Historical Events In November - 07

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

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

1786  On November - 07 francisco Andrevi y Castellar, composer   

1794  On this day in history french troops conquer Nijmegen   

1796  Catharina II, "the Great", tsarina of Russia (1762-96), dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1797  On November - 07 silas Horton Stringham, Rear Admiral (Union Navy), died in 1876   

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

1805  On this day in history lewis and Clark sighthte Pacific Ocean   

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

1806  August Friedrich Pott, composer on this day in history.   

1810  Fritz Reuter, writer on this day in history.   

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

1811  On this day in history karel J Erben, Czech poet (Bouquet)   

1814  1st sitting of States-general in Hague on this day in history.   

1817  On November - 07 francesco Pasquale Ricci, composer, dies at 85   

1820  James Monroe elected 5th US president on this day in history.   

1822  Edouard Gregoir, composer on this day in history.   

1824  St Petersburg flood on November - 07.   

1827  On this day in history bartolomeo Campagnoli, Ital violinist/composer/conductor, dies at 76   

1828  Ludwig Deppe, composer on this day in history.   

1831  State Gran Colombia disbands on this day in history.   

1832  On this day in history andrew Dickson White, educator/1st president of Cornell   

1837  Abolitionist Elijah Lovejoy murdered by mob at Alton, Ill on November - 07.   

1837  On November - 07 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.   

1837  On this day in history elijah P Lovejoy, publisher, murdered by pro-slavery mob at 34   

1839  Henry Holmes, composer on November - 07.   

1846  Ignaz Brull, composer on this day in history.   

1848  On November - 07 general Zachary Taylor elected as president of US   

1852  On November - 07 bohdan Borkowski, composer   

1855  Edwin H Hall, US physicist (Hall effect) on November - 07.   

1856  Semyon Zonovyevich Alapin, Vilna, tied for chess 1st place (1878) on November - 07.   

1857  Charles Heinrich Christoph Zeuner, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

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

1861  On this day in history battle of Belmont, MO   

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0630  Constans II, Byzantine emperor (d. 668) was born on November - 07.   

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

1619  On this day in history birth of gédéon Tallemant des Réaux, French writer (d. 1692)   

1650  John Robinson, English diplomat (d. 1723) was born on November - 07.   

1656  On this day in history birth of walraad the Younger, earl of Nassau-Ottweiler/gov of Nimegen   

1687  William Stukeley, English archaeologist (d. 1765) was born on November - 07.   

1692  On November - 07 birth of johannes G Schnabel, German author/surgeon (Insel Felsenburg)   

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

0644  Death of Umar ibn al-Khattāb, Second caliph of Islam on this day in history.   

0739  On this day in history willibrord, [Clemens], 1st bishop of Utrecht/saint 695-739, dies at 81   

1225  Death of Engelbert I, the Saint, archbishop of Cologne, murdered at 40 on this day in history.   

1550  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) on this day in history.   

1560  On November - 07 peter S Lotichius, [Peter Lotz], German poet (Opera omnia), dies   

1573  Solomon Luria (Maharshal), talmudic author (Yam Shel Shelomo), dies on November - 07.   

1581  On this day in history death of richard Davies, Welsh bishop and scholar   

1599  On this day in history death of gasparo Tagliacozzi, Italian surgeon (b. 1546)