Events for November 08

November 8, 1891

Author Neil M Gunn, born in Caithness Scotland

Author Neil M Gunn born in Caithness.

November 8, 1847

Bram Stoker, author of Dracula, born in Dublin

Abraham “Bram” Stoker, (8 November 1847 – 20 April 1912) the author of the famous novel “Dracula,” was born on November 08, 1847, in 15 Marino Crescent, Clontarf, a suburb of Dublin, Ireland

November 8, 1308

John Duns Scotus, scholar and philosopher, died

John Duns Scotus OFM, “Duns the Scot”; (c. 1265/66 – 8 November 1308) was a Scottish Catholic priest and Franciscan friar, university professor, philosopher and theologian. He is one of the four most important Christian philosopher-theologians of Western Europe in the High Middle Ages, together with Thomas Aquinas, Bonaventure and William of Ockham.

November 8, 2001

Henry McLeish resigned as Scotlands First Minister

Henry McLeish served as the First Minister of Scotland from 2000 to 2001. His tenure as First Minister was relatively brief, and it was marked by political challenges, including controversies surrounding his financial affairs.