Famous people born on November 8 — and what else happened that day
If your birthday is November 8, you share it with Bram Stoker, Margaret Mitchell, Gordon Ramsay — and you were born under Scorpio, the sign of the intense, determined, and impossible to ignore.
Birthday basics for November 8
Scorpio ♏
Zodiac sign
Topaz
Birthstone
Chrysanthemum
Birth flower
312th
Day of the year
November 8 is the 312th day of the year (313th in leap years), with 53 days still to come.
Famous people born on November 8
Bram Stoker — Irish author who created Count Dracula (born 1847).
Margaret Mitchell — American author of Gone with the Wind (born 1900).
Gordon Ramsay — British celebrity chef and television host (born 1966).
Also sharing the day:
Edmond Halley (b. 1656) — English astronomer who predicted the return of the comet that now bears his name.
Christiaan Barnard (b. 1922) — South African surgeon who performed the world's first human heart transplant.
Bonnie Raitt (b. 1949) — American singer and slide guitarist with more than a dozen Grammy Awards.
November 8 in history
1889 — Montana was admitted as the 41st U.S. state.
1895 — Wilhelm Röntgen discovered X-rays while experimenting with electricity.
1960 — John F. Kennedy was elected the 35th President of the United States.
1519 — Hernán Cortés arrived in the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan and was received by Moctezuma II.
1966 — Edward Brooke of Massachusetts became the first African American popularly elected to the U.S. Senate.
2017 — The Louvre Abu Dhabi, the largest art museum on the Arabian Peninsula, opened its doors.
November 8 birthday questions
What zodiac sign is November 8?
Anyone born on November 8 is a Scorpio — intense, determined, and impossible to ignore.
What is the birthstone for November 8?
The birthstone for a November 8 birthday is Topaz, and the birth flower is the Chrysanthemum.
Who is the most famous person born on November 8?
Bram Stoker is among the best known — Irish author who created Count Dracula (born 1847).
What happened on November 8?
In 1889, Montana was admitted as the 41st U.S. state.
What day of the year is November 8?
November 8 is the 312th day of the year (313th in leap years), with 53 days still to come.
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