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Events on Wednesday 8 November 1939 1
1939Georg Elser's bomb attempt on HitlerA time bomb explodes in Munich's BürgerbräukellerThe carpenter Georg Elser hid a time bomb in a pillar of the beer hall where Hitler gave his annual speech. Hitler left early, and the explosion 13 minutes later killed eight people. Elser was arrested while trying to cross into Switzerland.