On November 7, history records 62 notable events, 248 famous births and 96 deaths, spanning the years 335 to 1811.
Events on this day include: Athanasius is banished to Trier, on charge that he prevented a grain fleet from sailing to Constantinople. (335); The Sixth Ecumenical Council commences in Constantinople. (680).
Notable people born on November 7 include Constans II (630), Ibn Hazm (994), Ögedei Khan (1186).
Notable figures who died on this day include Cen Changqian (691), Ge Fuyuan (691), Zhu Shouyin (927).
Events on 7 November 62
See all →Athanasius is banished to Trier, on charge that he prevented a grain fleet from sailing to Constantinople.
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.
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.
The Ensisheim meteorite, the oldest meteorite with a known date of impact, strikes the Earth around noon in a wheat field outside the village of Ensisheim, Alsace, France.
John Murray, 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.
The oldest musical organization in the United States is founded as the Stoughton Musical Society.
Tecumseh's War: The Battle of Tippecanoe is fought near present-day Battle Ground, Indiana, United States.
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Birthdays on 7 November 248
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