August 8

Events

 * - was defeated by  tribes in the.
 * - The Emperor is crowned, marking the beginning of the regeneration of the.
 * - The cornerstone for 's observatory is laid on.
 * - enters  in quest for the.
 * - : - The naval engagement ends, thus ending the 's attempt to invade England.
 * - The city of, , is founded by.
 * - The and :  -  ary forces defeat  forces.
 * - on the -  border is climbed for the first time by  and Dr.
 * - The occurred during the French Revolution.
 * - and  lead an expedition to search for the  near.
 * - Eminent poet  married Maaroof, daughter of Nawab Ilahi Baksh, and moved to.
 * - is founded in.
 * - The, headed by , is reaffirmed as the leading body of (the LDS or Mormon Church).
 * - : Following his defeat in the, General sends a letter of resignation to  President  (which is refused upon receipt).
 * - : Tennessee's "military" Gov. freed his personal slaves. During the early 20th century, the day was celebrated by  in Tennessee as a holiday.
 * - The , a failed rising against   of.
 * - receives a patent for his.
 * - makes his first flight at a racecourse at, France. It's the Wright Brothers' first public flight and the French public goes wild.
 * - The US Army installs the first tricycle landing gear on the Army's.
 * - The millionth patent is filed in the by Francis Holton for a tubeless vehicle tire.
 * 1911  -  sets the number of representatives in the  at 435. The law would come into effect in.
 * - : begins a string of almost continuous victories with a push through the  front lines.
 * - The airship  begins a round-the-world flight.
 * - Workers go on strike at the
 * - The building of begins.
 * - "" directive was signed by.
 * - : In, six  would-be saboteurs are executed.
 * 1942  -  resolution was passed by the  session of the AICC, which leads to the start of a civil disobedience movement across
 * - World War II - The declares war on  and.
 * 1945  - The  is signed by the, which becomes the third nation to join.
 * - First flight of the.
 * - 's is approved.
 * - becomes independent
 * - becomes the last woman to be executed in the  prior to the reintroduction of  in 1977.
 * - : In, a gang of 15 steal 2.6 million pounds in bank notes.
 * - The (ASEAN) is founded.
 * - Jurō Wada successfully performs first.
 * - U.S. Vice President goes on television to denounce accusations he had taken  while governor of.
 * 1973  -, a n politician and later president of South Korea, is.
 * - : U.S. President announces his resignation, effective the next day.
 * - The in Ireland occurred.
 * - 's address at, announcement of establishing political movement.
 * - The "" occurs in.
 * 1988  - The lights are turned on at  for the first time, making it the last major league stadium to host night games
 * - : Mission -  takes off on a secret five-day military mission.
 * - occupies  and the state is annexed to Iraq. This would lead to the  shortly afterward.
 * - Collapse of, the tallest construction ever built
 * 1991  -, British Journalist held hostage in Lebanon for more than five years by , is released.
 * - submarine  is raised to the surface after 136 years on the ocean floor.
 * - An EF2 touches down in  and, , the most powerful tornado in New York to date and the first in Brooklyn since 1889.

