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Today In History Basic Datebook-November 8th

For The Weekday Of: Saturday in 2008, Sunday in 2009
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People on November 8th: birthdates

Gerald Alston: 1942 (is 66 in 2008, 67 in 2009)
Rhythm and Blues Singer, of Manhattans
Jennifer Banko: 1978 (is 30 in 2008, 31 in 2009)
Soap Actress, Sunset Beach's Tiffany Thorne
Alan "Al" Berger: 1949 (is 59 in 2008, 60 in 2009)
Singer, Bassist, of Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes
Bonnie Lynn Bramlett: 1944 (is 64 in 2008, 65 in 2009)
Singer, of Delaney and Bonnie
Randi Brooks: 1956 (is 52 in 2008, 53 in 2009)
Actress, Wizards & Warriors, Last Precinct
Larry Burnett: 1951 (is 57 in 2008, 58 in 2009)
Songwriter, Singer/Guitarist, of Firefall
Jimmy Chaney: 1969 (is 39 in 2008, 40 in 2009)
Rock & Roll Musician, of Jimmie's Chicken Shack
Chris Connor: 1927 (is 81 in 2008, 82 in 2009)
Jazz Singer
Bucky Covington: 1977 (is 31 in 2008, 32 in 2009)
Country Singer, former American Idol contestant
Alain Delon: 1935 (is 73 in 2008, 74 in 2009)
Movie Actor, Movie Producer/Director, French, Return Of Zorro; Nathalie's ex-
Kamar De Los Reyes: 1967 (is 41 in 2008, 42 in 2009)
Soap Actor, One Life To Live's Antonio Vega
Ken Dodd: 1929 (is 79 in 2008, 80 in 2009)
Singer, Comedian, English
Connie Fletcher: 1982 (is 26 in 2008, 27 in 2009)
Soap Actress, All My Children's Erin Lavery
Alan Graham Frew: 1956 (is 52 in 2008, 53 in 2009)
Rock & Roll Singer, Songwriter, Canadian, of Glass Tiger; b. Aug 11?
Leif Garrett: 1961 (is 47 in 2008, 48 in 2009)
Actor, Rock & Roll Singer, Producer/Director, Writer, b. in Hollywood; Three For the Road, 70s teen heartthrob appearred in all three Walking Tall movies, Macon County Line, Peter Lundy, Outsiders
Edward George Gibson: 1936 (is 72 in 2008, 73 in 2009)
Astronaut, Skylab 4
Luba Goy: yr unknown
Comedienne, German, of The Royal Canadian Air Farce
Mary Hart: 1950 (is 58 in 2008, 59 in 2009)
TV Hostess, Exerciser, b. in Sioux Falls, SD; of Entertainment Tonight; Burt Sugarman's wife; exercise videos; Las Vegas circuit, $2,000,000 insured legs; CAUTION:Extremely perky, her voice may cause epileptic seizures in sensitive people, no laughing matter.
June Havoc: 1912 (is 96 in 2008, 97 in 2009)
TV/Movie/Stage Actress, Gypsy Rose Lee's sister; RN:Ellen Evangeline Hovick
Christie Ann Hefner: 1952 (is 56 in 2008, 57 in 2009)
Publisher, Executive, b. in Chicago; Hugh's daughter, Playboy CEO
Michael Johnson: 1944 (is 64 in 2008, 65 in 2009)
Singer
Rickie Lee Jones: 1954 (is 54 in 2008, 55 in 2009)
Jazz Singer, Songwriter, Guitarist, b. in Chicago; Pop-Jazz; Chuck E's in Love
Diana King: 1970 (is 38 in 2008, 39 in 2009)
Rhythm and Blues Singer
Margaret Ladd: yr unknown
Actress, Falcon Crest's Emma Channing
Norman Lloyd: 1914 (is 94 in 2008, 95 in 2009)
TV/Movie Actor, Producer/Director, St. Elsewhere's Dr. Daniel Auschlander; 40s & 50s movie villian
Chloe Malle: 1985 (is 23 in 2008, 24 in 2009)
Celebrity Daughter, Candice Bergen and Louis Malle's daughter; a bit changed the month to October
Terry Lee Miall: 1958 (is 50 in 2008, 51 in 2009)
Punk Rock Performer, Drummer, English, of Adam and the Ants
Gretchen Mol: 1973 (is 35 in 2008, 36 in 2009)
Actress
Louise Alice Elizabeth Mary Mountbatten-Windsor: 2003 (is 5 in 2008, 6 in 2009)
Celebrity Daughter, Sophie Wessex and Prince Edward's daughter
Robert Nix: 1944 (is 64 in 2008, 65 in 2009)
Drummer, of Atlanta Rhythm Section
Jack Osbourne: 1985 (is 23 in 2008, 24 in 2009)
Celebrity Son, Ozzy's son
Patti Page: 1927 (is 81 in 2008, 82 in 2009)
Country Singer, Actress, b. in Claremore, OK; RN:Clara Ann Fowler; NN:The Singing Rage; in 50s TV varieties
Parker Posey: 1968 (is 40 in 2008, 41 in 2009)
Soap Actress, As the World Turns' Tess Shelby, You've Got Mail, Scream 3, Superman Returns
Thomas Boone Quaid: 2007 (is 1 in 2008, 2 in 2009)
Celebrity Son, Kimberly and Dennis's son
Zoe Grace Quaid: 2007 (is 1 in 2008, 2 in 2009)
Celebrity Daughter, Kimberly and Dennis's daughter
Bonnie Raitt: 1949 (is 59 in 2008, 60 in 2009)
HALL OF FAMER, Blues-Rock Performer, Singer/Guitarist, Composer/Songwriter, b. in Los Angeles; John's daughter, Michael O'Keefe's ex-wife
Chris Rankin: 1983 (is 25 in 2008, 26 in 2009)
Actor
Tara Reid: 1975 (is 33 in 2008, 34 in 2009)
Soap Actress, Days Of Our Lives' Ashley, American Pie, Josie and the Pussycats, My Boss' Daughter
Butch Rillera: 1945 (is 63 in 2008, 64 in 2009)
Drummer, of Redbone; NOT Oct 8
Morley Safer: 1931 (is 77 in 2008, 78 in 2009)
Newscaster, Correspondent, Journalist, Canadian, b. in Toronto; 60 Minutes 1970-
Gene Saks: 1921 (is 87 in 2008, 88 in 2009)
Movie Actor, Movie Director, Stage Director
Azura Skye: 1981 (is 27 in 2008, 28 in 2009)
Actress, "Zoe, Duncan, Jack and Jane"'s Jane
Rodney Desborough Slater: 1944 (is 64 in 2008, 65 in 2009)
Saxophonist, Trumpeter, of The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band
Paul Stephen Thompson: 1957 (is 51 in 2008, 52 in 2009)
Rock & Roll Guitarist, Keyboardist, of The Cure
Courtney Thorne-Smith: 1967 (is 41 in 2008, 42 in 2009)
TV/Movie Actress, Day By Day, Melrose Place's Alison Parker, Ally McBeal's Georgia Thomas, According to Jim's Cheryl
Roy Wood: 1946 (is 62 in 2008, 63 in 2009)
Music Producer, Classic Rock Singer, Cellist, Composer/Songwriter, Rock & Roll Guitarist, Multi-instrumentalist, English, Multi-instrumental; RN:Roy Oliver Ulysses Adrian Wood; of The Move, Elecric Light Orchestra, Wizzard, soloist
Roxana Zal: 1969 (is 39 in 2008, 40 in 2009)
TV Actress

