November 8th, 1737

Born on November 8th, 1737

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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 1737

72

Thomas Paine

American Founding Father, philosopher, and political activist (1737–1809)

*February 9th, 1737, Thetford †June 8th, 1809, Greenwich Village

56

Suzanne Curchod

French-Swiss salonist and writer

*June 2nd, 1737, Crassier †May 15th, 1794, Beaulieu Castle

61

Luigi Galvani

Italian physician, physicist, and philosopher

*September 9th, 1737, Bologna †December 4th, 1798, Bologna

77

Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre

Writer and botanist from France (1737-1814)

*January 19th, 1737, Le Havre †January 21st, 1814, Éragny

72

Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke

King of Siam (1737–1809)

*March 20th, 1737, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya †September 7th, 1809, Bangkok

85

Charles Hutton

English mathematician

*August 14th, 1737, Newcastle upon Tyne †January 27th, 1823, London

42

Nicolás Fernández de Moratín

Spanish writer

*July 20th, 1737, Madrid †May 11th, 1780, Madrid

72

John Broome

American politician (1738-1810)

*November 30th, 1737, Staten Island †August 8th, 1810, New York City

79

Marguerite de Gourbillon

French noble

*December 24th, 1737, Gray †December 11th, 1817, 2nd arrondissement of Paris

70

Elias Dayton

American politician (1737-1807)

*May 1st, 1737, Elizabeth †October 22nd, 1807, Elizabeth

3

Archduchess Maria Elisabeth of Austria

Archduchess of Austria, Princess of Bohemia and Hungary

*February 5th, 1737, Vienna †June 7th, 1740, Vienna

70

Alexander Dalrymple

British geographer

*July 24th, 1737, Edinburgh †June 19th, 1808, London

73

Richard Bache

American businessman and Postmaster General

*September 12th, 1737, Settle †July 29th, 1811, Bucks County

74

Fromet Mendelssohn

(1737-1812)

*October 6th, 1737, Altona †March 5th, 1812, Altona

40

Georg David Matthieu

German painter (1737-1778)

*November 20th, 1737, Berlin †November 3rd, 1778, Ludwigslust

75

Fanny de Beauharnais

French poet and mother of the politician Claude de Beauharnais

*October 4th, 1737, Paris †July 2nd, 1813, Paris

50

Princess Louise Marie of France

French Princess, Discalced Carmelite nun and Venerable

*July 15th, 1737, Versailles †December 23rd, 1787, Saint-Denis

20

Ernest Augustus II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach

Duke of Saxe-Weimar and Saxe-Eisenach

*June 2nd, 1737, Weimar †May 28th, 1758, Weimar

79

Henry Wynkoop

American politician

*March 2nd, 1737, Bucks County †March 25th, 1816, Bucks County

53

Francis Hopkinson

American politician, judge, and author 1737-1791

*September 21st, 1737, Philadelphia †May 9th, 1791, Philadelphia

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1737 is a normal year and no leap year.

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