April 8 historical events
217 — Roman emperor Caracalla is assassinated and is succeeded by his Praetorian Guard prefect, Marcus Opellius Macrinus
The Roman emperor was the ruler of the Roman Empire, starting with the granting of the title augustus to Octavian in 27 BC. The title of imperator, originally a military honorific, was usually used alongside caesar, originally a cognomen. When a given Roman is described as becoming emperor in English, it generally reflects his accession as augustus, and later as basileus.
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217 — Roman emperor Caracalla (pictured) was assassinated near Harran and succeeded by his Praetorian Guard prefect Macrinus
Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (born Lucius Septimius Bassianus, 4 April 188 – 8 April 217), better known by his nickname Caracalla (; Latin: [karaˈkalːa]), was Roman emperor from 198 to 217 AD, first serving as nominal co-emperor under his father and then ruling alone after 211 AD. He was a member of the Severan dynasty, the elder son of Emperor Septimius Severus and Empress Julia Domna.
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876 — Battle of Dayr al-Aqul
The Battle of Dayr al-Aqul was fought on 8 April 876, between forces of the Saffarid ruler Ya'qub ibn Laith and the Abbasid Caliphate. Taking place some 80 km southeast (downstream) of Baghdad, the battle ended in a decisive victory for the Abbasids, forcing Ya'qub to halt his advance into Iraq. The town of Dayr al-ʿĀqūl (Arabic: دير العاقول, Persian: دیرالعاقول; literally "monastery at the river-bend", from Syriac ʿaqūlā "bend") was the main town of the fertile district (ṭassūj) in central Nahrawan, making it the most important town on the Tigris between Baghdad and Wasit.
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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
Roger II or Roger the Great (Italian: Ruggero II, Sicilian: Ruggeru II, Greek: Ρογέριος; 22 December 1095 - 26 February 1154) was King of Sicily and Africa, son of Roger I of Sicily and successor to his brother Simon. He began his rule as Count of Sicily in 1105, became Duke of Apulia and Calabria in 1127, then King of Sicily in 1130 and King of Africa in 1148.
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1232 — Siege of Kaifeng (1232)
In the siege of Kaifeng from 1232 to 1233, the Mongol Empire captured Kaifeng, the capital of the Jurchen-led Jin dynasty. The Mongol Empire and the Jin dynasty had been at war for nearly two decades, beginning in 1211 after the Jin dynasty refused the Mongol offer to submit as a vassal. Ögedei Khan sent two armies to besiege Kaifeng, one led by himself, and the other by his brother Tolui. Command of the forces, once they converged into a single army, was given to Subutai who led the siege. The Mongols arrived at the walls of Kaifeng on April 8, 1232.
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1271 — Fall of Krak des Chevaliers
The Crusader fortress of Krak des Chevaliers fell to the Egyptian Mamluk sultan Baybars in 1271. Baybars went north to deal with Krak des Chevaliers after the death of Louis IX of France on 29 November 1270.
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1301 — Second Mongol invasion of Burma
The second Mongol invasion of Burma by the Yuan dynasty under Temür Khan was repulsed by the Burmese Myinsaing Kingdom in 1301.
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1342 — Battle of Guadalmesí
The Battle of Guadalmesí (1342) was a naval battle between the Kingdom of Castile, with the support of the Kingdom of Portugal, against the Marinid Sultanate.
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1605 — The city of Oulu, Finland, is founded by Charles IX of Sweden
Oulu ( OH-loo, Finnish: [ˈou̯lu] ; Swedish: Uleåborg [ʉːlɛɔˈbɔrj] ) is a major port city in Finland and the regional capital of North Ostrobothnia. It is located on the north-western coast of the country, at the mouth of the River Oulu. The population of Oulu is approximately 217,000, while the sub-region has a population of approximately 265,000.
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1730 — Congregation Shearith Israel dedicates its Mill Street synagogue
Congregation Shearith Israel consecrated its own synagogue on Mill Street in what is now Lower Manhattan. The ceremony took place on the seventh day of Passover.
April 8 is the Gregorian equivalent of 21 Nisan 5490, the seventh day of Passover.
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1740 — Action of 8 April 1740
The action of 8 April 1740 was a battle between the Spanish third rate Princesa (nominally rated at 70 guns, but carrying 64) under the command of Don Parlo Augustino de Gera, and a squadron consisting of three British 70-gun third rates; HMS Kent, HMS Lenox and HMS Orford, under the command of Captain Colvill Mayne of Lenox.
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1779 — 1779 Connecticut gubernatorial election
The 1779 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on April 8, 1779, in order to elect the Governor of Connecticut. Incumbent Nonpartisan Governor Jonathan Trumbull won re-election as he ran unopposed.
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1782 — Battle of Delaware Bay
The Battle of Delaware Bay, or the Battle of Cape May, was a naval engagement fought between the Kingdom of Great Britain and the United States during the American Revolutionary War. A British force of three vessels attacked three American privateers that were escorting a fleet of merchantmen. The ensuing combat in Delaware Bay near Cape May ended with the American sloop Hyder Ally capturing the British sloop-of-war HMS General Monk.
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1784 — 1784 Connecticut gubernatorial election
The 1784 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on April 8, 1784, in order to elect the Governor of Connecticut. Incumbent Nonpartisan Lieutenant Governor Matthew Griswold won a plurality of the vote in his gubernatorial election bid against other candidates. However, as no candidate received a majority of the total votes cast as was required by Connecticut law, the election was forwarded to the Connecticut legislature, who chose Griswold as governor.
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1790 — 1790 Connecticut gubernatorial election
The 1790 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on April 8, 1790, in order to elect the Governor of Connecticut. Incumbent Federalist Governor of Connecticut Samuel Huntington won re-election as he ran unopposed.
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1802 — 1802 Connecticut gubernatorial election
The 1802 Connecticut gubernatorial election took place on April 8, 1802. Incumbent Federalist Governor Jonathan Trumbull Jr. won re-election to a fifth full term, defeating Democratic-Republican candidate Ephraim Kirby.
