Historical Events In November - 08
Wednesday, 31 May 2023
1967 On November - 08 1st local British radio station begins broadcasting (Radio Leicester)
1968 Cynthia Lennon is granted a divorce from John on November - 08.
1968 Wendell Corey, actor (11th Hour, Peck's Bad Girl), dies at 54 on this day in history.
1969 Kam Tong, actor (Have Gun Will Travel, Mr Garlund), dies at 62 on this day in history.
1970 Tom Dempsey of New Orleans Saints kicks NFL record 63 yard field goal on this day in history.
1973 On this day in history nevada approves pari-mutuel betting on Jai Alai
1974 Ivory Joe Hunter, rocker, dies at 60 on November - 08.
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 ABC broadcasts "Iran Crisis American Held Hostage" with Frank Reynolds (the forerunner to "Nightline") on November - 08.
1979 On this day in history sydney Tafler, actor (Too Many Crooks), dies at 63
1979 On November - 08 aBC broadcasts "Iran Crisis: American Held Hostage" with Frank Reynolds (the forerunner to "Nightline")
1980 On this day in history 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 STS-9 vehicle again moves to launch pad on this day in history.
1983 W Wilson Goode (D) elected first black mayor of Philadelphia on November - 08.
1983 On this day in history 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 Carl Gustav Sparre Olsen, composer, dies at 81 on November - 08.
1985 On November - 08 atlantis moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS 61-B mission
1986 On November - 08 beatrice Kay, singer/actress (Sister Sue-Calvin & the Col), dies at 78
1987 On this day in history 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 On this day in history george Bush (R) beats Mike Dukakis (D) for Presidency
1988 George Bush elected as US President on this day in history.
1988 On November - 08 vice President George Bush defeats Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis to become president of the U.S.
1989 Andre Kloos, Dut trade union leader (NVV)/chairman (VARA), dies at 67 on November - 08.
1990 100,000 additional US troops are sent to the Persian gulf on November - 08.
1990 Saddam fires his army chief & threatens to destroy Arabian peninsula on this day in history.
1990 Anya Seton, US author, dies on November - 08.
1991 The Carol Burnette Show premieres on CBS-TV on this day in history.
1991 Christine Felsmann, dies on November - 08.
1992 On this day in history alexander Dubcek, pres of Czechoslovakia (1968-69), dies
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