Page 4: Historical Events In November - 08

1895  Wilhelm Roentgen (Germany) discovers X-rays on November - 08.   

1895  Hermann Schey, German/Neth singer on this day in history.   

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 November - 08.   

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

1900  Georges Lonque, composer on November - 08.   

1901  Bloody clashes take place in Athens following the translation of the Gospels into demotic Greek on November - 08.   

1901  On this day in history gheorge Gheorghiu Dej, Romania party leader/president   

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

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

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

1905  Richard Nicholson, musician on November - 08.   

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  Charles Bordes, composer, dies at 46 on November - 08.   

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 this day in history.   

1912  On this day in history 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  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 this day in history.   

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

1918  On November - 08 hermann Zapf, German designer   

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 this day in history.   

1921  On this day in history douglas Townsend, composer   

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

1923  Adolf Hitler launches a failed coup in Munich, later known as the "Beer Hall Putsch" on this day in history.   

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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 this day in history.   

1491  Teofilo Folengo, Italian poet (d. 1544) was born on this day in history.   

1572  On November - 08 birth of johan Sigismund, elector of Brandenburg/duke of Prussia   

1590  On this day in history birth of francesco Gonzaga, composer   

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 this day in history martin of Tours, [St Martin], bishop of Tours, dies   

0618  On November - 08 deusdedit/Adeodatus I, Italian Pope (615-18), dies   

0955  Death of Pope Agapetus II on this day in history.   

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

1195  On November - 08 death of conrad of Hohenstaufen   

1226  On November - 08 louis VIII, the Lion, King of France (1223-26), dies at 39   

1228  Dirk I, ruler of Heinsberg/Valkenburg, dies on November - 08.   

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