Historical Events In November - 07

1863  Battle of Rappahannock Station & Kelly's Ford, VA on this day in history.   

1864  2nd session of congress of Confederate States of America reconvenes on November - 07.   

1865  On November - 07 london Gazette, oldest surviving journal, is founded   

1866  On this day in history carl Emil Paul Lincke, composer   

1867  The birth of Marie Curie, First woman to win the Nobel prize for physics on this day in history.   

1867  Madame Marie Sklodowska Curie, discovered radium (Nobel 1903, 1911) on November - 07.   

1872  On this day in history mary Celeste sails from NY to Genoa; found abandoned 4 weeks later   

1872  The ship Marie Celeste sails from New York, eventually to be found deserted on this day in history.   

1872  cargo ship Mary Celeste sails from NY to Genoa; mysteriously found abandoned 4 weeks later on this day in history.   

1874  The first cartoon depicting elephant as Republican Party symbol, by T Nast on this day in history.   

1874  On November - 07 1st cartoon depicting elephant as Republican Party symbol, by T Nast   

1874  Joseph Willoughby, cricketer (2 Tests for South Africa 1895-96) on this day in history.   

1875  On November - 07 verney Cameron is first European to cross equatorial Africa   

1875  Verney Cameron is 1st European to cross equitorial Africa on November - 07.   

1876  Edward Bouchet, is 1st black to recieve a PhD in US college (Yale) on this day in history.   

1876  Culbert Olson, Fillmore Utah, (Gov-D-Cal) on November - 07.   

1876  On this day in history albertus C van Raalte, Dutch/US vicar (Michigan), dies at 65   

1877  Henry Balfour Gardiner, composer on November - 07.   

1878  Lise Meitner, Austrian/Swedish physicist (Protactinium) on this day in history.   

1879  Eugeen Yoors, Flemish etcher/glass painter on November - 07.   

1880  On this day in history carl Friedrich Weitzmann, composer, dies at 72   

1883  On November - 07 elder Lightfoot Solomon Michaux, Newport New Va, TV preacher   

1885  On November - 07 the last spike is driven in the first Canadian transcontinental main line at Craigellachie B.C. in the Eagle Pass. Van Horne makes his famous fifteen-word speech "All I can say is that the work has been well done in every way".   

1885  On November - 07 canadian Pacific Railway completed at Craigellachie   

1886  Aaron Nimzowitsch, Latvian chess player (openings theorist) on November - 07.   

1888  On November - 07 chandrasekhara Raman, India, physicist (Nobel 1930)   

1889  On November - 07 george Davis, Netherlands, actor (Devil May Care)   

1893  On this day in history state Colorado accept female suffrage   

1893  On this day in history constantly Lievens, Flemish missionaries in India, dies at 37   

1895  On November - 07 jakob Kaplan, French head rabbi (1955-81)   

1896  On November - 07 herbert R O'Connor, Balt Md, (Sen-Md)/TV narrator (Crime Syndicate)   

1897  Ruth Pitter, British(?) poet on November - 07.   

1900  Lt. Hampden Z.C. Cockburn (Royal Cdn. Dragoons) wins the Victoria Cross at Leliefontein South Africa on this day in history.   

1900  Lt. Richard E.W. Turner (Royal Cdn. Dragoons) wins the Victoria Cross at Leliefontein South Africa on this day in history.   

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0630  On November - 07 birth of constans II, Byzantine emperor (d. 668)   

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  On November - 07 birth of john Robinson, English diplomat (d. 1723)   

1656  Walraad the Younger, earl of Nassau-Ottweiler/gov of Nimegen was born on November - 07.   

1687  William Stukeley, English archaeologist (d. 1765) was born on this day in history.   

1692  On this day in history birth of johannes G Schnabel, German author/surgeon (Insel Felsenburg)   

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

0644  On November - 07 death of umar ibn al-Khattāb, Second caliph of Islam   

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 November - 07.   

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 November - 07.   

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

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 November - 07.   

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