November 8
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November 8 is the 312th day of the year (313th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 53 days remaining until the end of the year.
Events [change]
- 1519 – Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with great pomp as would befit a returning god.
- 1520 – Stockholm Bloodbath begins: A successful invasion of Sweden by Danish forces results in the execution of around 100 persons.
- 1576 - Eighty Years' War: The States-General of the Netherlands meet and unite to oppose Spanish occupation.
- 1605 - Robert Catesby, ringleader of the Gunpowder Plotters, is killed.
- 1620 – The Battle of White Mountain, the first battle in the Thirty Years' War, takes place near Prague, ending in a decisive Catholic victory in only two hours.
- 1745 - Charles Edward Stuart invades England with an army of around 5,000 that would later take part in the Battle of Culloden.
- 1793 – In Paris, the French Revolutionary government opens the Louvre to the public as a museum.
- 1798 - British seafarer John Fearn becomes the first European to set foot on the island of Nauru, which he names Pleasant Island.
- 1861 - American Civil War: The Trent Affair - The USS San Jacinto stops the British mail ship Trent and arrests two Confederate envoys, sparkinga diplomatic crisis between the UK and the USA.
- 1864 – U.S. presidential election: Abraham Lincoln is reelected in an overwhelming victory over George McClellan.
- 1867 - Two explosions occur at the Ferndale Colliery in Wales, killing 178 people.
- 1889 – Montana is admitted as the 41st U.S. state.
- 1892 – U.S. presidential election: Grover Cleveland is elected over Benjamin Harrison and James B. Weaver to win the second of his non-consecutive terms.
- 1895 – While experimenting with electricity Wilhelm Röntgen discovers x-rays.
- 1923 – Beer Hall Putsch: In Munich, Adolf Hitler leads the Nazis in an unsuccessful attempt to overthrow the German government.
- 1932 – U.S. presidential election: Franklin D. Roosevelt defeats Herbert Hoover in a landslide victory.
- 1935 – Fernand Bouisson becomes Prime Minister of France
- 1939 – In Munich, Adolf Hitler escapes an assassination attempt while celebrating the 16th anniversary of the Beer Hall Putsch.
- 1942 – World War II: Operation Torch – United States and United Kingdom forces land in French North Africa.
- 1942 – World War II: French resistance coup in Algiers, by which 400 Civil French patriots neutralized Vichyst XIXth Army Corps during 15 hours, arrested vichyst generals (Juin, Darlan, etc.), and so allowed the immediate success of Operation Torch in Algiers, then, from there, to the whole French North Africa.
- 1950 – Korean War: United States Air Force Lt. Russell J. Brown shoots down two North Korean MiG-15s in the first jet aircraft-to-jet aircraft dog fight in history.
- 1959 - Basketball player Elgin Baylor of the Minneapolis Lakers sets a new NBA record, scoring 64 points, against the Boston Celtics.
- 1960 – U.S. presidential election: John F. Kennedy is elected over Richard M. Nixon in a very close election. He becomes the youngest man elected to that office.
- 1965 – The British Indian Ocean Territory is created. It includes Chagos Archipelago, Aldabra, Farquhar and Des Roches islands.
- 1965 – The soap opera Days of Our Lives debuts on NBC in the United States.
- 1966 – Former Massachusetts Attorney General Edward Brooke becomes the first African American elected to the United States Senate.
- 1973 - The right ear of John Paul Getty III is delivered to a newspaper together with a ransom note, convincing his father to pay 2.9 million United States Dollars.
- 1974 – In Salt Lake City, Utah, Carol DaRonch narrowly escapes abduction by serial killer Ted Bundy.
- 1976 - A series of earthquakes spreads panic in Thessaloniki, Greece.
- 1977 - Manolis Andronikos, Greek archaeologist and professor, discovers the tomb of Philip of Macedon at Vergina, Greece.
- 1982 – Wethersfield, Connecticut, a meteorite crashed through the roof of Wanda and Bob Donahue's house at 461 Church Street.
- 1983 - Lubango, Angola - A Boeing 727 of Angola Airlines crashes and explodes shortly after take-off, killing all 130 people on board.
- 1987 – Eleven people are killed in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, when a bomb explodes.
- 1988 – U.S. presidential election: George H. W. Bush is elected over Michael Dukakis.
- 1991 - A typhoon causes massive flooding in the Philippines, killing 7,000 people.
- 1994 – For the first time in 40 years the United States Republican Party takes control of both the House of Representatives and the Senate in midterm congressional elections.
- 2000 - A re-count of electoral votes in Florida takes place, because of a dispute in the 2000 United States Presidential Election between George W. Bush and Al Gore.
