What Happened On This Day ? November 7
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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 President Habib Bourguiba.
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1947
Coup in Thailand
The military staged a coup against Thawan Thamrong Nawasawat and installed Khuang Aphaiwong as Prime Minister.
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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-Tsarist provisional government and transferred all powers to the communists in Russia
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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 Representatives.
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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 living in Paris at that time won the race.
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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
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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