According to Gregory calendar, on August 08, the day number in a year is 221 and if it is a leap year then the day number is 222. August 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.

Important Historical Events of 08 August in the World ⚡

Event YearIncident/Event
1173The construction began on a campinyl, which would eventually cut the leaning tower of Pisa.
1509Maharaja Krishnadeva Raya was crowned as Emperor of the Vijay Nagar Empire.
1609The Senate of Venice inspected the telescope prepared by Galileo.
1700Denmark and Sweden signed the peace treaty.
1771The first record city cricket match was played at Horsham in England.
1786Michael-Gabriel Pacard and Jacks Balmat completed the first climb of Mont Blanc in the Alps, which was a task that is considered the center of modern mountaineering.
1786The US Congress accepted the silver dollar and the decimal system for currency.
1788For the first time since 1614, King Louis XVI of France agreed in May 1789 to convene the first estates-general meeting.
1839Beta Thita Pi was established in Oxford, Ohio.
1862After almost away from the US Civil War-War-War, in the early part of the Cedar Mountain Battle, army soldiers encountered and won a victory.
1864Red Cross was established in Geneva.
1887Antonio Gazman Blanco Venezuela completed his term as President of France.
1899At Marshall patented the refrigerator.
1900The first Davis Cup series began in Boston.
1918The Battle of Amianas began in Emines, France, which began on the cordial days of the powers of the Allied Nations through the German front and eventually ended the First World War.
1929German Aership LZ 127 Graff Zepelin flew to navigate the world.
1940Arjuna Awardee cricketer Dilip Narayan Sardesai was born in Madgaon, Goa.
1947Pakistan approved its national flag.
1949In 1949, a disastrous earthquake shocked Ecuador, killing 4,600 people and caused an estimated loss of $ 20 million. In addition, a rescue plane crashed and killed 34 people. Four government dignitaries, 28 shell oil company employees and members of the crew were members in the aircraft accident.
1950Florence Chadwick set a 13-hour, 22-minute swim in the English Channel.
1956262 miners were killed due to a coal fire in Marsinel, Belgium.
195920,000 people died in a Taiwan flood.
1963The Zimbabwe African National Union was formed when Nadabingisthol, Robert Mugabe and others decided to separate from the Zimbabweican People's Union.
1963Train robbery in Buckinghamshire, England.
1967Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand supported the Union of Southeast Asian countries.
1969At a Zebra crossing in London, photographer Ian McMillan took a photo used for the cover of Beatles Album Abe Road, one of the most famous album covers in recording history.
1973South Korean politician Kim Dae-jung was kidnapped by KCIA in Tokyo.
19888888 rebellion, a series of march, protests, protests and riots began against a party state of Burma Socialist Program Party in Burma.
1988March, a series of demonstrations, protests and riots, known as 8888 rebellion, began against one-one state Burma Socialist Program Party.
1990Iraq formally announced the integration of Kuwait.
1991The United Nations Security Council approved the membership of North and South Korea.
1994Link connecting Israel and Jordan) Road open.
2001In Bahamas, a company named Cloned has revealed that they can cloning humans. Cloned argued that it is ethical to cloning human genetic material and complications of cloning, such as congenital defects or fetus deaths, do not intimidate the company's president Ms. Boiseller. She will refrain from confirming whether a human clone has been made in his laboratory.
2002The International Monetary Fund has made public the details of a $ 30 billion loan to Brazil to help stabilize its economy; This is an additional $ 15 billion dollars. Brazil has recently faced an impact on South American economies due to super inflation in South America, which began in 1999 and moved up to 1,000% to 5,000% per year.
2005Iran continues with its nuclear program in uranium facility near Isfahan city.
2007According to scientists, a rare type of dolphin was close to extinction. In the survey of the river researchers, the dolphins of the Yangtzi River called Baijis were not found. The extinction of the Dolphin of the Yangtzi River was the first extinction of this race in almost fifty years.
2008Beijing celebrated the 2008 Summer Olympic Games with a four -hour large inauguration ceremony, including a light show and fireworks.
2008Eight people died and more than 64 were injured when an Eurocity Apex train left for Prague, the Czech Republic hit a part of the Amortwe Bridge which fell on the track near the Czech Republic and derailed .
2009Nine people were killed in a tour helicopter and a small private aircraft collision over the Hudson River in the US Frank Sinatra Park Inhobe Warch.
2010Officials say the World Sauna Championship will not be again again after the death of Vladimir Ladiesnski, a Russian contestant in Henola, Finland.
2010A huge landslide of mud and 1.8 million cubic meters (2,400,000 QD yard) of rocks in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous province of China killed 1,471 people.
2011The United States credit rating in the stock markets of Australia, Asia and the United States has reduced even more after the average decline of more than 5.55% decreased with average decline of more than 5.55%.
2012The anthropologist has discovered the skeleton of a woman buried in the tempo mayor, limited by 1,789 human bones. This discovery is unprecedented to 'Aztec culture.
2013A suicide attack in Quetta, Pakistan, killed 28 people.

Important Historical Events of 08 August in India ⚡

Event YearIncident/Event
1942After Mohandas's speech by Gandhi, the All India Congress Committee passed the Quit India resolution, demanding India's independent freedom from the United Kingdom.
1942The Indian National Congress passed the 'Quit India Resolution' session in Bombay (now Mumbai).

Important Days of 08 August National & International Days 🏁

Day/ObservanceLevel
World Senior Citizens Day,International Day

Famous People's Birthdays on 08 August 😀

Birth YearName/Category/Country
1940Dennis Tito / Engineer / United States of america
1948Svetlana Savitskaya / Aviator / the Soviet Union
1876Varghese Payyappilly Palakkappilly / Priest / India
1904Tribhuvan Narayan Singh / Politician / India
1914Sarla Thakral / Pilot / India
1915Bhisham Sahni / Writer / India
1921Vulimiri Ramalingaswami / Academic / India
1934Sarat Pujari / Actor / India
1940Dilip Sardesai / Cricketer / India
1952Sudhakar Rao / Cricketer / India
1968Abey Kuruvilla / Cricketer / India
1988Rinku Singh / Baseball Player / India
1993Noyonita Lodh / Model / India

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