November 8th, 1707

Born on November 8th, 1707

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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

Same Day
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

53

Mikhail Lomonosov

Russian polymath (1711-1765)

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

99

Teoh Seng Khoon

Badminton player

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

64

Bram Stoker

Irish novelist and short story writer (1847–1912)

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

69

Kazuo Ishiguro

British novelist (1954-)

*November 8th, 1954, Nagasaki

70

John Musker

American animation director

*November 8th, 1953, Chicago

65

Johann Ulrich von Cramer

German philosopher

*November 8th, 1706, Ulm †July 18th, 1772, Wetzlar

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, Scotland

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

Lars Harms

German politician

*November 8th, 1964, Husum

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

79

Anne Seymour Damer

British artist (1748–1828)

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

84

Morley Safer

Canadian-American reporter and correspondent (1931-2016)

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

57

Sarah Fielding

British writer

*November 8th, 1710, East Stour †April 9th, 1768, Bath

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70

Carl Linnaeus

Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist (1707–1778)

*May 23rd, 1707, Råshult †January 10th, 1778, Linnaeus Hammarby

76

Leonhard Euler

Swiss mathematician, physicist, and engineer (1707–1783)

*April 15th, 1707, Basel †September 18th, 1783, Saint Petersburg

86

Carlo Goldoni

Italian playwright (1707-1793)

*February 25th, 1707, Venice †February 6th, 1794, Paris

80

Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon

French natural historian (1707-1788)

*September 7th, 1707, Montbard †April 15th, 1788, Paris

17

Louis I of Spain

King of Spain

*August 25th, 1707, Madrid †August 31st, 1724, Madrid

85

Anton Peter Příchovský von Příchovice

Roman-Catholic archbishop (1707-1793)

*August 28th, 1707, Svojšín †April 14th, 1793, Prague

79

Magdalena Sibylla Rieger

German writer (1707-1786)

*December 29th, 1707, Maulbronn †December 31st, 1786, Stuttgart

87

Michel Corrette

French organist and composer

*April 10th, 1707, Rouen †January 21st, 1795, Paris

78

Stephen Hopkins

Signer of Declaration of Independence (1707-1785)

*March 7th, 1707, Providence †July 13th, 1785, Providence

80

Charles Wesley

English Methodist and hymn writer (1707-1788)

*December 18th, 1707, Epworth †March 29th, 1788, London

74

John Pringle

Scottish physician

*April 10th, 1707, Roxburghshire †January 18th, 1782, London

60

Johann Julius Hecker

German educator

*December 2nd, 1707, Werden †June 24th, 1768, Berlin

74

Johann August Ernesti

German theologian

*August 4th, 1707, Bad Tennstedt †September 11th, 1781, Leipzig

54

Pietro Rotari

Italian painter of Baroque period (1707–1762)

*September 30th, 1707, Verona †August 31st, 1762, Saint Petersburg

33

Johann Amman

Swiss-Russian botanist (1707-1741)

*December 22nd, 1707, Schaffhausen †December 4th, 1741, Saint Petersburg

65

Johann Christian Senckenberg

German doctor

*February 28th, 1707, Frankfurt †November 15th, 1772, Frankfurt

47

Henry Fielding

English novelist and dramatist (1707-1754)

*April 22nd, 1707, Sharpham †October 8th, 1754, Lisbon

70

Friedrich Grimm

German theologian

*March 11th, 1707, Hanau †March 20th, 1777, Steinau an der Straße

44

Frederick, Prince of Wales

Heir apparent to the British throne from 1727 until his death

*January 31st, 1707, Hanover †March 20th, 1751, Leicester House

70

Wytze Foppes Dongjuma

Dutch mathematician

*September 16th, 1707, Dongjum †August 2nd, 1778, Leeuwarden

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No: With 365 days 1707 is a normal year and no leap year.

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