November 7th, 1940

Born on November 7th, 1940

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What happened on November 7th, 1940?

November 7th, 1940

In Tacoma, Washington, the original Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapses in a windstorm, a mere four months after the bridge's completion.

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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, 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.

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

Born on November 7th, 1940

83

Antonio Skármeta

Chilean writer

*November 7th, 1940, Antofagasta

83

Dakin Matthews

American actor

*November 7th, 1940, Oakland

83

John Hatch

American Academic

*November 7th, 1940, Pullman

83

Beverly Adams

Actress, author

*November 7th, 1940, Edmonton

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

88

Judy Parfitt

British actress

*November 7th, 1935, Sheffield

56

David Guetta

French DJ and record producer

*November 7th, 1967, Paris

73

Lindsay Duncan

Scottish actress

*November 7th, 1950, Edinburgh

45

Rio Ferdinand

English association football player (born 1978)

*November 7th, 1978, Camberwell

81

André Vingt-Trois

Catholic cardinal

*November 7th, 1942, Paris

80

Silvia Cartwright

New Zealand viceroy, jurist

*November 7th, 1943, Dunedin

28

Cameron Coetzer

Badminton player

*November 7th, 1995, East London

84

Siegfried Herrmann

German track and field athlete (1932-2017)

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

82

Lila Kaye

British actress (1929-2012)

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

80

Joni Mitchell

Canadian musician

*November 7th, 1943, Fort Macleod

84

Barbara Liskov

American computer scientist

*November 7th, 1939, Los Angeles

87

Gwyneth Jones

Welsh operatic soprano

*November 7th, 1936, Pontypool

79

Gigi Riva

Italian association football player (1944–2024)

*November 7th, 1944, Leggiuno †January 22nd, 2024, Cagliari

86

Konrad Schily

German physician and politician

*November 7th, 1937, Bochum

79

Bob Windle

Australian swimmer, Olympic gold medallist, former world record-holder

*November 7th, 1944, Sydney

43

Anna Katharina Kränzlein

German violinist

*November 7th, 1980, Fürstenfeldbruck

81

Jean Shrimpton

British model and actress

*November 7th, 1942, High Wycombe

69

Kamal Haasan

Indian actor and filmmaker (born 1954)

*November 7th, 1954, Paramakudi

Same year
Born in 1940

83

Onur Öymen

Turkish politician and diplomat

*October 18th, 1940, Kadıköy

84

Lorns Skjemstad

Norwegian cross-country skier

*March 10th, 1940, Inderøy Municipality

40

John Lennon

British musician (1940–1980)

*October 9th, 1940, Liverpool †December 8th, 1980, New York City

83

Jeannie Seely

American singer

*July 6th, 1940, Titusville

76

Al Jarreau

American singer (1940–2017)

*March 12th, 1940, Milwaukee †February 12th, 2017, Los Angeles

82

Pelé

Brazilian footballer (1940–2022)

*October 23rd, 1940, Três Corações †December 29th, 2022, Morumbi District

83

Al Pacino

American actor (born 1940)

*April 25th, 1940, Manhattan

77

Michael Parks

American actor (1940–2017)

*April 24th, 1940, Corona †May 9th, 2017, Los Angeles

83

Annie Ernaux

French writer (born 1940)

*September 1st, 1940, Lillebonne

82

James Caan

American actor (1940–2022)

*March 26th, 1940, The Bronx †July 6th, 2022, Los Angeles

80

Wolfgang Clement

German politician

*July 7th, 1940, Bochum †September 27th, 2020, Bonn

84

Nancy Pelosi

American politician (born 1940)

*March 26th, 1940, Baltimore

32

Bruce Lee

Hong Kong and American martial artist and actor (1940–1973)

*November 27th, 1940, San Francisco Chinese Hospital †July 20th, 1973, Kowloon Tong

84

Jana Brejchová

Czech actress

*January 20th, 1940, Prague

55

Joseph Brodsky

Russian-American poet (1940-1996)

*May 24th, 1940, Saint Petersburg †January 28th, 1996, Brooklyn

76

Manfred Jung

German singer and operatic tenor

*July 9th, 1940, Oberhausen †April 14th, 2017, Essen

79

Tilo Prückner

German actor and author

*October 26th, 1940, Augsburg †July 2nd, 2020, Berlin

83

Ringo Starr

British musician, drummer for the Beatles

*July 7th, 1940, Liverpool

83

Patrick Stewart

British actor (born 1940)

*July 13th, 1940, Mirfield

77

John Hurt

British actor (1940–2017)

*January 22nd, 1940, Chesterfield †January 25th, 2017, Norfolk

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Leap year

Yes: 1940 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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