On November 8, history records 47 notable events, 233 famous births and 106 deaths, spanning the years 960 to 1644.
Events on this day include: Battle of Andrassos: Byzantines under Leo Phokas the Younger score a crushing victory over the Hamdanid Emir of Aleppo, Sayf al-Dawla. (960); Trแบงn Thรกnh Tรดng, the second emperor of the Trแบงn dynasty, decides to pass the throne to his crown prince Trแบงn Khรขm and take up the post of Retired Emperor. (1278).
Notable people born on November 8 include Julian of Norwich (1342), Alain de Coรซtivy (1407), Philipp I, Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg (1417).
Notable figures who died on this day include Martin of Tours (397), Pope Adeodatus I (618), Prince Sawara (785).
Events on 8 November 47
See all →Battle of Andrassos: Byzantines under Leo Phokas the Younger score a crushing victory over the Hamdanid Emir of Aleppo, Sayf al-Dawla.
Trแบงn Thรกnh Tรดng, the second emperor of the Trแบงn dynasty, decides to pass the throne to his crown prince Trแบงn Khรขm and take up the post of Retired Emperor.
Hernรกn Cortรฉs enters Tenochtitlรกn and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with a great celebration.
Stockholm Bloodbath begins: A successful invasion of Sweden by Danish forces results in the execution of around 100 people.
Eighty Years' War: Pacification of Ghent: The States General of the Netherlands meet and unite to oppose Spanish occupation.
Japanese daimyล Dom Justo Takayama is exiled to the Philippines by shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu for being Christian.
The Battle of White Mountain takes place near Prague, ending in a decisive Catholic victory in only two hours.
The Shunzhi Emperor, the third emperor of the Qing dynasty, is enthroned in Beijing after the collapse of the Ming dynasty as the first Qing emperor to rule over China.