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HäNDELSER DEN 8 MAJ
John Stith Pemberton
År:
1886
Pharmacist John Pemberton first sells a carbonated beverage named "Coca-Cola" as a patent medicine.
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Mount Pelée
År:
1902
In Martinique, Mount Pelée erupts, destroying the town of Saint-Pierre and killing over 30,000 people. Only a handful of residents survive the blast.
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Mexican–American War
År:
1846
Mexican–American War: American forces led by Zachary Taylor defeat a Mexican force north of the Rio Grande in the first major battle of the war.
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Versailles rail accident
År:
1842
A train derails and catches fire in Paris, killing between 52 and 200 people.
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Greek War of Independence
År:
1821
Greek War of Independence: The Greeks defeat the Turks at the Battle of Gravia Inn.
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Edward George Honey
År:
1919
Edward George Honey proposes the idea of a moment of silence to commemorate the Armistice of 11 November 1918 which ended World War I.
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Cocos (Keeling) Islands
År:
1942
World War II: Gunners of the Ceylon Garrison Artillery on Horsburgh Island in the Cocos Islands rebel in the Cocos Islands Mutiny. Their mutiny is crushed and three of them are executed, the only British Commonwealth soldiers to be executed for mutiny during the Second World War.
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FöDELSEDAGAR DEN 8 MAJ
Arthur Q. Bryan
Födelseår:
1899
Arthur Q. Bryan, American actor, voice actor, comedian and radio personality (died 1959)
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Friedrich Hayek
Födelseår:
1899
Friedrich Hayek, Austrian economist and philosopher, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1992)
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André Michel Lwoff
Födelseår:
1902
André Michel Lwoff, French microbiologist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1994)
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Roberto Rossellini
Födelseår:
1906
Roberto Rossellini, Italian director and screenwriter (died 1977)
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DöDSFALL DEN 8 MAJ
Frank Bourne
Dödsår:
1945
Frank Bourne, British soldier, last survivor of the Battle of Rorke's Drift (born 1854)
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HELGDAGAR DEN 8 MAJ
Day of Remembrance and Victory over Nazism in World War II 1939 – 1945
Victory in Europe Day, and its related observances (Europe): Day of Remembrance and Victory over Nazism in World War II 1939 – 1945 (Ukraine)
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