Holidays Calendar for November 7, 2023
In the Soviet Union, the anniversary of the October Revolution of 1917 (November 7) was the most important public holiday. After the dissolution of the USSR, most former Soviet republics chose to discontinue the celebration. However, Belarus still celebrates October Revolution Day as a public holiday.
Days of History and Memory in Kyrgyzstan are celebrated on November 7 and 8 every year. They are a public holiday that was inaugurated in 2017 instead of October Revolution Day.
International Inuit Day is celebrated annually on November 7. It was established in 2006 by the Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC), an international non-governmental organization representing Arctic peoples (the Inuit, the Yupik, and the Chukchi) living in Canada, Greenland, and parts of the United States and Russia (Alaska and the Chukchi Peninsula, respectively).
Raise a glass of Merlot on November 7 to celebrate one of the most popular red wine grape varieties in the world. Although the origins of International Merlot Day are unclear, it is celebrated by thousands of wine lovers across the globe.
The International Day of Medical Physics (IDMP) is celebrated annually on November 7. It was inaugurated by the International Organization for Medical Physics to raise awareness of medical physics around the globe and commemorate the birthday of Marie Skłodowska-Curie, a renowned Polish-French physicist and chemist who pioneered research on radioactivity.
Pan African Writers’ Day is celebrated annually on November 7 to promote the works of authors from the African continent and commemorate the founding anniversary of the Pan African Writers’ Association.
On November 7, Kyrgyzstan celebrates Press Day, also known as the Day of Information and the Press. This professional holiday was established to commemorate the publishing of the first issue of the country's national newspaper, Erkin-Too, in 1924.
Hungarian Opera Day is an annual observance held in Hungary on November 7. It was officially established in 2013. The holiday is dedicated to famous Hungarian composer, conductor and pianist Ferenc Erkel who is probably best-known for being the father of Hungarian grand opera.
Tajik Theatre Day has been celebrated annually since 1997. Its date, November 7, was chosen to commemorate the opening of the first professional theatre in Tajikistan that took place in 1929. Today it is known as the Abolqasem Lahouti Tajik Academic Drama Theatre.
The first Tuesday in November is a traditional day of Melbourne Cup. This is Australia's major horse race, that has been held since 1861.
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Russia
Anniversary of the 1941 October Revolution Day Parade in Russia
November 7 is the anniversary of the 1941 October Revolution Day parade in Russia. It is one of the country's Days of Military Honor dedicated to the most outstanding military victories won by Russia throughout its history.
Students’ Day (sometimes also translated as Student Day) is celebrated in the Indian state of Maharashtra on November 7. It was established in honor of B. R. Ambedkar, a renowned Indian political leader and social reformer.
The National Bittersweet Chocolate with Almonds Day is annually observed on November 7. It celebrates a very particular combination of flavors – dark chocolate and toasted almonds. Both bittersweet chocolate and almonds are known to have health benefits.
November 7 is Chocolate Mud Cake Day in Sweden. This unofficial holiday is dedicated to a popular Swedish dessert.
India observes National Awareness Cancer Day annually on November 7. This awareness day was launched in 2014 to highlight the importance of cancer prevention (when possible) and early detection, as well as to raise awareness of the National Cancer Control Programme.
There are a lot of cancer awareness days that were created to spread information about specific types of cancer in humans. But did you know that animals can suffer from cancer too? National Canine Lymphoma Awareness Day was established to educate dog owners about one of the most common cancers to occur in dogs and encourage them to have their pets checked up on a regular basis.
National Retinol Day is celebrated annually on November 7. It was created to raise awareness of one of the most effective skincare ingredients and encourage consumers to try retinol-based products and see for themselves how effective they are.
Festivals on November 7, 2023
- World Robot Olympiad in Panama City, Panama
- Zagreb Film Festival in Zagreb, Croatia
- Africa International Film Festival in Lagos, Nigeria
- Louisiana Renaissance Festival in Hammond, USA
- Dharamshala International Film Festival in Dharamshala, India
- Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival in Tallinn, Estonia
- National Horse Fair in Portugal in Golegã, Portugal
- Vladivostok International Jazz Festival in Vladivostok, Russia
- Leeds International Film Festival in Leeds, United Kingdom
- Dublin Beatles Festival (Beatles Day) in Dublin, Ireland
- Roma Jazz Festival in Rome, Italy
- Grand Jour de Champagne in Prague, Czech Republic
- Thessaloniki International Film Festival in Thessaloniki, Greece
- Mar del Plata International Film Festival in Mar del Plata, Argentina
- Sharjah International Book Fair in Sharjah, UAE
This Day in History
- 2023 Died: Frank Borman, American United States Air Force (USAF) colonel, aeronautical engineer, NASA astronaut, test pilot, and businessman. He was the commander of Apollo 8.
- 2021 Died: Dean Stockwell, American actor whose career spanned seven decades. He is probably best known for his role as Rear Admiral Albert "Al" Calavicci in the sci-fi series Quantum Leap.
- 2016 Died: Leonard Cohen, Canadian singer, songwriter, musician, poet, novelist, and painter. He was inducted into both the Canadian Music Hall of Fame and the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame as well as the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
- 2011 Died: Joe Frazier, American boxer, known by his nickname Smokin' Joe. He was the Undisputed World Heavyweight Champion, whose professional career lasted from 1965 to 1976.
