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ÉVéNEMENTS DU 8 AVRIL

Black Hawk War

Année: 1832

Black Hawk War: Around 300 United States 6th Infantry troops leave St. Louis, Missouri to fight the Sauk Native Americans.

Venus de Milo

Année: 1820

The Venus de Milo is discovered on the Aegean island of Milos.

Austro-Prussian War

Année: 1866

Austro-Prussian War: Italy and Prussia sign a secret alliance against the Austrian Empire.

William Ewart Gladstone

Année: 1886

William Ewart Gladstone introduces the first Irish Home Rule Bill into the British House of Commons.

Mongolian People's Party

Année: 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.

French Third Republic

Année: 1904

The French Third Republic and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland sign the Entente cordiale.

Alexander I of Russia

Année: 1812

Czar Alexander I, the Russian Emperor and the Grand Duke of Finland, officially announces the transfer of the status of the Finnish capital from Turku to Helsinki.

Congregation Shearith Israel

Année: 1730

Shearith Israel, the first synagogue in continental North America, is dedicated.

Roger II of Sicily

Année: 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.

Roman emperor

Année: 217

Roman emperor Caracalla is assassinated and is succeeded by his Praetorian Guard prefect, Marcus Opellius Macrinus.

NAISSANCES DU 8 AVRIL

Carlos Hugo, Duke of Parma

Année de naissance: 1930

Carlos Hugo, Duke of Parma (died 2010)

John Gavin

Année de naissance: 1931

John Gavin, American actor and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Mexico (died 2018)

Jacques Brel

Année de naissance: 1929

Jacques Brel, Belgian singer-songwriter and actor (died 1978)

Renzo De Felice

Année de naissance: 1929

Renzo De Felice, Italian historian and author (died 1996)

Fred Ebb

Année de naissance: 1928

Fred Ebb, American lyricist (died 2004)

Iskandar of Johor

Année de naissance: 1932

Iskandar of Johor (died 2010)

Kisho Kurokawa

Année de naissance: 1934

Kisho Kurokawa, Japanese architect, designed the Nakagin Capsule Tower and Singapore Flyer (died 2007)

Momo Kapor

Année de naissance: 1937

Momo Kapor, Serbian author and painter (died 2010)

Seymour Hersh

Année de naissance: 1937

Seymour Hersh, American journalist and author

Ghassan Kanafani

Année de naissance: 1936

Ghassan Kanafani, Palestinian author and politician (died 1972)

DéCèS DU 8 AVRIL

Erik Axel Karlfeldt

Année de décès: 1931

Erik Axel Karlfeldt, Swedish poet Nobel Prize laureate (born 1864)

Božena Benešová

Année de décès: 1936

Božena Benešová, Czech poet and novelist (born 1873)

Robert Bárány

Année de décès: 1936

Róbert Bárány, Austrian physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1876)

Marcel Prévost

Année de décès: 1941

Marcel Prévost, French novelist and playwright (born 1862)

Charles Tomlinson Griffes

Année de décès: 1920

Charles Griffes, American pianist and composer (born 1884)

Loránd Eötvös

Année de décès: 1919

Loránd Eötvös, Hungarian physicist, academic, and politician, Hungarian Minister of Education (born 1848)

Charles Auguste de Bériot

Année de décès: 1870

Charles Auguste de Bériot, Belgian violinist and composer (born 1802)

Bernardino António Gomes Jr.

Année de décès: 1877

Bernardino António Gomes, Portuguese physician and naturalist (born 1806)

Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

Année de décès: 1894

Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, Indian journalist, author, and poet (born 1838)

Auguste Deter

Année de décès: 1906

Auguste Deter, German woman, first person diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease (born 1850)

JOURS FéRIéS DU 8 AVRIL

William Augustus Muhlenberg

Christian feast day: William Augustus Muhlenberg (Episcopal Church (USA))

April 8 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Christian feast day: April 8 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Public holidays in Liberia

Earliest day on which Fast and Prayer Day can fall, while April 14 is the latest; celebrated on the second Friday in April (Liberia)

International Romani Day

Walter of Pontoise

Christian feast day: Walter of Pontoise

Saint Perpetuus

Christian feast day: Perpetuus

Constantina

Christian feast day: Constantina

Julie Billiart

Christian feast day: Julie Billiart of Namur

Buddha's Birthday

Buddha's Birthday, also known as Hana Matsuri, "Flower Festival" (Japan)

Anne Ayres

Christian feast day: Anne Ayres (Episcopal Church (USA))

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