Historical Events In November - 08

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

1968  On this day in history cynthia Lennon is granted a divorce from John  

1968  On this day in history 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  Nevada approves pari-mutuel betting on Jai Alai on this day in history.  

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

1978  On November - 08 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 this day in history 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 this day in history voyager 1 space probe discovers 15th moon of Saturn  

1983  On this day in history martha Layne Collins (D) elected first female governor of Kentucky  

1983  STS-9 vehicle again moves to launch pad on November - 08.  

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

1983  Robert Agnew, director, dies at 84 of kidney failure on November - 08.  

1984  Anna Fisher becomes the first "mom" to go into orbit on November - 08.  

1984  STS 51-A mission; launch on this day in history.  

1984  Carl Gustav Sparre Olsen, composer, dies at 81 on November - 08.  

1985  Atlantis moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS 61-B mission on this day in history.  

1986  On this day in history 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  On this day in history 900 die as earthquake hits China  

1988  George Bush (R) beats Mike Dukakis (D) for Presidency on November - 08.  

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

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

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 this day in history.  

1990  Saddam fires his army chief & threatens to destroy Arabian peninsula on November - 08.  

1990  On this day in history 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  Alexander Dubcek, pres of Czechoslovakia (1968-69), dies on November - 08.  

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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  On this day in history birth of vlad III the Impaler, Wallachian prince (d. 1476)  

1491  On November - 08 birth of teofilo Folengo, Italian poet (d. 1544)  

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  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  On November - 08 martin of Tours, [St Martin], bishop of Tours, dies  

0618  On this day in history deusdedit/Adeodatus I, Italian Pope (615-18), dies  

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

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 November - 08 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)