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Government of India announces demonetisation of banknotes
India withdrew ₹500 and ₹1,000 notes, causing cash shortages and economic disruption while aiming to curb black money and terrorism funding.
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Gottlob Frege
Friedrich Ludwig Gottlob Frege was a German philosopher, logician, and mathematician.
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Vaidyeswaran Rajaraman
Vaidyeswaran Rajaraman (8 September 1933 – 8 November 2025) was an Indian computer scientist, academic and writer known for his pioneering efforts in the field of Computer Science Education in India.
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International Day of Radiology (European Society of Radiology)
International observance, 8 November
Read moreIntersex Day of Remembrance (New South Wales, Australia)
Annual observance
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Canadian observance, 8 November
Read moreSynaxis of the Archangel Michael and the other Bodiless Powers of Heaven (Eastern Orthodox Church)
Liturgical assembly in Eastern Christianity
Read moreGodfrey of Amiens
French Roman Catholic abbot, bishop of Amiens and saint
Read moreBlessed John Duns Scotus
Scottish Franciscan friar and philosopher (c. 1265/66–1308)
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Liturgical year of the Church of England
Read moreNovember 8 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Day in the Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar
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November in History
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Government of India announces demonetisation of banknotes
India withdrew ₹500 and ₹1,000 notes, causing cash shortages and economic disruption while aiming to curb black money and terrorism funding.
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How did the Charter of the Forest restore forest rights?
The Charter of the Forest of 1217 protected grazing and woodland rights. Its clauses reveal who authenticated it and how it limited forest penalties.
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What happened during San Salvador's 1811 revolt?
Delgado, Arce and the 1811 San Salvador revolt, from the traditional bell story to local resistance and the restoration of Spanish authority.
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How did Tightrope conclude Operation Fishbowl?
Operation Fishbowl ended with the Tightrope test at Johnston Island on November 4, 1962, the last atmospheric nuclear test conducted by the United States.
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What happened in the 1979 Greensboro massacre?
The Greensboro massacre killed five anti Klan demonstrators in 1979. Criminal acquittals, a civil judgment and a truth commission followed.
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How did Lewis Hamilton win the F1 title by one point?
Lewis Hamilton passed Timo Glock to finish fifth at the 2008 Brazilian Grand Prix, taking the drivers' title while Felipe Massa won the race.
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Why did the Club Cinq-Sept fire kill so many young people in 1970?
The Club Cinq-Sept fire in Saint-Laurent-du-Pont killed 146 people in 1970 due to blocked exits and flammable materials.
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How was Indira Gandhi assassinated by her bodyguards in 1984?
Indira Gandhi was assassinated by two bodyguards in New Delhi on October 31, 1984. Her death was followed by anti-Sikh violence and a state funeral.
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- 2020: Myanmar holds the 2020 general election, re-electing a government led by the National League for Democracy, which is deposed by the Burmese military the following February during the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état.
- 2017: The Louvre Abu Dhabi was inaugurated by the French president Emmanuel Macron and then-crown prince of Abu Dhabi Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
- 2016: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi publicly announces the withdrawal of ₹500 and ₹1000 denomination banknotes.
- 2016: Donald Trump is elected the 45th President of the United States, defeating Hillary Clinton, the first woman ever to receive a major party's nomination.
- 2013: Typhoon Haiyan, one of the strongest tropical cyclones ever recorded, strikes the Visayas region of the Philippines; the storm left at least 6,340 people dead with over 1,000 still missing, and caused $2.86 billion (2013 USD; equivalent to $3.95 billion in 2025) in damage.
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