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1809 — Campaign of Dobruja
The Campaign of Dobruja was a conflict during the Russo-Turkish War, fought from April 8 to September 4, 1809, between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire.
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1811 — 1811 Connecticut gubernatorial election
The 1811 Connecticut gubernatorial election took place on April 8, 1811. Incumbent Federalist Governor John Treadwell was defeated by Roger Griswold, a Federalist who received the support of the Democratic-Republican Party.
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1812 — Alexander I designates Helsinki as Finland’s capital
On April 8, 1812, Emperor Alexander I designated Helsinki as the capital of the Grand Duchy of Finland, replacing Turku. Government offices moved later.
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1814 — Battle of Quechereguas (1814)
The battle of Quechereguas occurred on 8 April 1814, during the War of Chilean Independence.
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1819 — 1819 Connecticut gubernatorial election
The 1819 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on April 8, 1819. Incumbent governor and Toleration Party candidate Oliver Wolcott Jr. was re-elected, winning with 86.85% of the vote.
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1820 — The Venus de Milo is discovered on the Aegean island of Milos
The Venus de Milo or Aphrodite of Melos is an ancient Greek marble sculpture that was created during the Hellenistic period. Its exact dating is uncertain, but the modern consensus places it in the 2nd century BC, perhaps between 160 and 110 BC. It was discovered in 1820 on the island of Milos, Greece, and has been displayed at the Louvre Museum since 1821.
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1821 — Battle of Novara (1821)
The Battle of Novara took place between Piedmontese liberal rebels and the royalist Sardinians with support from the Austrian Empire. The battle ended in a victory for the Sardinians, and the rebellion soon ended.
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1824 — 1824 Connecticut gubernatorial election
The 1824 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on April 8, 1824. Incumbent governor and Toleration Party candidate Oliver Wolcott Jr. defeated former congressman and Federalist Party candidate Timothy Pitkin, winning with 88.81% of the vote.
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1830 — 1830 Connecticut gubernatorial election
The 1830 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on April 8, 1830. Incumbent governor and National Republican nominee Gideon Tomlinson ran essentially unopposed, winning with 96.19% of the vote amidst a scattering of votes. Tomlinson would resign on March 2, 1831, to take his seat in the United States Senate, making John Samuel Peters the acting governor for the remainder of his term until May 4, 1831.
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1831 — 1831 Connecticut gubernatorial election
The 1831 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on April 8, 1831. Incumbent acting governor and National Republican nominee John S. Peters was elected to a term in his own right after the resignation of his predecessor Gideon Tomlinson, defeating Anti-Masonic nominee Zalmon Storrs with 68.75% of the vote. As the election took place during the early Second Party System, this was the last time a candidate for the governor's office would be listed under the Federalist banner.
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1832 — U.S. Sixth Infantry heads up the Mississippi during the Black Hawk War
On April 8, 1832, units of the U.S. Sixth Infantry under Henry Atkinson left the St. Louis area for the upper Mississippi. Their departure was part of the U.S. military response to Black Hawk’s band crossing the river.
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1848 — Battle of Goito Bridge
The Battle of Goito Bridge or Battle of the Bridge of Goito (Italian: Battaglia del Ponte di Goito) was the first significant clash fought during the First Italian War of Independence and took place on the 8th April 1848. It was so named in order to distinguish it from the far more significant and large-scale Battle of Goito that was fought the following month.
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1848 — Manchester, New Hampshire, holds a second mayoral ballot in 1848
Incumbent Jacob F. James led with 618 votes, ahead of Moody Currier. No candidate received the required majority.
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1854 — Battle of Ojo Caliente Canyon
This engagement should not be confused with the 1879 Battle of Ojo Caliente between Victorio's band and the 9th Cavalry. The Battle of Ojo Caliente Canyon, or simply the Battle of Ojo Caliente was an engagement of the Jicarilla War on April 8, 1854. Combatants were Jicarilla Apache warriors, and their Ute allies, against the United States Army.
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1860 — 1860 Costa Rican general election
General elections were held in Costa Rica on 8 April 1860 to elect the president for a three-year term. These were the first elections conducted under the 1859 Constitution. Incumbent president José María Montealegre, who had assumed power following the removal of President Juan Rafael Mora, ran for a full term. President Mora had been deposed on 14 August 1859, three months after beginning his third term in office.
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1862 — Battle of Island Number Ten
The Battle of Island Number Ten was an engagement at the New Madrid or Kentucky Bend on the Mississippi River – forming the border between Missouri and Tennessee – during the American Civil War, lasting from February 28 to April 8, 1862. Island Number Ten, a small island at the (Tennessee) base of a tight double turn in the river, was held by the Confederates from the early days of the war.
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1862 — Battle of Albuquerque
The Battle of Albuquerque was a small engagement of the American Civil War in April 1862 between Confederate Brigadier General Henry Hopkins Sibley's Army of New Mexico and a Union force of the Department of New Mexico under Colonel Edward R. S. Canby.
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1864 — Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
The Thirteenth Amendment (Amendment XIII) to the United States Constitution abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime. In Congress, it was passed by the Senate on April 8, 1864, and by the House on January 31, 1865. The amendment was ratified by the required number of states on December 6, 1865. On December 18, 1865, Secretary of State William H. Seward proclaimed its adoption. It was the first of the three Reconstruction Amendments adopted following the American Civil War. Since the American Revolution, states had divided into states that allowed and states that prohibited slavery.
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1864 — Confederate forces win the Battle of Mansfield
On 8 April 1864, Confederate forces under Richard Taylor defeated Nathaniel P. Banks’s Union army near Mansfield, Louisiana, during the Red River Campaign of the American Civil War.
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1865 — Battle of Appomattox Station
The Battle of Appomattox Station was fought between a Union Army (Army of the Potomac, Army of the James, Army of the Shenandoah) cavalry division under the command of Brigadier General (Brevet Major General) George Armstrong Custer and Confederate Army of Northern Virginia artillery units commanded by Brigadier General Lindsay Walker with support from some dismounted cavalrymen, artillerymen armed with muskets and some stragglers on April 8, 1865, at Appomattox Station, Virginia during the Appomattox Campaign of the American Civil War.
