November 8th, 1892

Born on November 8th, 1892

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What happened on November 8th, 1892?

November 8th, 1892

The New Orleans general strike begins, uniting black and white American trade unionists in a successful four-day general strike action for the first time.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1892_New_Orleans_general_strike

What else 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.

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

Born on November 8th, 1892

83

Erminio Blotta

Argentine sculptor (1892–1976)

*November 8th, 1892, Morano Calabro †January 23rd, 1976, Rosario

64

Felix Mandl

Austrian surgeon

*November 8th, 1892, Brno †October 15th, 1957, Vienna

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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

99

Teoh Seng Khoon

Badminton player

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

97

June Havoc

American actress, vaudeville performer, and memoirist

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

69

Kazuo Ishiguro

British novelist (1954-)

*November 8th, 1954, Nagasaki

47

Prajadhipok

King of Siam

*November 8th, 1893, Grand Palace †May 30th, 1941, Surrey

31

Minnie Riperton

American singer (1947–1979)

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

70

John Musker

American animation director

*November 8th, 1953, Chicago

64

Bram Stoker

Irish novelist and short story writer (1847–1912)

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

48

Margaret Mitchell

American author and journalist (1900–1949)

*November 8th, 1900, Atlanta †August 16th, 1949, Atlanta

57

Gordon Ramsay

British chef, restaurateur, and television personality

*November 8th, 1966, Scotland

49

Matthew Rhys

Welsh actor

*November 8th, 1974, Cardiff

37

Hermann Rorschach

Swiss Freudian psychiatrist and psychoanalyst

*November 8th, 1884, Zürich †April 2nd, 1922, Herisau

51

Gretchen Mol

American actress and former model

*November 8th, 1972, Deep River

76

Gottlob Frege

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

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

84

Morley Safer

Canadian-American reporter and correspondent (1931-2016)

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

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

78

Christiaan Barnard

South African cardiac surgeon

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

26

Aaron Swartz

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

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

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Born in 1892

81

J. R. R. Tolkien

English writer and philologist (1892–1973)

*January 3rd, 1892, Bloemfontein †September 2nd, 1973, Bournemouth

25

Manfred von Richthofen

German fighter pilot (1892-1918)

*May 2nd, 1892, Wrocław †April 21st, 1918, Vaux-sur-Somme

63

Otto Harder

German footballer and SS officer (1892-1956)

*November 25th, 1892, Brunswick †March 14th, 1956, Hamburg

87

Josip Broz Tito

Yugoslav revolutionary and statesman (1892−1980)

*May 7th, 1892, Kumrovec †May 4th, 1980, Ljubljana

82

Francisco Franco

Spanish general and dictator (1892-1975)

*December 4th, 1892, Ferrol †November 20th, 1975, Madrid

70

Thomas Mitchell

American actor, playwright and screenwriter (1892-1962)

*July 11th, 1892, Elizabeth †December 17th, 1962, Beverly Hills

46

Alice Brady

American actress (1892–1939)

*November 2nd, 1892, New York City †October 28th, 1939, New York City

46

Alfonsina Storni

Argentine writer

*May 29th, 1892, Capriasca †October 25th, 1938, Mar del Plata

69

Arthur Holly Compton

American physicist

*September 10th, 1892, Wooster †March 15th, 1962, Berkeley

83

Haile Selassie I

Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974

*July 23rd, 1892, Ejersa Goro †August 27th, 1975, Addis Ababa

82

Ivo Andrić

Yugoslav novelist (1892-1975)

*October 9th, 1892, Dolac †March 13th, 1975, Belgrade

52

Robert Ritter von Greim

German Field Marshal

*June 22nd, 1892, Bayreuth †May 24th, 1945, Salzburg

83

George Paget Thomson

English physicist

*May 3rd, 1892, Cambridge †September 10th, 1975, Cambridge

86

Janet Flanner

American journalist

*March 13th, 1892, Indianapolis †November 7th, 1978, New York City

45

Osgood Perkins

American actor (1892-1937)

*May 16th, 1892, West Newton †September 21st, 1937, Washington, D.C.

94

Louis de Broglie

Nobel laureate credited to pioneer the discovery of wave character of matter

*August 15th, 1892, Dieppe †March 19th, 1987, Louveciennes

87

Mary Pickford

Canadian actress and producer (1892–1979)

*April 8th, 1892, Toronto †May 29th, 1979, Santa Monica

88

Felix Pollaczek

Austrian-French engineer and mathematician

*December 1st, 1892, Vienna †April 29th, 1981, Boulogne-Billancourt

76

Jimmy Wilde

Welsh professional boxer

*May 15th, 1892, Quakers Yard †March 10th, 1969, Cardiff

88

Marius Casadesus

French composer

*October 24th, 1892, 18th arrondissement of Paris †October 13th, 1981, Suresnes

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Leap year

Yes: 1892 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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