📜 This Day in History

November 8

• 960Arab–Byzantine wars: Having been the target of many raids by the Emirate of Aleppo, Byzantine forces led by Leo Phokas the Younger ambushed the Hamdanids and annihilated their army.
• 1520After his coronation as king of Sweden, Christian II gave the order to execute nearly 100 people, mostly noblemen, despite promises of general amnesty.
• 1940The Italian invasion of Greece failed as outnumbered Greek units repulsed the Italians at the Battle of Elaia–Kalamas.
• 1971English rock group Led Zeppelin released their fourth album, which became one of the best-selling albums worldwide.
• 1999German newspaper Der Spiegel publishes a report by the Federal Intelligence Service accusing figures in Liechtenstein of cooperating with organized crime.
• 2020Second Nagorno-Karabakh War: Azerbaijani forces defeated the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh in the Battle of Shusha, reclaiming the town after 28 years.

Born on this day

• 1847Bram Stoker, Irish novelist and critic, created Count Dracula (died 1912)
• 1900Margaret Mitchell, American journalist and author (died 1949)
• 1935Alain Delon, French-Swiss actor, producer, screenwriter (died 2024)
• 1954Kazuo Ishiguro, Japanese-British novelist, screenwriter, and short story writer