On This Day — November 8

🕰️ Notable Events on 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. Wikipedia ↗
• 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. Wikipedia ↗
• 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 (2013 USD) in damage. Wikipedia ↗
• 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. Wikipedia ↗
• 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. Wikipedia ↗
• 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". Wikipedia ↗
• 1999 — Bruce Miller is killed at his junkyard near Flint, Michigan. His wife Sharee Miller, who convinced her online lover Jerry Cassaday to kill him (before later killing himself) was convicted of the crime, in what became the world's first Internet murder. Wikipedia ↗
• 1994 — Republican Revolution: On the night of the 1994 United States midterm elections, Republicans make historic electoral gains by securing massive majorities in both houses of congress (54 seats in the House and eight seats in the Senate, additionally). Thus bringing a close to four decades of Democratic domination. Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Remembrance Day bombing: A Provisional IRA bomb explodes in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland during a ceremony honouring those who had died in wars involving British forces. Twelve people are killed and sixty-three wounded. Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Manolis Andronikos, a Greek archaeologist and professor at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, discovers the tomb of Philip II of Macedon at Vergina. Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — The right ear of John Paul Getty III is delivered to a newspaper together with a ransom note, convincing his father to pay US$2.9 million. Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — HBO launches its programming, with the broadcast of the 1971 movie Sometimes a Great Notion, starring Paul Newman and Henry Fonda. Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — The Vienna Convention on Road Traffic is signed to facilitate international road traffic and to increase road safety by standardising the uniform traffic rules among the signatories. Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Former Massachusetts Attorney General Edward Brooke becomes the first African American elected to the United States Senate since Reconstruction. Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson signs into law an antitrust exemption allowing the National Football League to merge with the upstart American Football League. Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — The British Indian Ocean Territory is created, consisting of Chagos Archipelago, Aldabra, Farquhar and Des Roches islands. Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — The Murder (Abolition of Death Penalty) Act 1965 is given Royal Assent, formally abolishing the death penalty in the United Kingdom, except in cases of high treason, "piracy with violence" (piracy with intent to kill or cause grievous bodily harm), arson in royal dockyards and espionage, as well as other capital offences under military law. The death penalty would be abolished in all cases in 1998. Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — The 173rd Airborne is ambushed by over 1,200 Viet Cong in Operation Hump during the Vietnam War, while the 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment fight one of the first set-piece engagements of the war between Australian forces and the Viet Cong at the Battle of Gang Toi. Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Pan Am Flight 7 disappears between San Francisco and Honolulu. Wreckage and bodies are discovered a week later. Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Operation Grapple X, Round C1: The United Kingdom conducts its first successful hydrogen bomb test over Kiritimati in the Pacific. Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Korean War: United States Air Force Lt. Russell J. Brown, while piloting an F-80 Shooting Star, shoots down two North Korean MiG-15s in the first jet aircraft-to-jet aircraft dogfight in history. Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — World War II: French Resistance coup in Algiers, in which 400 civilian French patriots neutralize Vichyist XIXth Army Corps after 15 hours of fighting, and arrest several Vichyist generals, allowing the immediate success of Operation Torch in Algiers. Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Greco-Italian War: The Italian invasion of Greece fails as outnumbered Greek units repulse the Italians in the Battle of Elaia-Kalamas. Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Venlo Incident: Two British agents of SIS are captured by the Germans. Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — In Munich, Adolf Hitler narrowly escapes the assassination attempt of Georg Elser while celebrating the 16th anniversary of the Beer Hall Putsch. Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — The Nazi exhibition Der ewige Jude ("The Eternal Jew") opens in Munich. Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — Spanish Civil War: Francoist troops fail in their effort to capture Madrid, but begin the 3-year Siege of Madrid afterwards. Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — Great Depression: New Deal: US President Franklin D. Roosevelt unveils the Civil Works Administration, an organization designed to create jobs for more than 4 million unemployed. Wikipedia ↗
• 1923 — Beer Hall Putsch: In Munich, Adolf Hitler leads the Nazis in an unsuccessful attempt to overthrow the German government. Wikipedia ↗
• 1917 — The first Council of People's Commissars is formed, including Vladimir Lenin, Leon Trotsky and Joseph Stalin. Wikipedia ↗
• 1901 — Gospel riots: Bloody clashes take place in Athens following the translation of the Gospels into demotic Greek. Wikipedia ↗
• 1895 — While experimenting with electricity, Wilhelm Röntgen discovers the X-ray. Wikipedia ↗
• 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. Wikipedia ↗
• 1889 — Montana is admitted as the 41st U.S. state. Wikipedia ↗
• 1861 — American Civil War: The "Trent Affair": The USS San Jacinto stops the British mail ship Trent and arrests two Confederate envoys, sparking a diplomatic crisis between the UK and US. Wikipedia ↗
• 1837 — Mary Lyon founds Mount Holyoke Female Seminary, which later becomes Mount Holyoke College. Wikipedia ↗
• 1745 — Charles Edward Stuart invades England with an army of ~5000 that would later participate in the Battle of Culloden. Wikipedia ↗
• 1644 — The Shunzhi Emperor, the third emperor of the Qing dynasty, is enthroned in Beijing after the collapse of the Ming dynasty as the first Qing emperor to rule over China. Wikipedia ↗
• 1620 — The Battle of White Mountain takes place near Prague, ending in a decisive Catholic victory in only two hours. Wikipedia ↗
• 1614 — Japanese daimyō Dom Justo Takayama is exiled to the Philippines by shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu for being Christian. Wikipedia ↗
• 1605 — Robert Catesby, ringleader of the Gunpowder Plotters, is killed. Wikipedia ↗
• 1602 — The Bodleian Library at the University of Oxford is opened to the public. Wikipedia ↗
• 1576 — Eighty Years' War: Pacification of Ghent: The States General of the Netherlands meet and unite to oppose Spanish occupation. Wikipedia ↗
• 1520 — Stockholm Bloodbath begins: A successful invasion of Sweden by Danish forces results in the execution of around 100 people. Wikipedia ↗
• 1519 — Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with a great celebration. Wikipedia ↗
• 1278 — Trần Thánh Tông, the second emperor of the Trần dynasty, decides to pass the throne to his crown prince Trần Khâm and take up the post of Retired Emperor. Wikipedia ↗
• 960 — Battle of Andrassos: Byzantines under Leo Phokas the Younger score a crushing victory over the Hamdanid Emir of Aleppo, Sayf al-Dawla. Wikipedia ↗

