Births on November 7

Eugene Carson Blake

Born on November 7, 1906

Eugene Carson Blake, American minister and educator (d. 1985)

Eugene Carson Blake (November 7, 1906 – July 31, 1985) was an American Presbyterian Church leader.

From 1954 to 1957 he served as president of the National Council of Churches in the United States; from 1966 to 1972 he served as General Secretary of the World Council of Churches. He also helped organize and would subsequently participate in the 1963 March on Washington.

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Events on 1906

8 Apr

Alzheimer's disease
Auguste Deter, the first person to be diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, dies.
7 Jun

RMS Lusitania
Cunard Line's RMS Lusitania is launched from the John Brown Shipyard, Glasgow (Clydebank), Scotland.
18 Sep

Tsunami
A typhoon with tsunami kills an estimated 10,000 people in Hong Kong.
20 Sep

RMS Mauretania (1906)
Cunard Line's RMS Mauretania is launched at the Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson shipyard in Newcastle upon Tyne, England.
9 Nov

Panama Canal
Theodore Roosevelt is the first sitting President of the United States to make an official trip outside the country. He did so to inspect progress on the Panama Canal.

Births on November 7

Eugene Carson Blake

Born on November 7, 1906

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Events on 1906

Alzheimer's disease

RMS Lusitania

Tsunami

RMS Mauretania (1906)

Panama Canal