Historical Events In November - 08

1967  On this day in history 1st local British radio station begins broadcasting (Radio Leicester)  

1968  Cynthia Lennon is granted a divorce from John on this day in history.  

1968  On November - 08 wendell Corey, actor (11th Hour, Peck's Bad Girl), dies at 54  

1969  On November - 08 kam Tong, actor (Have Gun Will Travel, Mr Garlund), dies at 62  

1970  Tom Dempsey of New Orleans Saints kicks NFL record 63 yard field goal on this day in history.  

1973  Nevada approves pari-mutuel betting on Jai Alai on this day in history.  

1974  Ivory Joe Hunter, rocker, dies at 60 on November - 08.  

1978  On this day in history norman Rockwell artist, dies in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, at 84  

1978  On November - 08 norman Rockwell, artist (Saturday Evening Post covers), dies at 84  

1979  On November - 08 aBC broadcasts "Iran Crisis American Held Hostage" with Frank Reynolds (the forerunner to "Nightline")  

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1979  On this day in history sydney Tafler, actor (Too Many Crooks), dies at 63  

1979  ABC broadcasts "Iran Crisis: American Held Hostage" with Frank Reynolds (the forerunner to "Nightline") on this day in history.  

1980  On November - 08 voyager 1 space probe discovers 15th moon of Saturn  

1983  Martha Layne Collins (D) elected first female governor of Kentucky on this day in history.  

1983  On November - 08 sTS-9 vehicle again moves to launch pad  

1983  On November - 08 w Wilson Goode (D) elected first black mayor of Philadelphia  

1983  On November - 08 robert Agnew, director, dies at 84 of kidney failure  

1984  On November - 08 anna Fisher becomes the first "mom" to go into orbit  

1984  On this day in history sTS 51-A mission; launch  

1984  On this day in history carl Gustav Sparre Olsen, composer, dies at 81  

1985  On this day in history atlantis moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS 61-B mission  

1986  Beatrice Kay, singer/actress (Sister Sue-Calvin & the Col), dies at 78 on November - 08.  

1987  11 die as a bomb planted by the Irish Republican Army exploded at Ulster Remembrance Day Service on November - 08.  

1988  On November - 08 900 die as earthquake hits China  

1988  George Bush (R) beats Mike Dukakis (D) for Presidency on this day in history.  

1988  On this day in history george Bush elected as US President  

1988  On this day in history vice President George Bush defeats Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis to become president of the U.S.  

1989  On November - 08 andre Kloos, Dut trade union leader (NVV)/chairman (VARA), dies at 67  

1990  On November - 08 100,000 additional US troops are sent to the Persian gulf  

1990  On November - 08 saddam fires his army chief & threatens to destroy Arabian peninsula  

1990  Anya Seton, US author, dies on this day in history.  

1991  The Carol Burnette Show premieres on CBS-TV on November - 08.  

1991  Christine Felsmann, dies on this day in history.  

1992  Alexander Dubcek, pres of Czechoslovakia (1968-69), dies on November - 08.  

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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 this day in history.  

1431  Vlad III the Impaler, Wallachian prince (d. 1476) was born on this day in history.  

1491  On this day in history birth of teofilo Folengo, Italian poet (d. 1544)  

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

1590  On November - 08 birth of francesco Gonzaga, composer  

1592  On November - 08 birth of domenico Mazzocchi, composer  

1622  On this day in history birth of galenus Abrahamsz de Haen, Dutch baptist pastor (Lambs' War)  

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

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

0955  Death of Pope Agapetus II on November - 08.  

1171  Death of Baldwin IV, Count of Hainaut (b. 1108) on this day in history.  

1195  Death of Conrad of Hohenstaufen on November - 08.  

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

1228  On November - 08 dirk I, ruler of Heinsberg/Valkenburg, dies  

1246  Death of Berenguela of Castile, wife of Alfonso IX of Castile (b. 1180) on this day in history.