November 8
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November 8 is the 313th day of the year (314th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 52 days remaining after November 8 until the end of the year.
[change] Events
- 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.
- 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.
- 1793 – In Paris, the French Revolutionary government opens the Louvre to the public as a museum.
- 1864 – U.S. presidential election: Abraham Lincoln is reelected in an overwhelming victory over George McClellan.
- 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.
- 1960 – U.S. presidential election: John F. Kennedy is elected over Richard M. Nixon. 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.
- 1974 – In Salt Lake City, Utah, Carol DaRonch narrowly escapes abduction by serial killer Ted Bundy.
- 1982 – Wethersfield, Connecticut, a meteorite crashed through the roof of Wanda and Bob Donahue's house at 461 Church Street.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
[change] Births
- 30 – Marcus Cocceius Nerva, Roman Empire (d. 98)
- 1622 – King Charles X of Sweden (d. 1660)
- 1656 – Edmond Halley, English astronomer (d. 1742)
- 1710 – Sarah Fielding, English writer (d. 1768)
- 1768 – Princess Augusta Sophia of the United Kingdom (d. 1840)
- 1837 – Ilia Chavchavadze, national hero of Georgia (d. 1907)
- 1847 – Bram Stoker, Irish novelist (Dracula) (d. 1912)
- 1852 – Lin Shu, Chinese translator (d. 1924)
- 1857 – Johannes Rydberg, Swedish physicist (d. 1919)
- 1893 – Clarence Williams, American pianist and composer (d. 1965)
- 1893 – Prajadhipok, King of Siam (d. 1941)
- 1900 – Margaret Mitchell, American author (d. 1949)
- 1912 – June Havoc, Canadian-American actress (d. 2010)
- 1922 – Christiaan Barnard, South African heart surgeon (d. 2001)
- 1927 – Ken Dodd, English comedian
- 1927 – Nguyen Khanh, South Vietnamese Prime Minister
- 1929 – Jona Senilagakali, Fijian physician, diplomat and 7th Prime Minister of Fiji (d. 2011)
- 1931 – Morley Safer, American journalist
- 1943 – Martin Peters, English footballer
- 1946 – Guus Hiddink, Dutch football manager
- 1956 – Richard Curtis, English screenwriter
- 1957 – Alan Curbishley, English football manager
- 1966 – Gordon Ramsay, Scottish chef and television personality
- 1968 – Parker Posey, American actress
- 1970 – Tom Anderson, co-founder of Myspace
- 1972 – Gretchen Mol, American actress
- 1974 – Matthew Rhys, Welsh actor
- 1976 – Brett Lee, Australian cricketer
- 1978 – Ali Karimi, Iranian 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
- 1985 – Jack Osbourne, English television personality
- 2003 – Lady Louise Windsor, British royal
[change] Deaths
- 1226 – King Louis VIII of France (b. 1187)
- 1308 – Duns Scotus, Scottish philosopher
- 1830 – King Francis I of the Two Sicilies (b. 1777)
- 1887 – Doc Holliday, American Western figure (b. 1851)
- 1890 – César Franck, Belgian composer and organist (b. 1822)
- 1953 – Ivan Bunin, Russian writer (b. 1870)
- 1978 – Norman Rockwell, American illustrator (b. 1894)
- 1979 – Yvonne de Gaulle, First Lady of France (b. 1900)
- 1985 – Nicolas Frantz, Luxembourg cyclist (b. 1899)
- 1986 – Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Molotov, Soviet politician (b. 1890)
- 1998 – John Hunt, Baron Hunt, English mountaineer (b. 1910)
- 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)
