On this day in Europe - 08 November
8 November 2025
On this day in 1602, the University of Oxford’s Bodleian Library opens to the public.
On this day in 1895, physicist Wilhelm Röntgen accidentally discovers X-rays, sometimes called Röntgen rays, earning him the first Nobel Prize in Physics in 1901.
On this day in 1923, Adolf Hitler and Erich Ludendorff attempt to start a coup against the Weimar Republic, but this ‘Beer Hall Putsch’ is suppressed the next day.
On this day in 1895, physicist Wilhelm Röntgen accidentally discovers X-rays, sometimes called Röntgen rays, earning him the first Nobel Prize in Physics in 1901.
On this day in 1923, Adolf Hitler and Erich Ludendorff attempt to start a coup against the Weimar Republic, but this ‘Beer Hall Putsch’ is suppressed the next day.