What Happened In November 2008 In History

Historical Events for November, 2008

• 4th » Barack Obama becomes the first man of African-American descent to be elected President of the United States.
• 10th » Over five months after landing on Mars, NASA declares the 'Phoenix (spacecraft) called Phoenix' mission concluded after communications with the lander (spacecraft) known as lander were lost.
• 11th » RMS named Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE2) sets sail on her final voyage to Dubai.
• 14th » The 2008 G-20 Washington summit or first G-20 economic summit opens in Washington, D.C.
• 20th » After Financial crisis of 2007–2008 known as critical failures in the US financial system began to build up after mid-September, the Dow Jones Industrial Average reaches its lowest level since 1997.
• 25th » Cyclone Nisha (2008) known as Cyclone Nisha strikes northern Sri Lanka, killing 15 people and displacing 90,000 others while dealing the region the highest rainfall in nine decades.
• 26th » 2008 Mumbai attacks by Pakistan-sponsored Lashkar-e-Taiba.

Famous Birthdays on November in 2008

• 22nd » Zeus (dog) e.g Zeus, American dog (d. 2014)

Famous Deaths for November 2008

• 1st » Nathaniel Mayer, American singer (b. 1944)
• 1st » Jacques Piccard, Swiss oceanographer and engineer (b. 1922)
• 1st » Shakir Stewart, American record producer (b. 1974)
• 1st » Yma Sumac, Peruvian soprano (b. 1922)
• 2nd » Madelyn Dunham, American grandmother of Barack Obama (b. 1922)
• 3rd » Jean Fournet, French conductor (b. 1913)
• 6th » Michael Hinz, German actor (b. 1939)
• 9th » Huda bin Abdul Haq, Indonesian terrorist (b. 1960)
• 9th » Amrozi bin Nurhasyim, Indonesian terrorist (b. 1962)
• 9th » Imam Samudra, Indonesian terrorist (b. 1970)
• 10th » Miriam Makeba, South African singer-songwriter, actress, and activist (b. 1932)
• 10th » Arthur Shawcross, American serial killer (b. 1945)
• 10th » Wannes Van de Velde, Belgian singer and poet (b. 1937)
• 11th » Herb Score, American baseball player and sportscaster (b. 1933)
• 12th » Catherine Baker Knoll, American educator and politician, 30th Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania (b. 1930)
• 12th » Mitch Mitchell, English drummer (The Jimi Hendrix Experience, The Riot Squad, The Dirty Mac, and Ramatam) (b. 1947)
• 13th » Jules Archer, American historian and author (b. 1915)
• 14th » Kristin Hunter, American author (b. 1931)
• 16th » Reg Varney, English actor and screenwriter (b. 1916)
• 17th » George Stephen Morrison, American admiral (b. 1919)
• 17th » Pete Newell, American basketball player and coach (b. 1915)
• 20th » Bennie Gonzales, American architect, designed the Heard Museum (b. 1924)
• 20th » Sven Inge, Swedish painter (b. 1935)
• 22nd » MC Breed, American rapper (b. 1971)
• 24th » Kenny MacLean, Scottish-Canadian bass player and songwriter (Platinum Blonde (band) or Platinum Blonde) (b. 1956)
• 24th » Cecil H. Underwood, American educator and politician, 25th Governor of West Virginia (b. 1922)
• 26th » Victims of the 2008 Mumbai attacks:
• 26th » Vitaly Karayev, Russian politician (b. 1962)
• 26th » Edna Parker, American super-centenarian (b. 1893)
• 27th » V. P. Singh, Indian politician, 7th Prime Minister of India (b. 1931)
• 28th » Havaldar Gajender Singh, Indian sergeant (b. 1972)
• 28th » Sandeep Unnikrishnan, Indian soldier (b. 1977)
• 29th » Jørn Utzon, Danish architect, designed the Sydney Opera House (b. 1918)
• 30th » Munetaka Higuchi, Japanese drummer and producer (Loudness (band) Loudness, Lazy (band) Lazy, and Sly (band) Sly) (b. 1958)

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