Died on
Who died on November 8
114 figures who shaped history died on November 8.
- 114deaths
- 62events
Best known
Best known
Martin of Tours
Christian cleric and saint (316/336–397)
Pope Adeodatus I
Head of the Catholic Church from 615 to 618
Pope Agapetus II
Head of the Catholic Church from 946 to 955
Sancha of León
Queen of León from 1037 to 1065
Louis VIII of France
King of France from 1223 to 1226
Berengaria of Castile
Queen of Castile and Toledo in 1217
Martin of Tours — Christian cleric and saint (316/336–397), who died on November 8 397.
Pope Adeodatus I — Head of the Catholic Church from 615 to 618, who died on November 8 618.
Pope Agapetus II — Head of the Catholic Church from 946 to 955, who died on November 8 955.
Sancha of León — Queen of León from 1037 to 1065, who died on November 8 1067.
Louis VIII of France — King of France from 1223 to 1226, who died on November 8 1226.
Berengaria of Castile — Queen of Castile and Toledo in 1217, who died on November 8 1246.
All entries
- 785
Prince SawaraJapanese prince (c. 750 – 785) - 789
Willehad8th-century Bishop of Bremen - 928DDuan NingChinese general
- 940YYao Yi
- 943EEmpress Liu (Li Maozhen's wife)
- 977IIbn al-QutiyyaAndalusian historian and Philologist at Al-Hakam II's court
- 1115
Godfrey of AmiensFrench Roman Catholic abbot, bishop of Amiens and saint - 1122IIlghaziArtukid ruler of Mardin from 1107 to 1122
- 1171
Baldwin IV of HainautCount of Hainaut - 1195CConrad, Count Palatine of the RhineFirst hereditary Count Palatine of the Rhine
- 1263
Matilda of BéthuneCountess consort of Flanders (died 1264) - 1308
Duns ScotusScottish Franciscan friar and philosopher (c. 1265/66–1308) - 1400
Peter of Aragon (heir of Sicily)Heir apparent to the Sicilian throne
- 1478BBaeda Maryam IEmperor of Ethiopia from 1468 to 1478
- 1494
Melozzo da ForlìItalian architect and painter (c. 1438–1494) - 1517
Francisco Jiménez de CisnerosSpanish cardinal and statesman - 1527
Jerome EmserGerman theologian and antagonist of Martin Luther - 1599
Francisco Guerrero (composer)Spanish Catholic priest and composer - 1600
Natsuka MasaieJapanese daimyō - 1605
Robert CatesbyEnglish Gunpowder Plot conspirator (c. 1572–1605) - 1606
Girolamo MercurialeItalian philologist and physician - 1658
Witte de WithDutch States Navy officer - 1674
John MiltonEnglish poet and civil servant - 1719
Michel RolleFrench mathematician - 1773
Friedrich Wilhelm von SeydlitzPrussian cavalry general - 1817
Andrea AppianiItalian painter - 1828
Thomas BewickEnglish engraver and natural history author - 1830
Francis I of the Two SiciliesKing of the Two Sicilies from 1825 to 1830 - 1873
Manuel Bretón de los HerrerosSpanish dramatist - 1887
Doc HollidayGambler, gunfighter, and dentist in the American West - 1890
César FranckBelgian-French composer and organist - 1895
Robert BatteyAmerican physician - 1901
James AgnewAustralian politician - 1905
Victor Borisov-MusatovRussian painter - 1917
Colin BlytheEnglish cricketer - 1921
Pavol Országh HviezdoslavSlovak poet - 1934
Carlos ChagasBrazilian doctor and scientist - 1944
Walter NowotnyGerman fighter ace and Knight's Cross recipient - 1945
August von MackensenGerman field marshal - 1949
Cyriel VerschaeveFlemish nationalist priest and writer who collaborated with the Nazis - 1953
Ivan BuninRussian author - 1953
John van MelleDutch-born South African writer - 1956
Chika KurodaJapanese chemist
- 1959
Frank S. LandAmerican businessman - 1960
Subroto MukerjeeFirst Chief of the Air Staff of India - 1965
Dorothy KilgallenAmerican journalist and TV personality - 1968
Wendell CoreyAmerican actor and politician - 1968
Peter Mohr DamFaroe Islands politician - 1970
Huw T. EdwardsWelsh trade union leader and politician - 1973
