What Day of the Week

November 8, 2021 is the 312^nd day of the year 2021 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 53 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Monday.

If you are trying to learn Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is lunes.

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Here’s the November calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.

Scorpio is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Topaz is the modern birthstone for this month. Pearl is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

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• 1602

  The Bodleian Library at Oxford University is opened to the public.
• 1605

  Robert Catesby, ringleader of the Gunpowder Plotters, is killed.
• 1861

  American Civil War: The “Trent Affair” – The USS San Jacinto stops the United Kingdom mail ship Trent and arrests two Confederate envoys, sparking a diplomatic crisis between the UK and US.
• 1895

  While experimenting with electricity, Wilhelm Röntgen discovers the X-ray.
• 1936

  Spanish Civil War: Francoist troops fail in their effort to capture Madrid, but begin the 3-year Siege of Madrid afterwards.
• 1939

  Venlo Incident: Two British agents of SIS are captured by the Germans.
• 1942

  World War II: Operation Torch – United States and United Kingdom forces land in French North Africa.
• 1960

  John F. Kennedy defeats Richard Nixon in one of the closest presidential elections of the twentieth century to become the 35th president of the United States.
• 1965

  The 173rd Airborne is ambushed by over 1,200 Viet Cong in Operation Hump during the Vietnam War, while the 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment fight one of the first set-piece engagements of the war between Australian forces and the Vietcong at the Battle of Gang Toi.
• 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”.

• 1883

  Arnold Bax, English composer (d. 1953)
• 1918

  Hermann Zapf, German designer
• 1927

  Nguyen Khanh, Prime Minister of South Vietnam
• 1935

  Alain Delon, French actor
• 1942

  Angel Cordero Jr., Puerto Rican jockey
• 1954

  Thanasis Pafilis, Greek politician
• 1961

  Leif Garrett, American singer
• 1975

  Brevin Knight, American basketball player
• 1978

  Júlio Sérgio Bertagnoli, Brazilian footballer
• 1978

  Maurice Evans, American basketball player

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