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ÉVéNEMENTS DU 8 AOûT

Assassination of Antonio Cánovas del Castillo

Année: 1897

Italian anarchist Michele Angiolillo assassinates Spanish Prime Minister Antonio Cánovas del Castillo

Wright brothers

Année: 1908

Wilbur Wright makes the Wright Brothers' first public flight, at a racecourse at Le Mans, France.

Thomas Edison

Année: 1876

Thomas Edison receives a patent for his mimeograph.

Republic of Ploiești

Année: 1870

The Republic of Ploiești, a failed Radical-Liberal rising against Domnitor Carol of Romania.

Tennessee

Année: 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.

American Civil War

Année: 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).

World War I

Année: 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).

Anglo-Afghan Treaty of 1919

Année: 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.

Nuremberg trials

Année: 1945

The London Charter is signed by France, the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union and the United States, establishing the laws and procedures for the Nuremberg trials.

Muhammad Yunus

Année: 2024

Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus takes oath as Chief Adviser to form an interim government in Bangladesh.

NAISSANCES DU 8 AOûT

Connie Stevens

Année de naissance: 1938

Connie Stevens, American actress and businesswoman

Jack Baldwin (chemist)

Année de naissance: 1938

Jack Baldwin, English chemist and academic (died 2020)

Dustin Hoffman

Année de naissance: 1937

Dustin Hoffman, American actor and director

Sheila Varian

Année de naissance: 1937

Sheila Varian, American horse breeder (died 2016)

Frank Howard (baseball)

Année de naissance: 1936

Frank Howard, American baseball player and manager (died 2023)

Cornelis Vreeswijk

Année de naissance: 1937

Cornelis Vreeswijk, Dutch-Swedish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (died 1987)

Alexander Watson (diplomat)

Année de naissance: 1939

Alexander Watson, American diplomat, United States Ambassador to Peru

Viorica Viscopoleanu

Année de naissance: 1939

Viorica Viscopoleanu, Romanian long jumper

Dennis Canavan

Année de naissance: 1942

Dennis Canavan, Scottish educator and politician

James J. Blanchard

Année de naissance: 1942

James Blanchard, American diplomat and politician, 45th Governor of Michigan

DéCèS DU 8 AOûT

Wilbert Robinson

Année de décès: 1934

Wilbert Robinson, American baseball player, coach, and manager (born 1863)

Jimmie Guthrie

Année de décès: 1937

Jimmie Guthrie, Scottish motorcycle racer (born 1897)

Michael Wittmann

Année de décès: 1944

Michael Wittmann, German commander (born 1914)

Erwin von Witzleben

Année de décès: 1944

Erwin von Witzleben, German field marshal (born 1881)

Launceston Elliot

Année de décès: 1930

Launceston Elliot, Scottish wrestler and weightlifter (born 1874)

Stjepan Radić

Année de décès: 1928

Stjepan Radić, Croatian politician (born 1871)

James Tissot

Année de décès: 1902

James Tissot, French painter and illustrator (born 1836)

Mary MacKillop

Année de décès: 1909

Mary MacKillop, Australian nun and saint, co-founded the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart (born 1842)

William P. Frye

Année de décès: 1911

William P. Frye, American lawyer and politician (born 1830)

Juhani Aho

Année de décès: 1921

Juhani Aho, Finnish journalist and author (born 1861)

JOURS FéRIéS DU 8 AOûT

Mary MacKillop

Christian Feast Day: Mary MacKillop

Flag flying days in Sweden

Namesday of the Queen (Sweden)

International Cat Day

August 8 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Christian Feast Day: August 8 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Secret Society of Happy People

Happiness Happens Day

Four Crowned Martyrs

Christian Feast Day: Four Crowned Martyrs

Altmann (bishop of Passau)

Christian Feast Day: Altmann of Passau

Armed Forces of Ukraine

Signal Troops Day (Ukraine)

Saint Dominic

Christian Feast Day: Dominic de Guzmán, founder of the Dominican Order.

Father's Day

Father's Day or Bā bā Day (爸爸節), Bā Bā is Mandarin for "father" and "8-8", or August 8. (Mongolia, Taiwan)

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