Historical Events In November - 08

1944  25,000 Hungarian Jews are loaned to Nazis for forced labor on November - 08.  

1944  Walter Nowotny, German combat/jet fighter pilot, dies on November - 08.  

1945  On November - 08 "Girl from Nantucket" opens at Adelphi Theater NYC for 12 performances  

1946  Jean-Paul Sartre's "La Putain Respecteuse," premieres in Paris on November - 08.  

1947  Bradman scores his 99th 1st-class cricket century, 100 SA v Victoria on this day in history.  

1950  On November - 08 in the first jet plane battle of the Korean War, U.S. Air Force Lt. Russel J. Brown shoots down a North Korean MiG-15.  

1950  The first jet-plane battle of Korean War on November - 08.  

1950  On November - 08 1st jet-plane battle ever, in Korean War  

1951  On this day in history nY Yankee Catcher Yogi Berra wins 1st of his 3 MVP awards  

1952  On November - 08 claude Carter, cricketer (took 28 wkts 10 Tests for S Africa), dies  

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1953  On this day in history salazars party wins all parliament seats in Portugal  

1953  On this day in history iwan Bunin, writer, dies at 83  

1954  On this day in history aL approves Philadelphia A's move to Kansas City  

1956  UN demands USSR leave Hungary on November - 08.  

1957  On this day in history great Britain performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island  

1958  "Maria Golovin" closes at Martin Beck Theater NYC after 5 performances on November - 08.  

1959  KJTV (now KGET) TV channel 17 in Bakersfield, CA (NBC) 1st broadcast on this day in history.  

1960  JFK (MA-D-Sen) beats VP Richard Nixon (R) for President on November - 08.  

1960  Masachusetts Senator John F. Kennedy wins the U.S. presidential election, defeating Vice President Richard Nixon on this day in history.  

1960  JFK (Sen-D-Mass) beats VP Richard Nixon (R) for 35th US president on this day in history.  

1961  Whitey Ford is voted Cy Young Award winner over Warren Spahn on this day in history.  

1962  On this day in history canada govt orders changing nickel back to round shape  

1963  Simon Jurovsky, composer, dies at 51 on this day in history.  

1964  IMF grants Great Britain credit of $1 billion on November - 08.  

1965  "Days of Our Lives" premiers on TV on this day in history.  

1965  On this day in history british Indian Ocean Territory formed  

1965  "Days of Our Lives" premieres on TV on November - 08.  

1966  On this day in history edward W Brooke (Rep-R-MA) becomes first black elected to Senate  

1966  On this day in history movie actor Ronald Reagan elected governor of California  

1966  Movie star Ronald Reagan is elected governor of California on November - 08.  

1966  President Johnson signs anti-trust immunity to AFL-NFL merger on November - 08.  

1966  Edward W Brooke (Rep-R-Mass) becomes 1st black elected to Senate on this day in history.  

1966  Bernhard Zondek, German/Israeli gynaecologist, dies at 75 on November - 08.  

1967  On November - 08 silver hits record $1.951 an ounce in London  

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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  On this day in history birth of johan Sigismund, elector of Brandenburg/duke of Prussia  

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

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

1622  On November - 08 birth of galenus Abrahamsz de Haen, Dutch baptist pastor (Lambs' War)  

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  On November - 08 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  Louis VIII, the Lion, King of France (1223-26), dies at 39 on this day in history.  

1228  On November - 08 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)