-EVENT- Date 8th Nov 1895 Expired! Time ... 129 Years ago Wilhelm Röntgen discovered X-rays. On November 8, 1895, German physicist Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen accidentally discovered X-rays, a form of electromagnetic radiation invisible to the human eye, while experimenting with cathode rays. Labels -EVENT- The event is finished. Tags: how did wilhelm röntgen discovered x-rays, wilhelm conrad roentgen discovered x rays, wilhelm conrad röntgen discovered x rays, wilhelm conrad röntgen discovered x rays in 1895, wilhelm roentgen discovered x rays, wilhelm roentgen discovered x rays in 1895, wilhelm roentgen discovered x rays while experimenting with the, wilhelm röntgen discovered x rays, wilhelm von roentgen discovered x rays, william roentgen discovered x rays