Historical Events
Beatty made Captain
British naval officer David Beatty takes part in the successful relief of the naval brigade at Tientsin during the Boxer Rebellion and is promoted to captain
Sister Claire
Theodore Dreiser's novel "Sister Carrie" is published
Famous Birthdays
- Albert F. Frey-Wyssling, Swiss botanist and pioneer of submicroscopic morphology and the discipline of molecular biology, born in Küsnacht, Switzerland (d. 1988)
- Georges Lonque, Belgian composer, born in Ghent, Belgium (d. 1967)
Margaret Mitchell (1900-1949)
American author (Gone With The Wind), born in Atlanta, Georgia
- Mihailo Vukdragović, Serbian composer, conductor and pedagogue, born in Okučani, Austria-Hungary (now Croatia) (d. 1956)
About November 8, 1900
Day of the Week: Thursday
How Long Ago? 123 years, 5 months and 23 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Lost Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Rat
Star Sign: Scorpio
