Look at what happened on this day 08 November in history. From various achievements and milestones throughout human history to groundbreaking inventions and events that shaped the world we live in today.

Here is a look at some of the most notable events that happened on this day

ON THIS DAY: 08 NOVEMBER

2005 | Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf becomes the first female president of Liberia.

2002 | The UN Security Council, under Resolution 1441, unanimously approves a resolution on Iraq, pressuring Saddam Hussein to disarm or face serious consequences.

1958 | A year after Ghana gained independence from Britain under President Kwame Nkrumah, the All African People Conference took place in Accra in December 1958.

1923 | Adolf Hitler and the Nazi party stage the “Beer Hall Putsch” in Munich, Germany.

1864 | Abraham Lincoln, a Republican, is elected to his second term as American President.

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BIRTHDAYS

2003 | Lady Louise Windsor born in Surrey, England.

1974 | Seishi Kishimoto born in Nagi, Okayama Prefecture, Japan.

1923 | American electrical engineer (Nobel Prize in Physics, 2000 – handheld calculator, integrated circuit) born in Jefferson City, Missouri.

1922 | Dr. Chris Barnard, the medical practitioner who performed the first heart transplant.

1895 | SA educationist born in Luckhoff, OFS, Dr. Ernst Gideon Malherbe.

DEATHS

2010 | Alex Fagan – an American law enforcement official, dies at the age of 60.

2010 | Jack Levine – an American social realist painter, dies at the age of 95.

2002 | Jaun Elia – Pakistani scholar, poet, and philosopher, dies at the age of 70.

1960 | Otto Frederick Rohwedder – an American engineer known for inventing the bread-slicing machine, dies at the age of 80.

1890 | Vyacheslav Molotov – a Russian politician, dies at the age of 96.

SPORTS

2017: Brazilian surfer Rodrigo Koxa sets a world record by riding the biggest-ever wave at 24.4 meters in Nazaré, Portugal.

ENTERTAINMENT

2016: Adele becomes the richest British celebrity under 30, with an estimated £92 million, surpassing One Direction who held the top spot for three years. She was ranked fourth the previous year on Heat’s list of the 30 richest British stars under 30.

AFRICA FACT

The lowest point on the African continent can be found in Lake Assal, situated in the Afar Triangle in Djibouti. It rests at an elevation of 509 feet (155 meters) below sea level and ranks as the third-deepest point on Earth, following the Dead Sea and the Sea of Galilee.