November 7
November 7 is the 312th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 54 days remain until the year's end. It falls in autumn (northern hemisphere) and under the astrological sign of Scorpio.
External references
Curated jump-off points to the major almanacs, encyclopaedias and primary sources for this date.
Astronomy
On November 7 the Sun's declination is approximately -17.4°. At this latitude the Sun is south of the celestial equator, giving the Northern Hemisphere shorter days than nights.
For specific rise/set times at your location, see the U.S. Naval Observatory, or the NASA APOD archive for any imagery published on a November 7.
Position in the year
Holidays & observances
- Christian feast day: All Dominican Saints and Blesseds
- Christian feast day: Bartholomäus Ziegenbalg (Lutheran)
- Christian feast day: Engelbert II of Berg
- Christian feast day: Herculanus of Perugia
- Christian feast day: John Christian Frederick Heyer (Lutheran)
Events
A selection of widely-documented historical events that took place on this date. Years marked BCE follow standard astronomical convention.
2023 — António Costa resigns as Prime Minister of Portugal following news of an investigation in a corruption scandal implicating members of his cabinet. ↗(3 years ago)more
António Luís Santos da Costa is a Portuguese lawyer and politician who has served as president of the European Council since 2024. He previously served as prime minister of Portugal from 2015 to 2024 and secretary-general of the Socialist Party from 2014 to 2024.
2020 — Joe Biden is confirmed elected as the 46th president of the United States, defeating incumbent Donald Trump. ↗(6 years ago)more
Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. is an American politician who was the 46th president of the United States from 2021 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented Delaware in the United States Senate from 1973 to 2009 and also served as the 47th vice president under President Barack Obama from 2009 to 2017.
2017 — Shamshad TV is attacked by gunmen and suicide bombers, with a security guard killed and 20 people wounded; ISIS claims responsibility for the attack. ↗(9 years ago)more
Shamshad Media Network is based in Afghanistan and Dubai. Shamshad Media Network is a private and an independent network based in Afghanistan, which began transmission in 2005.
2012 — An earthquake off the Pacific coast of Guatemala kills at least 52 people. ↗(14 years ago)more
The 2012 Guatemala earthquake occurred on November 7 at 10:35:45 local time. The shock had a moment magnitude of 7.4 and a maximum Mercalli Intensity of VII. The epicenter was located in the Pacific Ocean, 35 kilometres (22 mi) south of Champerico in the department of Retalhuleu.
2007 — The Jokela school shooting in Jokela, Tuusula, Finland, takes place, resulting in the death of nine people. ↗(19 years ago)more
On 7 November 2007, a mass shooting occurred at Jokela High School in the town of Jokela, Tuusula, Finland. The gunman, 18-year-old Pekka-Eric Auvinen, entered the school that morning armed with a semi-automatic pistol.
2004 — Iraq War: The interim government of Iraq calls for a 60-day state of emergency as U.S. forces storm the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah. ↗(22 years ago)more
The Iraq War, also referred to as the Second Gulf War, was a protracted armed conflict in Iraq from 2003 to 2011. It began with the invasion by a United States–led coalition, which resulted in the overthrow of the Ba'athist government of Saddam Hussein.
2000 — The controversial US presidential election is later resolved in the Bush v. Gore Supreme Court case, electing George W. Bush as the 43rd President of the United States. ↗(26 years ago)more
Presidential elections were held in the United States on November 7, 2000. The Republican ticket of Texas governor George W. Bush and former secretary of defense Dick Cheney narrowly defeated the Democratic ticket of incumbent vice president Al Gore and Connecticut junior senator Joe Lieberman. It was the fourth of five U.S.
2000 — The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration discovers one of the country's largest LSD labs inside a converted military missile silo in Wamego, Kansas. ↗(26 years ago)more
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is a United States federal law enforcement agency under the U.S. Department of Justice tasked with combating illicit drug trafficking and distribution within the U.S.
1996 — NASA launches the Mars Global Surveyor. ↗(30 years ago)more
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the U.S. federal government responsible for the United States' civil space program and for research in aeronautics and space. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., NASA operates ten field centers across the U.S.
1996 — ADC Airlines Flight 086 crashes into the Lagos Lagoon in Epe, Lagos State, Nigeria, killing all 144 people on board. ↗(30 years ago)more
ADC Airlines Flight 086 (ADK086) was a Nigerian domestic flight operated by ADC Airlines from Port Harcourt to Lagos. On the afternoon of 7 November 1996, the crew of the Boeing 727-231 operating the flight lost control of the aircraft while avoiding a mid-air collision on approach; the aircraft crashed inverted at a very high speed into a lagoon, killin...
