States of America reconvenes on this day in history.  

1865  London Gazette, oldest surviving journal, is founded on November - 07.  

1866  Carl Emil Paul Lincke, composer on this day in history.  

1867  On November - 07 the birth of Marie Curie, First woman to win the Nobel prize for physics  

1867  On this day in history madame Marie Sklodowska Curie, discovered radium (Nobel 1903, 1911)  

1872  On this day in history mary Celeste sails from NY to Genoa; found abandoned 4 weeks later  

1872  On November - 07 the ship Marie Celeste sails from New York, eventually to be found deserted  

1872  On November - 07 cargo ship Mary Celeste sails from NY to Genoa; mysteriously found abandoned 4 weeks later  

1874  On this day in history the first cartoon depicting elephant as Republican Party symbol, by T Nast  

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1874  On this day in history 1st cartoon depicting elephant as Republican Party symbol, by T Nast  

1874  On November - 07 joseph Willoughby, cricketer (2 Tests for South Africa 1895-96)  

1875  On this day in history verney Cameron is first European to cross equatorial Africa  

1875  On November - 07 verney Cameron is 1st European to cross equitorial Africa  

1876  On November - 07 edward Bouchet, is 1st black to recieve a PhD in US college (Yale)  

1876  On this day in history culbert Olson, Fillmore Utah, (Gov-D-Cal)  

1876  On November - 07 albertus C van Raalte, Dutch/US vicar (Michigan), dies at 65  

1877  On this day in history henry Balfour Gardiner, composer  

1878  On November - 07 lise Meitner, Austrian/Swedish physicist (Protactinium)  

1879  On November - 07 eugeen Yoors, Flemish etcher/glass painter  

1880  On this day in history carl Friedrich Weitzmann, composer, dies at 72  

1883  On November - 07 elder Lightfoot Solomon Michaux, Newport New Va, TV preacher  

1885  On this day in history the last spike is driven in the first Canadian transcontinental main line at Craigellachie B.C. in the Eagle Pass. Van Horne makes his famous fifteen-word speech "All I can say is that the work has been well done in every way".  

1885  On November - 07 canadian Pacific Railway completed at Craigellachie  

1886  Aaron Nimzowitsch, Latvian chess player (openings theorist) on this day in history.  

1888  On November - 07 chandrasekhara Raman, India, physicist (Nobel 1930)  

1889  On November - 07 george Davis, Netherlands, actor (Devil May Care)  

1893  State Colorado accept female suffrage on this day in history.  

1893  Constantly Lievens, Flemish missionaries in India, dies at 37 on November - 07.  

1895  Jakob Kaplan, French head rabbi (1955-81) on this day in history.  

1896  Herbert R O'Connor, Balt Md, (Sen-Md)/TV narrator (Crime Syndicate) on this day in history.  

1897  Ruth Pitter, British(?) poet on November - 07.  

1900  Lt. Hampden Z.C. Cockburn (Royal Cdn. Dragoons) wins the Victoria Cross at Leliefontein South Africa on this day in history.  

1900  Lt. Richard E.W. Turner (Royal Cdn. Dragoons) wins the Victoria Cross at Leliefontein South Africa on this day in history.  

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0630  On this day in history birth of constans II, Byzantine emperor (d. 668)  

1598  On this day in history birth of francisco Zurbarán, Spanish painter (d. 1664)  

1619  On November - 07 birth of gédéon Tallemant des Réaux, French writer (d. 1692)  

1650  On this day in history birth of john Robinson, English diplomat (d. 1723)  

1656  On this day in history birth of walraad the Younger, earl of Nassau-Ottweiler/gov of Nimegen  

1687  William Stukeley, English archaeologist (d. 1765) was born on this day in history.  

1692  On this day in history birth of johannes G Schnabel, German author/surgeon (Insel Felsenburg)  

1706  Carlo Cecere, composer was born on this day in history.  

0644  On this day in history death of umar ibn al-Khattāb, Second caliph of Islam  

0739  Willibrord, [Clemens], 1st bishop of Utrecht/saint 695-739, dies at 81 on this day in history.  

1225  On this day in history death of engelbert I, the Saint, archbishop of Cologne, murdered at 40  

1550  Death of Jon Arason, the last Roman Catholic bishop of Iceland prior to the reformation, beheaded in Skalholt with his two sons Are and Bjorn. (b. 1484) on this day in history.  

1560  Peter S Lotichius, [Peter Lotz], German poet (Opera omnia), dies on November - 07.  

1573  Solomon Luria (Maharshal), talmudic author (Yam Shel Shelomo), dies on November - 07.  

1581  On this day in history death of richard Davies, Welsh bishop and scholar  

1599  On November - 07 death of gasparo Tagliacozzi, Italian surgeon (b. 1546)