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BEGIVENHEDER DEN 8. AUGUST
Assassination of Antonio Cánovas del Castillo
År:
1897
Italian anarchist Michele Angiolillo assassinates Spanish Prime Minister Antonio Cánovas del Castillo
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Wright brothers
År:
1908
Wilbur Wright makes the Wright Brothers' first public flight, at a racecourse at Le Mans, France.
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Republic of Ploiești
År:
1870
The Republic of Ploiești, a failed Radical-Liberal rising against Domnitor Carol of Romania.
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Tennessee
År:
1863
Tennessee Military Governor Andrew Johnson frees his personal slaves in Greeneville, Tennessee despite them being exempt from the Emancipation Proclamation, now commemorated as Emancipation Day in the state.
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American Civil War
År:
1863
American Civil War: Following his defeat in the Battle of Gettysburg, General Robert E. Lee sends a letter of resignation to Confederate President Jefferson Davis (which is refused upon receipt).
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World War I
År:
1918
World War I: The Battle of Amiens begins a string of almost continuous Allied victories with a push through the German front lines (Hundred Days Offensive).
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Anglo-Afghan Treaty of 1919
År:
1919
The Anglo-Afghan Treaty of 1919 is signed. It establishes peaceful relations between Afghanistan and the UK, and confirms the Durand line as the mutual border. In return, the UK is no longer obligated to subsidize the Afghan government.
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FøDSLER DEN 8. AUGUST
Jack Baldwin (chemist)
Fødselsår:
1938
Jack Baldwin, English chemist and academic (died 2020)
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Frank Howard (baseball)
Fødselsår:
1936
Frank Howard, American baseball player and manager (died 2023)
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Cornelis Vreeswijk
Fødselsår:
1937
Cornelis Vreeswijk, Dutch-Swedish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (died 1987)
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DøDSFALD DEN 8. AUGUST
Wilbert Robinson
Dødsår:
1934
Wilbert Robinson, American baseball player, coach, and manager (born 1863)
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Erwin von Witzleben
Dødsår:
1944
Erwin von Witzleben, German field marshal (born 1881)
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Launceston Elliot
Dødsår:
1930
Launceston Elliot, Scottish wrestler and weightlifter (born 1874)
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Mary MacKillop
Dødsår:
1909
Mary MacKillop, Australian nun and saint, co-founded the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart (born 1842)
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