Box-office #1
The Empire Strikes Back
1980 · dir. Irvin Kershner
Wide US release on May 23, 1980. Goes on to become the highest-grossing film of the year.
Sci-fiStar Wars $538M worldwide
On this day
November 7 Saturday, November 7, 2026
A curious almanac of what happened on November 7 across the years — history, birthdays, the songs that ruled the charts, the films that packed cinemas, and the science that nudged the world forward.
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Events
7
Birthdays
8
Holidays
1723
Music 303 years ago
O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort, BWV 60, a dialogue cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach for Leipzig, was first performed.
Johann Sebastian Bach's dialogue cantata "O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort," BWV 60, receives its first performance in Leipzig.
History
What happened on November 7
12 verified entries Full timeline
- 335Religion
Athanasius, 20th pope of Alexandria, is banished to Trier on the charge that he prevented a grain fleet from sailing to Constantinople.
Athanasius, the 20th pope of Alexandria, is exiled to Trier after being accused of hindering a grain fleet bound for Constantinople.
- 680Religion
The Sixth Ecumenical Council commences in Constantinople.
Church leaders gather in Constantinople for the Sixth Ecumenical Council to address theological disputes and affirm Christian doctrine.
- 921European history
Treaty of Bonn: The Frankish kings Charles the Simple and Henry the Fowler sign a peace treaty or 'pact of friendship' (amicitia) to recognize their borders along the Rhine.
Charles the Simple and Henry the Fowler sign a peace treaty defining their border along the Rhine.
- 1426War
Lam Sơn uprising: Lam Sơn rebels emerge victorious against the Ming army in the Battle of Tốt Động, Chúc Động taking place in Đông Quan, in now Hanoi.
Lam Sơn rebels defeat the Ming army in the Battle of Tôt Đong, Chúc Đong near Đông Quan, marking a significant victory for Vietnamese independence.
- 1492Science
The Ensisheim meteorite, the oldest meteorite with a known date of impact, strikes the Earth in a wheat field outside the village of Ensisheim, Alsace, France.
A meteorite strikes a wheat field near Ensisheim, Alsace, becoming the oldest known meteorite with a recorded impact.
- 1504World history
Christopher Columbus returns from his fourth and last voyage.
Christopher Columbus returns to Spain after his final voyage across the Atlantic.
- 1619UK history
Elizabeth Stuart is crowned Queen of Bohemia.
Elizabeth Stuart, daughter of England's King James I, is crowned Queen of Bohemia in Prague alongside her husband Frederick V.
- 1665UK history
The London Gazette, the oldest surviving journal, is first published.
The London Gazette, Britain's official journal, is first published, marking the start of continuous government announcements.
- 1723Music
O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort, BWV 60, a dialogue cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach for Leipzig, was first performed.
Johann Sebastian Bach's dialogue cantata "O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort," BWV 60, receives its first performance in Leipzig.
- 1775US history
John Murray (also known as Lord Dunmore), the Royal Governor of the Colony of Virginia, starts the first mass emancipation of slaves in North America by issuing Lord Dunmore's Offer of Emancipation, which offers freedom to slaves who abandoned their colonial masters to fight with Murray and the British.
Lord Dunmore, Virginia's royal governor, issues a proclamation offering freedom to enslaved people who escape their masters and join British forces in the Revolutionary War.
- 1811US history
Tecumseh's War: The Battle of Tippecanoe is fought near present-day Battle Ground, Indiana, United States.
William Henry Harrison defeats Shawnee leader Tecumseh's forces in a battle that halts the formation of an indigenous confederacy.
- 1987Politics
In Tunisia, president Habib Bourguiba is overthrown and replaced by Prime Minister Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.
Zine El Abidine Ben Ali takes power in Tunisia after overthrowing President Habib Bourguiba.
Born today
Famous birthdays on November 7
7 this date All birthdays
🎂 60
Calvin Borel
American jockey
Calvin Borel, American jockey who won the Kentucky Derby three times including a historic upset aboard Mine That Bird in 2009, turns 59 today.
Born
1966
Turns 60
today
Hiroshi Yamauchi
Japanese businessman
1927 – 2013
Johnny Rivers
American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
b. 1942 · 84
David Petraeus
American general, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
b. 1952 · 74
Kamal Haasan
Tamil actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
b. 1954 · 72
Bonnie St. John
American skier and scholar
b. 1964 · 62
Sharleen Spiteri
Scottish singer-songwriter and actress
b. 1967 · 59
Music
The number one songs on November 7
Across the years Full chart history
🇬🇧 #1 on November 7, 1981
"Stand and Deliver"
by Adam and the Ants
The dandy highwayman spent five weeks at the top — a brash, glam-pop coronation.
#1 for 5 weeks
Also #1 on this day
- 1965"Ticket To Ride"— The Beatles
- 1972"Metal Guru"— T. Rex
- 2003"Make Luv"— Room 5 ft. Oliver Cheatham
Film & TV
At the movies
Box office #1 and premieres All releases
🏆 Sport November 7, 1982
Aston Villa shock Bayern Munich for the European Cup
In Rotterdam, late substitute Peter Withe scores the winner as Villa lift the trophy on their first attempt.
Read the story
🔬 Science November 7, 1996
NASA launches the Mars Global Surveyor.
NASA launches the Mars Global Surveyor, a spacecraft designed to study the Martian atmosphere and surface in detail.
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Holidays & observances
8 celebrated today
Students' Day, the anniversary of B. R. Ambedkar's school entry day. (Maharashtra, India)
International
Students' Day or Student Day is marked on Babasaheb Ambedkar's school entry day, 7 November
Commemoration Day, the anniversary of Ben Ali's succession. (Tunisia)
International
Tunisia, officially the Republic of Tunisia, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa
Hungarian Opera Day (Hungary)
International
Hungarian Opera Day is a commemoration of the birth of Hungarian composer Ferenc Erkel and the reopening of the Erkel Theatre in Budapest
International Inuit Day
International
International Inuit Day, also known as International Circumpolar Inuit Day, is a holiday that was created to celebrate Inuit and amplify their voices
National Day, after Treaty of the Pyrenees. (Northern Catalonia, France)
International
A national day is a day on which celebrations mark the statehood or nationhood of a state or its people
National Revolution and Solidarity Day (Bangladesh)
International
National Revolution and Solidarity Day is a commemorative public holiday celebrated in Bangladesh on 7 November to commemorate the 7 November 1975 Bangladeshi coup d'état by regular army soldiers and
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You got to be thinking about the next one while you're on this one.
— Calvin Borel · born November 7, 1966