November 7
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Art and culture
- 1665 - The London Gazette, the oldest surviving journal, is first published.
Births
- 630 - Constans II, Byzantine emperor (d. 668)
- 994 - Ibn Hazm, Arab philosopher (d. 1069)
- 1598 - Francisco Zurbarán, Spanish painter (d. 1664)
- 1619 - Gédéon Tallemant des Réaux, French writer (d. 1692)
- 1650 - John Robinson, English diplomat (d. 1723)
- 1687 - William Stukeley, English archaeologist (d. 1765)
- 1750 - Friedrich Leopold Graf zu Stolberg, German poet (d. 1819)
- 1805 - Thomas Brassey, English civil engineering contractor (d. 1870)
- 1818 - Emil du Bois-Reymond, German physician (d. 1896)
- 1832 - Andrew Dickson White, American co-founder and first president of Cornell University (d. 1918)
- 1838 - Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam, French writer (d. 1889)
- 1846 - Ignaz Brüll, Austrian pianist (d. 1907)
- 1851 - Chris von der Ahe, German born entrepreneur (d. 1913)
- 1858 - Bipin Chandra Pal, Indian freedom fighter
- 1860 - Jean-Baptiste Eugène Estienne, French general (d. 1936)
- 1861 - Jeff Milton, American lawman (d. 1947)
- 1867 - Maria Sklodowska-Curie, Polish-born chemist and physicist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in physics and in chemistry (d. 1934)
- 1875 - Mikhail Kalinin, Soviet politician (d. 1946)
- 1876 - Charlie Townsend, English cricketer (d. 1958)
- 1878 - Lise Meitner, Austrian/American chemist and physicist Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the discovery of nuclear fission (d. 1968)
- 1879 - King Baggot, American actor (d. 1948)
- 1879 - Leon Trotsky, Russian revolutionary (d. 1940)
- 1886 - Aron Nimzowitsch, Latvian-born chess player (d. 1935)
- 1888 - Sir C. V. Raman, Indian physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1970)
- 1893 - Leatrice Joy, American actress (d. 1985)
- 1896 - Esdras Minville, Quebec writer, economist and sociologist (d. 1975)
- 1897 - Herman J. Mankiewicz, American writer, director, and producer (d. 1953)
- 1898 - Raphaël Salem, Greek mathematician (d. 1963)
- 1901 - Norah McGuinness, Northern Irish painter and illustrator (d. 1980)
- 1903 - Dean Jagger, American actor (d. 1991)
- 1903 - Konrad Lorenz, Austrian zoologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d. 1989)
- 1903 - Grace Stafford, American actress (d. 1992)
- 1905 - William Alwyn, English composer (d. 1985)
- 1913 - Albert Camus, French writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1960)
- 1914 - Archie Campbell, American comedian, writer (d. 1987)
- 1915 - Philip Morrison, American scientist (d. 2005)
- 1918 - Billy Graham, American evangelist
- 1918 - Maria Teresa de Noronha, Portuguese Fado singer
- 1918 - Paul Aussaresses, French general
- 1922 - Al Hirt, American trumpeter (d. 1999)
- 1926 - Dame Joan Sutherland, Australian operatic soprano
- 1927 - Hiroshi Yamauchi, Japanese computer game executive
- 1929 - Eric R. Kandel, Austrian-born neuroscientist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
- 1929 - Jesús de Polanco, Spanish businessman and media tycoon (d. 2007)
- 1936 - Dame Gwyneth Jones, Welsh soprano
- 1938 - Jim Kaat, American baseball player
- 1938 - Dee Clark, American singer (d. 1990)
- 1942 - Johnny Rivers, American singer and composer
- 1942 - Jean Shrimpton, British supermodel and actress
- 1943 - Michael Byrne, English actor
- 1943 - Stephen Greenblatt, American literary critic
- 1943 - Boris Gromov, Russian general
- 1943 - Joni Mitchell, Canadian musician
- 1943 - Michael Spence, American economist, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1944 - Joe Niekro, American baseball player (d. 2006)
- 1944 - Luigi Riva, Italian footballer
- 1944 - Ken Patera, American professional wrestler
- 1947 - Bob Anderson, English darts player
- 1948 - Alex Ribeiro, Brazilian racing driver
- 1949 - Steven Stucky, American Composer
- 1952 - David Petraeus, American general
- 1954 - Kamal Haasan, Indian actor
- 1955 - Detlef Ultsch, German judoka
- 1956 - Judy Tenuta, American comedian
- 1957 - Christopher Knight, American actor
- 1958 - Lori Saldaña, American politician
- 1959 - Billy Gillispie, American basketball coach
- 1960 - Tommy Thayer, American guitarist (Kiss)
- 1962 - Tracie Savage, American actress and journalist
- 1963 - John Barnes, English footballer
- 1964 - Dana Plato, American actress (d. 1999)
- 1964 - Gill Holland, American producer
- 1965 - Sigrun Wodars, German athlete
- 1967 - Sharleen Spiteri Scottish singer and songwriter (Texas)
- 1967 - Steve Digiorgio, American musician. Bass from Sadus, Testament and Death
