Summary of the Day ✨ 7 November (07/11)
Portugal’s Prime Minister António Costa resigned amid a corruption scandal investigation implicating his cabinet members, while Joe Biden was confirmed as the 46th U.S. president following his victory over Donald Trump. Elsewhere in the world, ISIS claimed responsibility for an attack on Shamshad TV in Afghanistan that killed a security guard and wounded 20 people, a devastating earthquake in Guatemala claimed at least 52 lives, and Finland mourned nine victims of a school shooting in Jokela.
Historical Events 📜
- 2023: António Costa resigns as Prime Minister of Portugal following news of an investigation in a corruption scandal implicating members of his cabinet.
- 2020: Joe Biden is confirmed elected as the 46th president of the United States, defeating incumbent Donald Trump.
- 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.
- 2012: An earthquake off the Pacific coast of Guatemala kills at least 52 people.
- 2007: The Jokela school shooting in Jokela, Tuusula, Finland, takes place, resulting in the death of nine people.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 1996: NASA launches the Mars Global Surveyor.
- 1996: ADC Airlines Flight 086 crashes into the Lagos Lagoon in Epe, Lagos State, Nigeria, killing all 144 people on board.
- 1994: WXYC, the student radio station of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, launches the world’s first internet radio broadcast.
- 1991: Magic Johnson announces that he is HIV-positive and retires from the NBA.
- 1990: Mary Robinson becomes the first woman to be elected President of the Republic of Ireland.
- 1989: Douglas Wilder wins the governor’s seat in Virginia, becoming the first elected African American governor in the United States.
- 1989: David Dinkins becomes the first African American to be elected Mayor of New York City.
Famous Births 👶
- 2001: Amybeth McNulty, Irish actress
- 2000: Callum Hudson-Odoi, English footballer
- 1999: Mink Nutcharut, Thai snooker player
- 1998: Hongjoong, South Korean rapper, singer, producer, and songwriter
- 1998: Trevor Rainbolt, American social media personality
- 1997: Erika Hendsel, Estonian tennis player
- 1997: Nana Okada, Japanese singer
- 1996: Lorde, New Zealand singer-songwriter
- 1994: Gervonta Davis, American boxer
- 1994: Haruna Iikubo, Japanese singer and actress
- 1994: Algee Smith, American actor and singer
- 1992: Apisai Koroisau, Australian-Fijian rugby league player
- 1991: Felix Rosenqvist, Swedish race car driver
- 1990: Daniel Ayala, Spanish footballer
- 1990: Matt Corby, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist
Notable Deaths 🕊️
- 2024: Bruce Degen, American writer (born 1945)
- 2023: Frank Borman, American astronaut (born 1928)
- 2021: Dean Stockwell, American actor (born 1936)
- 2020: Jonathan Sacks, former Chief Rabbi of the Commonwealth and member of the House of Lords (born 1948)
- 2019: Janette Sherman, American physician, author, and pioneer in occupational and environmental health (born 1930)
- 2017: Roy Halladay, American baseball player (born 1977)
- 2017: Carl Sargeant, Welsh Assembly minister (born 1968)
- 2017: James R. Thompson Jr., American naval officer and engineer, 5th Director of NASA Marshall Space Flight Center (born 1936)
- 2016: Leonard Cohen, Canadian singer-songwriter and poet (born 1934)
- 2016: Janet Reno, American lawyer and government official; Attorney General of the United States (1993–2001) (born 1938)
- 2016: Jimmy Young, British singer and radio personality (born 1921)
- 2015: Bappaditya Bandopadhyay, Indian director and poet (born 1970)
- 2015: Ri Ul-sol, North Korean marshal and politician (born 1921)
- 2014: Lincoln D. Faurer, American general (born 1928)
- 2014: Kajetan Kovič, Slovenian journalist and poet (born 1931)
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) - Christian feast day:
Ludwig Ingwer Nommensen (Lutheran) - Christian feast day:
Prosdocimus - Christian feast day:
Vicente Liem de la Paz (one of Vietnamese Martyrs) - Christian feast day:
Willibrord - Christian feast day:
November 7 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) - Students’ Day, the anniversary of B. R. Ambedkar’s school entry day. (Maharashtra, India)
- Commemoration Day, the anniversary of Ben Ali’s succession. (Tunisia)
- Hungarian Opera Day (Hungary)
- International Inuit Day
- National Day, after Treaty of the Pyrenees. (Northern Catalonia, France)