November 7th, 1588

Born on November 7th, 1588

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on November 7th?

November 7th, 2000

Hillary Clinton was elected a US senator, the first time a first lady had been elected to public office.

November 7th, 1991

Magic Johnson announced his retirement from professional basketball due to HIV infection.

November 7th, 1987

Tunisian prime minister Zine El Abidine Ben Ali deposed and replaced President Habib Bourguiba by declaring him medically unfit for the duties of the office.

November 7th, 1949

Oil was discovered in the Caspian Sea off the coast of Azerbaijan, leading to the construction of Neft Daşları, the world's first offshore oil platform.

November 7th, 1917

World War I: British forces captured Gaza following the retreat of the Ottoman garrison.

November 7th, 1916

In the congressional elections, Jeannette Rankin became the first woman elected to the United States House of Representatives.

November 7th, 1861

American Civil War: Future U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant engaged in his first combat leadership role in the Battle of Belmont in Mississippi County, Missouri.

November 7th, 1837

American abolitionist Elijah Parish Lovejoy was murdered by a pro-slavery mob in Alton, Illinois, during an attack to destroy his printing press and abolitionist materials.

November 7th, 1811

Tecumseh's War: American forces led by William Henry Harrison defeated the forces of Shawnee leader Tecumseh's growing confederation at the Battle of Tippecanoe near present-day Battle Ground, Indiana.

November 7th, 1775

Lord Dunmore, the royal governor of the Colony of Virginia, signed a proclamation promising freedom for the slaves of Patriots if they joined the British Armed Forces.

November 7th, 1723

O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort, BWV 60, a dialogue cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach (pictured) for Leipzig, was first performed.

November 7th, 0680

The Third Council of Constantinople convened to settle the Christological controversies of monoenergism and monothelitism.

November 7th, 1934

The first specimens of the tufted jay to be scientifically described were collected in Mexico.

November 7th, 1982

Colonel Saye Zerbo, president of the military government of Upper Volta, is ousted from power in a coup d'état led by Colonel Gabriel Yoryan Somé.

November 7th, 1975

In Bangladesh, a joint force of people and soldiers takes part in an uprising led by Colonel Abu Taher that ousts and kills Brigadier Khaled Mosharraf, freeing the then house-arrested army chief and future president Major General Ziaur Rahman.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on November 7th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on November 7th?

56

Olaf Schubert

German comedian and musician

*November 7th, 1967, Plauen

66

Marie Curie

Polish-French physicist and chemist (1867–1934)

*November 7th, 1867, Warsaw †July 4th, 1934, Sancellemoz

56

David Guetta

French DJ and record producer

*November 7th, 1967, Paris

65

Francisco de Zurbarán

Spanish painter

*November 7th, 1598, Fuente de Cantos †August 27th, 1664, Madrid

45

Rio Ferdinand

English association football player (born 1978)

*November 7th, 1978, Camberwell

28

Cameron Coetzer

Badminton player

*November 7th, 1995, East London

73

Lindsay Duncan

Scottish actress

*November 7th, 1950, Edinburgh

43

Anna Katharina Kränzlein

German violinist

*November 7th, 1980, Fürstenfeldbruck

88

Judy Parfitt

British actress

*November 7th, 1935, Sheffield

31

Jürgen Damm

Mexican association football player

*November 7th, 1992, Túxpan

85

Konrad Lorenz

Austrian zoologist, winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1973

*November 7th, 1903, Vienna †February 27th, 1989, Vienna

89

Lise Meitner

Austrian-Swedish physicist

*November 7th, 1878, Vienna †October 27th, 1968, Cambridge

82

Lila Kaye

British actress (1929-2012)

*November 7th, 1929, Middlesbrough †January 10th, 2012, Worthing

46

Albert Camus

French philosopher, author, and journalist (1913–1960)

*November 7th, 1913, Dréan †January 4th, 1960, Villeblevin

27

Lorde

New Zealand singer-songwriter (born 1996)

