Historical Events In November - 08

1895  On November - 08 wilhelm Roentgen (Germany) discovers X-rays   

1895  On November - 08 hermann Schey, German/Neth singer   

1896  On this day in history bucky Harris, baseball manager (Phillies, Yankees)   

1897  Dorothy Day, author (Stump the Authors) on this day in history.   

1900  The birth of Margaret Mitchell, American author on November - 08.   

1900  Theodore Dreiser's novel "Sister Carrie" is published on November - 08.   

1900  On November - 08 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  On November - 08 gheorge Gheorghiu Dej, Romania party leader/president   

1902  On November - 08 mihail A Suslov, Soviet-party ideologist [NS=Nov 22]   

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

1904  On November - 08 pres Theodore Roosevelt (R) defeats Alton B Parker (D)   

1905  On this day in history richard Nicholson, musician   

1907  On this day in history otto Brenner, German worker's union leader   

1908  Victorien Sardou, French opera author (Madame Sans-Gene), dies at 77 on November - 08.   

1909  On this day in history alberto Erede, Italian conductor   

1909  On this day in history charles Bordes, composer, dies at 46   

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

1910  Tolstoy, Russian novelist, dies on November - 08.   

1910  On this day in history 1st Washington State election in which women could vote   

1912  On November - 08 jean-Louis Martinet, composer   

1913  On November - 08 robert Strauss, NYC, actor (Sgt Gruzewsky-Mona McCluskey)   

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 November - 08.   

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

1917  On this day in history people's Commissars gives authority to Lenin, Trotsky & Stalin   

1917  Colyn Blythe, cricketer (2509 F-C wickets), dies during WW I on this day in history.   

1918  Pro-German supreme commander general Cutters lay-offs on November - 08.   

1918  Hermann Zapf, German designer on November - 08.   

1920  Actress Edna Lewis Thomas debuts at Putnam Theatre Brooklyn on this day in history.   

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

1921  Douglas Townsend, composer on this day in history.   

1922  On this day in history christiaan Barnard, S Africa, surgeon (perform 1st heart transplant)   

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

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0035  Nerva, Roman Emperor (d. 98) was born on November - 08.   

1342  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

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

1592  Domenico Mazzocchi, composer was born on this day in history.   

1622  Galenus Abrahamsz de Haen, Dutch baptist pastor (Lambs' War) was born on this day in history.   

0397  On November - 08 martin of Tours, [St Martin], bishop of Tours, dies   

0618  Deusdedit/Adeodatus I, Italian Pope (615-18), dies on November - 08.   

0955  On this day in history death of pope Agapetus II   

1171  On this day in history death of baldwin IV, Count of Hainaut (b. 1108)   

1195  On November - 08 death of conrad of Hohenstaufen   

1226  Louis VIII, the Lion, King of France (1223-26), dies at 39 on November - 08.   

1228  Dirk I, ruler of Heinsberg/Valkenburg, dies on this day in history.   

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