November 7th, 1916

Born on November 7th, 1916

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What happened on November 7th, 1916?

November 7th, 1916

Boston Elevated Railway Company's streetcar No. 393 smashes through the warning gates of the open Summer Street drawbridge in Boston, Massachusetts, plunging into the frigid waters of Fort Point Channel, killing 46 people.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Elevated_Railway

November 7th, 1916

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

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1916_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections

What else 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, 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.

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

Born on November 7th, 1916

87

Joe Bushkin

American jazz pianist, songwriter

*November 7th, 1916, New York City †November 3rd, 2004, Santa Barbara

62

Rayén Quitral

Chilean singer and opera singer

*November 7th, 1916, Iloca †October 20th, 1979, Santiago

95

Clementina Díaz y de Ovando

Mexican writer and academic

*November 7th, 1916, Laredo †February 18th, 2012, Mexico City

85

Joe Cobb

American actor (1916–2002)

*November 7th, 1916, Shawnee †May 21st, 2002, Santa Ana

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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

46

Albert Camus

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

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

56

David Guetta

French DJ and record producer

*November 7th, 1967, Paris

45

Rio Ferdinand

English association football player (born 1978)

*November 7th, 1978, Camberwell

99

Billy Graham

American Christian evangelist (1918–2018)

*November 7th, 1918, Charlotte †February 21st, 2018, Montreat

88

Judy Parfitt

British actress

*November 7th, 1935, Sheffield

85

Konrad Lorenz

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

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

28

Cameron Coetzer

Badminton player

*November 7th, 1995, East London

91

Ellen Stewart

American theater director and producer (1919-2011)

*November 7th, 1919, Chicago †January 13th, 2011, New York City

73

Lindsay Duncan

Scottish actress

*November 7th, 1950, Edinburgh

84

Siegfried Herrmann

German track and field athlete (1932-2017)

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

74

Norman Krasna

American dramatist, screenwriter, and film director (1909–1984)

*November 7th, 1909, Queens †November 1st, 1984, Los Angeles

43

Anna Katharina Kränzlein

German violinist

*November 7th, 1980, Fürstenfeldbruck

88

Max Goedkoop

Dutch footballer (1928-2017)

*November 7th, 1928, Amsterdam †April 11th, 2017

92

Elaine Morgan

British screenwriter, journalist, and author

*November 7th, 1920, Pontypridd †July 12th, 2013, Mountain Ash

84

Edith Bouvier Beale

Socialite (1917-2002)

*November 7th, 1917, New York City †January 9th, 2002, Bal Harbour

89

Lise Meitner

Austrian-Swedish physicist

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

95

Paul Aussaresses

French general and paratrooper (1918–2013)

*November 7th, 1918, Saint-Paul-Cap-de-Joux †December 3rd, 2013, Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines

73

Wolf Mankowitz

English writer, playwright and screenwriter

*November 7th, 1924, Spitalfields †May 20th, 1998, Bantry

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89

Phil Brown

American actor (1916–2006)

*April 30th, 1916, Cambridge †February 9th, 2006, Woodland Hills

100

Jean Rouverol

American actress and screenwriter

*July 8th, 1916, St. Louis †March 24th, 2017, Dover

89

Geoffrey Keen

English actor (1916–2005)

*August 21st, 1916, Wallingford †November 3rd, 2005, Northwood

101

Harry Huskey

American computer design pioneer (1916-2017)

*January 19th, 1916, Whittier †April 9th, 2017, Santa Cruz

79

François Mitterrand

21st President of the French Republic from 1981 to 1995

*October 26th, 1916, Jarnac †January 8th, 1996, 7th arrondissement of Paris

71

Jackie Gleason

American comedian and actor (1916-1987)

*February 26th, 1916, Brooklyn †June 24th, 1987, Fort Lauderdale

103

Kirk Douglas

American stage and film actor (1916–2020)

*December 9th, 1916, Amsterdam †February 5th, 2020, Beverly Hills

101

Jacque Fresco

American futurist and self-described social engineer

*March 13th, 1916, Brooklyn †May 18th, 2017, Sebring

88

Francis Crick

British molecular biologist, biophysicist, neuroscientist; co-discoverer of the structure of DNA

*June 8th, 1916, Northampton †July 28th, 2004, La Jolla

107

Friedrich Grade

German engineer and naval officer

*March 29th, 1916, Büdelsdorf †October 13th, 2023, Bornheim

101

Bernard Lewis

British-American historian (1916–2018)

*May 31st, 1916, London †May 19th, 2018, Voorhees Township

79

Harold Wilson

British politician

*March 11th, 1916, Huddersfield †May 24th, 1995, London

104

Olivia de Havilland

English and American actress (1916–2020)

*July 1st, 1916, Tokyo †July 26th, 2020, 16th arrondissement of Paris

93

Vitaly Ginzburg

Russian physicist

*September 21st, 1916, Moscow †November 8th, 2009, Moscow

84

Sirimavo Bandaranaike

Prime Minister of Ceylon (later Sri Lanka) from 1960–65, 1970–77, 1994–2000

*April 17th, 1916, Baḷangoḍa †October 10th, 2000, Colombo

87

Maurice Wilkins

New Zealand-born English physicist and biologist

*December 15th, 1916, Pongaroa †October 5th, 2004, Blackheath

101

Sam Beazley

British actor

*March 29th, 1916, Kensington †June 12th, 2017, London

100

João Havelange

Brazilian businessman and athlete (1916-2016)

*May 8th, 1916, Rio de Janeiro †August 16th, 2016, Rio de Janeiro

89

Edward Heath

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1970 to 1974

*July 9th, 1916, Broadstairs †July 17th, 2005, Salisbury

77

Mark Stevens

American actor (1916–1994)

*December 13th, 1916, Cleveland †September 15th, 1994, Spain

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Public holidays on November 7th

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Leap year

Yes: 1916 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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