Births

 * - of Japan (d. )
 * -, humanist and encyclopedist (d. )
 * -, colonial Governor of Maryland (d. )
 * -, German-born painter (d. )
 * -, Scottish spy (d. )
 * -, French composer (d. )
 * -, Irish philosopher (d. )
 * -, Swedish politician (d. )
 * -, Swedish novelist (d. )
 * -, first U. S. female judge (d. )
 * -, U.S. general (d. )
 * -, French pianist and composer (d. )
 * -, Arctic explorer (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, Mexican revolutionary (d. )
 * 1879  -, American physician and surgeon, founder of  (d. )
 * -, 11th (d. )
 * -, German field marshal (d. )
 * 1881  -, German field marshal (d. )
 * -, Polish stop-motion animation filmmaker (d. )
 * -, American poet (d. )
 * -, German violinist (d. )
 * -, Spanish footballer (d. )
 * -, Greek actor (d. )
 * -, American author (d. )
 * -, American physicist, laureate (d. )
 * -, English physicist laureate (d. )
 * -, Italian race car driver (d. )
 * -, French composer (d. )
 * -, American musician (d. )
 * -, U.S. Supreme Court justice (d. )
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * -, American track coach (d. )
 * -, Italian film producer
 * -, Italian lyricist (d. )
 * 1920  -, American singer (d. )
 * 1920  -, son of  and  (d. )
 * -, American film producer
 * 1921  -, British physicist (d. )
 * 1921  -, American singer (d. )
 * 1921  -, Indian medical scientist (d. )
 * 1921  -, American actress and swimmer
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * 1922  -, Austrian-born fashion designer (d. )
 * -, President of (d. )
 * -, American actor
 * -, American baseball player (d. )
 * -, Australian musician
 * -, Soviet dissident (d. )
 * 1929  -, British criminal
 * - Sir, British physicist
 * -, American singer
 * 1932  -, Bolivian dictator
 * -, American singer (d. )
 * -, American television producer
 * 1935  -, Australia radio personality
 * -, English actor
 * 1936  -, American baseball player
 * -, American actor
 * -, American singer and actress
 * 1938  -, French Canadian composer
 * -, American ambassador and diplomat
 * -, first space tourist
 * -, American actress
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player and parliamentarian
 * 1947  -, Puerto Rican baseball player
 * 1947  -, American actor
 * -, Russian cosmonaut
 * -, American actor
 * 1949  -, Colombian racing driver
 * -, Japanese film director
 * 1951  -, American journalist and author (d. )
 * -, Norwegian author
 * 1952  -, American radio personality
 * -, American actor
 * 1953  -, English one-time  World Champion
 * - (Sigrún Hjálmtýsdóttir), Icelandic soprano and songwriter
 * 1955  -, Austrian footballer
 * -, American actor
 * -, American television host
 * 1958  -, Argentine actress
 * -, Mayor of Nuremberg
 * -, Irish guitarist
 * 1961  -, Owner
 * 1961  -, American drummer
 * 1961  -, American football player
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * -, American director
 * 1963  -, Canadian ice hockey official and executive
 * -, American writer
 * -, Australian media personality
 * 1966  -, English boxer
 * 1966  -, American baseball player
 * -, American soccer player
 * 1967  -, American director and film editor
 * 1967  -, American wrestler
 * -, Hong Kong singer and actress
 * -, American football player
 * 1970  -, Belgian actor
 * -, Belgian bicycle racer
 * 1972  -, American musician
 * -, American singer
 * 1973  -, American actress
 * -, Australian cricketer
 * -, Ecuadoran footballer
 * 1974  -, professional wrestler and manager
 * 1974  -, British racing driver
 * -, American singer
 * 1976  -, American actress
 * 1976  -, American singer
 * 1976  -, Korean baseball player
 * -, Costa Rican footballer
 * 1977  -, Slovak footballer
 * 1977  -, American actress
 * 1977  -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * -, French footballer
 * 1978  -, Irish footballer
 * -, British cellist
 * 1979  -, American professional basketball player
 * 1979  -, Greek shipping heir
 * -, German tennis player
 * 1980  -, American soccer player
 * 1980  -, American actor and director
 * -, Australian singer and songwriter
 * 1981  -, Swiss tennis player
 * 1981  -, American actress
 * 1981  -, Japanese singer and actress
 * 1981  -, British pop singer
 * -, British actor
 * -, Costa Rican soccer player
 * -, American actress
 * -, Scottish actress
 * -, Bulgarian tennis player
 * -, Icelandic poet
 * -, Norwegian singer
 * -, Norwegian singer

Deaths

 * - (b. )
 * -, Austrian composer
 * -, Italian physician (b. )
 * -, French mathematician (b. )
 * -, Spanish painter
 * -, Japanese warlord (b. )
 * -, Lithuanian lexicographer (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * -, New France heroine (b. )
 * -, German composer (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, Swedish naturalist (b. )
 * - known as 'Giant MacAskill', circus performer (b.)
 * -, German philosopher (b. )
 * -, American lawyer and soldier (b. )
 * -, Swiss art historian (b. )
 * -, French painter (b. )
 * -, French artist (b. )
 * -, American politician (b. )
 * -, Austrian architect (b. )
 * -, American musician (b. )
 * -, Russian painter (b. )
 * 1944  -, German field marshal (b. )
 * -, German Tank ace and holder, , . (b. )
 * -, Russian general (b. )
 * -, Australian businessman (b. )
 * -, Chinese opera performer (b. )
 * -, American author (b. )
 * -, German eugenicist and nazi physician (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, American serial killer (b. )
 * -, Swedish author and historian (b. )
 * -, Nazi youth leader (b. )
 * -, American jazz saxophonist (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, British novelist (b. )
 * -, French Canadian army officer (b. )
 * -, British racing driver (b. )
 * -, American actress (b. )
 * -, Croatian mathematician (b. )
 * -, English actor (b. )
 * 1988  -, Mexican actor (b. )
 * 1988  -, Quebec singer and songwriter (b. )
 * -, astronaut (b. )
 * -, considered to be the Supreme Shi'ite authority at the time of his death
 * 1992  -, Canadian ice hockey player (b. )


 * -, (b. )
 * -, Iranian journalist
 * -, American actress (b. )
 * 2004  -, Greek actor (b. )
 * -, American actress (b. )
 * 2005  -, African-American publisher (b. )
 * 2005  -, American athlete (b. )
 * 2005  -, Swedish artist (b. )
 * 2005  -, German actress (b. )
 * 2005  -, Islamic scholar (b. )
 * -, Chinese politician (b. )
 * 2007  -, American film director, producer, and screenwriter (b. )
 * 2007 -, A notable phone phreak. (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * - Namesday of Queen, an.
 * . (In, Ba Ba means father and 8-8, or August 8).
 * - the feasts of at least 5 saints:
 * St., priest, (1170-1221).
 * St.
 * St.
 * St. (and companions)
 * St.