November 8th, 1997

Born on November 8th, 1997

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What happened on November 8th, 1997?

November 8th, 1997

Eritrea adopts the nakfa as its official currency.

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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, 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

Born on November 8th, 1997

26

Akram Tawfik

Egyptian association football player

*November 8th, 1997, Cairo

26

Ryu Won

South Korean actress

*November 8th, 1997, Haeundae District

26

Mikha Angelo

Indonesian singer

*November 8th, 1997, Jakarta

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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

23

Jade Pettyjohn

American actress

*November 8th, 2000, Los Angeles

26

Aaron Swartz

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

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

49

Matthew Rhys

Welsh actor

*November 8th, 1974, Cardiff

51

Gretchen Mol

American actress and former model

*November 8th, 1972, Deep River

57

Gordon Ramsay

British chef, restaurateur, and television personality

*November 8th, 1966, Scotland

69

Kazuo Ishiguro

British novelist (1954-)

*November 8th, 1954, Nagasaki

38

Russell Penn

English association football player (born 1985)

*November 8th, 1985, Dudley

31

Christophe Vincent

French footballer

*November 8th, 1992, Bastia

70

John Musker

American animation director

*November 8th, 1953, Chicago

99

Teoh Seng Khoon

Badminton player

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

31

Minnie Riperton

American singer (1947–1979)

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

42

Joe Cole

English footballer (born 1981)

*November 8th, 1981, London

59

Lars Harms

German politician

*November 8th, 1964, Husum

27

Rashaan Evans

American football linebacker

*November 8th, 1996, Auburn

29

Lauren Alaina

American singer and songwriter

*November 8th, 1994, Rossville

34

Morgan Schneiderlin

French association football player (born 1989)

*November 8th, 1989, Obernai

48

Matt Reed

New Zealand-American triathlete

*November 8th, 1975, Palmerston North

54

Rachel Bay Jones

American actress

*November 8th, 1969, New York City

Same year
Born in 1997

26

Zara Larsson

Swedish singer and songwriter

*December 16th, 1997, Solna Municipality

27

Zheng Siwei

Chinese badminton player

*February 26th, 1997, Wenzhou

27

Bad Gyal

Spanish singer

*March 7th, 1997, Vilassar de Mar

27

Victor Leksell

Swedish singer

*April 4th, 1997, Torslanda

27

Becky G

American singer and actress

*March 2nd, 1997, Inglewood

26

Dechapol Puavaranukroh

Thai badminton player

*May 20th, 1997, Chonburi

27

Li Yinhui

Chinese badminton player

*March 11th, 1997, Wuhan

27

Princesa Alba

Chilean singer

*February 16th, 1997, Santiago

26

Leony

German pop singer

*June 25th, 1997, Chammünster

26

Yuta Watanabe

Badminton player

*June 13th, 1997, Suginami-ku

27

Chloë Grace Moretz

American actress (born 1997)

*February 10th, 1997, Atlanta

27

Bella Poarch

American singer and social media personality (born 1997)

*February 9th, 1997, Philippines

26

Raye

British singer and songwriter

*October 24th, 1997, Tooting

27

Aaron Chia Teng Fong

Malaysian badminton player

*February 24th, 1997, Malacca

26

Dardan

German rapper

*October 2nd, 1997, Stuttgart

26

Apache 207

German rapper

*October 23rd, 1997, Ludwigshafen

26

Charles Leclerc

Monegasque racing driver

*October 16th, 1997, Monte Carlo

26

Malala Yousafzai

Pakistani children's education activist

*July 12th, 1997, Mingora

26

Fabian Reese

German association football player

*November 29th, 1997, Kiel

26

Julian Ryerson

Norwegian association football player

*November 17th, 1997, Lyngdal

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No: With 365 days 1997 is a normal year and no leap year.

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