*November 7th, 1996, Takapuna

84

Siegfried Herrmann

German track and field athlete (1932-2017)

*November 7th, 1932, Unterschönau †February 14th, 2017, Erfurt

42

Anushka Shetty

Indian actress (born 1981)

*November 7th, 1981, Mangaluru

69

Kamal Haasan

Indian actor and filmmaker (born 1954)

*November 7th, 1954, Paramakudi

53

Injo of Joseon

16th King of Joseon Dynasty in Korean history (1595-1649)

*November 7th, 1595, Haeju †May 8th, 1649, Changdeokgung

82

Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman

Indian physicist

*November 7th, 1888, Tiruchirappalli †November 21st, 1970, Bengaluru

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91

Thomas Hobbes

English philosopher (1588–1679)

*April 5th, 1588, Westport †December 4th, 1679, Derbyshire

59

Marin Mersenne

French theologian, philosopher, mathematician and music theorist, often referred to as the "father of acoustics" (1588-1648)

*September 8th, 1588, Oizé †September 1st, 1648, Paris

65

Claudius Salmasius

French classical scholar, writer and professor in Leiden (1588-1653)

*April 15th, 1588, Semur-en-Auxois †September 3rd, 1653, Spa

59

Godard van Reede

Dutch politician and diplomat (1588-1648)

*September 30th, 1588, Utrecht †June 25th, 1648, Utrecht

65

Nicolaes Eliaszoon Pickenoy

Dutch painter of Flemish origin (1588-1650)

*January 10th, 1588, Amsterdam †November 30th, 1653, Amsterdam

42

Constance of Austria

Queen consort of Poland and Sweden

*December 24th, 1588, Graz †July 10th, 1631, Warsaw

61

Alessandro Varotari

Painter from Italy (1588-1649)

*April 4th, 1588, Padua †July 20th, 1649, Venice

62

Mahpeyker Kösem Sultan

Consort of Ahmed, Valide Sultan and regent of Murad IV and Ibrahim I, grandmother and regent of Mehmed IV, regent 3 times and valide 2

*November 30th, 1588, Tinos †September 2nd, 1651, Istanbul

61

Anthon von Ditfurth

German poet (1588-1650)

*November 26th, 1588, Stadthagen †May 7th, 1650, Stadthagen

35

Johann Affelmann

German theologian

*November 25th, 1588, Soest †February 28th, 1624, Rostock

45

Johann von Aldringen

Nobleman

*December 10th, 1588, Grund †July 22nd, 1634, Landshut

61

Francesco Gessi

Italian painter (1588-1649)

*January 20th, 1588, Bologna †September 15th, 1649, Bologna

23

Frederick IX, Margrave of Brandenburg

Margrave of Brandenburg (1588–1611)

*March 22nd, 1588, Old Cölln †May 19th, 1611, Słońsk

47

Egon VIII of Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg

Count von Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg, Bavarian Field-marshal and commander in the Thirty Years' War (1588-1635)

*May 21st, 1588, Speyer †August 24th, 1635, Constance

61

Franz Christoph von Khevenhüller-Frankenburg

Austrian historian, diplomat and politician (1588-1650)

*February 21st, 1588, Landskron Castle †January 1st, 1650, Baden

47

Martin Trost

German orientalist (1588-1636)

*November 11th, 1588, Höxter †April 8th, 1636, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

56

Peder Gustafsson Banér

Swedish politician (1588-1644)

*June 28th, 1588, Djursholm †July 13th, 1644, Stockholm

42

Bénédict Turrettini

Genevan theologian

*November 9th, 1588, Zürich †March 4th, 1631, Geneva

52

Wolrad IV of Waldeck-Eisenberg

German count

*July 7th, 1588, Korbach †October 6th, 1640, Bad Arolsen

77

Nicholas Lanier

English composer, singer, lutenist and painter (1588-1666)

*September 10th, 1588, London †December 31st, 1665, Greenwich

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Leap year

Yes: 1588 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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