- 2002 - Iraq Disarmament Crisis: UN Security Council Resolution 1441 - The United Nations Security Council approves a resolution on Iraq, forcing Saddam Hussein to disarm, or face "serious questions".
- 2004 – War in Iraq: More than 10,000 U.S. troops and a small number of Iraqi army units participate in a siege on the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah.
- 2006 - After the Republican Party made losses in the mid-term elections, Donald Rumsfeld, United States Secretary of Defense, submits his resignation to George W. Bush. Robert Gates succeeds him.
Births [change]
- 30 – Marcus Cocceius Nerva, Roman Empire (d. 98)
- 1342 - Julian of Norwich, English saint (d. 1416)
- 1491 - Teofilo Folengo, Italian poet (d. 1544)
- 1622 – King Charles X of Sweden (d. 1660)
- 1656 – Edmond Halley, English astronomer (d. 1742)
- 1706 - Johann Ulrich von Cramer, German judge and philosopher (d. 1772)
- 1710 – Sarah Fielding, English writer (d. 1768)
- 1715 - Elisabeth Christine von Braunschweig-Bevern, wofe of Frederick II of Prussia (d. 1797)
- 1723 - John Byron, British naval officer (d. 1786)
- 1723 - Antoine Bruny d'Entrecastaeux, French explorer (d. 1793)
- 1768 – Princess Augusta Sophia of the United Kingdom (d. 1840)
- 1810 - Pierre Bosquet, Marshal of France (d. 1861)
- 1823 - Joseph Monier, French gardener, inventor and businessman (d. 1906)
- 1836 - Milton Bradley, American game manufacturer (d. 1911)
- 1837 – Ilia Chavchavadze, national hero of Georgia (d. 1907)
- 1847 – Bram Stoker, Irish novelist (Dracula) (d. 1912)
- 1847 - Jean Casimir-Perier, French politician (d. 1907)
- 1848 - Gottlob Frege, German mathematician and philosopher (d. 1925)
- 1852 – Lin Shu, Chinese translator (d. 1924)
- 1854 – Johannes Rydberg, Swedish physicist (d. 1919)
- 1866 - Herbert Austin, English automobile pioneer (d. 1941)
- 1868 - Felix Hausdorff, German mathematician (d. 1942)
- 1869 - Zinaida Gippius, Russian poet (d. 1945)
- 1881 - Clarence Gagnon, French-Canadian artist and painter (d. 1942)
- 1883 - Arnold Bax, English composer (d. 1953)
- 1884 - Hermann Rorschach, Swiss psychiatrist (d. 1922)
- 1893 – Clarence Williams, American pianist and composer (d. 1965)
- 1893 – Prajadhipok, King of Siam (d. 1941)
- 1897 - Dorothy Day, American social activist and journalist (d. 1980)
- 1898 - Marie Prevost, Canadian actress (d. 1937)
- 1900 – Margaret Mitchell, American author (d. 1949)
- 1900 - Charlie Paddock, American athlete (d. 1943)
- 1903 - Luigi Allemandi, Italian footballer (d. 1978)
- 1912 - Stylianos Pattakos, Greek military officer
- 1912 – June Havoc, Canadian-American actress (d. 2010)
- 1914 - Norman Lloyd, American director, producer and actor
- 1916 - Peter Weiss, German-born Swedish writer, painter and experimental filmmaker (d. 1982)
- 1920 - Esther Rolle, American actress (d. 1998)
- 1922 – Christiaan Barnard, South African heart surgeon (d. 2001)
- 1922 - Ademir Marques de Menezes, Brazilian footballer (d. 1996)
- 1923 - Jack Kilby, American electrical engineer (d. 1995)
- 1927 - Patti Page, American singer (d. 2013)
- 1927 – Ken Dodd, English comedian
- 1927 – Nguyen Khanh, South Vietnamese Prime Minister (d. 2013)
- 1929 – Jona Senilagakali, Fijian physician, diplomat and 7th Prime Minister of Fiji (d. 2011)
- 1931 – Morley Safer, American journalist
- 1933 - Peter Arundell, British racing driver (d. 2009)
- 1935 - Alain Delon, French film actor
- 1936 - Edward Wilson, American astronaut
- 1938 - Murtala Mohammed, President of Nigeria (d. 1976)
- 1940 - Charles T. Kowal, American astronomer (d. 2011)
- 1942 - Sandro Mazzola, Italian footballer
- 1943 – Martin Peters, English footballer
- 1946 – Guus Hiddink, Dutch football manager
- 1946 - Roy Wood, British musician
- 1947 - Minnie Riperton, American singer (d. 1979)
