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7 November 2025
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
No UN observance in the current list for this date.
Selected anniversaries
Anniversary
2000 - Hillary Clinton was elected as a US senator from New York, the first time a first lady had been elected to public office.American politician and diplomat (born 1947)
Anniversary
1996 - NASA launched the Mars Global Surveyor from the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Florida.American space and aeronautics agency
Anniversary
1991 - Magic Johnson announced his retirement from professional basketball due to HIV infection.American basketball player and entrepreneur (born 1959)
Anniversary
1987 - Singapore's first Mass Rapid Transit line opened, with train services running between Yio Chu Kang and Toa Payoh.Principal metro system serving Singapore
Anniversary
1987 - Tunisian prime minister Zine El Abidine Ben Ali deposed and replaced President Habib Bourguiba by declaring him medically unfit for the duties of the office.President of Tunisia from 1987 to 2011
Historical events
History
2023 - António Costa resigns as Prime Minister of Portugal following news of an investigation in a corruption scandal implicating members of his cabinet.President of the European Council since 2024
History
2020 - Joe Biden is confirmed elected as the 46th president of the United States, defeating incumbent Donald Trump.President of the United States from 2021 to 2025
History
2017 - Shamshad TV is attacked by gunmen and suicide bombers, with a security guard killed and 20 people wounded; ISIS claims responsibility for the attack.Pashto-language television channel
History
2012 - An earthquake off the Pacific coast of Guatemala kills at least 52 people.7.4 Mw earthquake off the Pacific coast of Guatemala
History
2007 - The Jokela school shooting in Jokela, Tuusula, Finland, takes place, resulting in the death of nine people.2007 school shooting in Tuusula, Finland
History
2004 - Iraq War: The interim government of Iraq calls for a 60-day state of emergency as U.S. forces storm the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah.2003–2011 conflict in Iraq
History
2000 - The controversial US presidential election is later resolved in the Bush v. Gore Supreme Court case, electing George W. Bush as the 43rd President of the United States.Election of George W. Bush
History
2000 - The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration discovers one of the country's largest LSD labs inside a converted military missile silo in Wamego, Kansas.United States federal law enforcement agency
History
1996 - NASA launches the Mars Global Surveyor.American space and aeronautics agency
History
1996 - ADC Airlines Flight 086 crashes into the Lagos Lagoon in Epe, Lagos State, Nigeria, killing all 144 people on board.1996 plane crash in Lagos, Nigeria
Notable births
Born
1998 - Hongjoong, South Korean rapper, singer, producer, and songwriterSouth Korean rapper and singer (born 1998)
Born
1998 - Trevor Rainbolt, American social media personalityAmerican YouTuber and streamer (born 1998)
Born
1997 - Nana Okada, Japanese singerJapanese singer-songwriter and actor (born 1997)
Born
1996 - Lorde, New Zealand singer-songwriterNew Zealand singer-songwriter (born 1996)
Notable deaths
Died
2023 - Frank Borman, American astronaut (born 1928)American astronaut and lunar explorer (1928–2023)
Died
2020 - Jonathan Sacks, former Chief Rabbi of the Commonwealth and member of the House of Lords (born 1948)British Orthodox rabbi and politician (1948–2020)
Died
2019 - Janette Sherman, American physician, author, and pioneer in occupational and environmental health (born 1930)American physician (1930–2019)
Died
2017 - Roy Halladay, American baseball player (born 1977)American baseball pitcher (1977–2017)
Died
2017 - James R. Thompson Jr., American naval officer and engineer, 5th Director of NASA Marshall Space Flight Center (born 1936)Deputy Administrator of NASA
Sky
Moon phase
Full Moon
96.7% illuminated
Lunar age: 16.5 days
Sun zodiac
Scorpio
15.33 degrees
Constellation: Libra
Moon zodiac
Gemini
13.11 degrees
Constellation: Taurus
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.