In context
- When
- Thursday, November 7 199630 years ago
- Category
- BirthA notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
- Era
- 20th century · 1990s
- Anniversary
- 30th in 2026
- Recorded from
- Wikipedia “On this day” feed
- Person
- Lorde
Who they were
Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O'Connor, known professionally as Lorde, is a New Zealand singer-songwriter. She is known for her unconventional style of pop music and introspective songwriting.
Why this date
Lorde appears on our November 7 calendar for 1996 as a birth entry.
November 7 through the years
Other entries on the same calendar day, in order.
- 1996NASA
- 1996Lorde
- 2000Drug Enforcement Administration
- 20002000 United States presidential election
- 2000Hillary Clinton
- 2004Iraq War
- 2007Jokela school shooting
- 20122012 Guatemala earthquake
- 2017Shamshad TV
- 2020Joe Biden
- 2023António Costa
Also in 1996
- May 11ValuJet Flight 592After the aircraft's departure from Miami, a fire started by improperly handled chemical oxygen generators in the cargo hold of Atlanta-b…
- September 16Space Shuttle AtlantisSpace Shuttle Atlantis is launched on STS-79 to dock with the Russian space station Mir.
- September 5Hurricane FranHurricane Fran makes landfall near Cape Fear, North Carolina as a Category 3 storm with 115 mph sustained winds. Fran caused over $3 bill…
- June 14ForeclosureAfter an 81-day standoff sparked by their refusal to be evicted from their foreclosed property in Jordan, Montana, the Christian Patriot…
- August 14Killing of Solomos SolomouGreek Cypriot refugee Solomos Solomou is shot and killed by a Turkish security officer while trying to climb a flagpole in order to remov…
- July 5Dolly (sheep)Dolly the sheep becomes the first mammal cloned from an adult cell.
- November 5President of PakistanPakistani President Farooq Leghari dismisses the government of Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and dissolves the National Assembly.
- November 5Bill ClintonBill Clinton is reelected President of the United States.
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“Lorde”, What's On This Date, https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/event/lorde-1996-november-7, accessed October 28, 2026.
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Questions about this entry
When did Lorde happen?
November 7 1996 — 30 years ago, on a Thursday.
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