Christian feast day: All Dominican Saints and Blesseds

Name: Christian feast day: All Dominican Saints and Blesseds
Start: 2000-11-07
End: 2000-11-07
Location: Histories Today Editorial Team

On November 7, in the year 0, Christian feast day: All Dominican Saints and Blesseds. This event is recorded as a Holidays event in the history of November 7, a notable event in this corner of history.

The Order of Preachers, commonly known as the Dominican Order, is a Catholic mendicant order of pontifical right that was founded in France by the Castilian priest Dominic de Guzmán. It was approved by Pope Honorius III via the papal bull Religiosam vitam on 22 December 1216. Members of the order, who are referred to as Dominicans, generally display the letters OP after their names, standing for Ordo Praedicatorum, meaning of "the Order of Preachers". Membership in the order includes friars, nuns, active sisters, and lay or secular Dominicans, formerly known as tertiaries. More recently, there have been a growing number of associates of the religious sisters who are unrelated to the tertiaries.

Key Facts

This event took place on November 7, 0 (AD era).
It is categorised as a Holidays event in recorded history.
Referenced in 1 Wikipedia article.
Wikipedia source last updated on 26 October 2026.

On This Date in History

Type	Year	Date	Event
Notable Deaths	2024	Nov 7	Bruce Degen, American writer (born 1945)
Historical Events	2023	Nov 7	António Costa resigns as Prime Minister of Portugal following news of an investigation in a corruption scandal…
Notable Deaths	2023	Nov 7	Frank Borman, American astronaut (born 1928)
Notable Deaths	2021	Nov 7	Dean Stockwell, American actor (born 1936)
Historical Events	2020	Nov 7	Joe Biden is confirmed elected as the 46th president of the United States, defeating incumbent Donald Trump.
Notable Deaths	2020	Nov 7	Jonathan Sacks, former Chief Rabbi of the Commonwealth and member of the House of Lords (born 1948)
Notable Deaths	2019	Nov 7	Janette Sherman, American physician, author, and pioneer in occupational and environmental health (born 1930)
Historical Events	2017	Nov 7	Shamshad TV is attacked by gunmen and suicide bombers, with a security guard killed and 20 people wounded; ISIS claims…
Notable Deaths	2017	Nov 7	Roy Halladay, American baseball player (born 1977)
Notable Deaths	2017	Nov 7	Carl Sargeant, Welsh Assembly minister (born 1968)
Notable Deaths	2017	Nov 7	James R. Thompson Jr., American naval officer and engineer, 5th Director of NASA Marshall Space Flight Center (born…
Notable Deaths	2016	Nov 7	Leonard Cohen, Canadian singer-songwriter and poet (born 1934)
Notable Deaths	2016	Nov 7	Janet Reno, American lawyer and government official; Attorney General of the United States (1993–2001) (born 1938)
Notable Deaths	2016	Nov 7	Jimmy Young, British singer and radio personality (born 1921)
Notable Deaths	2015	Nov 7	Bappaditya Bandopadhyay, Indian director and poet (born 1970)
Notable Deaths	2015	Nov 7	Ri Ul-sol, North Korean marshal and politician (born 1921)
Notable Deaths	2014	Nov 7	Lincoln D. Faurer, American general (born 1928)
Notable Deaths	2014	Nov 7	Kajetan Kovič, Slovenian journalist and poet (born 1931)
Notable Deaths	2014	Nov 7	Allen Ripley, American baseball player (born 1952)
Notable Deaths	2013	Nov 7	John Cole, Irish-English journalist and author (born 1927)
Notable Deaths	2013	Nov 7	Ian Davies, Australian basketball player and coach (born 1956)
Notable Deaths	2013	Nov 7	Ron Dellow, English footballer and manager (born 1914)
Notable Deaths	2013	Nov 7	Joey Manley, American publisher, founded Modern Tales (born 1965)
Notable Deaths	2013	Nov 7	Jack Mitchell, American photographer and author (born 1925)
Notable Deaths	2013	Nov 7	Manfred Rommel, German lawyer and politician (born 1928)
Historical Events	2012	Nov 7	An earthquake off the Pacific coast of Guatemala kills at least 52 people.
Notable Deaths	2012	Nov 7	Carmen Basilio, American boxer (born 1927)
Notable Deaths	2012	Nov 7	Kevin O'Donnell, Jr., American author (born 1950)
Notable Deaths	2012	Nov 7	Glenys Page, New Zealand cricketer (born 1940)
Notable Deaths	2012	Nov 7	Sandy Pearson, Australian general (born 1918)
Notable Deaths	2012	Nov 7	Darrell Royal, American football player and coach (born 1924)
Notable Deaths	2012	Nov 7	Arthur K. Snyder, American lawyer and politician (born 1932)
Notable Deaths	2011	Nov 7	Joe Frazier, American boxer (born 1944)
Notable Deaths	2011	Nov 7	Takanosato Toshihide, Japanese sumo wrestler (born 1952)
Notable Deaths	2009	Nov 7	Juanita Helms, American politician (born 1941)
Historical Events	2007	Nov 7	The Jokela school shooting in Jokela, Tuusula, Finland, takes place, resulting in the death of nine people.
Notable Deaths	2007	Nov 7	Earl Dodge, American activist and politician (born 1932)
Notable Deaths	2007	Nov 7	George W. George, American screenwriter and producer (born 1920)
Notable Deaths	2006	Nov 7	Aino Kukk, Estonian chess player and engineer (born 1930)
Notable Deaths	2006	Nov 7	Bryan Pata, American football player (born 1984)
Notable Deaths	2006	Nov 7	Johnny Sain, American baseball player and coach (born 1917)
Notable Deaths	2006	Nov 7	Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber, French journalist and politician, co-founded L'Express (born 1924)
Notable Deaths	2006	Nov 7	Polly Umrigar, Indian cricketer and manager (born 1926)
Notable Deaths	2005	Nov 7	Harry Thompson, English author, screenwriter, and producer (born 1960)
Historical Events	2004	Nov 7	Iraq War: The interim government of Iraq calls for a 60-day state of emergency as U.S. forces storm the insurgent…
Notable Deaths	2004	Nov 7	Howard Keel, American actor and singer (born 1919)
Notable Deaths	2003	Nov 7	Foo Foo Lammar, British drag queen and nightclub owner (born 1937)
Notable Deaths	2002	Nov 7	Rudolf Augstein, German journalist, co-founded Der Spiegel (born 1923)
Notable Births	2001	Nov 7	Amybeth McNulty, Irish actress
Notable Deaths	2001	Nov 7	Nida Blanca, Filipino actress (born 1936)