Public Holidays on November 8

• 🌍 Deepavali (Singapore)
• 🌍 Diwali (India)

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Religious Observances on November 8

• Hindu: Diwali

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On This Day in History — November 8

• 2016 — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announces withdrawal of ₹500 and ₹1000 denomination banknotes effective midnight, making 86% of the currency in circulation invalid.
• 2016 — Donald Trump is elected 45th President of the United States defeating Hillary Clinton. She is the fifth presidential candidate in U.S. history to win the popular vote but lose the election.
• 2013 — Typhoon Haiyan, one of the strongest tropical cyclones ever recorded, strikes the Visayas region of the Philippines; the storm left at least 6,340 people dead with over 1,000 still missing, and caused $2.86 billion...
• 2011 — The potentially hazardous asteroid 2005 YU55 passes 0.85 lunar distances from Earth (about 324,600 kilometres or 201,700 miles), the closest known approach by an asteroid of its brightness since 2010 XC15 in 1976.
• 2004 — Iraq War: More than 10,000 U.S. troops and a small number of Iraqi army units participate in a siege on the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah.
• 2002 — Iraq disarmament crisis: UN Security Council Resolution 1441: The United Nations Security Council unanimously approves a resolution on Iraq, forcing Saddam Hussein to disarm or face "serious consequences".

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Notable Births on November 8

• 1993 — Przemek Karnowski, Polish basketball player
• 1993 — Fraser Mullen, Scottish footballer
• 1992 — Christophe Vincent, French footballer
• 1991 — Aaron Fotheringham, American wheelchair athlete
• 1991 — Jack Littlejohn, Australian rugby league player
• 1991 — Riker Lynch, American singer-songwriter and bass player

Notable Deaths on November 8

• 2015 — Rhea Chiles, American philanthropist, founded the Polk Museum of Art (b. 1930)
• 2015 — Joseph Cure, American ice hockey player and actor (b. 1984)
• 2015 — Rod Davies, Australian-English astronomer and academic (b. 1930)
• 2015 — Om Prakash Mehra, Indian air marshal and politician (b. 1919)
• 2015 — Maduluwawe Sobitha Thero, Sri Lankan monk and activist (b. 1942)
• 2014 — Phil Crane, American academic and politician (b. 1930)

Sports on November 8

• MLS: Portland Timbers @ Austin FC — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• MLS: Colorado Rapids @ FC Dallas — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• MLS: St. Louis CITY SC @ Houston Dynamo FC — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• MLS: San Jose Earthquakes @ Minnesota United FC — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• MLS: LA Galaxy @ Real Salt Lake — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• MLS: Sporting Kansas City @ San Diego FC — 00:00 UTC Scheduled

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Public Holidays on November 9

• 🌍 Deepavali (Singapore)
• 🌍 Deepavali (observed) (Singapore)
• 🌍 Iqbal Day (Pakistan)

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Religious Observances on November 9

• Jewish: Sigd חג הסיגד

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On This Day in History — November 9

• 2012 — A train carrying liquid fuel crashes and bursts into flames in northern Myanmar, killing 27 people and injuring 80 others.
• 2012 — At least 27 people are killed and dozens are wounded in conflicts between inmates and guards at Welikada prison in Colombo.
• 2007 — The German Bundestag passes the controversial data retention bill mandating storage of citizens' telecommunications traffic data for six months without probable cause.
• 2005 — The Venus Express mission of the European Space Agency is launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
• 2005 — Suicide bombers attack three hotels in Amman, Jordan, killing at least 60 people.
• 1998 — A US federal judge, in the largest civil settlement in United States history, orders 37 US brokerage houses to pay 1.03 billion United States dollars to cheated NASDAQ investors to compensate for price fixing.

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Notable Births on November 9

• 1997 — Matthew Fisher, English cricketer
• 1990 — Hodgy Beats, American rapper and producer
• 1990 — Nosa Igiebor, Nigerian footballer
• 1989 — Baptiste Giabiconi, French model and singer
• 1988 — Nikki Blonsky, American actress, singer, and dancer
• 1988 — Josip Čorić, Croatian-Bosnian footballer

Notable Deaths on November 9

• 2016 — Greg Ballard, American basketball player and coach (b. 1955)
• 2015 — Carol Doda, American actress and dancer (b. 1937)
• 2015 — Ernst Fuchs, Austrian painter, sculptor, and illustrator (b. 1930)
• 2015 — Tommy Hanson, American baseball player (b. 1986)
• 2015 — Byron Krieger, American fencer (b. 1920)
• 2015 — Andy White, Scottish drummer (b. 1930)

Sports on November 9

• NBA: Utah Jazz @ Minnesota Timberwolves — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• NHL: New Jersey Devils @ Toronto Maple Leafs — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• NHL: Philadelphia Flyers @ Calgary Flames — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• NBA: Brooklyn Nets @ Dallas Mavericks — 00:30 UTC Scheduled
• NBA: Boston Celtics @ Milwaukee Bucks — 01:00 UTC Scheduled
• NHL: Pittsburgh Penguins @ Anaheim Ducks — 01:00 UTC Scheduled

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