- 1949 - Bonnie Raitt, American rock musician
- 1949 - Wayne LaPierre, American Executive President of the National Rifle Association
- 1950 - Mary Hart, American television host
- 1952 - Christie Hefner, former CEO of Playboy Enterprises
- 1952 - Alfre Woodard, American actress
- 1954 - Kazuo Ishiguro, Japanese-British writer
- 1954 - Jeanette McGruder, American musician (P Funk)
- 1954 - Rickie Lee Jones, American singer-songwriter
- 1956 - Mari Boine, Norwegian musician
- 1956 – Richard Curtis, English screenwriter
- 1957 – Alan Curbishley, English football manager
- 1957 - Porl Thompson, British musician (The Cure)
- 1961 - Leif Garrett, American singer-songwriter
- 1966 – Gordon Ramsay, Scottish chef and television personality
- 1967 - Courtney Thorne-Smith, American actress
- 1968 – Parker Posey, American actress
- 1969 - Roxana Zal, American actress
- 1970 – Tom Anderson, co-founder of Myspace
- 1972 – Gretchen Mol, American actress
- 1974 - Masashi Kishimoto, Japanese manga author
- 1974 - Seishi Kishimoto, Japanese manga author
- 1974 – Matthew Rhys, Welsh actor
- 1976 – Brett Lee, Australian cricketer
- 1978 – Ali Karimi, Iranian footballer
- 1978 - Tim de Cler, Dutch footballer
- 1979 – Aaron Hughes, Northern Irish footballer
- 1980 – Luis Fabiano, Brazilian footballer
- 1981 – Joe Cole, English footballer
- 1982 – Sam Sparro, Australian singer, performer and producer
- 1982 - Mika Kallio, Finnish motorcycle racer
- 1982 - Lynndie England, former United States Army reservist
- 1983 - Chris Rankin, New Zealand actor
- 1983 - Pavel Pogrebnyak, Russian footballer
- 1985 – Jack Osbourne, English television personality
- 1986 – Aaron Swartz, American activist and computer programmer (Twitter) (d. 2013)
- 1986 - Jamie Roberts, Welsh rugby player
- 1988 - Jessica Lowndes, Canadian actress
- 2003 – Lady Louise Windsor, British royal
Deaths [change]
- 397 - Saint Martin of Tours
- 955 - Pope Agapetus II
- 1226 – King Louis VIII of France (b. 1187)
- 1308 – Duns Scotus, Scottish philosopher
- 1517 - Francisco Jimenez de Cisneros, Spanish statesman and cardinal (b. 1436)
- 1599 - Francisco Guerrero, Spanish composer (b. 1528)
- 1605 - Robert Catesby, English Gunpowder Plot conspirator (b. 1573)
- 1627 - Jahangir, Mughal Emperor (b. 1569)
- 1674 - John Milton, English poet (b. 1608)
- 1719 - Michel Rolle, French mathematician (b. 1652)
- 1817 - Andrea Appiani, Italian painter (b. 1754)
- 1830 – King Francis I of the Two Sicilies (b. 1777)
- 1873 - Breton de los Herreros, Spanish playwright (b. 1796)
- 1887 – Doc Holliday, American Western figure (b. 1851)
- 1890 – César Franck, Belgian composer and organist (b. 1822)
- 1905 - Victor Borisov-Musatov, Russian painter (b. 1870)
- 1934 - Carlos Chagas, Brazilian physician (b. 1879)
- 1953 – Ivan Bunin, Russian writer (b. 1870)
- 1968 - Peter Mohr Dam, 3rd Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands (b. 1898)
- 1978 – Norman Rockwell, American illustrator (b. 1894)
- 1979 – Yvonne de Gaulle, First Lady of France (b. 1900)
- 1983 - James Booker, American jazz singer (b. 1939)
- 1985 – Nicolas Frantz, Luxembourg cyclist (b. 1899)
- 1985 - Masten Gregory, American racing driver (b. 1932)
- 1986 – Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Molotov, Soviet politician (b. 1890)
- 1998 – John Hunt, Baron Hunt, English mountaineer (b. 1910)
- 1998 - Jean Marais, French actor (b. 1913)
- 1999 - Leon Stukelj, Slovenian gymnast (b. 1898)
- 2007 – Chad Varah, English humanitarian (b. 1911)
- 2009 – Vitaly Ginzburg, Russian physicist (b. 1916)
- 2010 – Emilio Eduardo Massera, Argentine naval officer (b. 1925)
- 2011 – Hal Bruno, American journalist (b. 1928)
- 2011 – Valentin Kozmich Ivanov, Russian footballer (b. 1934)
- 2011 – Heavy D, American rapper (b. 1967)
