November 8: Intersex Day of RemembranceShunzhi Emperor1644 The Shunzhi Emperor (portrait shown), the third emperor of the Qing dynasty, was enthroned in Beijing after the collapse of the Ming dynasty as the first Qing emperor to rule over China.1965 Vietnam War: In the Battle of Gang Toi, one of the earliest battles between the two sides, Viet Cong forces repelled an Australian attack.1966 Former Massachusetts attorney general Edward Brooke became the first African American elected to the United States Senate since Reconstruction.1974 British peer Lord Lucan disappeared without a trace, a day after allegedly murdering Sandra Rivett, his children's nanny.2006 Israeli artillery shelled a row of houses in the Gaza Strip town of Beit Hanoun, killing at least 19 Palestinians and wounding more than 40 others.Thomas Bewick (d.1828)Hermann Rorschach (b.1884)Rhea Seddon (b.1947)Johannes Latuharhary (d.1959)More anniversaries: November 7November 8November 9ArchiveBy emailList of days of the yearAbout