November 8

Events

 * - enters  and  ruler  welcomes him with great a  as would befit a returning.
 * - begins: A successful invasion of  by  forces results in the execution of around 100 people.
 * - : - The  of  meet and unite to oppose  occupation.
 * - The at  is opened to the public.
 * - The takes place near, ending in a decisive  victory in only two hours.
 * - In, the ary government opens the to the public as a.
 * - founds Mount Holyoke Female Seminary, which later becomes.
 * - : The "" – The stops the  mail ship Trent and arrests two  envoys, sparking a diplomatic crisis between the UK and US.
 * - is admitted as the 41st.
 * - The begins, uniting  and   ists in a successful four-day general  for the first time.
 * - While experimenting with, discovers the.
 * - Bloody clashes take place in following the translation of the  into.
 * - The give authority to, , and.
 * - : In, leads the  in an unsuccessful attempt to overthrow the  government.
 * - is founded in.
 * - : - US President  unveils the, an organization designed to create jobs for more than 4 million of the unemployed.
 * - A dozen leaders come together to announce the creation of the  (CIO), an organization charged with advancing.
 * 1935  -  becomes Prime Minister of.
 * - The exhibition  ("The Eternal ") opens in.
 * 1937  - The  is created in . It is now known as.
 * - A against the Jews of  and  takes place in response to the assassination of a German diplomat in.
 * - : Two British agents of are captured by the Germans.
 * 1939  - In,  narrowly escapes an  while celebrating the 16th anniversary of the.
 * - The is founded.
 * - : In, western , the  deport about 2,400  from   to the  death camp, in the so called "". When the  captured , about 18,000  lived in the city.
 * - : -  and  forces land in.
 * 1942  - : French resistance coup in Algiers, by which 400 Civil French patriots neutralize Vichyst XIXth Army Corps after 15 hours of fighting, and arrest vichyst generals (Juin, Darlan, etc.), allowing the immediate success of  in Algiers, then, from there, to the whole.
 * - : Lt.  shoots down two n s in the first -to-jet aircraft  in history.
 * -, one of the world's oldest and long-running TV shows airs for the first time in the.
 * - The is created, consisting of, ,  and  islands.
 * 1965  - The  is ambushed by over 1,200  in  during the.
 * - Former Attorney General  becomes the first  elected to the.
 * 1966  -   signs into law an  exemption allowing the  to merge with the upstart.
 * - kicks a -record 63  (57.6 )  to give the  a 19-17 victory over the  at.
 * - The right of  is delivered to a  together with a ransom note, convincing his father to pay 2.9 million.
 * - In, narrowly escapes abduction by.
 * - A series of s spreads panic in the city of, which is evacuated.
 * -, a  and professor at the , discovers the  of  at.
 * - The is formed.
 * - : In, , an bomb explodes, at a ceremony honoring Britain's war dead, killing eleven people.
 * - 's  comes into service.
 * - : – The  unanimously approves a resolution on, forcing  to  or face "serious consequences".
 * - : More than 10,000 troops and a small number of i army units participate in a siege on the insurgent stronghold of.
 * 2006  -
 * 2006  -

