What are the important events that happened on November 7? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
November 7: Facts & Myths About This Day
November 7 is the 311th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 54 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Friday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is October 25, 2025 – a Friday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 489,576 hours has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘trihectadecahenagon’ day.
Ready for a new challenge? Try guessing my birthday in just 6 tries with this fun twist on Wordle! Let’s see if you can figure it out. 🎉🎂 Play the Birthday Challenge now! (Sponsored by MyBirthday.Ninja)
Scorpio is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Topaz is the modern birthstone for this month. Pearl is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 102 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,704 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
Do people and celebrities interest you? Discover all the November 7 famous birthdays who share your special day. Learn some fun facts about your birthday!
(Sponsored by MyBirthday.Ninja)
November 7 Historical Events
- 1775 –John Murray, the Royal Governor of the Colony of Virginia, starts the first mass emancipation of slaves in North America by issuing Lord Dunmore’s Offer of Emancipation, which offers freedom to slaves who abandoned their colonial masters in order to fight with Murray and the British.
- 1893 –Women in the U.S. state of Colorado are granted the right to vote.
- 1907 –Delta Sigma Pi is founded at New York University.
- 1907 –Jesús García saves the entire town of Nacozari de Garcia, Sonora by driving a burning train full of dynamite six kilometers away before it can explode.
- 1917 –World War I: Third Battle of Gaza ends: British forces capture Gaza from the Ottoman Empire.
- 1931 –The Chinese Soviet Republic is proclaimed on the anniversary of the Bolshevik Revolution.
- 1967 –Carl B. Stokes is elected as Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, becoming the first African American mayor of a major American city.
- 1967 –US President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967, establishing the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
- 1989 –David Dinkins becomes the first African American to be elected mayor of New York City.
- 1989 –Douglas Wilder wins the governor’s seat in Virginia, becoming the first elected African American governor in the United States.
Who were born on November 7?
- 1650 –John Robinson, English diplomat (d. 1723)
- 1879 –King Baggot, American actor (d. 1948)
- 1879 –Leon Trotsky, Russian revolutionary (d. 1940)
- 1943 –Michael Spence, American economist, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1960 –Tommy Thayer, American guitarist (Kiss)
- 1969 –Hélène Grimaud, French pianist
- 1974 –Christian Gómez, Argentine footballer
- 1980 –Karthik, Indian singer
- 1988 –Alexandr Dolgopolov, Ukrainian tennis player
- 1990 –Daniel Ayala, Spanish footballer
Who died on November 7?
- 1713 –Elizabeth Barry, English actress (b. 1658)
- 1872 –Alfred Clebsch, German mathematician (b. 1833)
- 1881 –John MacHale, Irish Archbishop (Tuam) and writer (b. 1791)
- 1913 –Alfred Russel Wallace, British naturalist and biologist (b. 1823)
- 1919 –Hugo Haase, German politician and jurist (b. 1863)
- 1943 –Dwight Frye, American actor (b. 1899)
- 1944 –Richard Sorge, Soviet spy (b. 1895)
- 1965 –Mirza Basheer-ud-Din Mahmood Ahmad, 2nd Caliph of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community and 2nd successor to Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (b. 1889)
- 1974 –Eric Linklater, British author (b. 1899)
- 1978 –Gene Tunney, heavyweight boxing champion (b. 1897)
What no one tells you about your first name’s personality. Are there hidden powers in your moniker? Check out Miguel’s personality and get smart about names today. (Sponsored by MyFirstName.Rocks)