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Historical events & facts — November 8
What happened on November 8?
On November 8, 1895, German physicist Wilhelm Röntgen discovered X-rays while experimenting with vacuum tubes in his Würzburg laboratory. Röntgen observed that unknown rays penetrated matter and could photograph the interior of the human body. The first X-ray in history was of his wife's hand. He won the first Nobel Prize in Physics in 1901.
On November 8, 1923, Adolf Hitler and the SA attempted to seize power in Munich with the so-called Beer Hall Putsch, a coup inspired by Mussolini's March on Rome the previous year. The attempt failed; Hitler was arrested and sentenced to five years in prison, of which he served only nine months — time he used to dictate Mein Kampf.
On November 8, 2016, billionaire Donald Trump defeated Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton in the US presidential election, in one of the most surprising results in recent electoral history. Trump, with no prior political experience, won 306 electoral votes against Clinton's 232, although he lost the popular vote by nearly three million votes.
Notable birthdays — November 8
Famous people born on November 8
AD 30
The 30s decade ran from January 1, AD 30, to December 31, AD 39.
Stylianos Pattakos
Stylianos Pattakos was an officer of the Hellenic Army who was one of the principal leaders of the 1967 Greek coup d'état, along with Colonel Georgios Papadopoulos, and Colonel Nikolaos Makarezos. Together they overthrew Prime Minister Panagiotis Kanellopoulos and established a military dictatorship that ruled Greece from 1967 until 1973.
Dmitry Yazov
Dmitry Timofeyevich Yazov was a Marshal of the Soviet Union. A veteran of the Great Patriotic War, Yazov served as Minister of Defence from 1987 until he was arrested for his part in the 1991 August coup, four months before the fall of the Soviet Union. Yazov was the last person to be appointed to the rank of Marshal of the Soviet Union on 28 April 1990 and the only Marshal born in Siberia.
Alfonso López Trujillo
Alfonso López Trujillo was a Colombian Cardinal Bishop of the Roman Catholic Church and president of the Pontifical Council for the Family.
Minnie Riperton
Minnie Julia Riperton was an American soul singer and songwriter best known for her 1974 single "Lovin' You", her five-octave vocal range, and her use of the whistle register.
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