Historical Events In November - 08

1967  1st local British radio station begins broadcasting (Radio Leicester) on November - 08.   

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 this day in history kam Tong, actor (Have Gun Will Travel, Mr Garlund), dies at 62   

1970  On November - 08 tom Dempsey of New Orleans Saints kicks NFL record 63 yard field goal   

1973  On November - 08 nevada approves pari-mutuel betting on Jai Alai   

1974  On this day in history ivory Joe Hunter, rocker, dies at 60   

1978  Norman Rockwell artist, dies in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, at 84 on November - 08.   

1978  On this day in history 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")   

1979  Sydney Tafler, actor (Too Many Crooks), dies at 63 on November - 08.   

1979  ABC broadcasts "Iran Crisis: American Held Hostage" with Frank Reynolds (the forerunner to "Nightline") on November - 08.   

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 this day in history sTS-9 vehicle again moves to launch pad   

1983  W Wilson Goode (D) elected first black mayor of Philadelphia on this day in history.   

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  STS 51-A mission; launch on this day in history.   

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

1985  On November - 08 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  On November - 08 11 die as a bomb planted by the Irish Republican Army exploded at Ulster Remembrance Day Service   

1988  900 die as earthquake hits China on this day in history.   

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

1988  George Bush elected as US President on this day in history.   

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

1989  On this day in history andre Kloos, Dut trade union leader (NVV)/chairman (VARA), dies at 67   

1990  100,000 additional US troops are sent to the Persian gulf on this day in history.   

1990  Saddam fires his army chief & threatens to destroy Arabian peninsula on this day in history.   

1990  On November - 08 anya Seton, US author, dies   

1991  On November - 08 the Carol Burnette Show premieres on CBS-TV   

1991  Christine Felsmann, dies on November - 08.   

1992  On November - 08 alexander Dubcek, pres of Czechoslovakia (1968-69), dies   

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0035  On November - 08 birth of nerva, Roman Emperor (d. 98)   

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  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 this day in history birth of domenico Mazzocchi, composer   

1622  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1195  On this day in history death of conrad of Hohenstaufen   

1226  On this day in history louis VIII, the Lion, King of France (1223-26), dies at 39   

1228  Dirk I, ruler of Heinsberg/Valkenburg, dies on this day in history.   

1246  On this day in history death of berenguela of Castile, wife of Alfonso IX of Castile (b. 1180)