Historical Events In November - 08

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

1895  On this day in history hermann Schey, German/Neth singer   

1896  On November - 08 bucky Harris, baseball manager (Phillies, Yankees)   

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 November - 08.   

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

1905  On this day in history richard Nicholson, musician   

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

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

1909  On November - 08 alberto Erede, Italian conductor   

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

1910  On November - 08 first Washington State election in which women could vote   

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 this day in history jean-Louis Martinet, composer   

1913  On this day in history robert Strauss, NYC, actor (Sgt Gruzewsky-Mona McCluskey)   

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

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  On November - 08 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  On November - 08 hermann Zapf, German designer   

1920  On November - 08 actress Edna Lewis Thomas debuts at Putnam Theatre Brooklyn   

1920  On November - 08 abraham Kuyper, clergyman/Dutch premier (AR 1908-12), dies at 83   

1921  Douglas Townsend, composer on this day in history.   

1922  Christiaan Barnard, S Africa, surgeon (perform 1st heart transplant) on November - 08.   

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

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0035  On this day in history birth of nerva, Roman Emperor (d. 98)   

1342  Julian of Norwich, English saint (d. 1416) was born on this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history.   

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

1592  Domenico Mazzocchi, composer was born on November - 08.   

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

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  Death of Pope Agapetus II on this day in history.   

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  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 this day in history death of berenguela of Castile, wife of Alfonso IX of Castile (b. 1180)