Historical events on August 8
AUGUST 8, 2009
Nine people died when a tour helicopter and a small private airplane collided over the Hudson River in Hoboken, New Jersey.
On August 8, 2009, at 11:53 a.m. (15:53 UTC), nine people died when a tour helicopter and a small private airplane collided over the Hudson
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AUGUST 8, 1956
A mining disaster killed 262 workers, mainly Italian nationals, at the Bois du Cazier coal mine in Belgium.
The Marcinelle mining disaster occurred at the Bois du Cazier coal mine at Marcinelle, Hainaut Province, in Belgium on 8 August 1956.
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AUGUST 8, 1969
At a zebra crossing (pictured) on Abbey Road in London, Iain Macmillan took the photograph that was used for the cover of the Beatles' album Abbey Road.
A zebra crossing or a marked crosswalk is a pedestrian crossing marked with white stripes. Normally, pedestrians are afforded precedence over vehicular
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AUGUST 8, 1918
The Battle of Amiens began in Amiens, France, marking the start of the Allied Powers' Hundred Days Offensive through the German front lines that ultimately led to the end of World War I.
The Battle of Amiens, also known as the Third Battle of Picardy was the opening phase of the Allied offensive which began
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AUGUST 8, 1929
The German airship Graf Zeppelin (pictured) departed Lakehurst, New Jersey, on a flight to circumnavigate the world.
LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin was a German passenger-carrying hydrogen-filled rigid airship that flew from 1928 to 1937. It offered the first commercial
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AUGUST 8, 1998
The Iranian consulate in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan, was raided by Taliban leading to the death of 10 Iranian diplomats and an Iranian journalist.
Mazar-i-Sharīf, also known as Mazar-e Sharīf or simply Mazar, is the fifth-largest city in Afghanistan by population, with the estimates varying from
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AUGUST 8, 1988
Tropical Storm Beryl formed over southeastern Louisiana, making it one of the few tropical cyclones to form over land.
Tropical Storm Beryl was an unusual Atlantic tropical cyclone that formed over southeastern Louisiana in August 1988. The second tropical storm of
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AUGUST 8, 1969
At a zebra crossing in London (pictured), photographer Iain Macmillan took the photo that was used for the cover of the Beatles' album Abbey Road.
A zebra crossing or a marked crosswalk is a pedestrian crossing marked with white stripes. Normally, pedestrians are afforded precedence over vehicular
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AUGUST 8, 2008
A EuroCity train en route to Prague struck a part of a motorway bridge that had fallen onto the track near Studénka station and derailed, killing 8 people and injuring 64 others.
EuroCity (EC) is an international train category and brand for European inter-city trains that cross international borders and meet criteria covering comfort,
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AUGUST 8, 1991
The Warsaw radio mast, the tallest structure ever built at 646.38 m (2,120.7 ft), collapsed due to an error in exchanging the guys on the highest stock of the mast.
The Warsaw Radio Mast was a radio mast located near Gąbin, Poland, and was the world's tallest structure at 2,120 ft from 1974
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AUGUST 8, 2010
A massive mudslide in Zhouqu County in the Chinese province of Gansu killed at least 1,471 people.
The 2010 Gansu mudslide was a deadly mudslide in Zhouqu County, Gansu Province, Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, China that occurred at midnight
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AUGUST 8, 1919
The Third Anglo-Afghan War ended with the United Kingdom signing a treaty to recognise the independence of the Emirate of Afghanistan.
The Third Anglo-Afghan War was a short war which began on 3 May and ended on 8 August 1919. The new Amir
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AUGUST 8, 685 BC
Spring and Autumn period: Amid a succession dispute, the forces of Duke Zhuang of Lu, who was attempting to install a claimant to the Qi throne, were defeated at the Battle of Qianshi.
The Spring and Autumn period was a period in Chinese history corresponding roughly to the first half of the Eastern Zhou, characterized
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AUGUST 8, 1914
The Endurance departed Plymouth, England, on the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition.
Endurance was the three-masted barquentine in which Sir Ernest Shackleton and a crew of 27 men sailed for the Antarctic on the
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AUGUST 8, 1576
The cornerstone of Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe's observatory Uraniborg was laid on the island of Hven.
A cornerstone is the first stone set in the construction of a masonry foundation. All other stones will be set in reference
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AUGUST 8, 1264
Reconquista: In the early stages of the Mudéjar revolt, Muslim rebels captured the Alcázar of Jerez de la Frontera in present-day Spain, holding it for about two months.
The Reconquista or the fall of al-Andalus was a series of military and cultural campaigns that European Christian kingdoms waged against the
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AUGUST 8, 2014
The World Health Organization declared the Western African Ebola epidemic, which began in December 2013, to be a public health emergency of international concern.
The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations which coordinates responses to international public health issues and
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AUGUST 8, 1991
Hudson Volcano in Chile began to erupt, depositing volcanic ash over 150,000 square kilometres (58,000 sq mi).
Hudson Volcano is the most active volcano in the southern part of the Southern Volcanic Zone of the Andes Mountains in Chile,
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