April 8 in history
Events on April 8
Notable events that happened on April 8 in past years.
- 2026
Operation Eternal Darkness: Hours after a ceasefire to the Iran war, Israeli attacks on Lebanon kill at least 357 and injures more than 1200 people in the largest airstrikes of the Lebanon war.
Wikipedia article: 8 April 2026 Israeli attacks on Lebanon - 2014
Windows XP reaches its standard End Of Life and is no longer supported.
Wikipedia article: Windows XP - 2005
A solar eclipse occurs, visible over areas of the Pacific Ocean and Latin American countries such as Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia and Venezuela.
Wikipedia article: Solar eclipse of April 8, 2005 - 1990
The conservative New Democracy party of Constantine Mitsotakis is elected in the Greek parliamentary election.
Wikipedia article: New Democracy (Greece) - 1974
Hank Aaron passes Babe Ruth as the all-time leader in career home runs by hitting his 715th home run off of Al Downing at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.
Wikipedia article: Hank Aaron - 1960
The Netherlands and West Germany sign an agreement to negotiate the return of German land annexed by the Dutch in return for 280 million German marks as Wiedergutmachung.
Wikipedia article: Netherlands - 1959
The Organization of American States drafts an agreement to create the Inter-American Development Bank.
Wikipedia article: Organization of American States - 1940
The Central Committee of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party elects Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal as General Secretary, marking the beginning of his 44-year-long tenure as de facto leader of Mongolia.
Wikipedia article: Mongolian People's Party - 1904
The French Third Republic and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland sign the Entente cordiale.
Wikipedia article: French Third Republic - 1866
Austro-Prussian War: Italy and Prussia sign a secret alliance against the Austrian Empire.
Wikipedia article: Austro-Prussian War - 1820
The Venus de Milo is discovered on the Aegean island of Milos.
Wikipedia article: Venus de Milo - 1605
The city of Oulu, Finland, is founded by Charles IX of Sweden.
Wikipedia article: Oulu - 1250
Seventh Crusade: Ayyubids of Egypt capture King Louis IX of France in the Battle of Fariskur.
Wikipedia article: Seventh Crusade - 1139
Roger II of Sicily is excommunicated by Innocent II for supporting Anacletus II as pope for seven years, even though Roger had already publicly recognized Innocent's claim to the papacy.
- 217
Roman emperor Caracalla is assassinated and is succeeded by his Praetorian Guard prefect, Marcus Opellius Macrinus.
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