Historical Events In November - 08

1895  Wilhelm Roentgen (Germany) discovers X-rays on this day in history.   

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

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

1897  Dorothy Day, author (Stump the Authors) on this day in history.   

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  Georges Lonque, composer on November - 08.   

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

1901  On this day in history gheorge Gheorghiu Dej, Romania party leader/president   

1902  Mihail A Suslov, Soviet-party ideologist [NS=Nov 22] on November - 08.   

1904  On this day in history president Theodore Roosevelt (R) defeats Alton B Parker (D)   

1904  Pres Theodore Roosevelt (R) defeats Alton B Parker (D) on this day in history.   

1905  Richard Nicholson, musician on this day in history.   

1907  Otto Brenner, German worker's union leader on November - 08.   

1908  Victorien Sardou, French opera author (Madame Sans-Gene), dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1909  On this day in history alberto Erede, Italian conductor   

1909  Charles Bordes, composer, dies at 46 on this day in history.   

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

1910  Tolstoy, Russian novelist, dies on this day in history.   

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

1912  Jean-Louis Martinet, composer on this day in history.   

1913  Robert Strauss, NYC, actor (Sgt Gruzewsky-Mona McCluskey) on November - 08.   

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  On November - 08 frank McGuire, basketball coach (won 550 games in 30 college seasons)   

1917  People's Commissars gives authority to Lenin, Trotsky & Stalin on this day in history.   

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

1918  On November - 08 pro-German supreme commander general Cutters lay-offs   

1918  On November - 08 hermann Zapf, German designer   

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

1920  Abraham Kuyper, clergyman/Dutch premier (AR 1908-12), dies at 83 on November - 08.   

1921  Douglas Townsend, composer on November - 08.   

1922  Christiaan Barnard, S Africa, surgeon (perform 1st heart transplant) on this day in history.   

1923  Adolf Hitler launches a failed coup in Munich, later known as the "Beer Hall Putsch" on this day in history.   

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

1342  On this day in history birth of julian of Norwich, English saint (d. 1416)   

1431  Vlad III the Impaler, Wallachian prince (d. 1476) was born on November - 08.   

1491  Teofilo Folengo, Italian poet (d. 1544) was born on November - 08.   

1572  On this day in history birth of johan Sigismund, elector of Brandenburg/duke of Prussia   

1590  On November - 08 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 this day in history.   

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

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 November - 08 death of conrad of Hohenstaufen   

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

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

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