Faruk Nafiz ÇamlıbelTurkish poet, author and politician - 1974
Ivory Joe HunterAmerican singer-songwriter - 1977TTasos GiannopoulosGreek actor
- 1977
Bucky HarrisAmerican baseball player and manager - 1978
Norman RockwellAmerican painter and illustrator - 1983
James BookerAmerican R&B keyboardist and singer - 1983
Mordecai KaplanLithuanian American rabbi - 1985
Nicolas FrantzLuxembourgish cyclist - 1985
Jacques HnizdovskyUkrainian-American painter - 1986
Vyacheslav MolotovSoviet politician and diplomat - 1994
Michael O'DonoghueAmerican actor and writer - 1998
Rumer GoddenBritish author - 1998
John Hunt, Baron HuntBritish Army officer - 1998
Jean MaraisFrench actor, writer, director and sculptor - 1999
Lester BowieAmerican jazz trumpeter and composer - 1999
Leon ŠtukeljSlovenian gymnast - 2001AAristidis MoschosMusical artist
- 2002
Jaun EliaPakistani poet - 2003
Bob Grant (actor)English actor - 2003
C. Z. GuestAmerican actress, author, horsewoman, designer and socialite - 2003GGuy SperanzaMusical artist
- 2004PPeter MathersAustralian author and playwright
- 2005AAlekos AlexandrakisGreek actor
- 2005DDavid WestheimerAmerican novelist
- 2006
Basil PoledourisAmerican composer - 2006HHannspeter Winter
- 2007
Aad NuisDutch politician and political scientist - 2007
Dulce SaguisagFilipino politician - 2007
Chad VarahEnglish activist and priest - 2009
Vitaly GinzburgRussian physicist - 2010QQuintin DaileyAmerican basketball player
- 2010
Jack LevineAmerican Social Realist painter and printmaker - 2010
Emilio Eduardo MasseraArgentine naval officer - 2011
Heavy DAmerican musician and actor - 2011
Bil KeaneAmerican cartoonist - 2012
Lee MacPhailAmerican baseball executive - 2012
Pete NamlookGerman music producer and composer - 2012
Peggy VaughanAmerican author - 2013
William C. DavidonAmerican physicist and peace and anti-repression activist - 2013PPenn KimballAmerican journalist
- 2013AArnold RosnerAmerican composer
- 2013
Chiyoko ShimakuraJapanese singer and TV presenter - 2013
AVS (actor)Indian actor - 2014
Phil CraneAmerican politician - 2014
Luigi GorriniItalian flying ace - 2014
Don Paul (linebacker)American football player and coach - 2014HHugo Sánchez (footballer, born 1984)Mexican footballer and sports commentator
- 2014
Ernie VandewegheAmerican basketball player - 2015
Rhea ChilesAmerican philanthropist - 2015JJoseph CureAmerican ice hockey player and actor
- 2015
Rod DaviesBritish astronomer - 2015
Om Prakash MehraIndian Air Force officer - 2015
Maduluwawe Sobitha TheraSri Lankan political leader - 2018DDennis WrongCanadian-born American sociologist and professor
- 2020
Alex TrebekCanadian-American TV personality - 2024
Elizabeth NunezAmerican novelist - 2024
June SpencerEnglish actress - 2024
Trevor SorbieScottish hairdresser - 2025
Graham RichardsonAustralian politician
Frequently asked questions
Who died on November 8?
114 people with a Wikipedia article died on November 8, including Martin of Tours, Pope Adeodatus I, Pope Agapetus II. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.
What happened on November 8?
62 documented historical events happened on November 8, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Arab–Byzantine wars: Having been the target of many raids by the Emirate of Aleppo, Byzantine forces led by Leo Phokas the Younger ambushed the Hamdanids and annihilated their army. On the same day, in another year: Trần Thánh Tông, the second emperor of Vietnam's Trần dynasty, took up the title of retired emperor, but continued to co-rule with his son Nhân Tông for eleven more years. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.
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