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November 7 in History
Historical Events on November 7
1861
American Civil War: Battle of Belmont: In Belmont, Missouri, Union forces led by General Ulysses S. Grant overrun a Confederate camp but are forced to retreat when Confederate reinforcements arrive.
1917
World War I: Third Battle of Gaza ends: British forces capture Gaza from the Ottoman Empire.
1918
The 1918 influenza epidemic spreads to Western Samoa, killing 7,542 (about 20% of the population) by the end of the year.
1941
World War II: Soviet hospital ship Armenia is sunk by German planes while evacuating refugees and wounded military and staff of several Crimean hospitals. It is estimated that over 5,000 people died in the sinking.
1956
Suez Crisis: The United Nations General Assembly adopts a resolution calling for the United Kingdom, France and Israel to immediately withdraw their troops from Egypt.
1973
The United States Congress overrides President Richard M. Nixon's veto of the War Powers Resolution, which limits presidential power to wage war without congressional approval.
1987
In Tunisia, president Habib Bourguiba is overthrown and replaced by Prime Minister Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.
1996
NASA launches the Mars Global Surveyor.
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.
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Famous Birthdays on November 7
1879
Leon Trotsky
1943
Joni Mitchell
1952
David Petraeus
1996
Lorde
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Famous Deaths on November 7
1913
Alfred Russel Wallace
1962
Eleanor Roosevelt
1980
Steve McQueen
2016
Leonard Cohen
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