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8 November 2022
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
No UN observance in the current list for this date.
Selected anniversaries
Anniversary
2020 - Second Nagorno-Karabakh War: Azerbaijani forces defeated the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh in the Battle of Shusha, reclaiming the town after 28 years.Conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan (2020)
Anniversary
2017 - The Louvre Abu Dhabi was inaugurated by the French president Emmanuel Macron and then-crown prince of Abu Dhabi Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.Art museum in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Anniversary
2013 - Typhoon Haiyan made landfall in the Visayas region of the Philippines, killing at least 6,300 people, making it the deadliest Philippine typhoon recorded in modern history.Pacific typhoon in 2013
Anniversary
1999 - German newspaper Der Spiegel publishes a report by the Federal Intelligence Service accusing figures in Liechtenstein of cooperating with organized crime.German weekly news magazine based in Hamburg
Anniversary
1987 - A Provisional Irish Republican Army bomb exploded during a Remembrance Sunday ceremony in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, killing 12 people and injuring 63 others.Paramilitary force active from 1969 to 2005
Historical events
History
2020 - Myanmar holds the 2020 general election, re-electing a government led by the National League for Democracy, which is deposed by the Burmese military the following February during the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état.History
2017 - The Louvre Abu Dhabi was inaugurated by the French president Emmanuel Macron and then-crown prince of Abu Dhabi Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.Art museum in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
History
2016 - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi publicly announces the withdrawal of ₹500 and ₹1000 denomination banknotes.Demonetisation of Indian banknotes
History
2016 - Donald Trump is elected the 45th President of the United States, defeating Hillary Clinton, the first woman ever to receive a major party's nomination.President of the United States (2017–2021; since 2025)
History
2013 - Typhoon Haiyan, one of the strongest tropical cyclones ever recorded, strikes the Visayas region of the Philippines; the storm left at least 6,340 people dead with over 1,000 still missing, and caused $2.86 billion (2013 USD; equivalent to $3.95 billion in 2025) in damage.Pacific typhoon in 2013
History
2011 - The potentially hazardous asteroid 2005 YU55 passes 0.85 lunar distances from Earth (about 324,600 kilometres or 201,700 miles), the closest known approach by an asteroid of its brightness since 2010 XC15 in 1976.Hazardous near-Earth asteroid or comet
History
2006 - Israeli-Palestinian conflict: The Israeli Defense Force kill 19 Palestinian civilians in their homes during the shelling of Beit Hanoun.Ongoing military and political conflict in West Asia
History
2004 - Iraq War: More than 10,000 U.S. troops and a small number of Iraqi army units participate in a siege on the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah.2003–2011 conflict in Iraq
History
2002 - Iraq disarmament crisis: UN Security Council Resolution 1441: The United Nations Security Council unanimously approves a resolution on Iraq, forcing Saddam Hussein to disarm or face "serious consequences".Early 2000s diplomatic crisis
History
1999 - Bruce Miller is killed at his junkyard near Flint, Michigan. His wife Sharee Miller, who convinced her online lover Jerry Cassaday to kill him (before later killing himself) was convicted of the crime, in what became the world's first Internet murder.American convicted murderer
Notable births
Born
1999 - Isaac Bonga, German basketball playerGerman basketball player (born 1999)
Born
1997 - Leonardo Fernández, Uruguayan footballerUruguayan footballer (born 1998)
Notable deaths
Died
2025 - Graham Richardson, Australian politician (born 1949)Australian politician (1949–2025)
Died
2024 - Elizabeth Nunez, American novelist (born 1944)American novelist (1944–2024)
Died
2024 - Trevor Sorbie, Scottish hairdresser (born 1949)Scottish hairdresser (1949–2024)
Died
2020 - Alex Trebek, Canadian-American television personality and longtime host of Jeopardy! (born 1940)Canadian-American TV personality (1940–2020)
Died
2018 - Dennis Wrong, Canadian-born American sociologist (born 1923)Canadian-born American sociologist and professor
Died
2015 - Rhea Chiles, American philanthropist, founded the Polk Museum of Art (born 1930)American philanthropist (1930–2015)
Died
2015 - Joseph Cure, American ice hockey player and actor (born 1984)American ice hockey player and actor
Sky
Moon phase
Full Moon
99.5% illuminated
Lunar age: 14.1 days
Sun zodiac
Scorpio
16.06 degrees
Constellation: Libra
Moon zodiac
Taurus
16.53 degrees
Constellation: Aries
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.