According to the Julian calendar then used in Russia, the Bolshevik Revolution took place on Oct. 25, 1917, hence the name. This holiday was observed for two days in the old Soviet Union with parades, military displays and appearances by Soviet leaders. In the mid-1990s, Russian President Boris Yeltsin issued a decree renaming the holiday the “Day of National Reconciliation and Agreement.”
Today is Solidarity Day in Bangladesh. This national holiday commemorates the 1975 uprising formed by people and soldiers. The uprising, led by Col. Abu Taher, ended the three-day coup organized by Gen. Khaled Mosharraf and installed Chief Justice Abusadet Mohammed Sayem as the new president. Eventually this national uprising brought to power Gen. Ziaur Rahman, founder of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.
Today is Accession Day in Tunisia. This day celebrates the accession of Gen. Zine el Abidine Ben Ali to the presidential post on Nov. 7, 1987. Ben Ali is the second president of Tunisia, succeeding President Habib Bourguiba.
Today is a national day in Northern Catalonia, honoring the Treaty of the Pyrenees of 1635, which ended a war between France and Spain. The treaty included several points about conserving Catalonian institutions, but Louis XIV failed to respect this section. Catalonian institutions were abolished just a year after the treaty was signed.
Today is the anniversary of the martyrdom of the second caliph, Umar ibn al-Khattab, in 644. Umar served as the caliph of the Islamic state for 10 years, following the death of Abu Bakr. He was killed by a Persian slave while leading prayer in a mosque, reportedly because of an unfavorable ruling he gave concerning the slave.
Today is the birthday of Albert Camus (1913-1960), the French writer, philosopher and winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1957. Camus was often associated with existentialism, but used to call himself “a son of Greece.” The best of his literary works were his works of nonfiction, including “The Myth of Sisyphus” (1942) and “The Rebel” (1951).
Today is the anniversary of the birth of Marie Sklodowska Curie (1867-1934), famous physicist and chemist of Polish upbringing and French citizenship. Curie was a pioneer in the field of radioactivity. She was a twice-honored Nobel laureate in two different sciences, the wife of fellow Nobel laureate Pierre Curie and the mother of a third Nobel laureate, Irène Joliot-Curie. Curie named the first new element she discovered “polonium” after her native country.
On this day in 1600, Baki, who is considered one of the greatest contributors to Turkish literature, died. Baki was known as the sultan of the poets of his time in the Ottoman Empire. Baki lived during the height of the Ottoman Empire, and this affected his poetry greatly. Love, the joy of living and nature are the primary subjects of his poems.
Gregorian Calendar: 07 November 2009 C.E.
Hijri Calendar: 20 Dhul-Qadah 1430 A.H.
Hebrew Calendar: 20 Cheshvan 5770
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