Page 4: Historical Events In November - 08

1895  Wilhelm Roentgen (Germany) discovers X-rays on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history the birth of Margaret Mitchell, American author   

1900  On this day in history theodore Dreiser's novel "Sister Carrie" is published   

1900  On this day in history georges Lonque, composer   

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

1901  On November - 08 gheorge Gheorghiu Dej, Romania party leader/president   

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

1904  President Theodore Roosevelt (R) defeats Alton B Parker (D) on November - 08.   

1904  Pres Theodore Roosevelt (R) defeats Alton B Parker (D) on November - 08.   

1905  Richard Nicholson, musician on November - 08.   

1907  Otto Brenner, German worker's union leader on November - 08.   

1908  Victorien Sardou, French opera author (Madame Sans-Gene), dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1909  Alberto Erede, Italian conductor on November - 08.   

1909  Charles Bordes, composer, dies at 46 on this day in history.   

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  Jean-Louis Martinet, composer on November - 08.   

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

1914  On November - 08 lute T de Cock, student/resistance fighter   

1916  On November - 08 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.   

1916  Frank McGuire, basketball coach (won 550 games in 30 college seasons) on November - 08.   

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  On November - 08 pro-German supreme commander general Cutters lay-offs   

1918  Hermann Zapf, German designer on November - 08.   

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

1920  Abraham Kuyper, clergyman/Dutch premier (AR 1908-12), dies at 83 on November - 08.   

1921  On November - 08 douglas Townsend, composer   

1922  On November - 08 christiaan Barnard, S Africa, surgeon (perform 1st heart transplant)   

1923  On this day in history 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  Julian of Norwich, English saint (d. 1416) was born on November - 08.   

1431  On November - 08 birth of vlad III the Impaler, Wallachian prince (d. 1476)   

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

1572  Johan Sigismund, elector of Brandenburg/duke of Prussia was born on this day in history.   

1590  Francesco Gonzaga, composer was born on this day in history.   

1592  On November - 08 birth of domenico Mazzocchi, composer   

1622  Galenus Abrahamsz de Haen, Dutch baptist pastor (Lambs' War) was born on November - 08.   

0397  Martin of Tours, [St Martin], bishop of Tours, dies on this day in history.   

0618  Deusdedit/Adeodatus I, Italian Pope (615-18), dies on this day in history.   

0955  On November - 08 death of pope Agapetus II   

1171  On November - 08 death of baldwin IV, Count of Hainaut (b. 1108)   

1195  Death of Conrad of Hohenstaufen on this day in history.   

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)