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1865 — April 1865 Bruce by-election
The April 1865 Bruce by-election was a New Zealand by-election held in the multi-member electorate of Bruce during the 3rd New Zealand Parliament on 8 April 1865. It was triggered on 9 January that year by the resignation of separationist Thomas Gillies and won by prominent settler Arthur John Burns. The more liberal businessman William John Dyer was the sole other contester of the by-election, finishing with 43.33% of the vote.
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1865 — Battle of Spanish Fort
The Battle of Spanish Fort took place from March 27 to April 8, 1865, in Baldwin County, Alabama, as part of the Mobile Campaign of the Western Theater of the American Civil War. After the Union victory in the Battle of Mobile Bay, Mobile nevertheless remained in Confederate hands. Spanish Fort was heavily fortified as an eastern defense to the city of Mobile.
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1866 — Italy and Prussia sign a secret military alliance
On April 8, 1866, Italy and Prussia signed a secret treaty in Berlin. Italy agreed to declare war on Austria if Prussia went to war after negotiations over reform of the German Confederation failed.
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1895 — Pollock v. Farmers' Loan & Trust Co.
Pollock v. Farmers' Loan & Trust Company, 157 U.S. 429 (1895), affirmed on rehearing, 158 U.S. 601 (1895), was a landmark case of the Supreme Court of the United States. In a 5–4 decision, the Supreme Court struck down the income tax imposed by the Wilson–Gorman Tariff Act for being an unapportioned direct tax.
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1896 — 1896 Milwaukee mayoral election
An election for Mayor of Milwaukee was held on April 8, 1896. Milwaukee Common Council president William C. Rauschenberger was elected with 42% of the vote. Candidates included Milwaukee Common Council president William C. Rauschenberger, attorney Glenway Maxon, former congressman Henry Smith, and Socialist John Pfluger.
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1897 — Nanyang Public School begins teacher training in Shanghai
Nanyang Public School opened its teacher-training classes in Xujiahui, Shanghai. The school had begun organizing the previous year and was a predecessor of Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
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1898 — Battle of Atbara
The Battle of Atbara took place during the Second Sudan War. Anglo-Egyptian forces defeated 15,000 Sudanese rebels, called Mahdists or Dervishes. The battle proved to be the turning point in the conquest of Sudan by a British and Egyptian coalition. By 1898, the combined British and Egyptian army was advancing down the Nile river into Sudan. The Sudanese Mahdist leader, the Khalifa Abdallahi ibn Muhammad ordered the Emir Mahmud Ahmad and his 10,000 strong army of western Sudan northward towards the junction of the Nile and Atbara rivers to engage the British and Egyptian army led by Herbert Kitchener.
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1898 — Battle of Tres de Abril
The Battle of Tres de Abril (Filipino: Labanan ng ika-tatlo ng Abril, Cebuano: Sangka sa Ikatulo sa Abril, Spanish: Batalla del Tres de Abril) occurred in 3 April 1898, during the Philippine Revolution. It was fought in the city of Cebu, a month after the Revolt of Cebu began.
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1900 — 1898 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final
The 1898 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final was the eleventh All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1898 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.
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1903 — Camborne by-election, 1903
The Camborne by-election, 1903 was a by-election held on 8 April 1903 for the British House of Commons constituency of Camborne in Cornwall. The by-election was triggered by the death of the serving Liberal Party Member of Parliament (MP), William Sproston Caine. The Liberal victor, Wilfrid Lawson had previously been MP for Cockermouth and Carlisle and at 74 was the second oldest victor at a by-election. The Liberal Association invited Lawson to stand for the by-election. They made the offer under peculiarly acceptable conditions, for should he secure the seat, he would be at liberty, when the next election occurred, to return, should he wish, to his old constituency at Cockermouth.
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1903 — Athletic Bilbao wins the 1903 Copa del Rey final
On 8 April 1903, Athletic Bilbao defeated Madrid FC 3–2 in the Copa del Rey final at the Hipódromo in Madrid.
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1904 — Entente Cordiale
The Entente Cordiale (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃tɑ̃t kɔʁdjal]; lit. 'Cordial Agreement') comprised a series of agreements signed on 8 April 1904 between the United Kingdom and France which saw a significant improvement in Anglo-French relations.
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1904 — Longacre Square renamed Times Square
Longacre Square in New York City was renamed Times Square on 8 April 1904.
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1908 — 1908 Milwaukee mayoral election
An election for Mayor of Milwaukee was held on April 8, 1908. David S. Rose was elected with 37% of the vote. Candidates included former Milwaukee mayor David S. Rose, Milwaukee city alderman Emil Seidel, and Republican T. J. Pringle.
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1909 — 1909 Copa del Rey final
The 1909 Copa del Rey final was the 7th final of the Spanish cup competition, the Copa del Rey. The final was played at Campo de O'Donnell in Madrid on 8 April 1909. The match was won by Club Ciclista, who beat Español Foot-Ball Club of Madrid 3–1. The Ciclista goals were scored by George McGuinness, Charles Simmons and Miguel Sena, with José Giralt reducing the deficit for Español de Madrid late on.
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1911 — Superconductivity was discovered in solid mercury on April 8, 1911, by Heike Kamerlingh Onnes, who was studying the resistance of mercury at cryogenic temperatures using the recently produced liquid helium as a refrigerant
Superconductivity is a set of physical properties observed in superconductors: materials where electrical resistance is exactly zero and magnetic fields are expelled from the material. Unlike an ordinary metallic conductor, whose resistance decreases gradually as its temperature is lowered, even down to near absolute zero, a superconductor has a characteristic critical temperature below which the resistance drops abruptly to zero.
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1913 — 1913 San Diego mayoral election
The 1913 San Diego mayoral election was held on April 8, 1913, to elect the mayor for San Diego. Charles F. O'Neall and George Marston received the most votes in the primary election and advanced to the runoff. O'Neall was then elected mayor with a majority of the votes.
