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Sunday, 8 November 2026

Day 312 of 2026  ·  53 days remaining in the year  ·  Week 45
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3 Births
3 Events
6 Total entries

★ Born on this day 3 entries

1656
Edmond Halley, astronomer, first to calculate a comet's orbit.
US Science & Technology 370 yrs ago
1909
Katherine Hepburn, actress.
US Arts & Culture 117 yrs ago
1927
Patti Page
US 99 yrs ago

► Events on this day 3 entries

1789
Bourbon Whiskey is first distilled from corn by Reverend Elijah Craig in Bourbon County, Kentucky.
US 237 yrs ago
1793
The Louvre, in Paris, is opened to the public.
FR 233 yrs ago
1975
The tube-top is invented.
US Science & Technology 51 yrs ago