Historical Events In November - 07

1863  Battle of Rappahannock Station & Kelly's Ford, VA on November - 07.  

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

1865  On this day in history london Gazette, oldest surviving journal, is founded  

1866  On November - 07 carl Emil Paul Lincke, composer  

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

1867  Madame Marie Sklodowska Curie, discovered radium (Nobel 1903, 1911) on this day in history.  

1872  Mary Celeste sails from NY to Genoa; found abandoned 4 weeks later on November - 07.  

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

1872  On this day in history 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  

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

1874  On this day in history joseph Willoughby, cricketer (2 Tests for South Africa 1895-96)  

1875  Verney Cameron is first European to cross equatorial Africa on this day in history.  

1875  Verney Cameron is 1st European to cross equitorial Africa on November - 07.  

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

1876  On November - 07 culbert Olson, Fillmore Utah, (Gov-D-Cal)  

1876  On this day in history albertus C van Raalte, Dutch/US vicar (Michigan), dies at 65  

1877  Henry Balfour Gardiner, composer on this day in history.  

1878  On this day in history lise Meitner, Austrian/Swedish physicist (Protactinium)  

1879  On this day in history eugeen Yoors, Flemish etcher/glass painter  

1880  On November - 07 carl Friedrich Weitzmann, composer, dies at 72  

1883  Elder Lightfoot Solomon Michaux, Newport New Va, TV preacher on November - 07.  

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 this day in history canadian Pacific Railway completed at Craigellachie  

1886  On November - 07 aaron Nimzowitsch, Latvian chess player (openings theorist)  

1888  Chandrasekhara Raman, India, physicist (Nobel 1930) on this day in history.  

1889  George Davis, Netherlands, actor (Devil May Care) on November - 07.  

1893  State Colorado accept female suffrage on November - 07.  

1893  On November - 07 constantly Lievens, Flemish missionaries in India, dies at 37  

1895  Jakob Kaplan, French head rabbi (1955-81) on November - 07.  

1896  Herbert R O'Connor, Balt Md, (Sen-Md)/TV narrator (Crime Syndicate) on November - 07.  

1897  On this day in history ruth Pitter, British(?) poet  

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.  

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Next Page »

0630  On November - 07 birth of constans II, Byzantine emperor (d. 668)  

1598  On November - 07 birth of francisco Zurbarán, Spanish painter (d. 1664)  

1619  Gédéon Tallemant des Réaux, French writer (d. 1692) was born on this day in history.  

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  Johannes G Schnabel, German author/surgeon (Insel Felsenburg) was born on this day in history.  

1706  On this day in history birth of carlo Cecere, composer  

0644  On November - 07 death of umar ibn al-Khattāb, Second caliph of Islam  

0739  On November - 07 willibrord, [Clemens], 1st bishop of Utrecht/saint 695-739, dies at 81  

1225  On November - 07 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  On this day in history peter S Lotichius, [Peter Lotz], German poet (Opera omnia), dies  

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

1581  Death of Richard Davies, Welsh bishop and scholar on this day in history.  

1599  On this day in history death of gasparo Tagliacozzi, Italian surgeon (b. 1546)