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1919 — 1919 San Diego mayoral election
The 1919 San Diego mayoral election was held on April 8, 1919, to elect the mayor for San Diego in the U.S. state of California. In the primary election, incumbent Mayor Louis J. Wilde, and A.P. Johnson Jr. received the most votes and advanced to the runoff. Wilde was then reelected mayor with a majority of the votes.
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1920 — April 1920 Guatemalan presidential election
Indirect presidential elections were held in Guatemala on 8 April 1920. After two decades of repression and dictatorial rule, political opponents of Manuel Estrada Cabrera organized the Unionist Party (PU) in 1919. Led by Conservatives tied to the landed oligarchy, the Unionists also attracted support among the urban proletariat, artisans, students, and industrialists. In January 1920 the Unionists allied with dissident Liberals in the legislature led by Adrian Vidaurre.
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1921 — Taunton by-election, 1921
The Taunton by-election of 1921 was held on 8 April 1921. The by-election was held due to the resignation of the incumbent Coalition Conservative MP, Dennis Fortescue Boles. It was won by the Coalition Conservative candidate Arthur Griffith-Boscawen.
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1933 — 1933 Western Australian secession referendum
The 1933 Western Australian secession referendum was held on 8 April 1933 on the question of whether the Australian state of Western Australia should leave the Australian federation. Nearly two-thirds of electors voted in favour of secession, but efforts to implement the result proved unsuccessful. The Western Australian secession movement emerged soon after the federation of the Australian colonies in 1901.
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1933 — 1933 Townsville City Council election
The 1933 Townsville City Council election was held on 8 April 1933 to elect a mayor and councillors to the City of Townsville. The election was held as part of the statewide local elections in Queensland, Australia. The mayoral election was won by independent candidate John Stewart Gill, after incumbent William John Heatley did not seek re-election.
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1933 — 1933 South Australian state election
The 1933 South Australian state election was held on 8 April 1933 to elect all 46 members of the South Australian House of Assembly. The incumbent Parliamentary Labor Party government, led by Premier Robert Richards, was defeated by the opposition Liberal and Country League, led by Leader of the Opposition Richard L. Butler. Each district elected multiple members.
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1933 — 1933 Western Australian state election
Elections were held in the state of Western Australia on 8 April 1933 to elect all 50 members to the Legislative Assembly. The one-term Nationalist-Country coalition government, led by Premier Sir James Mitchell, was defeated by the Labor Party, led by Opposition Leader Philip Collier. The election occurred at the height of the Great Depression, and was notable for four reasons.
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1940 — Operation Wilfred
Operation Wilfred was a British and French naval operation during the Second World War that involved the mining of the channels between Norway and its offshore islands to prevent the transport of Swedish iron ore through neutral Norwegian waters. The Allies assumed that Wilfred would provoke German retaliation in Norway and prepared Plan R4 to occupy Narvik, Stavanger, Bergen and Trondheim. On 8 April 1940, the operation was partly carried out but was overtaken by events, when the Germans began Operation Weserübung on 9 April, the invasion of Norway and Denmark, which began the Norwegian Campaign.
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1940 — Action in the Oslofjord
The Action in the Oslofjord occurred late on 8 April 1940 in World War II. As Kampfgruppe 5 of the German invasion force proceeded towards Oslo, it encountered Norwegian defences in the Oslofjord. During a short exchange that resulted in the first Norwegian casualty of the war, the Germans managed to push through down to Drøbak Sound, where they would face more determined resistance.
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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
The Mongolian People's Party (MPP) is a social democratic political party in Mongolia. It was founded as a communist party in 1920 by Mongolian revolutionaries and is the oldest political party in Mongolia. The party played an important role in the Mongolian Revolution of 1921, which was inspired by the Bolsheviks' October Revolution.
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1941 — Operation Appearance
Operation Appearance (16 March – 8 April 1941) was a British landing in the British Somaliland Protectorate against troops of the Italian Army. The Italian conquest of British Somaliland had taken place in August 1940, seven months earlier. The British had withdrawn from the protectorate after a delaying action at the Battle of Tug Argan.
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1945 — Battle for Cebu City
The Battle for Cebu City was a major engagement of World War II that occurred between March 26 and April 8, 1945, during the second Philippines Campaign. The battle resulted in an Allied victory over the occupying Japanese Army and the liberation of Cebu City.
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1945 — Battle of Lijevče Field
The Battle of Lijevče Field (Serbo-Croatian: Bitka na Lijevča polju, Битка на Лијевча пољу) was fought between 30 March and 8 April 1945 between the Croatian Armed Forces (HOS, the amalgamated Ustashe Militia and Croatian Home Guard forces) and Chetnik forces on the Lijevče field near Banja Luka in what was then the Independent State of Croatia (NDH).
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1945 — Operation Amherst
Operation Amherst was a Free French and British attack designed to capture intact Dutch canals, bridges and airfields during World War II. It was led by Brigadier Mike Calvert of Chindit fame.
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1946 — 1946 Yan'an United States Air Force C-47 crash
The 1946 United States Air Force C-47 crash, known in China as the April 8 Incident, was the crash of US Army Air Force C-47B-1-DL (registration 43–16360) from Chongqing to Yan'an that struck a mountain in Shanxi, China, killing all four crew members and 13 passengers, including several top Communist Chinese leaders.
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1947 — Zhengtai Campaign
The Zhengtai Campaign (正太战役) was a series of battles fought between the nationalists and the communists during the Chinese Civil War in the post World War II era, and resulted in a communist victory.
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1954 — South African Airways Flight 201
South African Airways Flight 201, a de Havilland Comet 1, took off at 18:32 UTC on 8 April 1954 from Ciampino Airport in Rome, Italy, en route to Cairo, Egypt, on the second stage of its flight from London, England to Johannesburg, South Africa. The flight crashed at around 19:07 UTC, killing all on board.
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1954 — Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 9
On April 8, 1954, Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 9, a Canadair C-4 North Star four-engine commercial propliner on a domestic regular scheduled flight, collided in mid air with a Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) Harvard Mark II single engine military trainer on a cross-country navigation exercise over Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan.
