Historical Events In November - 08

1895  On this day in history wilhelm Roentgen (Germany) discovers X-rays  

1895  Hermann Schey, German/Neth singer on November - 08.  

1896  Bucky Harris, baseball manager (Phillies, Yankees) on this day in history.  

1897  On November - 08 dorothy Day, author (Stump the Authors)  

1900  The birth of Margaret Mitchell, American author on this day in history.  

1900  Theodore Dreiser's novel "Sister Carrie" is published on this day in history.  

1900  On this day in history georges Lonque, composer  

1901  On this day in history bloody clashes take place in Athens following the translation of the Gospels into demotic Greek.  

1901  Gheorge Gheorghiu Dej, Romania party leader/president on this day in history.  

1902  Mihail A Suslov, Soviet-party ideologist [NS=Nov 22] on this day in history.  

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1904  President Theodore Roosevelt (R) defeats Alton B Parker (D) on this day in history.  

1904  On this day in history pres Theodore Roosevelt (R) defeats Alton B Parker (D)  

1905  Richard Nicholson, musician on this day in history.  

1907  On November - 08 otto Brenner, German worker's union leader  

1908  On November - 08 victorien Sardou, French opera author (Madame Sans-Gene), dies at 77  

1909  On this day in history alberto Erede, Italian conductor  

1909  On November - 08 charles Bordes, composer, dies at 46  

1910  First Washington State election in which women could vote on November - 08.  

1910  On this day in history tolstoy, Russian novelist, dies.  

1910  1st Washington State election in which women could vote on November - 08.  

1912  On this day in history jean-Louis Martinet, composer  

1913  Robert Strauss, NYC, actor (Sgt Gruzewsky-Mona McCluskey) on this day in history.  

1914  Lute T de Cock, student/resistance fighter on November - 08.  

1916  HMS Zulu, a Tribal Class Royal Navy destroyer. Disabled by a mine in the Dover Straits which destroyed the after part of the ship. The fore part of HMS Zulu and the aft part of HMS Nubian were salvaged and later joined together to form HMS Zubian. This ship went on to acquire battle honours, to be sold later in 1919 on this day in history.  

1916  On this day in history frank McGuire, basketball coach (won 550 games in 30 college seasons)  

1917  People's Commissars gives authority to Lenin, Trotsky & Stalin on this day in history.  

1917  On November - 08 colyn Blythe, cricketer (2509 F-C wickets), dies during WW I  

1918  Pro-German supreme commander general Cutters lay-offs on this day in history.  

1918  Hermann Zapf, German designer on this day in history.  

1920  Actress Edna Lewis Thomas debuts at Putnam Theatre Brooklyn on November - 08.  

1920  On this day in history abraham Kuyper, clergyman/Dutch premier (AR 1908-12), dies at 83  

1921  Douglas Townsend, composer on November - 08.  

1922  Christiaan Barnard, S Africa, surgeon (perform 1st heart transplant) on this day in history.  

1923  On November - 08 adolf Hitler launches a failed coup in Munich, later known as the "Beer Hall Putsch".  

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0035  Nerva, Roman Emperor (d. 98) was born on this day in history.  

1342  On November - 08 birth of julian of Norwich, English saint (d. 1416)  

1431  Vlad III the Impaler, Wallachian prince (d. 1476) was born on November - 08.  

1491  Teofilo Folengo, Italian poet (d. 1544) was born on November - 08.  

1572  Johan Sigismund, elector of Brandenburg/duke of Prussia was born on November - 08.  

1590  Francesco Gonzaga, composer was born on November - 08.  

1592  On this day in history birth of domenico Mazzocchi, composer  

1622  On this day in history birth of galenus Abrahamsz de Haen, Dutch baptist pastor (Lambs' War)  

0397  Martin of Tours, [St Martin], bishop of Tours, dies on November - 08.  

0618  On this day in history deusdedit/Adeodatus I, Italian Pope (615-18), dies  

0955  On this day in history death of pope Agapetus II  

1171  Death of Baldwin IV, Count of Hainaut (b. 1108) on November - 08.  

1195  On this day in history death of conrad of Hohenstaufen  

1226  On this day in history louis VIII, the Lion, King of France (1223-26), dies at 39  

1228  On this day in history dirk I, ruler of Heinsberg/Valkenburg, dies  

1246  On November - 08 death of berenguela of Castile, wife of Alfonso IX of Castile (b. 1180)