On this day: November 8

November 8: St. Demetrius' Day (Coptic Church and Serbian Orthodox Church); Remembrance Sunday in the Commonwealth (2015)

Bodleian Library

• 1602 – The Bodleian Library (pictured), one of Europe's oldest libraries, opened at the University of Oxford.
• 1837 – In South Hadley, Massachusetts, US, Mary Lyon founded a seminary for women that became Mount Holyoke College, the first of the Seven Sisters group of colleges.
• 1940 – The Italian invasion of Greece failed as outnumbered Greek units repulsed the Italians in the Battle of Elaia–Kalamas.
• 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.
• 2013 – Typhoon Haiyan made landfall in the Visayas region of the Philippines, killing at least 6,300 people, making it the deadliest Philippine typhoon recorded in modern history.

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