November 8th, 1978

Born on November 8th, 1978

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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, 1978

47

Ali Karimi

Iranian footballer

*November 8th, 1978, Karaj

47

Emma Lewell-Buck

British politician (born 1978)

*November 8th, 1978, South Shields

47

Shyne

Belizean rapper and politician

*November 8th, 1978, Belize City

47

Tim de Cler

Dutch association football player

*November 8th, 1978, Leiden

47

Maurice Evans

American basketball player

*November 8th, 1978, Wichita

Same year
Born in 1978

47

Miroslav Klose

German professional football manager and former player

*June 9th, 1978, Opole

47

Ani Lorak

Ukrainian singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur

*September 27th, 1978, Kitsman

47

Joachim Fischer Nielsen

Danish badminton player

*November 23rd, 1978, Copenhagen

47

Vibeke Stene

Gothic metal soprano singer, ex female vocals of Tristania

*August 17th, 1978, Sokndal

47

Konstrakta

Serbian singer-songwriter

*October 12th, 1978, Belgrade

48

Malin Arvidsson

Swedish actress and dancer

*February 19th, 1978, El Salvador

47

Marit Berger Røsland

Norwegian lawyer and politician

*September 21st, 1978, Lørenskog Municipality

47

Ella Diehl

Badminton player

*August 5th, 1978, Samara

48

Didier Drogba

Ivorian and French association football player

*March 11th, 1978, Abidjan

48

Jonas Dahl

Danish politician

*February 26th, 1978, Randers

47

Gaby Amarantos

Brazilian singer

*August 1st, 1978, Belém

47

Markus Wingenbach

German association football referee

*November 26th, 1978, Diez

48

Gianluigi Buffon

Former Italian footballer (born 1978)

*January 28th, 1978, Carrara

48

Jörn Wollschläger

German biathlete

*March 4th, 1978, Suhl

48

Jamie Carragher

English associiation football player and sportcaster

*January 28th, 1978, Bootle

47

Rio Ferdinand

English association football player (born 1978)

*November 7th, 1978, Camberwell

47

Moritz Führmann

German actor

*July 5th, 1978, Kassel

48

Stana Katic

Canadian actress

*April 26th, 1978, Hamilton

48

Luciano Zauri

Italian association football player

*January 20th, 1978, Pescina

47

John Legend

American singer-songwriter

*December 28th, 1978, Springfield

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No: With 365 days 1978 is a normal year and no leap year.

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