November 7th is also known as Bittersweet Chocolate With Almonds Day and Hug A Bear Day.
Today marks day 311 of the year, and we have 54 days left of the year.
If today is your birthday or a special day for you, then you’ll want to know all the interesting things that happened on this very day in history.
Did you know that on this day in 1800, Paris barred women from legally wearing pants? The law was widely disobeyed and unenforced and was only legally repealed in 2013.
Keep reading for more interesting facts about November 7th in history!
What Events Happened On November 7 In History?
2000 Hilary Clinton made history when she became the first-ever First Lady to win a seat for the Democrats in the Senate.
1956 President Eisenhower won his second term with the most significant Republican win since Abraham Lincoln’s in 1860.
1912 The opera company The Deutsche Opernhaus (now know as Deutsche Oper Berlin) was founded. They opened with a performance of The Deutsche Opernhaus

1893 Colorado became the second US state to give women the right to vote.
1875 The English explorer Verney Cameron became the first European to cross Africa from east to west.
1800 Paris barred women from legally wearing pants.
1786 The Stoughton Musical Society, the oldest musical society in the US, was formed.
1783 John Austin became the last person to be publicly hanged on London’s Tyburn Gallows.
1775 Lord Dunmore promised freedom to every slave who will enlists into the British Army.

1665 The London Gazette published its first edition under the name The Oxford Gazette.
1631 French scientist Pierre Gassendi, using Johannes Kepler’s predictions, became the first person to witness Mercury’s transit between the Earth and the Sun.
1492 The Ensisheim Meteorite – the oldest meteorite with an observed fall – struck the Earth in France.

Famous People Born On November 7
Is today is your birthday? If so, you share the same birthday with Adam DeVine. Here are a few other famous people born on this day.
1983 Adam DeVine
American Actor

- Age:
- 38 years old
- Born In:
- Iowa, USA
1973 Yunjin Kim
South Korean-American Actress

- Age:
- 48 years old
- Born In:
- Seoul, South Korea
Special Holidays On November 7
If you’ve got a few minutes spare today, why not celebrate these special holidays.

National Bittersweet Chocolate With Almonds Day

National Hug A Bear Day
November 7 Birthday Facts, Zodiac & Birthstone
People who were born on November 7th all share the Scorpio zodiac sign.
Anyone born in November has the Topaz birthstone. Did you know that in the Middle Ages, topaz was ground into a powder and mixed with wine to guarantee a good night’s sleep?
If you were lucky enough to be born on November 7th, you were likely conceived around February 14th, the same year.