November 8th is officially Cook Something Bold and Pungent Day and World Radiography Day.
Welcome to day 312 of the year folks, there are 53 days left of the year.
Today in history was packed with a range of events including devastating disasters, space exploration, music advances and more. Here we’ve found the most interesting events that all happened on this day.
Did you know that on this day in 1895, German physicist Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen discovered x-rays? He used the “X” because it’s the mathematical symbol for the unknown, and he wasn’t sure what he’d discovered at first.
Keep reading for more interesting facts about November 8th in history!
What Events Happened On November 8 In History?
2018 The Camp Fire in California became that state’s deadliest blaze in history after it killed 88 people and causing 52,000 people being evacuated.

2018 200 bodies were found in a mass grave site between Ethiopia and Somalia.
2017 All schools and colleges in Delhi, India were declared closed for a week due to dangerous levels of smog.
2016 Donald Trump won an election to become the 45th president of the United States of America.

2013 Category five Typhoon Haiyan ripped through the Philippines and claimed the lives of more than 6,000 people with gusts up to 145 miles per hour.
2011 Asteroid 2005 YU55 came dangerously close to hitting the Earth.
2004 Canadian country singer, Shania Twain released her Greatest Hits album and later received Billboard’s 2004 Album of the Year.
1972 Home Box Office, otherwise known as HBO, was launched.
1941 The Albanian Communist Party formed on this day, with Enver Hoxha as its leader.
1895 German physicist Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen discovered x-rays.

1889 Montana became the 41st state to join the United States of America.
1734 French master chef Vincent La Chapelle formed a Freemason’s Lodge in the Netherlands.
1602 The Bodleian Library, situated in The University of Oxford, England, opened its doors to the public.
Famous People Born On November 8
Are you celebrating your birthday today? If so, did you know that you share the same birthday as Gordon Ramsay? See what other famous people were born on this day.
1966 Gordon Ramsay
British Chef

- Age:
- 55 years old
- Born In:
- Scotland, UK
1968 Parker Posey
American Actress

- Age:
- 53 years old
- Born In:
- Maryland, USA
Special Holidays On November 8
If you can spare some time today, here are some unique holidays you could get involved with.

Cook Something Bold and Pungent Day

World Radiography Day
November 8 Birthday Facts, Zodiac & Birthstone
Everyone who was born on November 8th shares the same zodiac sign, Scorpio.
People born during November have the Topaz birthstone. Legend has it that an individual who wears topaz jewelry will be blessed with the gifts of intelligence and strength.
If your birthday falls on this day, you would’ve likely been conceived around February 15th in the same year.