May 8

Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened throughout history on May 8. From 1900 until now. May 8 is under the sign of Taurus. Famous birthdays on this day include Enrique Iglesias (1975), Laurence Boccolini (1963) and Fernandel (1903). Several movies were released around May 8 over the years, such as Breaker Morant in 1980 directed by Bruce Beresford and Fox and His Friends in 1975 directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder.
But much more happened on May 8 over the years: find out below

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Holidays

Saints Wiro, Plechelmus and Otger
Saint Macharius of Ghent (died 1012)
Parents' Day in South Korea
Iris feast of the Region of Brussels capital (in Belgium)
VE Day
World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day
Saint Ida of Nivelles
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Events

2019 2019 Lahore bombing: A blast near the 11th-century Data Darbar Sufi shrine in Lahore, Pakistan, kills at least eleven people, half of them police officers. (The Guardian) (Reuters)
2018 Colombian conflict: A war crimes tribunal in Colombia begins investigating atrocities during the war which began in the 1960s. (al-Jazeera)
2017 At the Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport, Spirit Airlines cancels eleven flights and delays 30 due to a dispute between the airline and its pilots (as talks occur between the airline and the pilots' union, Air Line Pilots Association, International). Protests break out and three travelers are arrested. (The New York Times)
2016 Sinai insurgency: Gunmen kill eight policemen in an ambush outside Cairo. The attack is claimed by Islamic State. (CNN) (Reuters) (BBC)
2015 2015 Al Khalis prison break: a prison break occurred in the Iraqi town of Al Khalis. More than fifty prisoners escaped in the break, including nine who had been facing terrorism charges. An estimated fifty other prisoners and twelve police officers died in the prison break.
2014 Syrian Civil War: A large explosion levels the Carlton Hotel in Aleppo which was used as a military base by the Army of Syria as well as several other buildings. (AP via TV New Zealand)
2013 War in North-West Pakistan:: A suicide car bombing hits a police station in the Bannu District of northwest Pakistan, killing at least two people and injuring twenty. (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty)
2012 Arab Spring:
2011 2011 Syrian protests:
2010 2010 Philippine general election
2009 Fannie Mae, the largest provider of U.S. home mortgage funding, reports a US$23.2 billion loss in the first quarter, and seeks US$19 billion in additional funding from the US Treasury.
2008 H.R. 5512 "The Coin Modernization and Taxpayer Savings Act of 2008" passes the House of Representatives. The bill proposes changing the 1-cent and 5-cent coins to a core of steel.
2007 U.S. police arrest six Islamic men from the Republic of Macedonia and the Middle East based on a tip from a Mount Laurel, NJ resident who discovered their plot to attack Fort Dix, New Jersey, and "kill as many soldiers as possible." (New York Times) (BBC) (AP via Trentonian.com)
2006 Former South African deputy president Jacob Zuma is acquitted of a rape charge the judge rules that a sexual encounter with a 31-year old HIV-positive woman was consensual. (Guardian)
2005 Point guard Steve Nash of the NBA's Phoenix Suns makes history by becoming the first Canadian to win the NBA's MVP award. Nash edges out Shaquille O'Neal of the Miami Heat by seven votes to win the award. (CBC)
2004 Would-be quotSaudi Princessquot quotAntoinette Millardquot surfaces in New York City, claiming that muggers had stolen jewels worth of $262,000 from her (she later proves to be an impostor).
2003 30 German passengers and the driver of a tourist bus are killed by a train collision at a railroad crossing near Siofok, Hungary. 12 people are injured. Most of the passengers came from Lower Saxony or Schleswig-Holstein.
2002 Feyenoord Rotterdam wins the UEFA Final Cup with 3-2 from Borussia Dortmund.
1999 Nancy Mace becomes the first female cadet to graduate from The Military College of South Carolina.
1998 CBS telecasts ''The Wizard of Oz'' for the last time. Beginning in 1999, ''The Wizard of Oz'' will be shown on cable, and in 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005 it will be telecast by the WB Television Network in addition to its cable showings.
1997 Tea Leoni and David Duchovny wed in Greenwich Village
1996 New York Yankees' pitcher Dwight Gooden wins his first American League game beating Detroit Tigers 10-3.
1994 Rise & Fall of Little Voice closes at Neil Simon NYC after 9 performances
1993 Lennox Lewis beats Tony Tucker in 12 rounds for heavyweight boxing title.
1991 CIA director William H Webster resigns