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1959 — A Philadelphia meeting lays the groundwork for COBOL
Representatives from computer manufacturers and users met at the University of Pennsylvania Computing Center to discuss a common language for business programs. The effort led to COBOL.
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1960 — The Netherlands and West Germany sign a frontier treaty
On April 8, 1960, the Netherlands and West Germany signed a frontier treaty in The Hague. The treaty addressed their common border and entered into force in August 1963.
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1963 — 1963 Canadian federal election
The 1963 Canadian federal election was held on April 8, 1963, to elect members of the House of Commons of Canada of the 26th Parliament of Canada. It resulted in the defeat of the minority Progressive Conservative (Tory) government of Prime Minister John Diefenbaker, with the Liberals returning to power for the first time in 6 years, where they would remain for twenty of the next twenty-one years (winning every election except the 1979 election until their landslide defeat in 1984).
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1966 — Operation Lincoln (Vietnam War)
Operation Lincoln was an operation conducted by the 1st Cavalry Division west of Pleiku, lasting from 25 March to 8 April 1966, with the goal of locating suspected North Vietnamese and Viet Cong bases to disrupt any planned offensives during the monsoon season. Following multiple inconclusive skirmishes from 25 to 29 March, American scout helicopters landed in the middle of a North Vietnamese way-station in the immediate vicinity of 1000 soldiers.
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1968 — BOAC Flight 712 catches fire and returns to Heathrow
A BOAC Boeing 707 suffered an engine fire soon after leaving London Heathrow for Zurich. It returned to the airport for an emergency landing.
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1970 — Bahr El-Baqar primary school bombing
The Bahr el-Baqar primary school in the Egyptian village of Bahr el-Baqar (south of Port Said, in the eastern province of Sharqia) was bombed by the Israeli Air Force on 8 April 1970. Of the 130 children who were attending the school, 46 were killed and over 50 wounded. The school itself was completely demolished.
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1972 — 1972 Mizoram Legislative Assembly election
The first elections to the Mizoram Legislative Assembly were held on 8 April 1972 to elect members of the 30 constituencies in Mizoram, India. After the elections, C. Chhunga was appointed as the first Chief Minister of Mizoram. Mizoram in Northeast India was, in 1972, a newly created Union Territory, after the passing of the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971. It was assigned a Legislative Assembly of 30 members.
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1974 — Hank Aaron breaks Babe Ruth’s career home run record
Hank Aaron hit his 715th career home run off Dodgers pitcher Al Downing at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium, passing Babe Ruth’s record.
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1975 — Voyageurs National Park is established by the U.S. Congress
Voyageurs National Park is a national park of the United States in northern Minnesota established in 1975. It is located near the city of International Falls. The park's name commemorates the voyageurs—French-Canadian fur traders who were the first European settlers to frequently travel through the area. Notable for its outstanding water resources, the park is popular with canoeists, kayakers, other boaters, and fishermen.
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1979 — 1979 Hokkaido gubernatorial election
A gubernatorial election was held on 8 April 1979 to elect the Governor of Hokkaido Prefecture.
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1979 — 1979 Saga gubernatorial election
A gubernatorial election was held on 8 April 1979 to elect the Governor of Saga Prefecture. Kumao Katsuki won the election.
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1979 — 1979 Japanese Super Cup
1979 Japanese Super Cup was the Japanese Super Cup competition. The match was played at National Stadium in Tokyo on April 8, 1979. Mitsubishi Motors won the championship.
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1982 — 1982 Liberal Party of Australia leadership spill
A spill of the leadership of the Liberal Party of Australia took place on 8 April 1982, following former foreign minister Andrew Peacock's dissatisfaction with the party's direction under Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser. Fraser beat Peacock's challenge for the leadership of the Liberal Party, 54 votes to 27.
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1984 — China launches its second Dong Fang Hong 2 test satellite
A Long March 3 rocket launched a Dong Fang Hong 2 experimental communications satellite from Xichang and placed it into its planned orbit.
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1990 — Greek legislative election, 1990
Early parliamentary elections were held in Greece on 8 April 1990. The conservative New Democracy party of Constantine Mitsotakis, was elected, defeating the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) of Andreas Papandreou. In order to be able to command a majority of 151 in the 300-seat Parliament, New Democracy had to secure the support of Theodoros Katsikis, Democratic Renewal's sole MP. Shortly after Mitsotakis was given a confidence vote, Supreme Special Court, after a mistake in seat calculation was detected, gave New Democracy a 152nd seat.
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1990 — Slovenian presidential election, 1990
Presidential elections were held in Slovenia on 8 April 1990, with a second round on 22 April. Voters elected the four members of the presidency and the President of the presidency. Ciril Zlobec, Ivan Oman, Matjaž Kmecl and Dušan Plut were elected to the presidency, whilst Milan Kučan was elected President in the second round.
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1990 — 1990 Slovenian parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Slovenia on 8 April 1990, together with the first round of presidential elections. They were the first direct, multiparty elections held in Slovenia since World War II, and the first multi-party elections held there since 1938.
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1990 — SuperClash IV
SuperClash IV was the fourth and final SuperClash professional wrestling supercard event promoted by the American Wrestling Association (AWA) and was held at the Saint Paul Civic Center in St. Paul, Minnesota on April 8, 1990. In September 2019 the event was added to the WWE Network as a hidden gem. Seven matches were contested at the event.
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1990 — 1990 Hungarian parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Hungary on 25 March 1990, with a second round of voting taking place in all but five single member constituencies on 8 April. They were the first completely free and competitive elections to be held in the country since 1945, and only the second completely free elections with universal suffrage in the country's history.
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1993 — STS-56
STS-56 was a NASA Space Shuttle Discovery mission to perform special experiments. It was Discovery's 16th flight. The mission was launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on April 8, 1993.
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1993 — The main span of Shanghai’s Yangpu Bridge is joined
Builders joined the two sides of the main span of the Yangpu Bridge across the Huangpu River. The bridge links the Yangpu district with Pudong.
