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Person born on November 08
1910 - Margaret Mitchell, American writer, was born in the Atlanta area of Georgia state.
1920 - Dhanalakshmi alias Sitara Devi, the famous Kathak dancer, was born.
1927 - Senior leader of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), former Deputy Prime Minister LK Advani was born in Karachi.
1994 - Niti Taylor - Indian television actress.
Died on 08 November
1627 - Jahangir - Mughal ruler, Jahangir was the eldest son of Akbar. Murad and Danial were younger brothers.
1674 - John Milton, the famous English writer, died.
1959 - Lochan Prasad Pandey - Famous Indian litterateur, who has also composed poetry in both Hindi and Oriya languages.
1977 - Bomireddy Narasimha Reddy - A famous director of South Indian cinema.
2019 - Navneeta Dev - Famous Bengali litterateur.
2020 - Sanchman Limbu, former Chief Minister of Sikkim, died at the age of 73.
Important Occasions and Celebrations of November 08
- World Urbanization Day.
- World Radiography Day.
- National Stem/Steam Day.
- National Cappuccino Day.
- World Town Planning Day.
- National Harvey Wallbanger Day.
- Shri Lal Krishna Advani Birthday.
- National Parents as Teacher's Day.
- Chandrayaan-1 Success Day (My Hindustan).
- India's first unmanned space mission.
- Chandrayaan-1 reached the Moon's orbit in 2008).
Important Events of November 08
1701 - William Penn presents the Charter of Privileges.
1731 – In Philadelphia, the first library in the North American colonies of the city of Benjamin Franklin is opened.
1798 – British whaler John Fern becomes the first European to land on Nauru.
1830 - Ferdinand II becomes King of the Two Sicilies.
1889 - Montana becomes the 41st US state.
1895 - German physicist K. Rongton discovered X-rays.
1900 - Theodore Dreiser's novel "Sister Carey" is published.
1911 - The legislature of Anhui Province votes to secede from Imperial China.
1916 - Japanese manufacturer NSK Ltd receives approval to manufacture industrial bearings.
1942 - America invades Algeria and Morocco.
1945 – 1550 people are killed in a boat accident in Hong Kong.
1947 - On the request of the Chief Minister of Junagadh, the Government of India took over Junagadh.
1948 - Nathuram Godse confesses to the crime of assassinating Mahatma Gandhi in court.
1956 - The United Nations (UN) appeals to the then Soviet Union to withdraw from the European country of Hungary.
1957 - Britain conducts nuclear tests near the Christmas Islands.
1965 - The death penalty for murder is abolished in Britain.
1967 - The US conducts nuclear tests in Nevada.
1987 - Australia captured the title for the first time by defeating England by seven runs in the final of the World Cup cricket played at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
1988 – A devastating earthquake in China kills 900 people.
1990 - Mary Robinson is elected the first female President of the Republic of Ireland.
1992 - Three lakh people took part in a demonstration against racism in Berlin, the capital of Germany.
1998 – In Bangladesh, 15 people are executed for the assassination of the country's first Prime Minister Sheikhmujibur Rahman.
1999 - Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar set a world record by sharing 331 runs in one day cricket.
2000 - Hillary Clinton, wife of Bill Clinton, creates history by winning the New York seat.
2001 - Again heavy bombing took place in Afghanistan.
2002 - Two-day meeting of the International Security Conference begins in Manila.
2004 - India and the European Union agree to increase social participation in The Hague.
2005 - India criticizes Palestinian organizations for terrorist acts and Israel's repression.
2008 - India's first unmanned space mission, Chandrayaan-1, reached the Moon's orbit.
2013 – A devastating cyclonic storm hits Henan province in the Philippines, killing 6,000 people.
2013 – 11 people are killed in a car bombing in Mogadishu, Somalia.
2016 - Government of India demonetised large notes in which 500 and 1000 rupee notes were declared illegal.
2019 - DIN for communication between GST, Customs and Excise Department. That is, the Documentation Identification Number applicable.
2020 - Joseph R. Biden of the Democratic Party, elected as the 46th President of the United States, and Kamala Harris of Indian origin, elected Vice President, addressed the countrymen (07 November night) after the election results.
2020 – A terrorist attack in Afghanistan kills at least eight people, including five children and three women.
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