November 8th, 1777

Born on November 8th, 1777

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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

Born on November 8th, 1777

83

Désirée Clary

Queen of Sweden and Norway as the consort of Charles XIV John

*November 8th, 1777, Marseille †December 17th, 1860, Stockholm

Same year
Born in 1777

77

Carl Friedrich Gauss

German mathematician and physicist (1777–1855)

*April 30th, 1777, Brunswick †February 23rd, 1855, Göttingen

73

Hans Christian Ørsted

Danish physicist and chemist (1777-1851)

*August 14th, 1777, Rudkøbing †March 9th, 1851, Copenhagen

47

Alexander I of Russia

The tenth Emperor of Russia (1801–1825)

*December 12th, 1777, Saint Petersburg †November 19th, 1825, Taganrog

79

John Ross

Scottish naval officer and polar explorer (1777–1856)

*June 24th, 1777, Stranraer †August 30th, 1856, London

58

Nathan Mayer Rothschild

German-born British financier (1777–1836)

*September 16th, 1777, Frankfurt †July 28th, 1836, Frankfurt

76

August Kestner

German diplomat and collector of art

*January 1st, 1777, Hanover †January 1st, 1853, Rome

72

Henri Marie Ducrotay de Blainville

French zoologist and anatomist (1777-1850)

*September 12th, 1777, Arques-la-Bataille †May 1st, 1850, Paris

75

Henry Clay

American politician from Kentucky (1777-1852)

*April 12th, 1777, Hanover County †June 29th, 1852, Washington, D.C.

43

Elisa Bonaparte

French princess (1777-1820)

*January 3rd, 1777, Ajaccio †August 6th, 1820, Villa Vicentina

53

Francis I of the Two Sicilies

King of the Two Sicilies (1777-1830)

*August 14th, 1777, Naples †November 8th, 1830, Naples

80

Louis Jacques Thénard

French chemist (1777-1857)

*May 4th, 1777, La Louptière-Thénard †June 21st, 1857, Paris

64

Fernando Errázuriz Aldunate

Provisional president of Chile (1777-1841)

*June 1st, 1777, Santiago †August 16th, 1841, Santiago

41

János Fusz

Hungarian musician

*December 16th, 1777, Tolna †March 9th, 1819, Buda

83

Louis Hersent

French painter (1777-1860)

*March 10th, 1777, Paris †October 2nd, 1860, Paris

81

Johann Heinrich Kopp

German naturalist

*September 17th, 1777, Hanau †November 28th, 1858, Hanau

78

Mary Reibey

Australian businesswoman

*May 12th, 1777, Bury †May 30th, 1855, Newtown

81

Nathaniel Claiborne

American politician (1777-1859)

*November 14th, 1777, Chesterfield Court House †August 15th, 1859, Rocky Mount

83

Heinrich Rudolf Schinz

Swiss zoologist (1777–1861)

*March 30th, 1777, Zürich †March 8th, 1861, Zürich

52

José Félix Bogado

Argentinian military personnel

*November 7th, 1777, San Juan Nepomuceno †November 21st, 1829, San Nicolás de los Arroyos

71

Alessandro Sanquirico

Italian scenic designer, architect, and painter (1777-1849)

*July 27th, 1777, Milan †March 12th, 1849, Milan

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1777 is a normal year and no leap year.

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