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1995 — Wentworth by-election, 1995
The 1995 Wentworth by-election was held in the Australian electorate of Wentworth in New South Wales on 8 April 1995. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of the sitting member, the Liberal Party of Australia's Dr. John Hewson on 28 February 1995. The writ for the by-election was issued on 3 March 1995.
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1995 — Three Way Dance
Three Way Dance was a professional wrestling live event produced by Eastern Championship Wrestling (ECW) on April 8, 1995. The event was held in the ECW Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States. It was a "double header" event with Hostile City Showdown, which took place the following weekend. Excerpts from Three Way Dance aired on the syndicated television show ECW Hardcore TV, while the full event was released on VHS in 1995.
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1997 — 1997 Los Angeles mayoral election
The 1997 Los Angeles mayoral election took place on April 8, 1997. Incumbent Richard Riordan won re-election against California State Senator and activist Tom Hayden. As of to date, this is the most recent time a Republican was elected Mayor of Los Angeles. Municipal elections in California, including Mayor of Los Angeles, are officially nonpartisan; candidates' party affiliations do not appear on the ballot.
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2002 — STS-110
STS-110 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) on 8–19 April 2002 flown by Space Shuttle Atlantis. The main purpose was to install the S0 Truss segment, which forms the backbone of the truss structure on the station.
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2003 — 2003 Las Vegas mayoral election
The 2003 Las Vegas mayoral election took place on April 8, 2003, to elect the mayor of Las Vegas, Nevada. The election was held concurrently with various other local elections, and was officially nonpartisan. Incumbent Mayor Oscar Goodman was reelected. With Goodman winning a majority in the initial round of the election, no runoff was needed.
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2004 — Algerian presidential election, 2004
Presidential elections were held in Algeria on 8 April 2004. Incumbent President Abdelaziz Bouteflika was re-elected with 85% of the vote.
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2005 — Djiboutian presidential election, 2005
The 2005 Djiboutian presidential election took place on the 8 April 2005. The incumbent President of Djibouti, Ismail Omar Guelleh, was re-elected to a second six-year term in an unopposed election.
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2005 — Solar eclipse of April 8, 2005
A total solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Friday, April 8, 2005, with a magnitude of 1.0074. It was a hybrid event, a narrow total eclipse, and beginning and ending as an annular eclipse. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth.
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2005 — Second Battle of Khara
The Second Battle of Khara was fought on 7–8 April 2005 at an army base located in Khara, Rukum. It was a major battle of the Nepalese Civil War. The Royal Nepalese Army managed to successfully repulse the attack with minimal losses while the People's Liberation Army suffered heavy casualties.
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2005 — Funeral Mass is held for Pope John Paul II
The funeral Mass for Pope John Paul II was held in St Peter’s Square, Vatican City, on 8 April 2005. Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger presided.
The funeral took place six days after John Paul II’s death on 2 April.
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2007 — Pride 34
Pride 34: Kamikaze was a mixed martial arts event held by Pride Fighting Championships on April 8, 2007 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.
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2007 — Tokyo gubernatorial election, 2007
Tokyo held a gubernatorial election on April 8, 2007 as part of the 16th unified local elections. There were fourteen candidates, among them the incumbent governor Shintaro Ishihara. Most candidates, with the exception of Kurokawa and Yamaguchi, ran as independents, but some were supported by various parties.
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2007 — 2007 Hokkaido gubernatorial election
A gubernatorial election was held on 8 April 2007 to elect the Governor of Hokkaido Prefecture.
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2007 — 2007 Kanagawa gubernatorial election
The 2007 Kanagawa gubernatorial election was held on 8 April 2007 in order to elect the Governor of Kanagawa. Incumbent Independent Governor Shigefumi Matsuzawa won re-election against Independent candidates Tadashi Sugino and Yoko Kamoi.
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2007 — 2007 Saga gubernatorial election
A gubernatorial election was held on 8 April 2007 to elect the Governor of Saga Prefecture. Incumbent Yasushi Furukawa was re-elected.
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2008 — California's 12th congressional district special election, 2008
California's 12th congressional district special election, 2008 occurred on April 8, 2008. California's 12th congressional district was vacated following the death of Democrat Tom Lantos on February 11, 2008. The special election was called by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to fill the vacancy for the remainder of Lantos's term ending on January 3, 2009.The special election took the form of an open primary. Another election would have taken place on June 3 had no candidate received a majority. Democrat Jackie Speier won a majority of the votes in the open primary and therefore won the election.
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2008 — Soyuz TMA-12
Soyuz TMA-12 was a Soyuz mission to the International Space Station (ISS) which was launched by a Soyuz FG rocket at 11:16 UTC on 8 April 2008. It docked to the Pirs module of the station on 10 April 2008. Landing occurred at 03:37 on 24 October. It was the first nominal landing in three missions, following separation failures on the Soyuz TMA-10 and 11 spacecraft.
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2010 — New START
New START was a nuclear arms reduction treaty between the United States and Russia with the formal name of Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms. It was signed on 8 April 2010 in Prague, and after ratification it entered into force on 5 February 2011. New START replaced the Treaty of Moscow (SORT), which was to expire in December 2012.
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2010 — 2010 Sri Lankan parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Sri Lanka on 8 and 20 April 2010, to elect 225 members to Sri Lanka's 14th Parliament. 14,088,500 Sri Lankans were eligible to vote in the election at 11,102 polling stations. It was the first general election to be held in Sri Lanka following the conclusion of the civil war which lasted 26 years.
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2010 — 2010 in Bellator MMA
2010 in Bellator MMA was the second installment of the Bellator Fighting Championships (Bellator FC)-produced series. It started on April 8, 2010, and ended on June 24, 2010. Tournaments were held in the featherweight, lightweight, welterweight and middleweight divisions. The winner of each tournament will get a shot at the current Bellator Champion in his respective weight class.
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2011 — Djiboutian presidential election, 2011
Voters in Djibouti re-elected President Ismail Omar Guelleh by an 80% margin in that nation's April 8, 2011 presidential election. He defeated Mohamed Warsama Ragueh, an attorney and former judge who took 19% of the vote. Djibouti's opposition coalitions boycotted the election, saying it would not be free and fair, leaving only President Guelleh and Ragueh, who had served as President of Djibouti's Constitutional Council in 2005.
