November 8th, 1798

Born on November 8th, 1798

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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 1798

56

Adam Mickiewicz

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

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

67

Massimo d'Azeglio

Italian statesman, novelist and painter

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

38

Giacomo Leopardi

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

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

62

Empress Alexandra Feodorovna of Russia

Empress Consort of Russia from 1825 to 1855

*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.

75

August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben

German scholar and poet

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

96

Franz Ernst Neumann

German physicist and mineralogist (1798-1895)

*September 11th, 1798, Joachimsthal †May 23rd, 1895, Königsberg

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

75

Gustav Rose

German mineralogist and university teacher (1798-1873)

*March 18th, 1798, Berlin †July 15th, 1873, Berlin

74

Alfred Iverson Sr.

American politician

*December 3rd, 1798, Liberty County †March 4th, 1873, Macon

88

Nakayama Miki

Founder of Tenrikyo (1798–1887)

*June 2nd, 1798, Tenri †February 18th, 1887, Tenri

76

Therese Grob

Austrian singer

*November 16th, 1798, Vienna †March 17th, 1875, Vienna

52

Joseph Anselm Feuerbach

German archaeologist (1798-1851)

*September 9th, 1798, Jena †September 8th, 1851, Freiburg im Breisgau

64

Ida Arenhold

German social reformer (1798–1863)

*October 11th, 1798, Herzberg am Harz †September 24th, 1863, Hanover

70

Henry Labouchere, 1st Baron Taunton

English politician (1798-1869)

*August 15th, 1798, Over Stowey †July 13th, 1869, Over Stowey

67

Thomas Hodgkin

British pathologist and social reformer (1798-1866)

*August 17th, 1798, London †April 5th, 1866, Jaffa

68

Henriette Méric-Lalande

Singer

*November 4th, 1798, Dunkirk †September 7th, 1867, Chantilly

80

Antonio Benedetto Antonucci

Bishop of the Catholic Church (1798-1879)

*September 17th, 1798, Subiaco †January 28th, 1879, Ancona

59

Joseph von Auffenberg

German dramatist (1798-1857)

*August 25th, 1798, Freiburg im Breisgau †December 25th, 1857, Freiburg im Breisgau

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No: With 365 days 1798 is a normal year and no leap year.

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