- 1968 - Greg Tribbett, American musician (Mudvayne)
- 1968 - Mark Preston, Australian engineer
- 1969 - Hélène Grimaud, French pianist
- 1970 - Neil Hannon, Northern Irish musician (The Divine Comedy)
- 1970 - Andy Houston, American NASCAR driver
- 1970 - Marc Rosset, Swiss tennis player
- 1970 - Morgan Spurlock, American director and producer
- 1971 - Jamie Drummond, Scottish/Canadian Sommelier
- 1971 - Robin Finck, American musician
- 1972 - Jason London, American actor
- 1972 - Jeremy London, American actor
- 1972 - Danny Grewcock, English rugby union player
- 1972 - Christopher Daniel Barnes, American actor
- 1972 - Mike Goldman, Australian media personality
- 1973 - Yunjin Kim, South Korean actress
- 1974 - Kris Benson, American baseball player
- 1974 - Chris Summers, Norwegian drummer (Turbonegro)
- 1975 - Stephen Alexander, American football tight end
- 1976 - Mark Philippoussis, Australian tennis player
- 1976 - Melyssa Ford, Canadian model and actress
- 1976 - One Be Lo, hip-hop artist
- 1978 - Rio Ferdinand, English footballer
- 1978 - Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink, Dutch footballer
- 1979 - Will Demps, American football player
- 1979 - Joey Ryan, American professional wrestler
- 1979 - Jon Peter Lewis, American singer
- 1979 - Danny Fonseca, Costa Rican footballer
- 1979 - Barney Harwood, CBBC presenter
- 1980 - Gervasio Deferr, Spanish gymnast
- 1980 - James Franklin, New Zealand Cricket player
- 1981 - Lily Thai, Asian porn star
- 1981 - Muhammad Hassan, professional wrestler
- 1981 - Anthony Moffat, Scottish musician, writer and film-maker
- 1986 - Sol Aranza, Mexican voice actress
Deaths
- 1225 - Engelbert II of Berg, Archbishop of Cologne
- 1550 - 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)
- 1574 - Solomon Luria, Maharshal (b. 1510)
- 1581 - Richard Davies, Welsh bishop and scholar
- 1599 - Gasparo Tagliacozzi, Italian surgeon (b. 1546)
- 1620 - Hetman Stanisław Żólkiewski polish commander in the Battle of Ţuţora (1620) (b. 1547)
- 1633 - Cornelius Jacobszoon Drebbel, Dutch inventor (b. 1572)
- 1639 - Thomas Arundell, 1st Baron Arundell of Wardour, English politician
- 1642 - Henry Montagu, 1st Earl of Manchester, English politician
- 1713 - Elizabeth Barry, English actress (b. 1658)
- 1837 - Elijah P. Lovejoy, American abolitionist (b. 1809)
- 1872 - Alfred Clebsch, German mathematician (b. 1833)
- 1906 - Heinrich Seidel, German engineer, poet and writer (b. 1842)
- 1910 (O.S.) - Leo Tolstoy, Russian novelist (b. 1828)
- 1913 - Alfred Russel Wallace, British naturalist and biologist (b. 1823)
- 1919 - Hugo Haase, German politician and jurist (b. 1863)
- 1922 - Sam Thompson, baseball player (b. 1860)
- 1943 - Dwight Frye, American actor (b. 1899)
- 1944 - Richard Sorge, Soviet spy (b. 1895)
- 1944 - Hannah Szenes, Jewish woman who parachuted into Yugoslavia during World War II to help save the Jews of Hungary (b. 1921)
- 1959 - Victor McLaglen, British-born actor (b. 1883
- 1962 - Eleanor Roosevelt, First Lady of the United States (b. 1884)
- 1966 - Rube Bressler, Baseball player (b. 1894)
- 1967 - John Nance Garner, U.S. Congressman and Vice President (b. 1868)
- 1968 - Alexander Gelfond, Russian mathematician (b. 1906)
- 1974 - Eric Linklater, British author (b. 1899)
- 1978 - Gene Tunney, heavyweight boxing champion (b. 1897)
- 1980 - Steve McQueen, American actor (b. 1930)
- 1983 - Germaine Tailleferre, French composer (b. 1892)
- 1991 - Carter Cornelius, American R&B musician (Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose) (b. 1948)
- 1991 - Tom of Finland, Finnish fetish artist (b. 1920)
- 1992 - Alexander Dubček, Slovakian politician (b. 1921)
- 1992 - Jack Kelly, American actor (b. 1927)
- 1994 - Shorty Rogers, American jazz musician (b. 1924)
- 1996 - Jaja Wachuku, Nigerian Lawyer and First Foreign Affairs Minister (b. 1918)
- 2000 - C Subramaniam, Indian politician (b. 1910)
- 2000 - Queen Ingrid, Queen Dowager of Denmark (b. 1910)
- 2001 - Nida Blanca, Filipino actress (b. 1936)
- 2002 - Rudolf Augstein, German publisher (b. 1923)
- 2004 - Howard Keel, American actor (b. 1919)
- 2005 - Anthony Sawoniuk, Belarusian-born Nazi war criminal (b. 1921)
- 2005 - Harry Thompson, English-born comedian and novelist (b. 1960)
- 2006 - Bryan Pata, American football defensive tackle (University of Miami) (murdered) (b. 1981)
- 2006 - Johnny Sain, American baseball pitcher (b. 1917)
- 2006 - Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber, French journalist (b. 1924)
Notes
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