1994 — WXYC, the student radio station of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, launches the world's first internet radio broadcast. ↗(32 years ago)more
WXYC is an American radio station broadcasting a college radio format. Licensed to Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States, the station is non-commercial and run by students of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The station is owned by Student Educational Broadcasting, Inc.
1991 — Magic Johnson announces that he is HIV-positive and retires from the NBA. ↗(35 years ago)more
Earvin "Magic" Johnson Jr. is an American businessman and former professional basketball player. Often regarded as the greatest point guard of all time, Johnson spent his entire career with the Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Notable births
2001 — Amybeth McNulty, Irish actress ↗(25 years ago)more
Amybeth McNulty is an Irish and Canadian actress. She is known for her starring role as Anne Shirley in the CBC/Netflix drama series Anne with an E (2017–2019), based on the 1908 novel Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery, and for her role as Vickie in the Netflix Sci-Fi series Stranger Things (2022–2025).
2000 — Callum Hudson-Odoi, English footballer ↗(26 years ago)more
Callum James Hudson-Odoi is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for Premier League club Nottingham Forest.
1999 — Mink Nutcharut, Thai snooker player ↗(27 years ago)more
Nutcharut Wongharuthai, better known as Mink Nutcharut, is a Thai snooker player who competes on both the professional World Snooker Tour and the World Women's Snooker Tour. She is the only woman known to have made a maximum break, having achieved the feat during a practice match in March 2019.
1998 — Hongjoong, South Korean rapper, singer, producer, and songwriter ↗(28 years ago)more
Kim Hong-joong, mononymously known as Hongjoong, is a South Korean rapper, singer, producer, and songwriter. He debuted as the leader of the South Korean boy band Ateez in 2018. As of March 2026, he has 178 songs credited under his name on the KOMCA.
- 1998 — Trevor Rainbolt, American social media personality ↗(28 years ago)
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Trevor Rainbolt, known mononymously as Rainbolt, is an American social media personality and player of GeoGuessr, an online geography game. He initially gained popularity through posting GeoGuessr gameplay videos on TikTok, which often involved difficult challenges or self-imposed limitations, and often showed him making highly accurate guesses at high sp...
Notable deaths
2024 — Bruce Degen, American writer (born 1945) ↗(2 years ago)more
Bruce Degen was an American illustrator and writer, known for illustrating The Magic School Bus, a picture book series written by Joanna Cole. He collaborated with writers Nancy White Carlstrom, on the Jesse Bear books, and Jane Yolen, on the Commander Toad series. He wrote self-illustrated Jamberry, Daddy Is a Doodlebug, and I Gotta Draw.
2023 — Frank Borman, American astronaut (born 1928) ↗(3 years ago)more
Frank Frederick Borman II was an American United States Air Force (USAF) colonel, aeronautical engineer, NASA astronaut, test pilot, and businessman. He was the commander of Apollo 8, the first mission to fly around the Moon, and together with crewmates Jim Lovell and William Anders, became the first of 28 humans to do so, for which he was awarded the Con...
2021 — Dean Stockwell, American actor (born 1936) ↗(5 years ago)more
Robert Dean Stockwell was an American actor and collage artist, whose career in film and television spanned seven decades. As a child actor under contract to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, he appeared in Anchors Aweigh (1945), Song of the Thin Man (1947), The Green Years (1946), Gentleman's Agreement (1947), The Boy with Green Hair (1948), The Secret Garden (1949),...
2020 — Jonathan Sacks, former Chief Rabbi of the Commonwealth and member of the House of Lords (born 1948) ↗(6 years ago)more
Jonathan Henry Sacks, Baron Sacks was an English Orthodox rabbi, philosopher, theologian, and author. Sacks served as the Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth from 1991 to 2013.
- 2019 — Janette Sherman, American physician, author, and pioneer in occupational and environmental health (born 1930) ↗(7 years ago)
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Janette Dexter Sherman was a physician, toxicologist, author, and activist in the U.S. She researched pesticides, nuclear radiation, birth defects, breast cancer, and illnesses caused by toxins in homes and was a pioneer in the field of occupational and environmental health.
Numerical & calendrical curiosities
| Day-of-year (312) | 2^3 × 3 × 13 · composite (no) |
|---|---|
| Days remaining (54) | 2 × 3^3 |
| Date code DDMMYYYY | 07112026 · no palindrome in next 200 years |
| Sun declination | -17.37° (Cooper approximation) |
| Distance from solstice | 43 days |