1841 – James Braid first saw a demonstration of animal magnetism on the 13th November 1841, which led to his study of the subject he eventually called hypnotism.

1848 – Albert I, Prince of Monaco was born on the 13th November 1848 (died 1922).

1906 – Eva Zeisel the Hungarian-American designer was born on the 13th November 1906 (died 2011).

1912 ~ Luna Park the historic amusement park opened in Melbourne on the 13th December 1912.

1913 – Jack Dyer the Australian footballer was born on the 13th November 1913 (died 2003).

1916 – Billy Hughes the Prime Minister of Australia was expelled from the Labor Party over his support for conscription on the 13th November 1916.

1922 – Oskar Werner the Austrian actor on the 13th November 1922 (died 1984).

1927 – The Holland Tunnel opened to traffic as the 1st Hudson River vehicle tunnel linking New Jersey to New York City, on the 13th November 1927.

1927 – Billy Klüver theSwedish-American engineer and co-founder of Experiments in Art and Technology on the 13th November 1927 (died 2004).

1928 – Hampton Hawes the American jazz pianist on the 13th November 1928 (died 1977).

1940 – Saul Kripke the American philosopher on the 13th November 1940.

1941 – David Green the American businessman and founder of Hobby Lobby was born on the 13th November 1941.

1947 – The Soviet Union completed development of the AK-47 on the 13th November 1947. The AK-47 is known as one of the first proper assault rifles in the world.

1953 – Andrew Ranken the English drummer from The Pogues was born on the 13th November 1953.

1954 – Scott McNealy the American businessman and co-founder of Sun Microsystems was born on the 13th November 1954.

1955 – Whoopi Goldberg the American actress, singer, and talk show host was born on the 13th November 1955.

1959 – Emil Urbel the Estonian architect was born on the 13th November 1959.

1967 – Jimmy Kimmel the American comedian, actor, and talk show host was born on the 13th November 1967.

1970 – Bhola cyclone: A 150-mph tropical cyclone hit the densely populated Ganges Delta region of East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) on the 13th November 1970, killing about 500,000 people in one night. This is regarded as the 20th century’s worst natural disaster.

1977 ~ Chanel Cole the Australian singer was born Hamilton, New Zealand on the 13th November 1977. Chanel Cole was a finalist in the 2nd season of Australian Idol in 2004. Chanel Cole’s Facebook: www.facebook.com/Chanel.Cole.54 

1981 – Rivkah the American illustrator was born on the 13th November 1981.

1985 – The volcano Nevado del Ruiz erupted and melted a glacier on the 13th November 1985, causing a lahar (volcanic mudslide) that burried Armero, Colombia, killing about 23,000 people.

1990 – In Aramoana, New Zealand, David Gray shot dead 13 people on the 13th November 1990, in what became known as the Aramoana Massacre.

1986 ~ Kevin Bridges the Scottish stand-up comedian was born on the 13th November 1986.

1989 – Hans-Adam II the present Prince of Liechtenstein began his reign on the death of his father Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein on the 13th November 1989.

1998 ~ World Kindness Day was introduced on the 13th November in 1998 by TheWorldKindnessMovement.org.

2001 – War on Terrorism: In the 1st such act since World War II, US President George W. Bush signed an executive order allowing military tribunals against foreigners suspected of connections to terrorist acts or planned acts on the United States, on the 13th November 2001.

2012 – A total solar eclipse occurred in parts of Australia and the South Pacific on the 13th November 2012.

2013 ~ Kevin Rudd the Australian politician who was twice Prime Minister of Australia, announced on the 13th November 2013 that he was retiring from politics at the end of the week.

YouTube video: Farewell Address to Parliament (13th November 2013)…

1869 – The Victorian Aboriginal Protection Act was enacted in Australia on the 11th November 1869, giving the government control of indigenous people’s wages, employment, living places, and their children, which effectively lead to the Stolen Generations.

1880 – Australian bushranger Ned Kelly was hung at Melbourne Gaol on the 11th November 1880.

1889 – The State of Washington was admitted as the 42nd State of the United States on the 11th November 1889.

