November 8th, 1783

Born on November 8th, 1783

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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 1783

47

Simón Bolívar

South American military and political leader, protagonist of the Spanish-American emancipation against the Spanish Empire (1783-1830)

*July 24th, 1783, Birthplace of Simón Bolívar †December 17th, 1830, Quinta de San Pedro Alejandrino

59

Stendhal

19th century French writer

*January 23rd, 1783, Grenoble †March 23rd, 1842, Paris

76

Wilhelm Pfeil

German forestry scientist

*March 28th, 1783, Friesdorf †September 4th, 1859, Cieplice Śląskie-Zdrój

59

Caroline Tischbein

German drawer

*November 5th, 1783, Bad Arolsen †April 29th, 1843, Berlin

54

Hortense de Beauharnais

Queen consort of the Netherlands

*April 10th, 1783, Paris †October 5th, 1837, Arenenberg

66

Friedrich Knie

(1784-1850)

*November 30th, 1783, Erfurt †November 30th, 1849, Burgdorf

79

Sylvester Churchill

Inspector General of the U.S. Army

*August 2nd, 1783, Woodstock †December 7th, 1862, Washington, D.C.

60

John Claudius Loudon

Scottish botanist (1783-1843)

*April 8th, 1783, Cambuslang †December 14th, 1843, Bayswater

70

Ernst Gottfried Adolf Böckel

German theologian

*April 1st, 1783, Gdańsk †January 5th, 1854, Oldenburg

82

Ferdinand, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg

Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg

*April 26th, 1783, Bad Homburg vor der Höhe †March 24th, 1866, Bad Homburg vor der Höhe

42

Reginald Heber

English clergyman, Lord Bishop of Calcutta

*April 21st, 1783, Hodnet Hall †April 3rd, 1826, Tiruchirappalli

72

Benedetto Pistrucci

Italian engraver (1783–1855)

*May 29th, 1783, Rome †September 16th, 1855, Englefield Green

69

William Tierney Clark

English civil engineer

*August 23rd, 1783, Bristol †September 22nd, 1852, Hammersmith

24

Jacob Merz

Swiss painter

*April 7th, 1783, Hirslanden †October 2nd, 1807, Vienna

70

George Watterston

Librarian of Congress (1783-1854)

*October 23rd, 1783, New York Harbor †February 4th, 1854, Washington, D.C.

36

Curro Guillén

Spanish torero (1783-1820)

*November 16th, 1783, Utrera †May 21st, 1820, Ronda

78

Bernardus Franciscus Suerman

Dutch author (1783-1862)

*October 4th, 1783, Haarlem †February 11th, 1862, Utrecht

84

Johann Friedrich Danneil

German archaeologist and prehistorian

*February 18th, 1783, Kalbe (Milde) †January 20th, 1868, Salzwedel

77

Friedrich Dotzauer

German composer

*January 20th, 1783, Häselrieth †March 6th, 1860, Dresden

34

Federigo Zuccari

Italian astronomer, director of the Observatory of Naples (1783-1817)

*August 26th, 1783, Isola del Liri †December 15th, 1817, Barra

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1783 is a normal year and no leap year.

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