| Date | Name | Location / Topic | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Journalists' Day |  | ||
| Tongue Twister Day |  | ||
| Pohnpei Constitution Day |  | ||
| Return Day Delaware |  | ||
| National Cappuccino Day |  | ||
| National Harvey Wallbanger Day |  | ||
| National Parents as Teachers Day |  | ||
| National STEM/STEAM Day |  | ||
| Govardhan Puja |  | ||
| Return Day | | ||
| Martyrdom of Imam Reza |  | ||
| Genghis Khan Day | |||
| Gobhardan Pujan (Tihar) | |||
| World Radiography Day |  | ||
| National Dunce Day |  | ||
| Cook Something Bold And Pungent Day |  | ||
Historical Events on November 8
- 1745: With an army of approximately 5,000 soldiers, Charles Edward Stuart invades England. His troops would later participate during the Battle of Culloden.
- 1837: Holyoke Female Seminary is founded by Mary Lyon. This seminary would later be renamed Mount Holyoke College.
- 1861: The USS San Jacinto intercepts the British ship Trent and illegally arrests two Confederate diplomats – sparking an international incident between the U.S and the U.K. This was later resolved when the United States released the diplomats.
- 1889: Montana becomes the 41stS State.
- 1892: Caucasian and black trade unionists unite during the New Orleans General Strike.
- 1895: Wilhelm Rontgen discovers X-rays after extensive experimentation with electricity.
- 1923: In Munich, Adolf Hitler leads the Nazis in an unsuccessful coup in Bavaria. This incident is known as the Beer Hall Putsch.
- 1933: The Civil Works Administration is unveiled by United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt. This organization was designed to give more than four million unemployed workers jobs.
- 1939: While celebrating the sixteenth anniversary of the Beer Hall Putsch, Adolf Hitler manages to just escape an assassination attempt by Georg Elser.
- 1950:S Air Force Lieutenant Russell J. Brown shoots down two North Korean MiG-15s while he was flying an F-80 Shooting Star. This would be the first jet to jet dogfight in history.
Famous Birthdays on November 8
- English astronomer and mathematician Edmond Halley is born in 1656.
- German philosopher Johann Ulrich von Cramer is born in 1706.
- English author Sarah Fielding is born in 1710.
- 1847: Irish novelist Bram Stoker is born in 1847.
- Swedish physicist Johannes Rydberg is born in 1854.
- English paleontologist Dorothea Bate is born in 1878.
- American journalist Dorothy Day is born in 1897.
- American author Margaret Mitchell is born in 1900.
- American physicist, engineer and Nobel Prize laureate, Jack Kilby is born in 1923.
- American actor Joe Flynn is born in 1924.
- American singer and actress Patti Page is born in 1927.
- American model and actress Gretchen Mol is born in 1972.
- American journalist David Muir is born in 1973.
- American author Joshua Ferris is born in 1974.