Today in History
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1987 Coup in Tunisia
In a bloodless coup in Tunisia, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali took over the Presidentship of Tunisia from
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1947 Coup in Thailand
The military staged a coup against Thawan Thamrong Nawasawat and installed Khuang Aphaiwong as Prime
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1917 October Revolution
The Bolsheviks, led by Vladimir Lenin, took over the winter palace and ended the rule of the post-T
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1916 First woman to be elected to US Congress
Jeannette Rankin from Montana became the first woman to be elected to the U.S. House of Representati
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1869 First inter-city cycle race
The first city to city cycle race was held between Paris and Rouen. James Moore, an Englishman livi
Births On This Day,
November, 7
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1952 David Petraeus
American military officer, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
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1943 Joni Mitchell
Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist
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1913 Albert Camus
French author, journalist, philosopher, Nobel Prize laureate
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1888 C. V. Raman
Indian physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
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1867 Marie Curie
Polish chemist, physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
Deaths On This Day,
November, 7
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2011 Joe Frazier
American boxer
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1980 Steve McQueen
American actor
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1962 Eleanor Roosevelt
American politician, humanitarian, 34th First Lady of the United States
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1913 Alfred Russel Wallace
Welsh/English geographer, biologist, explorer
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644 Umar
Islamic caliph
