November 8th, 1686

Born on November 8th, 1686

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What happened on November 8th?

November 8th, 2020

Second Nagorno-Karabakh War: Azerbaijani forces defeated the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh in the Battle of Shusha, reclaiming the town after 28 years.

November 8th, 1987

A Provisional Irish Republican Army bomb exploded during a Remembrance Sunday ceremony in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, killing 12 people and injuring 63 others.

November 8th, 1974

British peer Lord Lucan disappeared without a trace, a day after allegedly murdering his children's nanny Sandra Rivett.

November 8th, 1971

English rock group Led Zeppelin released their fourth album, which became one of the best-selling albums worldwide.

November 8th, 1966

Former Massachusetts attorney general Edward Brooke became the first African American elected to the United States Senate since Reconstruction.

November 8th, 1965

Vietnam War: In the Battle of Gang Toi, one of the earliest battles between the two sides, Viet Cong forces repelled an Australian attack.

November 8th, 1957

En route from San Francisco to Honolulu, Pan Am Flight 7 crashed into the Pacific Ocean due to unknown causes, killing all 44 people on board.

November 8th, 1940

The Italian invasion of Greece failed as outnumbered Greek units repulsed the Italians at the Battle of Elaia–Kalamas.

November 8th, 1932

The Australian military withdrew from their "war against emus" in Western Australia, due to negative press coverage of the operation.

November 8th, 1644

The Shunzhi Emperor (portrait shown), the third emperor of the Qing dynasty, was enthroned in Beijing after the collapse of the Ming dynasty as the first Qing emperor to rule over China.

November 8th, 1520

Following a successful invasion of Sweden by Danish forces under Christian II, scores of Swedish leaders in Stockholm were imprisoned and later executed despite Christian's promise of general amnesty.

November 8th, 1291

A law was passed that confined most of Venice's glassmaking industry to nearby Murano.

November 8th, 0960

Arab–Byzantine wars: Having been the target of many raids by the Emirate of Aleppo, Byzantine forces led by Leo Phokas the Younger ambushed the Hamdanids and annihilated their army.

November 8th, 1997

Eritrea adopts the nakfa as its official currency.

November 8th, 2020

Myanmar holds the 2020 general election, re-electing a government led by the National League for Democracy, which is deposed by the Burmese military the following February during the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on November 8th

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Who's birthday is on November 8th?

94

Asunción Balaguer

Spanish actress (1925-2019)

*November 8th, 1925, Manresa †November 23rd, 2019, Cercedilla

88

Alain Delon

French actor (born 1935)

*November 8th, 1935, Sceaux

59

Lars Harms

German politician

*November 8th, 1964, Husum

79

Anne Seymour Damer

British artist (1748–1828)

*November 8th, 1748, Sevenoaks †May 28th, 1828, London

99

Teoh Seng Khoon

Badminton player

*November 8th, 1918, Ipoh †July 31st, 2018, Ipoh

69

Kazuo Ishiguro

British novelist (1954-)

*November 8th, 1954, Nagasaki

64

Bram Stoker

Irish novelist and short story writer (1847–1912)

*November 8th, 1847, Clontarf †April 20th, 1912, St George's Square

53

Mikhail Lomonosov

Russian polymath (1711-1765)

*November 8th, 1711, Lomonosovo †April 4th, 1765, Saint Petersburg

70

John Musker

American animation director

*November 8th, 1953, Chicago

31

Minnie Riperton

American singer (1947–1979)

*November 8th, 1947, Chicago †July 12th, 1979, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

49

Matthew Rhys

Welsh actor

*November 8th, 1974, Cardiff

57

Gordon Ramsay

British chef, restaurateur, and television personality

*November 8th, 1966, Johnstone

51

Gretchen Mol

American actress and former model

*November 8th, 1972, Deep River

97

June Havoc

American actress, vaudeville performer, and memoirist

*November 8th, 1912, Vancouver †March 28th, 2010, Stamford

76

Gottlob Frege

German philosopher, logician, and mathematician (1848–1925)

*November 8th, 1848, Wismar †July 26th, 1925, Bad Kleinen

59

Alberico Archinto

Italian cardinal

*November 8th, 1698, Milan †September 30th, 1758, Rome

69

Michael Perham

Bishop of Gloucester; Dean of Derby (1947-2017)

*November 8th, 1947, Dorchester †April 17th, 2017

26

Aaron Swartz

American computer programmer and internet-political activist (1986-2013)

*November 8th, 1986, Highland Park †January 11th, 2013, Brooklyn

84

Morley Safer

Canadian-American reporter and correspondent (1931-2016)

*November 8th, 1931, Toronto †May 19th, 2016, Manhattan

76

Heinrich August Schumacher

German historian (1683-1760)

*November 8th, 1683, Korbach †August 15th, 1760, Grimma

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Born in 1686

50

Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit

German-Polish physicist and engineer (1686-1736)

*May 24th, 1686, Gdańsk †September 16th, 1736, The Hague

73

Christoph Matthäus Pfaff

German theologian

*December 25th, 1686, Stuttgart †November 19th, 1760, Giessen

27

Charles of France, Duke of Berry

French noble

*August 31st, 1686, Versailles †May 4th, 1714, Marly-le-Roi

76

Giovanni Battista Somis

Italian violinist and composer (1686-1763)

*December 25th, 1686, Turin †August 14th, 1763, Turin

80

Archibald Bower

Scottish Historian

*January 17th, 1686, Dundee †September 3rd, 1766, London

52

Cosmas Damian Asam

German artist (1686-1739)

*September 28th, 1686, Benediktbeuern †May 10th, 1739, Munich

71

Antoine de Jussieu

French botanist (1686-1758)

*July 6th, 1686, Lyon †April 22nd, 1758, Paris

81

Nicola Porpora

Italian composer

*August 17th, 1686, Naples †March 3rd, 1768, Naples

72

Hans Egede

Missionary to Greenland, Lutheran pastor (1686-1758)

*January 31st, 1686, Harstad Municipality †November 5th, 1758, Stubbekøbing

64

Vasily Tatishchev

Russian historian (1686-1750)

*April 19th, 1686, Pskov †July 15th, 1750, Boldino

36

William Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach

Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach

*January 8th, 1686, Ansbach †January 7th, 1723, Schwabach

59

Jean-Joseph Fiocco

Belgian composer

*December 15th, 1686, Brussels metropolitan area †March 30th, 1746, Brussels metropolitan area

52

Benedetto Marcello

Italian composer, writer, advocate, magistrate, and teacher

*August 9th, 1686, Venice †July 24th, 1739, Brescia

69

Jean-Baptiste Oudry

French painter and printmaker (1686-1755)

*March 17th, 1686, Paris †April 30th, 1755, Beauvais

50

Antonina Houbraken

Dutch artist (1686-1736)

*May 30th, 1686, Dordrecht †December 12th, 1736, Amsterdam

66

Adolphus Frederick III, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1686-1752)

*June 7th, 1686, Neustrelitz †December 11th, 1752, Neustrelitz

87

Bernard Gates

Composer

*April 23rd, 1686, The Hague †November 15th, 1773, North Aston

71

José Manuel da Câmara de Atalaia

Portuguese cardinal of the Catholic Church

*December 25th, 1686, Lisbon †July 9th, 1758, Atalaia

43

Karl Joseph von Kuenburg

Austrian priest

*May 27th, 1686, Salzburg †December 10th, 1729, Schloss Tüßling

60

Andrey Osterman

Russian noble

*May 30th, 1686, Bochum †May 20th, 1747, Beryozovo

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