What Happened on November 8, 1935

Historical Events

Mutiny on the Bounty

"Mutiny on the Bounty" directed by Frank Lloyd and starring Charles Laughton and Clark Gable premieres in New York (Best Production/Picture 1936)

Famous Birthdays

Alain Delon (88 years old)

French-Swiss stage and screen actor (Purple Noon; Le Samouraï; Monsieur Klein), filmmaker, and pop singer, born in Sceaux, France

  • Alfonso López Trujillo, Colombian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, born in Villahermosa, Colombia (d. 2008)

Famous Deaths

  • Charles Kingsford-Smith, Australian pioneering aviator (1st transpacific flight), disappears on a flight over the Andaman Sea at 38
  • Hans Windisch, German New Testament scholar, dies at 54
Died in 1935 1935 Highlights

About November 8, 1935

Day of the Week: Friday
How Long Ago? 88 years, 5 months and 23 days
Leap Year: No

Generation: Silent Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Pig
Star Sign: Scorpio