Browse Historical Events by Day: What Happened on November 8th?

The Battle of Kulikovo takes place, where the Russian forces under Dmitry Donskoy defeat the Golden Horde.

Hernán Cortés and his Spanish conquistadors arrive at the coast of Mexico, beginning their conquest of the Aztec Empire.

Stockholm Bloodbath: Danish forces under King Christian II execute a large number of Swedish nobles in Stockholm.

The Battle of Sekigahara in Japan marks the beginning of the Tokugawa shogunate and the end of the Sengoku period.

Montana is admitted to the United States of America becoming the 41st State.

Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen discovers X-rays while experimenting with cathode rays. More

Adolf Hitler's first attempted coup, the Beer Hall Putsch, is foiled in Munich, Germany.

Operation Torch, the Allied invasion of French North Africa during World War II, begins.

Donald Trump is elected as President of the United States, defeating Hillary Clinton.