November 8th, 1717

Born on November 8th, 1717

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What happened on November 8th?

November 8th, 2017

The Louvre Abu Dhabi was inaugurated by the French president Emmanuel Macron and then-crown prince of Abu Dhabi Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

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 Sandra Rivett, his children's nanny.

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

After his coronation as king of Sweden, Christian II (pictured) gave the order to execute nearly 100 people, mostly noblemen, despite promises 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, 2013

Typhoon Haiyan made landfall in the Visayas region of the Philippines, killing at least 6,300 people, making it the deadliest Philippine typhoon recorded in modern history.

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

Same year
Born in 1717

61

David Garrick

British actor, playwright, theatre manager and producer (1717–1779)

*February 19th, 1717, Hereford †January 20th, 1779, London

63

Maria Theresa of Austria

Ruler of the Habsburg Dominions (1717-1780)

*May 13th, 1717, Vienna †November 29th, 1780, Vienna

65

Jean le Rond d'Alembert

French mathematician, mechanician, physicist, philosopher and music theorist (1717-1783)

*November 16th, 1717, Paris †October 29th, 1783, Paris

62

Ferdinand Stosch

German theologian (1717–1780)

*December 30th, 1717, Liebenberg †June 3rd, 1780, Detmold

68

Pedro III of Portugal

King of Portugal

*July 5th, 1717, Lisbon †May 25th, 1786, Sintra

79

Horace Walpole

English writer, art historian, man of letters, antiquarian and Whig politician (1717-1797)

*September 24th, 1717, London †March 2nd, 1797, London

50

Johann Joachim Winckelmann

German art historian and archaeologist, and conservator of the Vatican Library

*December 9th, 1717, Stendal †June 8th, 1768, Trieste

77

George (Konissky)

Orthodox archbishop, preacher, philosopher and theologian

*November 20th, 1717, Nizhyn †February 13th, 1795, Mogilev

74

Johann David Michaelis

German academic (1717-1791)

*February 27th, 1717, Halle (Saale) †August 22nd, 1791, Göttingen

89

Heinrich Wilhelm von Huth

German soldier and officer (1717-1806)

*January 1st, 1717, Elstertrebnitz †January 1st, 1806, Copenhagen

84

Fedele Tirrito

Italian painter (1717-1801)

*January 18th, 1717, San Biagio Platani †August 9th, 1801, Palermo

92

John Metcalf

English civil engineer and road builder

*August 15th, 1717, Knaresborough †April 26th, 1810, Spofforth

82

Adam Friedrich Oeser

German etcher and painter (1717-1799)

*February 17th, 1717, Bratislava †March 18th, 1799, Leipzig

68

Matthew Stewart

Scottish mathematician (1717-1785)

*January 15th, 1717, Scotland †January 23rd, 1785, Scotland

77

John Armstrong

American civil engineer and soldier

*October 13th, 1717, County Fermanagh †March 9th, 1795, Carlisle

78

Catharina Helena Dörrien

German botanist, botanical artist, author, translator, editor and governess (1717–1795)

*March 1st, 1717, Hildesheim †June 8th, 1795, Dillenburg

27

Marie Anne de Mailly

18th-century French noblewoman

*October 5th, 1717, Paris †December 8th, 1744, Paris

76

Luis de Unzaga

Spanish colonial governor and administrator (1717-1793)

*April 6th, 1717, Málaga †June 21st, 1793, Málaga

85

Richard Owen Cambridge

British poet

*February 14th, 1717, London †September 17th, 1802, Richmond

80

Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst

British Army officer (1717-1797)

*January 29th, 1717, Riverhead †August 3rd, 1797, Montreal Park

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1717 is a normal year and no leap year.

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