eso ha pasado un 07 Noviembre

1940 : Tacoma Narrows bridge collapsed


On November 7, 1940, the Tacoma Narrows suspension bridge in Washington state, measuring 1810m in length, collapsed after being distorted too violently due to winds of only 64km/h. It had been open to the public on July 1 of that year.

1944 : Franklin Delano Roosevelt elected to his fourth term


On November 7, 1944, Franklin Delano Roosevelt won the U.S. presidential elections for the 4th time, despite a declining health. After managing the crisis of the Great Depression of the 30s, he had then to run a country at war. He died shortly after the start of his fourth term in April 1945. In 1951, the U.S. Constitution was amended to limit the number of presidential terms to two. Previously, only the willingness of presidents to follow George Washington's example limited the number. Anyway, only Franklin Delano Roosevelt won more than two presidential elections.

1987 : Ben Ali replaced Bourguiba


On November 7, 1987, Tunisian Prime Minister Ben Ali made a coup without bloodshed to replace the President Habib Bourguiba who was declared incompetent for health reasons. He remained at his post until January 14, 2011, when violent protests in his country forced him to resign.

2000 : Hillary Rodham Clinton elected to the Senate


On November 7, 2000, Hillary Rodham Clinton, then First Lady of the United States, was elected to the Senate.

2007 : Shooting in a school in Finland


On November 7, 2007, a 18-year-old student opened fire in a high school in Jokela, Finland. He killed eight people before killing himself. He had no difficulty in obtaining an SIG Mosquito automatic pistol legally.

Cita del día : 07 Noviembre

Marie Curie
Be less curious about people and more curious about ideas.

Cumpleaños : 07 Noviembre

James Cook, Explorador inglés (1728)
Marie Curie, Química y física francesa-polaca, Premio Nobel de Física y Química (1867)
Leon Trotsky, Revolucionario ruso (1879)
C. V. Raman, Físico indio, premio Nobel (1888)
Herman J. Mankiewicz, Guionista estadounidense (1897)
Konrad Lorenz, Zoólogo austriaco, Premio Nobel de Fisiología o Medicina (1903)
Albert Camus, Escritor francés, Premio Nobel de Literatura (1913)
Joan Sutherland, Soprano australiana (1926)
Graeme Allwright, Cantante de Nueva Zelanda (1926)
Gwyneth Jones, Soprano galesa (1936)
Michael Byrne, Actor inglés (1943)
Lindsay Duncan, Actriz inglesa (1950)
David Petraeus, Director de la CIA (1952)
Tommy Thayer, Músico estadounidense (Kiss) (1960)
Franck Dubosc, Humorista francés (1963)
Dana Plato, Actriz americana (1964)
David Guetta, DJ francés (1967)
Sharleen Spiteri, Cantante escocesa (Texas) (1967)
Hélène Grimaud, Pianista francesa (1969)
Marc Rosset, Jugadora de tenis suizo (1970)
Raphael, Cantante francés (1975)
Anushka Shetty, Actriz india (1981)

Nos han dejado un 07 Noviembre

Elijah Parish Lovejoy, Periodista abolicionista estadounidense (1837)
Richard Sorge, Comunista alemán y espía soviético (1944)
Victor McLaglen, Actor inglés (1959)
Eleanor Roosevelt, Primera Dama de los Estados Unidos (1933-1945) (1962)
Steve McQueen, Actor americano (1980)
Alexander Dubček, Político slovaco (1992)
Paul Ricard, Industrial francés (1997)
Howard Keel, Actor americano (2004)
Guy Degrenne, Industrial francés (2006)
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