🎂 Notable Births on November 8

• 1993 — Przemek Karnowski, Polish basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1993 — Fraser Mullen, Scottish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1992 — Christophe Vincent, French footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — Aaron Fotheringham, American wheelchair athlete Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — Jack Littlejohn, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — Riker Lynch, American singer-songwriter and bass player Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — Dan Middleton, English YouTube personality and pro gamer Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Ingrid Puusta, Estonian sailor Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Van Roxas, Filipino singer and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Morgan Schneiderlin, French footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Giancarlo Stanton, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Jessica Lowndes, Canadian actress and singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Lucia Slaničková, Slovak heptathlete Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Édgar Benítez, Paraguayan footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Sam Bradford, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Mohd Faiz Subri, Malaysian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Patricia Mayr-Achleitner, Austrian tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Jamie Roberts, Welsh rugby player Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Aaron Swartz, American computer programmer and activist (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Magda Apanowicz, Canadian actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Míchel, Spanish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Kuntal Chandra, Bangladeshi cricketer (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Yoko Mitsuya, Japanese model and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Steven Webb, English actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Sinan Güler, Turkish basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Katharina Molitor, German javelin thrower Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Remko Pasveer, Dutch footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Pavel Pogrebnyak, Russian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Nikola Rachelle, English-New Zealand singer-songwriter and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Danielle Valore Evans American short story writer Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Ted DiBiase, Jr., American wrestler and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Mika Kallio, Finnish motorcycle racer Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Sam Sparro, Australian singer-songwriter and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Joe Cole, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Yann Kermorgant, French footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Luís Fabiano, Brazilian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Laura Jane Grace, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Holly Walsh, English radio and television host Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Andrea Benatti, Italian rugby player Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Aaron Hughes, Irish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Matthew Bulbeck, English cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Tim de Cler, Dutch footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Maurice Evans, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Ali Karimi, Iranian footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Kensaku Kishida, Japanese actor and entertainer Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Emma Lewell-Buck, English social worker and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Júlio Sérgio, Brazilian footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Jully Black, Canadian singer-songwriter, producer, and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Bucky Covington, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Nick Punto, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Brett Lee, Australian cricketer and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Colin Strause, American director, producer, and visual effects designer Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Brevin Knight, American basketball player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Tara Reid, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Alena Vašková, Czech tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Joshua Ferris, American author Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Penelope Heyns, South African swimmer Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Masashi Kishimoto, Japanese author and illustrator, created Naruto Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Seishi Kishimoto, Japanese illustrator Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Sven Mikser, Estonian politician, 22nd Estonian Minister of Defence Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — David Muir, American journalist Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Chris Fydler, Australian swimmer Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Gretchen Mol, American model and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Carlos Atanes, Spanish director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Tom Anderson, American businessman, co-founded Myspace Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — David Hemp, Bermudian cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Michael Jackson, Canadian actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Diana King, Jamaican singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — José Porras, Costa Rican footballer and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Keith Jones, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — José Offerman, Dominican baseball player and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Sergio Porrini, Italian footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Parker Posey, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Henry Rodriguez, Dominican baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Courtney Thorne-Smith, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Gordon Ramsay, British chef, restaurateur, and television host/personality Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Jeff Blauser, American baseball player and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Craig Chester, American actor and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Mike Matarazzo, American bodybuilder and boxer (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Paul McKenna, English hypnotist and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Micky Adams, English footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Leif Garrett, American