- 2007 18-year-old student Pekka-Eric Auvine opened fire in Jokela High School in Jokela, Finland. He killed 8 people and wounded one person before committing suicide.
- 2002 Died: Rudolf Augstein, German journalist, one of the co-founders and a part-owners of the Der Spiegel magazine, one of Europe's largest publications of its kind.
- 2000 Died: Ingrid of Sweden, Queen of Denmark from 1947 until 1972 as the wife of King Frederik IX. She reformed the traditions of Danish court life, abolishing many old-fashioned customs.
- 2000 The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration discovered one of the country's largest LSD labs inside a converted military missile silo in Wamego, Kansas.
- 1996 Born: Lorde (stage name of Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O'Connor), New Zealand singer and songwriter known for her introspective songwriting and unconventional musical styles.
- 1990 Died: Lawrence Durrell, British author, well known for his tetralogy The Alexandria Quartet.
- 1983 Born: Adam DeVine, American actor, comedian, singer, screenwriter, and producer. He is best known for co-creating and starring in the comedy series Workaholics and Adam DeVine's House Party.
- 1983 A bomb exploded inside the United States Capitol. There were no causalities, but the explosion caused an estimated $250,000 in damage.
- 1980 Died: Steve McQueen, American actor, often called the King of Cool. His most famous films include The Sand Pebbles, The Thomas Crown Affair, The Getaway, Papillon, The Great Escape, The Magnificent Seven etc.
- 1979 Born: Amy Purdy, American actress, model, para-snowboarder, motivational speaker, fashion designer, and author. She is a 2014 Paralympic bronze medalist and 2018 Paralympic silver medalist.
- 1967 Born: David Guetta, French DJ and record producer. He has sold over 10 million albums and 65 million singles globally, with more than 30 billion streams on Spotify.
- 1967 Born: Sharleen Spiteri, Scottish singer-songwriter and actress. The audience knows her as the lead singer of the rock band Texas.
- 1962 Died: Eleanor Roosevelt, American political figure, diplomat, and activist. She was the first lady of the US from 1933 to 1945, during her husband Franklin D. Roosevelt's four terms as president.
- 1960 Born: Tommy Thayer, American musician and songwriter, best known as the lead guitarist of the American hard rock band Kiss.
- 1959 The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution calling for the United Kingdom, France and Israel to immediately withdraw their troops from Egypt.
- 1944 Died: Richard Sorge, German-born Russian journalist and Soviet military intelligence officer who was active before and during WWII and worked undercover as a German journalist in both Nazi Germany and the Empire of Japan.
- 1943 Died: Dwight Frye, American stage and screen actor, remembered for his roles in classic horror films, including Dracula, Bride of Frankenstein, The Crime of Dr. Crespi, The Vampire Bat etc.
- 1943 Born: Michael Spence, American economist, the 2001 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences recipient. He shared the prize for the work on the dynamics of information flows and market development.
- 1941 Soviet hospital ship Armenia was sunk by German planes while evacuating refugees. Over 5,000 refugees died in the sinking of the ship.
- 1929 Born: Eric Kandel, American neuropsychiatrist. In 2000 he won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his research on the physiological basis of memory storage in neurons.
- 1929 The Museum of Modern Art was oped to the public in New York City. This museum is often identified as the most influential museum of modern art in the world.
- 1919 The United States Department of Justice conducted the first Palmer Raid, arresting over 10,000 suspected communists and anarchists in 23 different cities of the United States.
- 1916 Died: Henry Ward Ranger, American artist, a prominent landscape and marine painter, the leader of the Old Lyme Art Colony. His famous works include Top of the Hill and East River Idyll.
- 1913 Born: Albert Camus, French author, journalist and philosopher. He is world known for the essay The Rebel. In 1957 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.
- 1912 The Deutsche Oper Berlin, the second largest opera house in Germany, opened in Berlin. Its first performance was Beethoven's Fidelio.
- 1903 Born: Konrad Lorenz, Austrian zoologist, often regarded as one of the fathers of modern ethology. In 1973 he shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discoveries in individual and social behavior patterns.
- 1888 Born: C. V. Raman, Indian physicist, known for his groundbreaking work in the field of light scattering. This work brought him the 1930 Nobel Prize for Physics.
- 1867 Born: Marie Curie, Polish physicist and chemist, famous for her research on radioactivity. She became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and the first person to win it twice in multiple sciences.
- 1832 Born: Andrew Dickson White, American diplomat, historian and educator. He was one of the co-founders of Cornell University.
- 1687 Born: William Stukeley, English archaeologist and physician. He pioneered the archaeological investigation of the prehistoric monuments Stonehenge and Avebury and was one of the first biographers of Isaac Newton.
- 1665 The London Gazette was published for the first time. This issue is claimed to be the oldest surviving British newspaper.
- 1633 Died: Cornelis Drebbel, Dutch builder and inventor. His best known invention is the first navigable submarine.
- 1492 The Ensisheim meteorite struck the Earth around noon in a wheat field outside the village of Ensisheim, Alsace, France. This is the oldest meteorite with a known date of impact.