Historical Events In November - 08

1895  On this day in history wilhelm Roentgen (Germany) discovers X-rays   

1895  Hermann Schey, German/Neth singer on this day in history.   

1896  On November - 08 bucky Harris, baseball manager (Phillies, Yankees)   

1897  On this day in history dorothy Day, author (Stump the Authors)   

1900  The birth of Margaret Mitchell, American author on this day in history.   

1900  Theodore Dreiser's novel "Sister Carrie" is published on November - 08.   

1900  On November - 08 georges Lonque, composer   

1901  Bloody clashes take place in Athens following the translation of the Gospels into demotic Greek on November - 08.   

1901  Gheorge Gheorghiu Dej, Romania party leader/president on this day in history.   

1902  Mihail A Suslov, Soviet-party ideologist [NS=Nov 22] on this day in history.   

1904  On November - 08 president Theodore Roosevelt (R) defeats Alton B Parker (D)   

1904  Pres Theodore Roosevelt (R) defeats Alton B Parker (D) on November - 08.   

1905  Richard Nicholson, musician on November - 08.   

1907  On November - 08 otto Brenner, German worker's union leader   

1908  On November - 08 victorien Sardou, French opera author (Madame Sans-Gene), dies at 77   

1909  On November - 08 alberto Erede, Italian conductor   

1909  Charles Bordes, composer, dies at 46 on November - 08.   

1910  First Washington State election in which women could vote on this day in history.   

1910  Tolstoy, Russian novelist, dies on November - 08.   

1910  On November - 08 1st Washington State election in which women could vote   

1912  Jean-Louis Martinet, composer on November - 08.   

1913  On this day in history robert Strauss, NYC, actor (Sgt Gruzewsky-Mona McCluskey)   

1914  Lute T de Cock, student/resistance fighter on this day in history.   

1916  On November - 08 hMS Zulu, a Tribal Class Royal Navy destroyer. Disabled by a mine in the Dover Straits which destroyed the after part of the ship. The fore part of HMS Zulu and the aft part of HMS Nubian were salvaged and later joined together to form HMS Zubian. This ship went on to acquire battle honours, to be sold later in 1919.   

1916  Frank McGuire, basketball coach (won 550 games in 30 college seasons) on November - 08.   

1917  People's Commissars gives authority to Lenin, Trotsky & Stalin on November - 08.   

1917  On this day in history colyn Blythe, cricketer (2509 F-C wickets), dies during WW I   

1918  Pro-German supreme commander general Cutters lay-offs on this day in history.   

1918  On November - 08 hermann Zapf, German designer   

1920  Actress Edna Lewis Thomas debuts at Putnam Theatre Brooklyn on this day in history.   

1920  On November - 08 abraham Kuyper, clergyman/Dutch premier (AR 1908-12), dies at 83   

1921  Douglas Townsend, composer on November - 08.   

1922  Christiaan Barnard, S Africa, surgeon (perform 1st heart transplant) on November - 08.   

1923  Adolf Hitler launches a failed coup in Munich, later known as the "Beer Hall Putsch" on November - 08.   

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0035  On this day in history birth of nerva, Roman Emperor (d. 98)   

1342  On November - 08 birth of julian of Norwich, English saint (d. 1416)   

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

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

1572  Johan Sigismund, elector of Brandenburg/duke of Prussia was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1622  Galenus Abrahamsz de Haen, Dutch baptist pastor (Lambs' War) was born on November - 08.   

0397  Martin of Tours, [St Martin], bishop of Tours, dies on November - 08.   

0618  Deusdedit/Adeodatus I, Italian Pope (615-18), dies on November - 08.   

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

1171  On this day in history death of baldwin IV, Count of Hainaut (b. 1108)   

1195  Death of Conrad of Hohenstaufen on this day in history.   

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

1228  On this day in history 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)