People on November 8th: birth anniversaries

Dr. Christiaan Neethling Barnard: 1922?=d.Sep 2, 2001 (was 78)
Surgeon, South African, South African; performed 1st known human heart transplant in 1967; some say b. Oct 8, 1922
Bert Berns: 1929=d.Dec 31, 1967 (was 38)
Soul Singer, Songwriter, Music Producer, Talent Scout; RN:Bert Russell; "Twist & Shout", "Hang On Sloopy" and "Brown Eyed Girl" writer
John Dickinson: 1732=d.Feb 14, 1808 (was 75)
Statesman, NN:The Penman of the Revolution
Joe Flynn: 1924=d.Jul 19, 1974 (was 49)
TV/Movie Actor, b. in Youngstown, OH; George Gobel Show reg, Adv's of Ozzie & Harriet's Mr. Kelley, Bob Newhart Show 60s, Joey Bishop Show's Frank, McHale's Navy's Capt. Wallace B. Binghamton, Tim Conway Show; Disney comedy movies
Sir Edmund Halley: 1656 N.S.=d.Jan 14, 1742 (was 85)
Astronomer, Mathematician, British, b. in London; observed comet named for him in 1682; first to calculate a comet's orbit.; other style says b. Oct 29, 1656 O.S.
Harry Hayden: 1882=d.Jul 24, 1955 (was 72)
Actor, of Stu Erwin Show
Jerome Hines: 1921=d.Feb 4, 2003 (was 81)
Opera Singer, Bass Singer/Basso, RLN:Heinz
Margaret Mitchell: 1900=d.Aug 16, 1949 (was 48)
Novelist, Gone With the Wind
Donald Ray "Don" Murray: 1945=d.Mar 22, 1996 (was 50)
Drummer, of The Turtles
Minnie Riperton: 1947=d.Jul 12, 1979 (was 31)
Rhythm and Blues Singer, Songwriter, b. in Chicago; Loving You; sang in a 5-octave range
Esther Rolle: 1922=d.Nov 17, 1998 (was 76)
TV/Movie Actress, b. in Pompano Beach, FL; Maude's & Good Times' Florida Evans, Negro Ensemble Co. orig member; some say 1923, 24, or 33, AP says b. 1920
Herman Rorshcach: 1884=d.Apr 2, 1922 (was 37)
Psychiatrist, Swiss, devised the inkblot test that bears his name and that is widely used clinically for diagnosing psychopathology.
Bram Stoker: 1847=d.Apr 20, 1912 (was 64)
Writer, Irish, Dracula
Robert Strauss: 1913=d.Feb 20, 1975 (was 61)
TV/Movie Actor
Leon Trotsky: 1879?=d.Aug 21, 1940 (was 60)
Statesman, Revolutionary, Russian, Russian revolutionary; RN:Lev Davidovich Bronstein; Oct 26=O.S./Nov 8=N.S.; icepicked by Frank Jackson 8/20/40 in Mexico City; some say b. Oct 26, 1879
Peter Weiss: 1916=d.May 10, 1982 (was 65)
Dramatist/Playwright, Novelist, German
Scotty Wiseman: 1909=d.Feb 1, 1981 (was 71)
Country Singer, of the pioneering country duo of Lulu Belle and Scotty

