November 8th, 1726

Born on November 8th, 1726

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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 1726

66

Jacob Friedrich Isenflamm

German physician and university teacher

*September 21st, 1726, Vienna †February 23rd, 1793, Erlangen

29

Gerard Majella

Italian Redemptorist lay brother and saint (1729-1755)

*April 6th, 1726, Muro Lucano †September 30th, 1755, Caposele

74

William Gibbons

American lawyer and revolutionary from Georgia (1726-1800)

*April 8th, 1726, Charleston County †September 27th, 1800, Savannah

69

Antonio Zucchi

Italian painter (1726-1795)

*May 1st, 1726, Venice †December 26th, 1795, Rome

71

Lewis Morris

American landowner and developer from Morrisania, New York (1726-1798), Signer of the Declaration of Independence

*April 8th, 1726, Morrisania †January 22nd, 1798, Morrisania

79

Gabriel François Doyen

French painter (1726-1806)

*May 20th, 1726, Paris †March 13th, 1806, Saint Petersburg

61

Daniel Beat Ludwig Funk

Swiss watchmaker

*January 1st, 1726, Bern †May 1st, 1787, Bern

69

William Prescott

Continental army soldier (1726-1795)

*February 20th, 1726, Groton †October 13th, 1795, Pepperell

65

Benjamin Harrison V

American planter and merchant (1726-1791)

*April 5th, 1726, Charles City County †April 24th, 1791, Charles City County

80

José Solano y Bote

Spanish admiral (1726-1806)

*March 6th, 1726, Zorita †March 24th, 1806, Madrid

88

Charles Burney

English music historian (1726-1814)

*April 7th, 1726, Shrewsbury †April 12th, 1814, Chelsea

95

Ambroise-François Germain

French politician and goldsmith

*January 20th, 1726, Paris †December 15th, 1821, Paris

32

Louise Henriette de Bourbon

Duchess of Orléans (1726-1759)

*June 20th, 1726, Paris †February 9th, 1759, Paris

78

Christian Felix Weiße

German writer and pedagogue (1726–1804)

*January 28th, 1726, Annaberg-Buchholz †December 16th, 1804, Stötteritz

78

Joseph Roos

Austrian painter (1726-1805)

*October 9th, 1726, Vienna †August 25th, 1805, Vienna

68

Abraham Clark

American politician (1726-1794)

*February 15th, 1726, Elizabeth †September 15th, 1794, Rahway

52

Francesco Cetti

Italian scientist

*August 9th, 1726, Mannheim †November 20th, 1778, Sassari

64

James Bowdoin

American leader during the American Revolution (1726-1790)

*August 7th, 1726, Boston †November 6th, 1790, Boston

80

José Clavijo y Fajardo

Spanish naturalist, journalist and publicist (1726-1806)

*May 19th, 1726, Teguise †November 3rd, 1806, Madrid

66

Johann Ludwig Schmidt

German law scholar (1726-1792)

*April 22nd, 1726, Quedlinburg †August 2nd, 1792, Jena

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1726 is a normal year and no leap year.

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