singer, actor, and television personality Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Oleg Menshikov, Russian actor, singer, and director Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Michael Nyqvist, Swedish actor and producer (d. 2017) Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Miroslav Janů, Czech footballer and manager (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Chi Chi LaRue, American drag queen performer and director Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Don Byron, American clarinet player and composer Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Ken Lamberton, American author and educator Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Selçuk Yula, Turkish footballer and journalist (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Alan Curbishley, English footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Tim Shaw, American swimmer Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Porl Thompson, English guitarist and songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Hardi Volmer, Estonian singer and director Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Mari Boine, Norwegian singer-songwriter and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Richard Curtis, New Zealand-English screenwriter, film and television producer, and film director Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Steven Miller, American record producer and engineer Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Patricia Barber, American singer-songwriter and pianist Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Jeffrey Ford, American author and educator Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — David Bret, French-English journalist and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Michael D. Brown, American lawyer and radio host Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Timothy Egan, American journalist and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Kazuo Ishiguro, Japanese-British novelist, screenwriter, and short story writer. Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Rickie Lee Jones, American singer-songwriter and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Thanasis Pafilis, Greek jurist and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Giorgos Foiros, Greek footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — John Musker, American animator, director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Nand Kumar Patel, Indian politician (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — John Denny, American baseball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Christie Hefner, American publisher and businesswoman Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Jan Raas, Dutch cyclist Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Jerry Remy, American baseball player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Alfre Woodard, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Gerald Alston, American R&B singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Larry Burnett, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Firefall) Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Alfredo Astiz, Argentinian captain Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Laura Cox, English lawyer and judge Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Peter Suber, American philosopher and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Mary Hart, American journalist and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Wayne LaPierre, American businessman, author, and activist Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Bonnie Raitt, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Dale Gardner, American captain and astronaut (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Michael Perham, English bishop (d. 2017) Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Minnie Riperton, American singer-songwriter (d. 1979) Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Margaret Rhea Seddon, American physician and astronaut Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Lewis Yocum, American physician and surgeon (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Guus Hiddink, Dutch footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Roy Wood, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Arduino Cantafora, Italian-Swiss architect, painter, and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — John Farrar, Australian-born music producer, songwriter, arranger, singer, and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Don Murray, American drummer (The Turtles) (d. 1996) Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Vincent Nichols, English cardinal Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Arnold Rosner, American composer (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Bonnie Bramlett, American singer and actress (Delaney & Bonnie) Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Martin Peters, English footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Angel Cordero Jr., Puerto Rican-American jockey Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Sandro Mazzola, Italian footballer and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Nerys Hughes, Welsh actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Meg Wynn Owen, Welsh actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Driss Basri, Moroccan police officer and politician (d. 2007) Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Richard Stoker, English composer, author, and poet Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — Virna Lisi, Italian actress (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — Alain Delon, French-Swiss actor, producer, screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — Stratos Dionysiou, Greek singer-songwriter (d. 1990) Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — Alfonso López Trujillo, Colombian cardinal (d. 2008) Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — Peter Arundell, English race car driver (d. 2009) Wikipedia ↗
• 1932 — Stéphane Audran, French actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1932 — Ben Bova, American journalist and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — Jim Redman, English-Rhodesian motorcycle racer Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — Morley Safer, Canadian-American journalist and author (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Bobby Bowden, American football player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — António Castanheira Neves, Portuguese philosopher and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — Des Corcoran, Australian politician, 37th Premier of South Australia (d. 2004) Wikipedia ↗
• 1927 — L. K. Advani, Indian lawyer and politician, 7th Deputy Prime Minister of India Wikipedia ↗

📅 National Days on November 8 (Calendar.cx)

Also observed on November 8

🏛️ Public Holidays

Also in: Deepavali (SG) · Diwali (IN)

✡️ Religious Observances

• Hindu: Diwali