Births

 * -, (d. )
 * -, English saint (d. )
 * -, Italian poet (d. )
 * - King (d. )
 * (N.S.) -, British astronomer and mathematician (d. )
 * -, German judge and philosopher (d. )
 * -, English writer (d. )
 * -, wife of (d. )
 * -, British naval officer (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, queen of Sweden (d. )
 * -, American game manufacturer (d. )
 * -, French politician (d. )
 * 1847  -, Irish novelist (d. )
 * -, German mathematician and logician (d. )
 * -, Swedish physicist (d. )
 * -, English automobile pioneer (d. )
 * -, German mathematician (d. )
 * -, Russian woman-poet in exile in France (d. )
 * -, English composer (d. )
 * -, Swiss psychiatrist (d. )
 * -, German geologist (d. )
 * 1885  -, Japanese general (d. )
 * 1885  -, German architect (d. )
 * -, American composer (d. )
 * 1893  -, Rama VII, king of Thailand (d. )
 * -, Greek writer, painter and iconographer (d. )
 * -, baseball player (d. )
 * -, social activist (d. )
 * -, Canadian actress (d. )
 * -, American author (d. )
 * 1900  -, American athlete (d. )
 * - English-born writer (d. )
 * -, American writer (d. )
 * -, American actress
 * -, German designer
 * -, Indian author (d. )
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * 1920  -, Brazilian cardinal
 * -, South African heart surgeon (d. )
 * 1922  -, Brazilian footballer (d. )
 * -, American electrical engineer, (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, English comedian
 * 1927  -, Prime Minister of South Vietnam
 * 1927  -, American singer
 * -, Portuguese philosopher
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * 1931  -, Canadian journalist
 * -, British racing driver
 * -, French actor
 * 1935  -, Colombian Cardinal Bishop
 * -, Moroccan (d. )
 * -, Puerto Rican jockey
 * -, English footballer
 * -, American singer
 * -, American musician
 * -, Dutch football coach
 * 1946  -, English songwriter and musician
 * -, American singer (d. )
 * -, American singer
 * -, American television personality
 * -, Argentine general
 * -, Dutch cyclist
 * 1952  -, CEO of
 * 1952  -, American baseball player
 * -, American actress
 * -, U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency director
 * 1954  -, British author
 * 1954  -, American singer
 * 1954  -, American musician
 * -, British screenwriter
 * -, British musician
 * 1957  -, English football manager
 * -, American clarinetist
 * -, Russian actor
 * 1960  -, Swedish actor
 * -, American singer
 * -, American baseball player
 * 1965   -, American actor and screenwriter
 * -, British chef and reality television personality
 * -, American actress
 * 1967  -, Dominican Republic baseball player
 * -, American actress
 * 1968  -, Dutch actress
 * 1968  -, Italian footballer
 * -, American actress
 * -, Costa Rican footballer
 * 1970  -, Jamaican singer
 * -, Spanish film director
 * 1971  -  (Tech N9NE), American rapper
 * -, American actress
 * -, Japanese manga author
 * -, American actress
 * 1975  -, Spanish footballer
 * -, Australian cricketer
 * 1976  -, American director
 * -, American entertainer
 * 1977  -, Canadian R&B singer
 * -, Iranian footballer
 * 1978  -, Brazilian footballer
 * 1978  -, Dutch footballer
 * 1978  -, American basketball player
 * 1978  -, Greek footballer
 * -, Northern Irish footballer
 * -, English footballer
 * -, Finnish Grand Prix motorcycle racer
 * -, British television presenter
 * 1983  -, Croatian high jumper
 * 1983  -, Dutch footballer
 * -, Indian actress
 * -, English television star
 * -, Manchester United Academy Player
 * -, British royal

Deaths

 * -, last Carolingian ruler of the East Franks (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * - King (b. )
 * -, wife of (b. )
 * -, Scottish philosopher
 * -, Spanish statesman (b. )
 * -, German theologian (b. )
 * -, Spanish composer (b. )
 * -, Japanese warlord (b. )
 * -, English conspirator (b. )
 * -, Dutch naval officer (b. )
 * -, English poet (b. )
 * -, French mathematician (b. )
 * -, Italian painter (b. )
 * - King (b. )
 * -, American gambler and gunfighter (b. )
 * -, Belgian composer and organist (b. )
 * -, Russian painter (b. )
 * -, English cricketer (b. )
 * -, Slovak poet (b. )
 * -, Brazilian physician (b. )
 * -, Austrian/German fighter pilot (b. )
 * -, German field marshal (b. )
 * -, Belgian clergyman (b. )
 * -, Russian writer, laureate (b. )
 * 1953  -, South African author (b. )
 * -, founder of (b. )
 * -, American newspaper columnist (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, American R&B singer, pianist and songwriter (b. )
 * -, baseball player (b. )
 * -, American illustrator (b. )
 * -, wife of (b. )
 * -, Rabbi, founded Reconstructionist Judaism (b. )
 * -, Luxembourgish cyclist (b. )
 * -, Russian politician (b. )
 * -, Russian mathematician (b. )
 * -, American writer (b. )
 * -, French actor (b. )
 * -, Slovenian gymnast (b. )
 * 1999  -, American jazz trumpet player (b. )
 * -, Pakistani scholar, poet and philosopher (b. )
 * -, American singer, original frontman (b. )
 * 2003  -, American socialite (b. )
 * -, American novelist (b. )
 * 2005  -, Greek actor (b. )
 * -, American composer (b. )
 * -, Filipino politician and former DSWD Secretary. (b. )
 * - founder of charity  (b. )
 * -, Filipino politician and former DSWD Secretary. (b. )
 * - founder of charity  (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * : a harvest feast involving the dead.
 * : a harvest feast involving the dead.


 * of the and the other  in,  and all other es worldwide
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 * Feast of Blessed in the
 * International day.