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Historical Events on April 8

19 significant historical events occurred on April 8. April 8 has been marked by nine recorded historical events in diplomatic agreements, cultural celebrations, and institutional developments. On this date, the Entente Cordiale was signed between Britain and France in 1904, resolving colonial disputes. In 1965, the Merger Treaty was signed, bringing European economic institutions together to form the European Communities. The date has also seen cultural events such as various Academy Awards ceremonies and the 1967 Eurovision Song Contest.

Total Events
19
Time Span
12342022
Categories
4
Top Category
war
10 events

25 famous birthdays on April 8

Including Melvin Calvin, John R. Hicks, Christian IX of Denmark

Event Distribution by Century

Darker = Higher Density
13th C.21st C.

13th Century

1 event
war

Battle fought on 1 April 1234 on the Curragh plain in County Kildare, Ireland

18th Century

2 events
war

1740 naval battle between Great Britain and Spain

war

1782 naval battle of the American Revolutionary War

19th Century

4 events
war

1814 skirmish in the Peninsular War

war

Battle on 8 April 1821

general

1826 pistol duel in Virginia, US

war

Battle of the First War of Italian Independence

20th Century

7 events
politics

Series of agreements between the United Kingdom and France about colonies in Africa, Siam (Thailand), Newfoundland, and New Hebrides (Vanuatu)

war

1918 military battle

general

1935 Roseville, California railroad crash

war

35th Academy Awards — award ceremony presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences for achievement in filmmaking in 1962

politics

Merger Treaty — treaty merging the institutions of the ECSC, EEC, and Euratom into the European Communities

culture

Eurovision Song Contest 1967 — 12th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest

war

47th Academy Awards — Award ceremony presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences for achievement in filmmaking in 1974

21st Century

5 events
general

2007 Malaysian Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 2007

politics

2010 nuclear arms reduction treaty between the United States and the Russian Federation

general

April 8, 2013 — date

general

2018 Bahrain Grand Prix — Formula One race held in Bahrain

war

Kramatorsk railway station attack — missile strike against civilians in April 2022 in Ukraine

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