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2011 — MFC 29
MFC 29: Conquer was a mixed martial arts event held by the Maximum Fighting Championship (MFC) on April 8, 2011 at the Colosseum at Caesars Windsor in Windsor, Ontario. The event was broadcast on HDNet.
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2012 — Guerra de Familias (2012)
The 2012 Guerra de Familias (Spanish for "War of the Families") was a major lucha libre event produced and scripted by the Mexican International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG) professional wrestling promotion in conjunction with Promocione Wagner on April 8, 2012. The show was held in Arena Naucalpan, Naucalpan, State of Mexico, which is IWRG's primary venue. The show was the first show promoted under the Guerra de Familias, with IWRG holding subsequent shows in later years. IWRG joined up with the Dr. Wagner Jr.-owned Promociones Wagner for the show with all the main event competitors either being from the Wagner family or booked through Promociones Wagner.
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2012 — 2012 KNVB Cup final
The 2012 KNVB Cup final was a football match between PSV Eindhoven and Heracles Almelo that took place on 8 April 2012 at De Kuip, Rotterdam. It was the final match of the 2011–12 KNVB Cup competition and the 94th Dutch Cup final. PSV Eindhoven beat Heracles Almelo 3–0 and won their 9th KNVB Cup trophy.
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2012 — 2012 South Ossetian presidential election
Presidential elections were held in South Ossetia on 25 March 2012, with a second round on 8 April. The election selected the first president since the country gained partial international recognition.
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2012 — Scarborough Shoal standoff
The Scarborough Shoal standoff is a dispute between the Philippines and the People's Republic of China over the Scarborough Shoal. Tensions began on April 8, 2012, after the attempted apprehension by the Philippine Navy of eight mainland Chinese fishing vessels near the shoal, which resulted in the actual control of the atoll under China.
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2014 — 2014 Sioux Falls mayoral election
The 2014 Sioux Falls mayoral election took place on April 8, 2014. Incumbent Mayor Mike Huether, first elected in 2010, ran for re-election to a second term. He was challenged by City Councilmember Greg Jamison. Huether defeated Jamison by a wide margin, though slightly reduced from his margin four years earlier, winning 56–44 percent.
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2014 — 2014 Long Beach, California, mayoral election
Long Beach, California, held an election for mayor on April 8, 2014 and June 2, 2014. It saw the election of Robert Garcia. In winning, Garcia became the first openly gay person to be elected Mayor of Long Beach. Garcia is a Democrat, but was elected without a party affiliation, as municipal elections in California are officially non-partisan. Incumbent Bob Foster was term limited.
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2014 — Extended support for the main Windows XP version ends
On 8 April 2014, extended support ended for the main version of Windows XP.
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2015 — 2015 Bodoland Territorial Council election
The 2015 Bodoland Territorial Council election was held on Wednesday, 8 April 2015 to elect the 3rd council of the Bodoland Territorial Area Districts. All 40 seats in the legislative assembly were set up for election. Bodoland People's Front won the election for the third consecutive term by winning 20 seats and 28.5 percent of the votes.
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2016 — Djiboutian presidential election, 2016
Presidential elections were held in Djibouti on 8 April 2016. Incumbent President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh was re-elected for a fourth term, receiving 87% of the vote in the first round.
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2016 — Daraa offensive (March–April 2016)
The Daraa offensive (March–April 2016) was a military operation of two groups allegedly affiliated with the Islamic State, the Yarmouk Martyrs Brigade and the Islamic Muthanna Movement, against Syrian opposition forces in the Daraa Governorate.
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2017 — 2017 United States Virgin Islands special legislative election
The 2017 United States Virgin Islands legislative election was held on Saturday, April 8, 2017, in the St. Thomas-St. John district, to fill an undetermined seat in the 32nd Virgin Islands Legislature. In February 2017, Governor Kenneth Mapp called for a special election following a decision by the Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands to ban Senator-elect Kevin Rodríquez from serving in the Legislature of the Virgin Islands.
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2017 — 2017 Ulster Unionist Party leadership election
An election for the leadership of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) was held on 8 April 2017 at the party's Annual General Meeting. Elections are held every year, with the incumbent usually reelected unopposed. The 2017 contested election was triggered after incumbent Leader Mike Nesbitt, elected in 2012, announced his intention to step down as the party leader following the 2017 Assembly election.
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2017 — UFC 210
UFC 210: Cormier vs. Johnson 2 was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on April 8, 2017, at the KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York.
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2017 — 2017 North Shore state by-election
A by-election was held in the state electoral district of North Shore on 8 April 2017. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Jillian Skinner (Liberal) after a cabinet reshuffle. It was held on the same day as the Gosford and Manly state by-elections.
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2017 — 2017 Gosford state by-election
A by-election was held in the state electoral district of Gosford on 8 April 2017. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Kathy Smith (Labor) due to ill health. It was held on the same day as the North Shore and Manly state by-elections.
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2017 — 2017 Manly state by-election
A by-election was held in the state electoral district of Manly on 8 April 2017. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Mike Baird (Liberal) after he also resigned as Premier of New South Wales. It was held on the same day as the North Shore and Gosford state by-elections.
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2017 — 2017–2018 North Korea crisis
The 2017–2018 North Korea crisis was a period of heightened tension between North Korea and the United States. The crisis began early in 2017 when North Korea conducted a series of missile and nuclear tests that demonstrated the country's ability to launch ballistic missiles beyond its immediate region, suggesting their nuclear weapons capability was developing at a faster rate than had been assessed by U.S. intelligence.
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2018 — 2018 French residents overseas' 5th constituency by-election
A by-election was held in the fifth constituency for French residents overseas on 8 April 2018, with a second round on 22 April as no candidate secured a majority of votes in the first round. The by-election was called after the Constitutional Council invalidated the election of Samantha Cazebonne, candidate of La République En Marche! in the June 2017 legislative elections, on 2 February 2018.
