November 8
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Art and culture
Births
- 1847 - Bram Stoker, Irish novelist (d. 1912)
- 1935 - Alain Delon, French actor
- 1947 - Minnie Riperton, American singer (d. 1979)
- 1954 - Kazuo Ishiguro, British author
Deaths
- 1674 - John Milton, English poet (b. 1608)
- 1978 - Norman Rockwell, American illustrator (b. 1894)
- 1998 - Jean Marais, French actor (b. 1913)
- 1999 - Lester Bowie, American jazz trumpet player (b. 1941)
Notes
- Larry Levan
- Xavier de Maistre(November 8, 1763 – June 12 1852, Saint Petersburg) was a savoyard military man and writer. The younger brother of Joseph de Maistre, Xavier was born at Chambéry in October 1763. He served when young in the Kingdom of Sardinia army, and wrote his delightful fantasy, Voyage autour de ma chambre (A Journey around my Room,
- Peter Weiss (November 8, 1916 – May 10, 1982) was a German writer, painter, and artist of adopted Swedish nationality. He is particularly known for his play Marat/Sade and his novel The
- George Maciunas (November 8, 1931 – May 9, 1978) was a Lithuanian artist who was a founding member of the Fluxus,
- Douglas Townsend (born November 8, 1921) is an American composer and musicologist best known for his involvement in 8 x 8: A Chess Sonata in 8 Movements.
- André Thomkins (1930 - November 8, 1985) is a Swiss painter, illustrator, and poet.
- Charlotte Moorman (November 18, 1933–November 8, 1991) was an American cellist and performance artist.
- François-Thomas-Marie de Baculard d'Arnaud (8 September 1718 – 8 November 1805) was a French writer
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