Died On November 8th
Discover the most famous people who died on November 8. The list includes people like John Milton, Jahangir, Norman Rockwell, Napoleon Hill, Cesar Franck. Famous personalities featured on this list, include actors, poets, philosophers and economists and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United States, France, Russia & United Kingdom and many more countries.
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Birthdate: July 22, 1940
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Greater Sudbury, Canada
Died: 2020
An eminent television personality, Alex Trebek is best known for hosting the popular game show Jeopardy since it was revived in 1984. He has also hosted many other game shows, both in America and Canada. In February 1991, he became the first person to host three American game shows at the same time. He is currently undergoing treatment for pancreatic cancer.
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Norman Rockwell(American Painter & Illustrator Known for His Works ‘Scout at Ship's Wheel’ &‘Santa and Scouts in Snow’)
Birthdate: February 3, 1894
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: 1978
Painter and illustrator Norman Rockwell became famous for the cover illustrations of everyday life he created for The Saturday Evening Post. He was associated with the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) for over six decades and produced covers for their publications and calendars. A prolific artist, he made more than 4,000 original works in his lifetime.
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Heavy D
(Leader of Heavy D & the Boyz, he was a popular rapper through much of the 1990s.)
Birthdate: May 24, 1967
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Mandeville, Jamaica
Died: 2011
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
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John Milton(English Poet and Intellectual Known for His Epic Poem ‘Paradise Lost’)
Birthdate: December 9, 1608
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Cheapside, London, England
Died: 1674
John Milton was an English poet whose epic poem Paradise Lost is widely regarded as one of the greatest works of literature. Milton's other celebrated work Areopagitica is counted among history's most impassioned and influential defenses of freedom of the press and freedom of speech. John Milton’s works have influenced other prominent writers, such as Thomas Hardy and George Eliot.
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Dorothy Kilgallen(American Journalist and Panelist on the TV Game Show ‘What's My Line?’)
Birthdate: July 3, 1913
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died: 1965
Dorothy Kilgallen was an American television game show panelist and journalist. After starting her career as a reporter for the New York Evening Journal, Kilgallen began writing The Voice of Broadway, a newspaper column that became popular over a period of time. She also wrote articles on controversial and sensitive subjects like John F. Kennedy's assassination.
Birthdate: October 26, 1883
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Pound, Virginia
Died: 1970
Birthdate: August 31, 1569
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Fatehpur Sikri
Died: 1627
Prince Salim, son of Mughal emperor Akbar, ruled as Emperor Jahangir from 1605 to 1627. Jahangir was a patron of the arts and architecture, and focused on expansion through war. Fictional accounts of his relationship with a courtesan named Anarkali were later portrayed in literature and movies.
Birthdate: September 5, 1187
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: 1226
Louis VIII of France, or The Lion, ruled France as its king for a little over 3 years. After being invited by the rebellious barons who went against King John of England, Louis invaded England and even gained control of much of it but was later defeated at sea.
Birthdate: August 14, 1851
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Griffin, Georgia, United States
Died: 1887
Doc Holliday was a well-known American gunfighter, gambler, and dentist. He played a major role in the events leading up to the most famous shootout in American Wild West history, Gunfight at the O.K. Corral. His interesting life and character have inspired several books, films, and TV series; he has been portrayed by actors like Cesar Romero and Kirk Douglas.
Birthdate: 0316 AD
Birthplace: Szombathely, Hungary
Died: 0397
Martin of Tours, the patron saint of France, had initially fought for the Roman army. Born to Pagan parents, he converted to Christianity at age 10. Legend has it that a vision of Jesus in a dream, after he shared his cloak with a beggar, had pushed Martin into religion.
Birthdate: December 6, 1849
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Trossin, Germany
Died: 1945
August von Mackensen was a German field marshal during the First World War. He was considered one of the German Empire's most prominent military leaders. Following his retirement, he became a Prussian state councilor. He supported right-wing monarchists and nationalist groups. His attitude towards the Nazi regime was ambiguous. He died in 1945 at the age of 95.
Birthdate: February 9, 1897
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Hamilton
Died: 1935
Charles Kingsford Smith, also known as Smithy, was an Australian pilot who had been part of many first-time endeavors, the most notable being the first transpacific flight from the U.S. to Australia. While passing over Calcutta, on a flight from London to Australia in 1935, he and his co-pilot disappeared.