1916 – Pérez Prado the Cuban singer, pianist, composer and bandleader was born on the 11th November 1916 (died 1989 aged 72). Pérez Prado is often referred to as the King of the Mambo. YouTube video: Perez Prado ~ Cherry Pink & Apple Blossom White aka Cereza Rosa (1955) instrumental version with orchestra featuring trumpeter Billy Regis, reached No.1 on the Billboard charts…

1926 ~ SAM HASKiNS the British photographer, was born in South Africa on the 11th November 1926. He started his photographic career in Johannesburg, South Africa and in 1968 moved to London. Sam Haskins is best known for his contribution to nude photography, in-camera image montage. His most influential photography books were Cowboy Kate (1965) and Haskins Posters (1973). He died at the age of 83, at home in Bowral, Australia on the 26th November 2009.

1962 – Demi Moore the American actress, director, and producer was born on the 11th November 1962.

1964 – Calista Flockhart the American actress was born on the 11th November 1964.

1974 – Leonardo DiCaprio the American actor and producer was born on the 11th November 1974.

1981 ~ Hamish Blake the Gold Logie Award winning Australian comedian, actor, and author from Melbourne was born on the 11th November 1981. Since 2003, Hamish has worked live on television and radio with Andy Lee as part of the comedy duo Hamish and Andy. Visit Hamish @ www.HamishAndAndy.com

Today in History for November 11th ~ video presented by the Associated Press…  

1620 – Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower sighted land at Cape Cod, Massachusetts on the 9th November 1620.

1857 – The Atlantic magazine was founded in Boston on the 9th November 1857.

1872 – The Great Boston Fire of 1872 was on the 9th November 1872.

1936 – Mary Travers the American singer-songwriter from Peter, Paul and Mary was born on the 9th November 1936 (died 2009).

1941 – Tom Fogerty the American singer-songwriter and guitarist  from Creedence Clearwater Revival was born on the 9th November 1941 (died 1990).

1951 – Lou Ferrigno the American bodybuilder and actor was born on the 9th November 1951.

1953 – Cambodia became independent from France on the 9th November 1953.

1960 ~ Richard Farleigh the Australian private investor was born on the 9th November 1960.

1967 – Apollo 4 the unmanned test spacecraft atop the 1st Saturn V rocket was launched by NASA from Cape Kennedy, Florida on the 9th November 1967.

1967 – Rolling Stone Magazine 1st issue was published on the 9th November 1967.

1985 – Garry Kasparov became the youngest World Chess Champion by beating Anatoly Karpov on the 9th November 1985.

1988 ~ Analeigh Tipton the American figure skater, actress, and fashion model was born  on the 9th November 1988. Analeigh Tipton is best known for placing 3rd on Cycle 11 of America’s Next Top Model and for her roles in the films Crazy, Stupid, Love and Warm Bodies. Analeigh Tipton online: Twitter.com/OhAnaleigh | YouTube video: Maxim Exclusive: Analeigh Tipton: This super sexy overachiever has already been a champion ice skater and one of America’s Next Top Models. Before she takes over the big screen in The Green Hornet, see her Maxim sexy photo shoot…

Today in History for November 9th ~ video presented by the Associated Press…  

1602 – The Bodleian Library at the University of Oxford was opened to the public on the 8th November 1602.

1656 – Edmond Halley the English astronomer and mathematician was born on the 8th November 1656 (died 1742).

1847 ~ BRAM STOKER the Irish author best known for his 1897 Dracula novel, was born on the 8th November 1847. (died 1912). See Bram Stoker’s Dracula 1992 official movie trailer starring Gary Oldman, Winona Ryder, Anthony Hopkins, Keanu Reeves and Tom Waits. This is director Francis Ford Coppola’s visually stunning, passionately seductive version of Bram Stoker’s classic legend. 

1866 – Herbert Austin, 1st Baron Austin the English businessman and founder of the Austin Motor Company was born on the 8th November 1866 (died 1941).

1881 – Clarence Gagnon the Canadian painter was born on the 8th November 1881 (died 1942).

1885 – Emil Fahrenkamp the German architect was born on the 8th November 1885 (died 1966).

1889 – Montana was admitted as the 41st U.S. state on the 8th November 1889.

1895 – While experimenting with electricity, Wilhelm Röntgen discovered the X-ray on the 8th November 1895.

1918 – Hermann Zapf the German designer was born on the 8th November 1918.

1923 – Adolf Hitler led the Nazis in an unsuccessful attempt to overthrow the German government in Munich, known as the Beer Hall Putsch, on the 8th November 1923.

1933 – US President Franklin D. Roosevelt unveiled the Civil Works Administration on the 8th November 1933, an organization designed to create jobs for more than 4 million unemployed, during the Great Depression for the New Deal.

