Historical Events for 8th November 2025

1838 – Victor Hugo’s tragic play “Ruy Blas” premieres in Paris
1920 – Rupert Bear by illustrator Mary Tourtel first appears in the Daily Express newspaper in the UK
1953 – Salazar’s party wins all parliamentary seats in Portugal
1972 – Stock Exchange Tower, the new 26-story home of the London Stock Exchange opened by Queen Elizabeth II
1974 – British peer the Earl of Lucan disappears and is never seen again after his nanny is found murdered in London
1981 – Christian Democrats looses Belgium parliamentary election
2008 – John Key leads the National Party to victory in New Zealand’s general election, defeating Prime Minister Helen Clark and her Labour-led coalition after nine years government
2018 – Qatar delivers $15 million in cash to pay civil servants in Gaza after earlier sending fuel to increase electricity from 4 to 8 hours a day

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