Historical Events In November - 07

1775  Lord Dunmore, promises freedom to male slaves who join British army on this day in history.   

1786  On this day in history the oldest musical organization in the United States is founded as the Stoughton Musical Society.   

1786  On November - 07 francisco Andrevi y Castellar, composer   

1794  French troops conquer Nijmegen on this day in history.   

1796  Catharina II, "the Great", tsarina of Russia (1762-96), dies at 67 on November - 07.   

1797  On this day in history silas Horton Stringham, Rear Admiral (Union Navy), died in 1876   

1802  Johann Georg Joseph Spangler, composer, dies at 50 on November - 07.   

1805  Lewis and Clark sighthte Pacific Ocean on November - 07.   

1805  Lewis & Clark 1st sights Pacific Ocean on November - 07.   

1806  On this day in history august Friedrich Pott, composer   

1810  On this day in history fritz Reuter, writer   

1811  Battle of Tippecanoe: Gen. William Henry Harrison defeated the Native Americans of the Tecumesh Confederation on this day in history.   

1811  On November - 07 karel J Erben, Czech poet (Bouquet)   

1814  1st sitting of States-general in Hague on November - 07.   

1817  On this day in history francesco Pasquale Ricci, composer, dies at 85   

1820  On this day in history james Monroe elected 5th US president   

1822  On November - 07 edouard Gregoir, composer   

1824  On November - 07 st Petersburg flood   

1827  Bartolomeo Campagnoli, Ital violinist/composer/conductor, dies at 76 on November - 07.   

1828  On November - 07 ludwig Deppe, composer   

1831  State Gran Colombia disbands on November - 07.   

1832  Andrew Dickson White, educator/1st president of Cornell on November - 07.   

1837  On this day in history abolitionist Elijah Lovejoy murdered by mob at Alton, Ill   

1837  In Alton, Illinois, abolitionist printer Elijah P. Lovejoy is shot dead by a mob while attempting to protect his printing shop from being destroyed a third time on November - 07.   

1837  On November - 07 elijah P Lovejoy, publisher, murdered by pro-slavery mob at 34   

1839  On this day in history henry Holmes, composer   

1846  On this day in history ignaz Brull, composer   

1848  On this day in history general Zachary Taylor elected as president of US   

1852  On November - 07 bohdan Borkowski, composer   

1855  On this day in history edwin H Hall, US physicist (Hall effect)   

1856  On November - 07 semyon Zonovyevich Alapin, Vilna, tied for chess 1st place (1878)   

1857  On this day in history charles Heinrich Christoph Zeuner, composer, dies at 62   

1859  On this day in history carl Gottlieb Reissiger, composer, dies at 61   

1861  On November - 07 battle of Belmont, MO   

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0630  On this day in history birth of constans II, Byzantine emperor (d. 668)   

1598  On this day in history birth of francisco Zurbarán, Spanish painter (d. 1664)   

1619  On November - 07 birth of gédéon Tallemant des Réaux, French writer (d. 1692)   

1650  On this day in history birth of john Robinson, English diplomat (d. 1723)   

1656  On November - 07 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 November - 07.   

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

0644  Death of Umar ibn al-Khattāb, Second caliph of Islam on November - 07.   

0739  On this day in history 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  On this day in history 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)   

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 this day in history.   

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

1599  Death of Gasparo Tagliacozzi, Italian surgeon (b. 1546) on November - 07.