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2018 — 2018 Hungarian parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Hungary on 8 April 2018. The elections were the second since the adoption of a new constitution, which came into force on 1 January 2012. The result was a victory for the Fidesz–KDNP alliance, preserving its two-thirds majority, with Viktor Orbán remaining Prime Minister. Orbán and Fidesz campaigned primarily on the issues of immigration and foreign meddling, and the election was seen as a victory for right-wing populism in Europe.
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2018 — WrestleMania 34
WrestleMania 34 was a 2018 professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming event produced by WWE, held for wrestlers from the promotion's main roster brands, Raw, SmackDown, and 205 Live. It was the 34th annual WrestleMania and took place on April 8, 2018, at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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2018 — 2018 EFL Trophy final
The 2018 EFL Trophy Final was a football match that took place on 8 April 2018 at Wembley Stadium, London. It was the final match of the 2017–18 EFL Trophy, the 34th edition of the EFL Trophy, a competition for the 48 clubs in EFL League One and EFL League Two, and 16 under-21 sides from Premier League and EFL Championship clubs.
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2018 — 2018 Kyoto gubernatorial election
The 2018 Kyoto gubernatorial election was held on 8 April 2018 to elect the next governor of Kyoto. Incumbent Governor Keiji Yamada declared that he was not running for a fifth consecutive term, ending his 16-year tenure in office. This is the first gubernatorial election in Kyoto since the voting age was lowered to 18.
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2018 — Marama Davidson is elected co-leader of New Zealand’s Green Party
New Zealand’s Green Party announced that Marama Davidson had won the co-leadership election. She joined James Shaw as the party’s other co-leader.
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2019 — Battle of Al-Watiya Airbase
The Battle of Al-Watiya Airbase in 2020 marked a crucial turning point in the Second Libyan Civil War, as Government of National Accord (GNA) forces sought to reclaim control from the Libyan National Army (LNA) led by General Khalifa Haftar.
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2020 — Wuhan lifts restrictions on outbound travel
Wuhan removed restrictions on travel out of the city and began restoring road, rail and air links. The change ended 76 days of restrictions on outbound travel introduced during the early COVID-19 outbreak.
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2022 — April 2022 Namissiguima attack
On April 8, 2022, jihadists from Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal-Muslimin ambushed a Burkinabe military base near the town of Namissiguima, in Sanmatenga Province, Burkina Faso.
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2022 — Battle of Mykolaiv
The battle of Mykolaiv started on the night of 26 February 2022, as part of the southern Ukraine campaign during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. It ended with Russian forces being repulsed from the city in March, and by April all but a few of its surrounding villages were back under Ukrainian control.
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2022 — Northern front of the Russian invasion of Ukraine
On 24 February 2022, as part of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Russian military crossed the Russia–Ukraine and Belarus–Ukraine borders into northern Ukraine, entering the oblasts (regions) of Kyiv, Chernihiv, Sumy, and Zhytomyr. The Russian operations in northern Ukraine were initially launched as an attempt to capture Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine and the seat of the Ukrainian government.
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2023 — Battle Riot V
Battle Riot V was a professional wrestling supercard event produced by Major League Wrestling (MLW) that took place on April 8, 2023, at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was the fifth event under the Battle Riot chronology, and featured the finals of the 2023 Opera Cup. The main event aired as a special episode of MLW Underground Wrestling on Reelz on April 25, 2023, while other matches were taped for future MLW programming.
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2023 — UFC 287
UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2 was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on April 8, 2023, at the Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida, United States.
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2023 — 2023 Chinese FA Super Cup
2023 Chinese FA Super Cup (Chinese: 2023中国足球协会超级杯) was the 18th Chinese FA Super Cup, an annual football match contested by the winners of the previous season's Chinese Super League and FA Cup competitions. The match was played between Wuhan Three Towns, champions of the 2022 Chinese Super League, and Shandong Taishan, the winner of the 2022 Chinese FA Cup.
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2024 — Solar eclipse of April 8, 2024
A total solar eclipse, known as the Great North American Eclipse, occurred on April 8, 2024, and was visible across a band covering parts of North America, from Mexico to Canada and crossing the contiguous United States. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby obscuring the Sun.
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2024 — 48th Hong Kong International Film Festival
The 48th Hong Kong International Film Festival (Chinese: 第48屆香港國際電影節) took place from 28 March to 8 April 2024. Fruit Chan was selected as the Filmmaker in Focus for this edition and masterclasses led by Víctor Erice and Martin McDonagh were featured. The festival opened with the Hong Kong LGBTQ-themed drama All Shall Be Well by Ray Yeung and closed with the Japanese drama All the Long Nights by Sho Miyake.
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2025 — 2025 St. Louis mayoral election
The 2025 St. Louis mayoral election was held on April 8, 2025, to elect the mayor of St. Louis, Missouri. The non-partisan election used approval voting, with the top-two candidates in the March 4 primary advancing to the April general election. In a rematch of the 2021 election, first-term incumbent mayor Tishaura Jones was defeated by alderwoman Cara Spencer by a wide margin.
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2025 — 2025 Columbia, Missouri mayoral election
Columbia, Missouri, held a mayoral election on April 8, 2025, concurrently with elections for the city council members for city wards 3 and 4. The incumbent mayor, Barbara Buffaloe, was re-elected to a second term in office. She garnered just over 55 percent of the total citywide vote.
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2025 — 2025 San Diego County Board of Supervisors special election
The 2025 San Diego County Board of Supervisors special election was held on Tuesday, July 1, 2025 to fill the 1st Supervisorial District seat on the San Diego County Board of Supervisors vacated by Nora Vargas, who resigned on January 6, 2025, for "personal safety and security reasons." The primary election was held on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, in which Chula Vista mayor John McCann and Imperial Beach mayor Paloma Aguirre advanced to the runoff election.
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2026 — Israel launches a wave of airstrikes across Lebanon
On April 8, 2026, Israeli forces carried out a wave of airstrikes across Lebanon, including Beirut. In an April 10 update, Lebanon’s health ministry reported 357 people killed and said its count was still provisional.
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