Historical Events
Mutiny on the Bounty
"Mutiny on the Bounty" directed by Frank Lloyd and starring Charles Laughton and Clark Gable premieres in New York (Best Production/Picture 1936)
Famous Birthdays
Alain Delon (88 years old)
French-Swiss stage and screen actor (Purple Noon; Le Samouraï; Monsieur Klein), filmmaker, and pop singer, born in Sceaux, France
- Alfonso López Trujillo, Colombian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, born in Villahermosa, Colombia (d. 2008)
Famous Deaths
- Charles Kingsford-Smith, Australian pioneering aviator (1st transpacific flight), disappears on a flight over the Andaman Sea at 38
- Hans Windisch, German New Testament scholar, dies at 54
Died in 1935 1935 Highlights
About November 8, 1935
Day of the Week: Friday
How Long Ago? 88 years, 5 months and 24 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Silent Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Pig
Star Sign: Scorpio