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NOVEMBER 8 | Birthdays and Events

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November 5, 2024 5:15 pm CST

Notable Birthdays for November 8

William Wirt (1772-1834) - U.S. Attorney General who turned his position into a position of influence and power.

Milton Bradley (1836-1911) - Founded the Milton Bradley Company.

Charles Demuth (1883-1935) - Painter who created Precisionism.

Dorothy Day (1897-1980) - Journalist who earned the title of being a well-known political and radical Catholics.

Margaret Mitchell (1900-1949) - Author of the novel Gone With the Wind.

Martha Gellhorn (1908-1998) - Considered one of the most successful war correspondence ever.

Lou Ambers (1913-1995) - Champion lightweight boxer.

Esther Rolle (1920-1998) - Actress best-known for her role as Florida Evans in the sitcom Good Times.

Thea D. Hodge (1922-2008) - Pioneer computer scientist and cofounder of the Association for Women in Computing (Minneapolis chapter).

Jack Kilby (1923-2005) - Co-inventor of the handheld calculator.

Darleane C. Hoffman (1926-Still Living) - Nuclear chemist who helped confirm the  existence of element 106 (seaborgium).

Patti Page (1927-2013) - Singer of the song Tennessee Waltz.

Thomas "Satch" Sanders (1938-Still Living) - Former NBA player and winner of 8 NBA championships.

Don Murray (1945-1996) - Hanna-Barbera animator.

Minnie Riperton (1947-1979) - Soul singer best known for the song Lovin' You.

Margaret Rhea Seddon (1947-Still Living) - One of the first women to launch into space at NASA.

Bonnie Raitt (1949-Still Living) - Country western and blues singer.

Mary Hart (1950-Still Living) - Former host of Entertainment Tonight.

Alfre Woodard (1952-Still Living) - Award-winning actress known for her roles in the films 12 Years a Slave and How to Make an American Quilt.

Tim Shaw (1957-Still Living) - Olympic winning swimmer.

Leif Garrett (1961-Still Living) - Child actor.

Parker Posey (1968-Still Living) - Actress nicknamed Queen of the Indies.

Tom Anderson (1970-Still Living) - Co-founder of MySpace.

Aaron Dontez Yates (1971-Still Living) - Rapper who goes by the stage name Tech N9ne.

David Muir (1973-Still Living) - News anchor on ABC World News Tonight and co-host of 20/20.

Tara Reid (1975-Still Living) - Actress known for her role in the American Pie series.

Colin Strause (1976-Still Living) - Director of the film Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem  (2007).

Aaron Swartz (1986-2013) - Co-developer of the web feed format RSS.

Aaron Fotheringham (1991-Still Living) - Wheelchair athlete who adapted tricks from  skateboarding and BMX riding.

Memorable Events for November 8

1701 - William Penn presents the Charter of Privileges that would guarantee religious freedom for the Pennsylvania colony.

1731 - Benjamin Franklin opens the Library Company of Philadelphia, becoming the first library in the colonies.

1789 - Elijah Craig distills the first bourbon whiskey in KY.

1837 - Mary Lyon founds Mount Holyoke College in MA.

1864 - Abraham Lincoln is elected President of the U.S. for a second time.

1889Montana becomes the 41st state to join the Union.

1892 - Black and white trade unionists join forces and strike action for the first time together in New Orleans.

1904 - Harvey Hubbell receives the first patent for a separable electric attachment plug.

1932 - Franklin D. Roosevelt is elected as the 32nd President of the U.S.

1933 - President Roosevelt unveils the Civil Works Administration to help create jobs so the country can recover from the Great Depression.

1938 - Crystal Bird Fauset becomes the first Black woman elected as a legislator in Philadelphia.

1950 - Lt. Russell J. Brown (U.S. Air Force) shoots down two North Korean aircrafts in a dog fight.

1957 - A flight between San Francisco and Honolulu disappears.

1960 - John F. Kennedy is elected the 35th President of the U.S.

1965 - The 173rd Airborne is ambushed by the Viet Cong in Operation Hump.

1965 - An American airline crashes in KY, killing 58.

1966 - President Johnson signs a law allowing the National Football League to merge with the American Football League.

1972 - Home Box Office (HBO) launches.

1988 - Vice President George H. W. Bush is elected as the 41st President of the U.S.

2016 - Donald Trump is elected the 45th President of the U.S.