1250
Battle of Mansurah
Battle · North Africa
On this day
8 February
244 events in the atlas are dated to 8 February, from 960 CE to 2026. The best known come first; below them is every one, age by age, the most significant first.
- 244 events
- 960 – 2026 CE
The best known
From every age and part of the world1621
1621 papal conclave
Election · Europe
1833
modern Greek drachma
Event · Europe · 1833 – 2002
1904
Russo-Japanese War
War · East Asia · 1904 – 1905
1945
Battle of Iwo Jima
Battle
2020
Nakhon Ratchasima shootings
Attack · Southeast Asia
The Middle Ages
501 – 1500 CE · 4 eventsEarly modern times
1501 – 1800 · 20 events- 15701570 Old Concepcion earthquakeNatural disaster · South America
- 16211621 papal conclaveElection · Europe
- 1575Founding of Leiden UniversityFounding · Europe
- 15701570 Concepción earthquakeNatural disaster · South America
- 16021602 Boso earthquakeNatural disaster · East Asia
- 1743Battle of Campo SantoBattle · Europe
- 1799Siege of El ArishSiege · North Africa
- 1690Schenectady massacreAttack · North America
- 1649Battle of MazyrBattle · Europe
- 17551755 Yunnan earthquakeNatural disaster · East Asia
The 19th century
1801 – 1900 · 36 events- 1833modern Greek drachmaEvent · Europe · 1833 – 2002
- 1827Batalha de Aquila/ArbolitoBattle · South America
- 18431843 Pointe-A-Pitre earthquakeNatural disaster
- 1863Alvensleben ConventionTreaty · Europe
- 1861Founding of Confederate States of AmericaFounding · North America
- 1814Battle of the Mincio RiverBattle · Europe
- 1806Invasion of NaplesConquest · Europe
- 1879Sydney Riot of 1879Protest · Oceania
- 1881Battle of SchuinshoogteBattle · Sub-Saharan Africa
- 1857Founding of West SalemFounding · North America
The 20th century
1901 – 2000 · 107 events- 1904Russo-Japanese WarWar · East Asia · 1904 – 1905
- 1993Czech korunaEvent · Europe
- 1945Battle of Iwo JimaBattle
- 1942Battle of SingaporeBattle · Southeast Asia
- 1993Slovak korunaEvent · Europe · 1993 – 2009
- 1963Ramadan RevolutionPolitical · Middle East
- 1904Battle of Port peturthBattle · East Asia
- 1971Operation Lam Son 719Battle · Southeast Asia
- 1945Operation VeritableEvent · Europe
- 1989Independent Air Flight 1851Accident
The 21st century
since 2001 · 77 events- 2020Nakhon Ratchasima shootingsAttack · Southeast Asia
- 2026Super Bowl LX halftime showEvent · North America
- 20202020 Delhi Legislative Assembly electionElection · South Asia
- 20162016 Mong Kok civil unrestProtest · East Asia
- 20172017 Somali presidential electionElection · Sub-Saharan Africa
- 20232023 visit by Volodymyr Zelenskyy to the United KingdomEvent · Europe
- 2024death of Nex BenedictEvent · North America
- 20262026 Thai constitutional referendumElection · Southeast Asia
- 20242024 Punjab provincial electionElection · South Asia
- 20242024 Sindh provincial electionElection · South Asia
About the dates
Each event is listed under the date its sources give, as its page shows it. Before 1582, and in some countries later (Britain until 1752, Russia until 1918), that is a date of the Julian calendar, as on Wikipedia’s pages for each day.