April 08 in History – What happened on 08 April in Past

✅ Published on April 8th, 2021 in April in History

08 April - Today in History - Important historical events happened on this day in India and World History

According to Gregory calendar, on April 08, the day number in a year is 98 and if it is a leap year then the day number is 99. April 08 has a special significance in India and world history, because many such incidents have occurred on this day which have been recorded forever in the pages of history. Let's know some such important events which will increase your general knowledge. The facts collected will be as follows: People born on this day, demise of famous people, war treaty, freedom of any country, invention of new technologies, change of power, important National and International Day etc.

April 08 in History - Top Historical Events ⚡

Year	Event / Incidence / Incident
217	Roman emperor Caracalla was assassinated at a roadside nearHarran and succeeded by his Praetorian Guard prefect Macrinus.
1271	The Knights Hospitaller surrendered the Krak des Chevaliers to the army of the Mamluk sultan Baybars.
1341	Italian scholar and poet Petrarch took the title poet laureate at a ceremony in Rome.
1730	The first synagogue in the city of Sharith Israel was built in New York.
1740	War of the Austrian Succession-The Royal Navy captured the Spanish ship of the line Princesa and mustered her into British service.
1740	Wars of the Austrian Succession: The Royal Navy captured a Spanish ship off the line of Princesa outside Cap Finister and put it into British service.
1766	The wicker basket was patented on the first fire escape belt, winch and chain.
1806	Napoleon Bonaparte's daughter, Stephanie de Buehornas, married Prince Carl Ludwig Frederick, son.
1813	Colonel James Ball came to Fort Meigs with 200 dragons.
1820	A Greek peasant discovered a statue of a woman with its arms missing—the Venus de Milo—on the Aegean island of Milos.
1831	The famous social reformer Raja Ram Maehan Roy reached England.
1831	The famous social reformer Raja Ram Mohan Roy reached England.
1832	Charles Darwin began the journey from Rio de Janeiro.
1857	Mangal Pandey, who fired the first shot at the British, was hanged during India's first freedom struggle.
1864	American Civil War-A decisive Confederate victory in the Battle of Mansfield stopped the advance of the Union Army's Red River Campaign.
1866	The states of Italy and Persia formed an alliance against the Austrian Empire.
1879	Selling of milk in glass bottles was first started.
1886	British Prime Minister William Gladstone introduced the first Irish Home Rule Bill into the British House of Commons.
1886	William Evert Gladstone of the Commons introduced the first Irish self-government bill in the British House.
1894	Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, the famous Bengali poet and author of Vande Mataram, died in Calcutta Now Kolkata.
1904	Longacre Square in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, was renamed Times Square after The New York Times building.
1904	British occultist and writer Aleister Crowley began transcribing The Book of the Law, a Holy Book in Thelema.
1904	Britain and France signed the Entente Cordial.
1911	Dutch physicist Heike Kamerlingh Onnes discovered superconductivity.
1912	Over 200 people drowned in the Nile after the ship collided with them.
1929	During the Indian independence movement, Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt were arrested for bomb throwing at the Delhi Central Assembly.
1944	The tennis court battle began as the Battle of Kohima.
1947	American industrialist Henry Ford died at the age of 83.
1950	India and Pakistan sign Liaquat-Nehru treaty.
1961	236 people killed when British ship Dara fell into Persian Gulf.
1965	Border war started between India and Pakistan, also known as the Second War of Kashmir.
1968	BOAC Flight 712 suffered an engine fire shortly after take-off from London Heathrow Airport, leading to deaths of five people on board, including flight attendant Barbara Jane Harrison, who was later awardeda posthumous George Cross for her heroism during the accident.
1973	Artist Pablo Picasso died in his home in France.
1978	Regular radio broadcasts of Parliament proceedings were started in the British.
1980	Islander Potvin 2 shorthanded goals tie NHL record vs Kings and set NHL rec of 2 short handed playoff goals in 1 period.
1988	General Weng Shang Kun elected president of China.
1990	Aspects of Love was released at the broad KURST theatre in the New York City. It ran housefull For 377 days.
1990	Ban on political parties lifted after violent protests by Birendra of Nepal.
1991	I Hate Hamlet was released at the Walter Kern Theatre in the New York City. It ran housefull for 88 days.
1991	Bill Shoemaker was paralyzed in a terrible car accident. He was injured.
1992	5 guys named Mac were released at Eugene O Neil Theatre in the New York City. It ran houseful for 445 days.
1992	American tennis player Arthur Ashe announced that he had contracted HIV from blood transfusions; he would spend the remainder of his life as an AIDS activist.
1994	Smoking was banned by the U.S. government in its military bases. It was also Bannedin the pentagon.
1995	BPAA U.S. open was held in the year 1995. It was won by Dane Husted.
2005	In Vatican City, the last farewell was given to Marhoom Pope.
2006	Lukashenko took the oath of Belarus for the third time.
2008	On board Soyuz TMA-12, Yi So-Yeon became the first Koreanperson, and second Asian woman, to go into space.
2008	The wind turbines at the Bahrain World Trade Center, the first building to incorporate turbines into its design, became operational.
2010	More than 100 people dead in the Krygyzstamirots leader Roza Notun Bayer a said that he would lead the temporary government for six month.
2013	Britain’s former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher death of A Heart stroke. He was 87 year old.
2013	Two Sunni Muslim Islamic extremist groups, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Al-Nusra Front, merged to become the Islamic State of Iraq And the Levant, also known as ISIS.
2013	British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher passed away.
2014	Microsoft ended its support for its famous OS window OS. The system is released on 2001.
2015	Indian journalist and famous writer Jayakantan passed away.

Famous Birthdays of April 08 😀:

Year	Name / Profession / Country
1945	Derrick Walker / Business Man / Scotland
1911	Emil Cioran / Philosopher / France
1958	Tom Petranoff / Javelin Thrower / United States of America
1941	J. J. Jackson / Writer / United States of America
1961	Brian McDermott / Footballer / United Kingdom
1966	Evripidis Stylianidis / Lawyer / Greece
1966	Iveta Bartošová / Actress / Czech Republic
1974	Nnedi Okorafor / Author / United States of America
1965	Steven Blaney / Politician / Canada
1924	Frédéric Back / Director / Canada
1929	Renzo De Felice / Author / Italy
1966	Charlotte Dawson / Television Host / New Zealand
1943	James Herbert / Author / United Kingdom
1956	Roman Dragoun / Singer / Czech Republic
1859	Edmund Husserl / Philosopher / Germany
1954	Gary Carter / Baseball Player / United States of America
1974	Toutai Kefu / Rugby Player / Australia
1962	Izzy Stradlin / Writer / United States of America
1951	Geir Haarde / Journalist / Iceland
1981	Frédérick Bousquet / Swimmer / France
1921	Jan Novák / Composer / Czech Republic
1975	Funda Arar / Singer / Turkey
1692	Giuseppe Tartini / Violinist / Italy
1968	Tracy Grammer / Writer / United States of America
1934	Kisho Kurokawa / Architect / Japan
1912	Sonja Henie / Actress / United States of America
1933	James Lockhart / Scholar / United States of America
1842	Elizabeth Bacon Custer / Author / United States of America
1989	Matthew Healy / Writer / United Kingdom
1941	Vivienne Westwood / Fashion Designer / United Kingdom

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