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November 8
Events on This Day
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1895
118 years ago
German physicist Wilhelm Röntgen takes the first X-ray pictures.
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1933
80 years ago
President Franklin D. Roosevelt establishes the Civil Works Administration to find work for millions of unemployed Americans.
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1960
53 years ago
John F. Kennedy becomes the youngest man and the first Catholic elected to the U.S. presidency, narrowly beating Richard Nixon.
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1964
49 years ago
Judy Garland shares the stage for the first time with 18-year-old daughter Liza Minnelli at the London Palladium.
November 8
Born on This Day
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Gordon Ramsay
- In these groups:
- Famous Scottish People
- Celebrities With Court-side Seats
- Famous Scorpios
Gordon Ramsay
Chef, Television Personality / 1966 -
Hot-tempered chef Gordon Ramsay owns a number of successful restaurants but is best known as the star of television series Hell's Kitchen.
Born: November 8, 1966
Age: 46 years old
Birthplace: Glasgow, Scotland
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Gretchen Mol
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- Famous Scorpios
- Famous Actresses
- Famous People Born in 1972
Gretchen Mol
Actress / 1972 -
Gretchen Mol is best known for acting in films, such as Donnie Brasco and 3:10 to Yuma.
1972 | 40 years old
Actress -
Dorothy Day
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- Famous Scorpios
- Famous Women's Rights Activists
- Famous Antiwar Activists
Dorothy Day
Women's Rights Activist, Anti-War Activist, Religious Leader, Editor, Journalist / 1897 - 1980
Dorothy Day was an activist who worked for such social causes as pacifism and women's suffrage through the prism of the Catholic Church.
1897 | 83 years old
Women's Rights Activist, ... -
Bonnie Raitt
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- Influential Female Musicians of the 1960s
- Famous Lookalikes
- Guitar Heroes
Bonnie Raitt
Activist, Songwriter, Guitarist, Singer / 1949 -
Bonnie Raitt is a singer, songwriter, and guitarist whose musical range encompasses blues, folk, rhythm and blues, pop, and country rock.
Born: November 8, 1949
Age: 63 years old
Birthplace: Burbank, California, United States
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Margaret Mitchell
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- Famous Irish-Americans
- Famous Scorpios
- Famous People Named Margaret
Margaret Mitchell
Author / 1900 - 1949
Margaret Mitchell is best known for her one novel, Gone with the Wind.
1900 | 48 years old
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Bram Stoker
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- Fright Writers
- Irish Eyes
- Famous Scorpios
Bram Stoker
Author / 1847 - 1912
Irish writer Bram Stoker is best known for authoring the classic horror novel Dracula (1897).
1847 | 64 years old
Author
November 8
Died on This Day
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Norman Rockwell
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- Famous Harlem Residents
- Famous Aquarians
- Famous Illustrators
Norman Rockwell
Illustrator, Painter / 1894 - 1978
Norman Rockwell illustrated covers for The Saturday Evening Post for 47 years. The public loved his often-humorous depictions of American life.Died: November 8, 1978
Age: 84 years old
Place: Stockbridge, Massachusetts , United States
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Doc Holliday
- In these groups:
- Fantastic Facial Hair
- The Doctor Is In
- Wild West
Doc Holliday
Criminal, Folk Hero / 1851 - 1887
Doc Holliday is a figure from the Old West, a gunman and a gambler who was part of the legendary shootout at the O.K. Corral.
1887 | 36 years old
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John Milton
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- Famous Academics
- Famous Historians
- Famous Sagittarians
John Milton
Historian, Journalist, Poet / 1608 - 1674
John Milton, English poet, pamphleteer, and historian, is best known for writing Paradise Lost, widely regarded as the greatest epic poem in English.
1674 | 65 years old
Historian, Journalist, Poet
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Imre Kertész
- In these groups:
- Holocaust Survivors
- Famous Scorpios
- Famous Fiction Authors
Imre Kertész
Journalist, Author / 1929 -
Imre Kertész is a Hungarian writer who survived the Holocaust and went on to win the 2002 Nobel Prize in Literature.
November 9, 1929
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Big Pun
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- Musical Monikers
- Name Changers
- Famous Scorpios
Big Pun
Rapper / 1971 - 2000
Big Pun was a Latino hip-hop artist whose album Capital Punishment went to No. 1 on the R&B/hip-hop charts. He died in 2000 from obesity related heart failure.
November 10, 1971
Rapper -
Daniel Ortega
- In these groups:
- Hispanic Political Figures
- Famous Scorpios
- Famous Military Leaders
Daniel Ortega
Military Leader, World Leader / 1945 -
Daniel Ortega was a Nicaraguan guerrilla leader and Sandinista. He was elected president of Nicaragua from 1984 to 1990 and again from January 2007.
November 11, 1945
World Leader -
Roland Barthes
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- Famous Academics
- Famous Scorpios
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Roland Barthes
Philosopher, Literary Critic, Academic Author / 1915 - 1980
Roland Barthes was a French literary philosopher whose work influenced structuralism, semiotics and anthropology.
November 12, 1915
Academic Author
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Fernando Valenzuela
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- Hispanic Athletes
- Famous Scorpios
- Famous Baseball Players
Fernando Valenzuela
Baseball Player / 1960 -
Professional baseball player Fernando Valenzuela was a cultural icon in Mexico and the U.S. Latino community. In 1981, he was named Rookie of the Year.November 1, 1960
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Peter Jackson
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- Weight Loss Winners
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Peter Jackson
Director, Producer / 1961 -
New Zealand native Peter Jackson is best known as a director for his adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings trilogy, which has won 11 Oscars.
October 31, 1961
Director, Producer
