What Happened on November 8, 2004

Day of the Week: Monday

Historical Events


Music releaseAlbum Release

"Greatest Hits" album by Shania Twain is released (Billboard Album of the Year 2005)

Singer Shania Twain
Singer
Shania Twain
  • War in Iraq: More than 10,000 U.S. troops and a small number of Iraqi army units participate in a siege on the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah.

Famous Deaths

  • Bruno Bettinelli, Italian composer and teacher (Musica per archi), dies at 90
  • Chandler Harper, American golfer (PGA C'ship 1950), dies of pneumonia at 90
  • Eddie Charlton, Australian snooker player, dies at 75
  • Peter Mathers, English-born Australian novelist (b. 1931)