People on November 8th: death anniversaries

Harold "Shorty" Baker: 1966 (was 52)/b.May 26, 1914
Jazz Trumpeter
Thomas Bewick: 1828 (was 75)/b.Aug 12, 1753
Author, Artist, Illustrator, Engraver, for reviving the art of wood engraving and establishing it as a major printmaking technique.
Mary Ann Bickerdyke: 1901 (was 84)/b.Jul 19, 1817
Hero, Nurse, organizer and chief of nursing, hospital and welfare services for General Grant during the Civil War, improved the medical health of Union soldiers, born in Knox County, Ohio.
Lester Bowie: 1999 (was 58)/b.Oct 11, 1941
Jazz Trumpeter, Composer, Flugelhorn
Dick Cathcart: 1993 (was 69)/b.Nov 6, 1924
Jazz Trumpeter, Clarinetist, Singer, RFMN:Charles Richard; of Pete Kelley's Blues; Peggy Lennon's hubby
Wendell Corey: 1968 (was 54)/b.Mar 20, 1914
TV/Movie Actor, Politician, 50s prez of Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, in Screen Actors Guild, Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
Edwin L. Drake: 1880 (was 61)/b.Mar 29, 1819
Businessperson, Oil Industry pioneer who drilled the first productive oil well in the U.S.
Frances Faye: 1991 (was 79)/b.Nov 4, 1912
Actress, Singer, Pretty Baby
Paul Frame: 1994 (was 80)/b.May 4, 1914
Children's Author, Illustrator, over 200 kids books including the Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys series
Rumer Godden: 1998 (was 90)/b.Dec 10, 1907
Novelist, British
Ivory Joe Hunter: 1974 (was 60)/b.Oct 10, 1914?
Rhythm and Blues Singer, Songwriter, Pianist, Blues Singer, Country Singer, Dave's son; some say 1911; some say b. Nov 10, 1914
Beatrice Kay: 1986 (was 79)/b.Apr 21, 1907
Movie Actress, Singer, Cartoon Voicist, Calvin & the Colonel's Sister Sue; a raucous husky belter of Gay 90s songs
Dorothy Kilgallen: 1965 (was 52)/b.Jul 3, 1913
Columnist, Panelist, Journalist, What's My Line
King Louis VIII Of France: 1226 (was 39)/b.Sep 5, 1187
King, ruled 1223-?
Jean Marais: 1998 (was 84)/b.Dec 11, 1913
Movie Actor, French
John Milton: 1674 (was 65)/b.Dec 9, 1608
Poet, English, Gay, b. in London
Keith "Red" Mitchell: 1992 (was 65)/b.Sep 20, 1927
Jazz Performer, Bassist, Pianist, Singer
Country Dick Montana: 1995 (was 40)/b.1955
Singer, Drummer, RN:Daniel Monty McLain; lead of The Beat Farmers
Michael O'Donoghue: 1994 (was 54)/b.Jan 5, 1940
Comedy Writer, aka Mr. Mike; original Saturday Night Live writer 1975-80 & 85, founded the National Lampoon Radio Hour
Francis Parkman: 1893 (was 70)/b.Sep 16, 1823
Historian, Oregon Trail
Norman Rockwell: 1978 (was 84)/b.Feb 3, 1894
Painter, Illustrator, b. in New York City; painted 317 covers for the Saturday Evening Post
Duns Scotus: 1308 (was 42)/b.yr unknown
Philosopher, Scotish, coined the word "dunce"
Sir Charles Edward Kingsford Smith: 1935 (was 38)/b.Feb 9, 1897 N.S.
Aviator, Australian, who, with a three-man crew, flew the Atlantic from Portmarnock, Ire., to Harbour Grace, Nfd., June 24-25, 1930. He was also the first to cross the mid-Pacific by air.
Kam Tong: 1969 (was 61)/b.Dec 18, 1907
Actor, Have Gun Will Travel's Hey Boy

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