1990 Cuyahoga County voters approve sin tax to build Cleveland Gateway.
1989 Paul McCartney releases My Brave Face andFerry Cross the Mersey
1988 Oba Oba closes at Ambassador Theater NYC after 46 performances
1987 Gary Hart quits democratic presidential race (Donna Rice affair)
1986 Óscar Arias is inaugurated into his first term as President of Costa Rica.
1985 20th Academy of Country Music Awards: Alabama and Judds win.
1984 USSR announces it will not participate in LA Summer Olympics
1983 Janet Coles wins LPGA Lady Michelob Golf Tournament.
1982 Canucks 5-Isles 6 (OT) - Stanley Cup - Isles hold 1-0 lead
1981 Ron Davis pitches 10th consecutive strike out, one short of record.
1980 World Health Organization announces smallpox has been eradicated.
1979 Radio Shack releases TRSDOS 2.3
1978 ABC TV airs Stars Salute Israel at 30
1977 Hollis Stacy wins LPGA Lady Tara Golf Classic.
1976 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue closes at Mark Hellinger NYC after 7 performances
1974 FC Magdenburg wins 14th Europe Cup II.
1973 Indians holding SD hamlet of Wounded Knee for 10 weeks surrender
1972 Sabena aircraft at Lod International airport, Tel Aviv, Israel, captured by Palestinians.
1971 Earl of Ruston closes at Billy Rose Theater NYC after 5 performances
1970 Beatles release Let it Be album
1969 Pope Paul VI publishes constitution Sacra Ritum Congregation
1968 Pulitzer prize awarded to William Styron (Confessions of Nat Turner)
1967 Muhammad Ali is indicted for refusing induction in US Army
1966 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Tall City Golf Open.
1963 Dr No premieres in US
1962 Funny Thing Happened opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 965 performances
1961 First practical sea water conversion plant-Freeport, Texas, USA.
1960 Wiffi Smith wins LPGA Betsy Rawls Peach Blossom Golf Open.
1958 President Eisenhower orders National Guard out of Central HS, Little Rock
1956 John Osbornes Look Back in Anger, premieres in London
1954 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) was formed in Manila, Philippines.
1953 WIPB TV channel 49 in Muncie, IN (PBS) begins broadcasting
1952 Of Thee I Sing opens at Ziegfeld Theater NYC for 72 performances
1951 US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Enwetak.
1950 China's Chiang Kai-shek asks US for weapons.
1949 West German constitution approved.
1947 A movement among Saint Louis Cardinals' players to protest its first meeting with Jackie Robinson and the Brooklyn Dodgers is aborted by a talk from owner Sam Breadon.
1946 Red Sox Johnny Pesky scores 6 runs in 1 game
1945 Gen Von Keitel surrenders to Marshal Zhukov
1944 33 communist resistance fighter sentenced to death
1943 Adm Cunningham of British fleet: Sink, burn & destroy
1942 Aircraft carrier Lexington sunk by Japanese air attack at Coral Sea
1941 German Q-ship Pinguin sinks in Indian Ocean
1937 63rd Kentucky Derby: Charley Kurtsinger on War Admiral wins in 2:03.2.
1936 Jockey Ralph Neves is unexpectedly revived after being declared dead after a fall; his wife faints when he returns to the track.
1935 Cin Red Ernie Lombardi doubles in 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th beat Phils 15-4
1933 Mohandas Gandhi begins a 21-day fast in protest against British oppression in India.
1931 Operette Land of Smiles, premieres in London
1929 Jan Mayen island, 500 km NNE of Iceland, is incorporated into Norway.
1927 Attempting to make the first non-stop transatlantic flight from Paris to New York, French war heroes Charles Nungesser and Francois Coli disappeared after taking off aboard The White Bird biplane.
1926 1st flight over North Pole (Bennett & Byrd)
1925 French colonial army beats Rifkabylen in Morocco.
1924 Workers at Werkspoor in Amsterdam strike against third wage cut.
1921 Sweden abolishes capital punishment.
1920 46th Kentucky Derby: Ted Rice aboard Paul Jones wins in 2:09.
1919 Appingedam soccer team forms.
1916 German munitions bunker in Fort Douaumont explodes.
1915 41st Kentucky Derby: Joe Notter aboard Regret wins in 2:05.4.
1914 US Congress approves a resolution designating the second Sunday in May as Mother's Day.
1912 Paramount Pictures is founded.
1911 Mexican Revolution: Pancho Villa launches an attack against government troops in Ciudad Juarez without Madero's permission the government troops surrender on May 10.
1909 Frederick Barrett runs world record marathon (2:42:31)
1906 Philadelphia Athletics pitcher Chief Benders plays outfield and hits two homeruns.
1902 In Martinique, Mount Pelee erupts, destroying the town of Saint-Pierre and killing over 30,000 people. Only a handful of residents survive the blast.
1901 In their long-delayed American League home opener, Boston defeats Philadelphia 12-4.
1900 Galveston Texas, hit by hurricane; about 6,000 die
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