Page 7: 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 November - 08.   

1968  On this day in history wendell Corey, actor (11th Hour, Peck's Bad Girl), dies at 54   

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 November - 08.   

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

1974  On November - 08 ivory Joe Hunter, rocker, dies at 60   

1978  Norman Rockwell artist, dies in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, at 84 on this day in history.   

1978  Norman Rockwell, artist (Saturday Evening Post covers), dies at 84 on November - 08.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1988  On this day in history 900 die as earthquake hits China   

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

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

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

1990  On November - 08 saddam fires his army chief & threatens to destroy Arabian peninsula   

1990  Anya Seton, US author, dies on November - 08.   

1991  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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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 November - 08.   

1491  Teofilo Folengo, Italian poet (d. 1544) was born on this day in history.   

1572  On this day in history 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  Galenus Abrahamsz de Haen, Dutch baptist pastor (Lambs' War) was born on this day in history.   

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  Death of Conrad of Hohenstaufen on November - 08.   

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

1228  On November - 08 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)