November 8th, 1798

Born on November 8th, 1798

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What happened on November 8th?

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 his children's nanny Sandra Rivett.

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

Following a successful invasion of Sweden by Danish forces under Christian II, scores of Swedish leaders in Stockholm were imprisoned and later executed despite Christian's promise 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, 1997

Eritrea adopts the nakfa as its official currency.

November 8th, 2020

Myanmar holds the 2020 general election, re-electing a government led by the National League for Democracy, which is deposed by the Burmese military the following February during the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état.

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

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Who's birthday is on November 8th?

94

Asunción Balaguer

Spanish actress (1925-2019)

*November 8th, 1925, Manresa †November 23rd, 2019, Cercedilla

88

Alain Delon

French actor (born 1935)

*November 8th, 1935, Sceaux

64

Bram Stoker

Irish novelist and short story writer (1847–1912)

*November 8th, 1847, Clontarf †April 20th, 1912, St George's Square

99

Teoh Seng Khoon

Badminton player

*November 8th, 1918, Ipoh †July 31st, 2018, Ipoh

76

Gottlob Frege

German philosopher, logician, and mathematician (1848–1925)

*November 8th, 1848, Wismar †July 26th, 1925, Bad Kleinen

69

Kazuo Ishiguro

British novelist (1954-)

*November 8th, 1954, Nagasaki

70

John Musker

American animation director

*November 8th, 1953, Chicago

31

Minnie Riperton

American singer (1947–1979)

*November 8th, 1947, Chicago †July 12th, 1979, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

97

June Havoc

American actress, vaudeville performer, and memoirist

*November 8th, 1912, Vancouver †March 28th, 2010, Stamford

49

Matthew Rhys

Welsh actor

*November 8th, 1974, Cardiff

57

Gordon Ramsay

British chef, restaurateur, and television personality

*November 8th, 1966, Scotland

51

Gretchen Mol

American actress and former model

*November 8th, 1972, Deep River

69

Michael Perham

Bishop of Gloucester; Dean of Derby (1947-2017)

*November 8th, 1947, Dorchester †April 17th, 2017

59

Lars Harms

German politician

*November 8th, 1964, Husum

26

Aaron Swartz

American computer programmer and internet-political activist (1986-2013)

*November 8th, 1986, Highland Park †January 11th, 2013, Brooklyn

84

Morley Safer

Canadian-American reporter and correspondent (1931-2016)

*November 8th, 1931, Toronto †May 19th, 2016, Manhattan

38

Russell Penn

English association football player (born 1985)

*November 8th, 1985, Dudley

54

Rachel Bay Jones

American actress

*November 8th, 1969, New York City

78

Christiaan Barnard

South African cardiac surgeon

*November 8th, 1922, Beaufort West †September 2nd, 2001, Paphos

67

Richard Curtis

Film director, writer and producer

*November 8th, 1956, Wellington

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56

Adam Mickiewicz

Polish national poet, dramatist, essayist, publicist, translator, and political activist (1798-1855)

*December 24th, 1798, Zavosse †November 26th, 1855, Istanbul

38

Giacomo Leopardi

Italian poet, philosopher, and writer (1798-1837)

*June 29th, 1798, Recanati †June 14th, 1837, Naples

59

Auguste Comte

French philosopher and pioneer of positivism (1798-1857)

*January 19th, 1798, Montpellier †September 5th, 1857, Paris

65

Eugène Delacroix

French painter (1798–1863)

*April 26th, 1798, Saint-Maurice †August 13th, 1863, Paris

67

Massimo d'Azeglio

Italian statesman, novelist and painter

*October 21st, 1798, Turin †January 15th, 1866, Cannero Riviera

75

Jules Michelet

French historian; popularized the historical concept of the Renaissance

*August 21st, 1798, Paris †February 9th, 1874, Hyères

75

August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben

German scholar and poet

*April 2nd, 1798, Fallersleben †January 19th, 1874, Princely Abbey of Corvey

62

Alexandra Feodorovna

Wife of Nicholas I of Russia (1798-1860)

*July 13th, 1798, Berlin †October 20th, 1860, Tsarskoye Selo

55

Abigail Fillmore

First Lady of the United States from 1850 to 1853

*March 13th, 1798, Saratoga County †March 30th, 1853, Washington, D.C.

35

Pedro I of Brazil

Emperor of Brazil (1822–31) and King of Portugal (1826)

*October 12th, 1798, Palace of Queluz †September 24th, 1834, Palace of Queluz

77

František Palacký

Czech philosopher, historian, publicist and writer (1798-1876)

*June 14th, 1798, Hodslavice †May 26th, 1876, Prague

82

Jules Armand Dufaure

French politician and lawyer (1798-1881)

*December 4th, 1798, Saujon †June 27th, 1881, Rueil-Malmaison

63

Franz Gläser

Czech conductor and composer (1798-1861)

*April 19th, 1798, Horní Jiřetín †August 29th, 1861, Copenhagen

66

Wilhelm Arnoldi

German priest

*January 4th, 1798, Badem †January 7th, 1864, Trier

73

Willibald Alexis

German historical novelist

*June 29th, 1798, Wrocław †December 16th, 1871, Arnstadt

27

Manuel Jordán Valdivieso

Chilean officer of the war of independence

*April 6th, 1798, Santiago †November 27th, 1825, Longaví

64

Heinrich Maria von Hess

German painter (1798-1863)

*April 19th, 1798, Düsseldorf †March 29th, 1863, Munich

75

Wilhelm Amandus Auberlen

German composer (1798-1874)

*October 24th, 1798, Fellbach †September 29th, 1874, Fellbach

23

Prince Clemens of Saxony

Prince of Saxony

*May 1st, 1798, Dresden †January 4th, 1822, Pisa

45

Thomas James Henderson

Scottish lawyer, astronomer and mathematician (1798-1844)

*December 28th, 1798, Dundee †November 23rd, 1844, Edinburgh

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