November 8th (2011) was a Tuesday. It's the 311th day of the year (312th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 54 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 8th November, 2011
» The potentially hazardous asteroid 2005 YU55 passes 0.85 lunar distance (astronomy) lunar distances from Earth (about convert 324600 km disp=or), the closest known approach by an asteroid of its Absolute magnitude Solar system brightness since mpl 2010 XC
November 8th Famous Deaths for 2011
» Heavy D, Jamaican-American rapper, producer, and actor (b. 1967)
» Bil Keane, American cartoonist (b. 1922)
November 8th Holidays in History
» Christian feast day:
» Elizabeth of the Trinity known as Blessed Elizabeth of the Trinity (Roman Catholic Church)
» Four Crowned Martyrs
» Godfrey of Amiens
» Johann von Staupitz (Lutheran)
» Calendar of saints (Church of England) November known as Saints and Martyrs of England (Church of England)
» Willehad of Bremen
» November 8 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Earliest day on which Pupusa or National Festival of Pupusa can fall, while November 14 is the latest; celebrated on the second Sunday in November. (El Salvador)
» Earliest day on which Remembrance Sunday can fall, while November 14 is the latest; celebrated on the second Sunday in November. (United Kingdom)
» International Day of Radiology
» One of the 'Lapis manalis called Mundus patet' (Roman Empire)
» Synaxis of the Michael (archangel) called Archangel Michael and the other Christian angelic hierarchy known as Bodiless Powers of Heaven (Eastern Orthodox Church)