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César Franck(Composer and Pianist Famous for His Works 'Symphonic Variations' and 'Symphony in D Minor')
Birthdate: December 10, 1822
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Liège, Belgium
Died: 1890
Cesar Franck was a Belgian-born French Romantic composer, organist, pianist, and music teacher. Franck, who worked in Paris, is credited with popularizing new instruments made by Aristide Cavaillé-Coll all over France. From 1858 until his death in 1890, Franck also served as an organist at the Basilica of Saint Clotilde in Paris. Franck also taught future composers like Vincent d'Indy.
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Jean Marais
(French Actor, Film Director, Artist and Photographer)
Birthdate: December 11, 1913
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Cherbourg, France
Died: 1998
French actor Jean Marais was not only a long-time collaborator of director Jean Cocteau but was also his lover. After being rejected by the Paris Conservatory, he studied photography and later got only small roles, until Cocteau roped him in for lead roles in films such as Beauty and the Beast.
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Basil Poledouris
(Composer, Conductor, Musician, Film score composer)
Birthdate: August 21, 1945
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Died: 2006
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Ivan Bunin(The First Russian Writer to Receive the Nobel Prize for Literature)
Birthdate: October 22, 1870
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Voronezh, Russia
Died: 1953
Ivan Bunin was a Russian writer whose stories and poems are regarded as one of the richest collection of works in the Russian language. In 1933, Ivan Bunin became the first Russian writer to be honored with the prestigious Nobel Prize for Literature. Subsequently, he donated 100,000 francs to a charity fund.
Birthdate: 1572 AD
Birthplace: Alkmaar
Died: 1633
Cornelis Drebbel was a Dutch inventor and engineer credited with building the first navigable submarine. He is also credited with contributing immensely to the development of chemistry, optics, control systems, and measurement. A street called Cornelis Drebbelweg in the Netherlands has been named in his honor.
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Mohammed Nadir Shah
(King of Afghanistan from 1929 to 1933)
Birthdate: April 9, 1883
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India
Died: 1933
Mohammed Nadir Shah reigned as the King of Afghanistan from 1929 until his murder in 1933. Prior to his role as the king of Afghanistan, Nadir Khan served as Minister of War and as a general in the Armed Forces of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. He was also a diplomat and served as the Afghan Ambassador to France.
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Elisabeth Förster-Nietzsche
(Archivist)
Birthdate: July 10, 1846
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Röcken
Died: 1935
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Jon Elia
(Linguist, Philosopher, Poet, Literary critic)
Birthdate: December 14, 1931
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Amroha
Died: 2002
Jon Elia was a poet, biographer, philosopher, and scholar. Best remembered for his unconventional ways, Elia is widely regarded as one of the most important modern Urdu poets. Apart from writing in Urdu, Jon Elia was also fluent in several other languages including Sanskrit, Hebrew, English, and Persian.
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Michael O'Donoghue
(Writer)
Birthdate: January 5, 1940
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Paris, New York Sauquoit, New York (state) New York, United States
Died: 1994
Birthdate: October 5, 1922
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Philadelphia
Died: 2011
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Ed Macauley
(Basketball player)
Birthdate: March 22, 1928
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Died: 2011
Height: 6'8" (203 cm)
Birthdate: May 22, 1900
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Calais
Died: 1979
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Gottfried von Cramm
(German Tennis Player)
Birthdate: July 7, 1909
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Söhlde, Germany
Died: 1976
Gottfried von Cramm was a German tennis player who won two French Open singles titles during his career. He was ranked world No. 1 in 1937 during which he won two Grand Slam doubles titles, winning the French Open and US Open that year. In 1977, Gottfried von Cramm was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.
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Francis I of the Two Sicilies
(King)
Birthdate: August 19, 1777
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Naples, Italy
Died: 1830
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Abraham Kuyper
(Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1901 - 1905))
Birthdate: October 29, 1837
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Maassluis, Netherlands
Died: 1920
After studying subjects such as literature and theology, Abraham Kuyper became a pastor and founded the Calvinist paper De Standaard. He later established the Anti-Revolutionary Party and also served the Netherlands as prime minister. He was also the founder of the Reformed Churches in the Netherlands.
Birthdate: December 3, 1799
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Washington, D.C., United States
Died: 1879
Birthdate: December 10, 1907
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Eastbourne, Sussex, England
Died: 1998
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Harold Innis
(Canadian Political Philosopher)
Birthdate: November 5, 1894
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Otterville, Canada
Died: 1952
Born into a farming community, Harold Innis was encouraged to be a Baptist minister but became a political economist and academic instead. The former University of Toronto professor is remembered for his work on the staple thesis. He had also fought on the front lines in World War I.