1937 – The Nazi exhibition Der ewige Jude (The Eternal Jew) opened in Munich on the 8th November 1937.

1945 – Arduino Cantafora the Italian-Swiss architect and author was born on the 8th November 1945.

1946 – Roy Wood the English singer-songwriter and musician from Electric Light Orchestra was born on the 8th November 1946.

1949 – Bonnie Raitt the American singer-songwriter and guitarist was born on the 8th November 1949.

1939 – Adolf Hitler narrowly escaped the assassination attempt of Georg Elser while celebrating the 16th anniversary of the Beer Hall Putsch In Munich on the 8th November 1939.

1949 – Bonnie Raitt the American singer-songwriter and guitarist was born on the 8th November 1949.

1950 – Mary Hart the American journalist and actress was born on the 8th November 1950.

1951 – Peter Suber the American philosopher and academic was born on the 8th November 1951.

1953 – John Musker the American animator and director was born on the 8th November 1953.

1954 – Rickie Lee Jones the American singer-songwriter was born on the 8th November 1954.

1956 – Steven Miller the American record producer was born on the 8th November 1956.

1957 – Porl Thompson the English guitarist from The Cure was born on the 8th November 1957.

1960 – John F. Kennedy defeated Richard Nixon to become the 35th president of the United States on the 8th November 1960, in one of the closest presidential elections of the 20th century.

1961 – Leif Garrett the American singer and actor was born on the 8th November 1961.

1961 – Enn Rajasaar the Estonian architect was born on the 8th November 1961.

1965 – The British Indian Ocean Territory was created on the 8th November 19655, consisting of Chagos Archipelago, Aldabra, Farquhar and Des Roches islands.

1967 – Courtney Thorne-Smith the American actress was born on the 8th November 1967.

1970 – Tom Anderson the American businessman and co-founder of Myspace was born on the 8th November 1970.

1972 – HBO launched its programming on the 8th November 1972 for the first time, with the broadcast of Sometimes a Great Notion (1971 movie) starring Paul Newman and Henry Fonda.

1973 – The right ear of John Paul Getty III was delivered to a newspaper together with a ransom note on the 8th November 1973, convincing his father to pay 2.9 million USD

1974 ~ Countdown the Australian music television show was first broadcast on the 8th November 1974. The ABC broadcast the show from from 8th November 1974 until  the 19th July 1987. Countdown was the most popular music program in Australian TV history. Countdown had a strong influence on radio programmers because of its huge and loyal audience, and the great amount of Australian content it featured. Countdown online: Countdown.com.au | CountdownMemories.com | YouTube video: Countdown [full episode October 7th, 1979 – Australia]…

1974 – Masashi Kishimoto the Japanese illustrator was born on the 8th November 1974.

1975 – Tara Reid the American actress was born on the 8th November 1975.

1976 – Brett Lee the Australian cricketer was born on the 8th November 1976.

1977 – Manolis Andronikos the Greek archaeologist and professor at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki discovered the tomb of Philip II of Macedon at Vergina on the 8th November 1977.

1982 – Sam Sparro the Australian singer-songwriter was born on the 8th November 1982.

1985 – Jack Osbourne the English actor and producer was born on the 8th November 1985.

1991 ~ Samantha Shannon the British writer of dystopian and paranormal fiction was born in Hammersmith on the 8th November 1991. Samantha Shannon signed a six-figure book deal with Bloomsbury Publishing in 2012, who bid to publish the first 3 books in a 7 book series, beginning with The Bone Season. The film rights to The Bone Season were optioned by Andy Serkis’s film company, The Imaginarium Studios, in November 2012. Samantha Shannon’s blog: www.Samantha-Shannon.blogspot.com.au | Facebook: www.facebook.com/SamanthaShannonAuthor | Twitter: www.Twitter.com/say_Shannon | The Bone Season: www.BoneSeasonBooks.com | Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheBoneSeason

2003 – Lady Louise Windsor the daughter of Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex and Sophie, Countess of Wessex was born on the 8th November 2003.

2011 – The potentially hazardous asteroid 2005 YU55 passed 0.85 lunar distances from Earth (about 324,600 kilometres or 201,700 miles) on the 8th November 2011, the closest known approach by an asteroid of its brightness since 2010 XC₁₅ in 1976.

Today in History for November 8th ~ video presented by the Associated Press…