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What happened in history on this day: November 8?
On November 8 in ...
- 1965 - NBC-TV airs the first episode of soap opera Days of Our Lives.
- 1979 - ABC-TV begins airing a new late-night news program, The Iran Crisis: America Held Hostage.
- 1991 - CBS-TV premieres The Carol Burnette Show.
- 1996 - Buena Vista releases the film Ransom to theaters.
Births on November 8
- 1913 - Birth of Robert Strauss in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Sergeant Gruzewsky - Mona McCluskey).
- 1914 - Birth of Norman Lloyd in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA; actor (Auschlander - Saint Elsewhere).
- 1921 - Birth of Gene Saks; actor/director (One and Only, Prisoner of Second Ave).
- 1922 - Birth of Esther Rolle in Pompano Beach, Florida, USA; actress (Florida - Good Times, Maude).
- 1924 - Birth of Joe Flynn in Youngstown, Ohio, USA; actor (McHale's Navy).
- 1930 - Birth of Bob Harris in Long Beach, California, USA; actor (Jim - Troubleshooters).
- 1935 - Birth of Alain Delon in France; actor (Honor Among Thieves).
- 1956 - Birth of Randi Brooks in New York City, USA; actress (The Man With Two Brains, Tightrope).
- 1961 - Birth of Leif Garrett in Hollywood, California, USA; singer/actor ("Devil x 5", "Three for the Road").
- 1967 - Birth of Courtney Thorne-Smith; actress (Day by Day, Lucas, Summer School).
- 1968 - Birth of Parker Posey in Baltimore, Maryland, USA; actress (Tess Shelby - As the World Turns).
Deaths on November 8
- 1965 - Dorothy Kilgallen, columnist (What's My Line?), dies at age 52.
- 1968 - Death of Wendell Corey at age 54; actor (11th Hour, Peck's Bad Girl).
- 1969 - Kam Tong, actor (Have Gun Will Travel, Mr Garlund), dies at age 62.
- 1986 - Death of Beatrice Kay at age 78; singer, actress (Sister Sue - Calvin and the Colonel).
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