Get On This Day delivered free to your inbox: br br br 2013 – Typhoon Haiyan strikes the Visayas region of the Philippines. The storm left at least 6,340 people dead with over 1,000 still missing. br br br br br br 1895 – While experimenting with electricity, Wilhelm Röntgen discovers the X-ray. br br br br 1960 – John F. Kennedy defeats Richard Nixon in one of the closest presidential elections of the twentieth century to become the 35th president of the United States. br br br br 1966 – Gordon Ramsay, Scottish chef and television host, is born.