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Victorien Sardou
(Dramatist)
Birthdate: September 5, 1831
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: 1908
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Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros
(Former Governor of the Kingdom of Castile)
Birthdate: 1436 AD
Birthplace: Torrelaguna, Spain
Died: 1517
Son of a tax collector, Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros spent 6 years in prison only because he wouldn’t give up on his claim to a rightful benefice. Part of the Spanish Inquisition, he opted for forced conversions of Muslims to Christianity, which caused the Moorish revolt of Moriscos.
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Ivory Joe Hunter
(Singer-songwriter, Pianist)
Birthdate: October 10, 1914
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Kirbyville, Texas, United States
Died: 1974
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
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Xu Guangqi
(Ming Dynasty Official and One of the Most Prominent Chinese Converts to Christianity)
Birthdate: April 24, 1562
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Shanghai, Songjiang, Southern Zhili, China
Died: 1633
Xu Guangqi, or Paul, was a Chinese official of the Ming dynasty and one of the most prominent Chinese converts before the 20th century. An agronomist, a mathematician, an astronomer, a politician, and an author, he translated many Western works. He was also known as one of the Three Pillars of Chinese Catholicism.
Birthdate: January 23, 1904
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Manhattan, New York, United States
Died: 1990
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Vesto Slipher
(Astronomer)
Birthdate: November 11, 1875
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Mulberry
Died: 1969
Vesto Slipher was an American astronomer who was the first to discover that distant galaxies are redshifted and also the first to relate these redshifts to velocity. He also performed the first measurements of radial velocities for galaxies. He completed his doctorate at Indiana University and spent his entire career at Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff.
Birthdate: October 11, 1941
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Frederick, Maryland, United States
Died: 1999
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Gaetano Mosca
(Former Member of Italian Chamber of Deputies for Palermo (1909 - 1919))
Birthdate: April 1, 1858
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Palermo, Italy
Died: 1941
Gaetano Mosca was an Italian journalist, political scientist, and public servant. He developed the elite theory and is credited with co-founding the Italian school of elitism along with Robert Michels and Vilfredo Pareto. As a political journalist, Gaetano Mosca contributed immensely to popular Italian publications like the Corriere della Sera and the Tribuna.
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Constantin Sănătescu
(44th Prime Minister of Romania (August 1944 - December 1944) Following the Coup of 1944)
Birthdate: January 14, 1885
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Craiova, Romania
Died: 1947
Romanian military general Constantin Sănătescu served as the prime minister of Romania’s first liberation government after the coup of August 1944. Though he initially wished to create a democratic regime, free of Communist influence, he later bowed down to pressure from Communist Russia and eventually resigned.
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Pope Adeodatus I
(Bishop of Rome)
Birthdate: 0570 AD
Birthplace: Rome, Italy
Died: 0618
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Vasily Dokuchaev
(Russian Ecologist and Geologist Who Conducted Path-Breaking Research on Soil Science)
Birthdate: March 1, 1846
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Milyukovo, Russia
Died: 1903
Russian ecologist, geomorphologist, and soil scientist Vasily Dokuchaev initially taught at the University of St. Petersburg and was later associated with the Novo-Aleksandr Institute of Agriculture and Forestry. He developed a soil classification system that explained the 5 factors for soil formation. The city of Dokuchaievsk in Ukraine is named after him.
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Charlotte Moorman
(Musician)
Birthdate: November 18, 1933
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
Died: 1991
Birthdate: September 10, 1899
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Góra Kalwaria, Poland
Died: 1974
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Princess Marie Melita of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
(Princess)
Birthdate: January 18, 1899
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Langenburg, Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Germany
Died: 1967
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Friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz
(General)
Birthdate: February 3, 1721
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Kalkar, Germany
Died: 1773
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Kingman Brewster, Jr.
(Educator)
Birthdate: June 17, 1919
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Longmeadow, Massachusetts, United States
Died: 1988
Birthdate: November 3, 1930
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died: 2014
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Lee MacPhail
(Baseball executive)
Birthdate: October 25, 1917
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Died: 2012
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Prince Heinrich of Bavaria
(Prince)
Birthdate: June 24, 1884
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Munich, Germany
Died: 1916
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Marshall Field III
(Banker, Military personnel)
Birthdate: September 28, 1893
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died: 1956