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Historical Events on February 8

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13 significant historical events occurred on February 8. February 8 has seen important military conflicts across centuries and continents. Events on this date include the Battle of Port Arthur in 1904, a naval engagement in the Russo-Japanese War, and the Nakhon Ratchasima shootings in Thailand in 2020, when a soldier conducted a mass shooting that shocked the nation.

Total Events
13
Time Span
1010–2024
Categories
4
Top Category
war
7 events

24 famous birthdays on February 8

Including Martin Buber, Jules Verne, Mauricio Macri

Event Distribution by Century

Darker = Higher Density
11th C.21st C.

11th Century

1 event
1010
war

Legendary battle in 1010 AD

12th Century

1 event
1150
war

1150 battle in Germany

15th Century

1 event
1456
war

Minor Skirmish between Teutons and peasants.

18th Century

1 event
1743
war

1743 battle during the War of the Austrian Succession

19th Century

4 events
1831
politics

1831 treaty between the United States and representatives of the Menominee

1843
disaster

Terremoto en el Caribe en 1843

1863
politics

1863 treaty between Russia and Prussia

1881
war

1881 battle during the First Boer War

20th Century

2 events
1904
war

1904 naval battle of the Russo-Japanese War

1975
politics

Unrealized 1975 treaty between Bolivia and Chile

21st Century

3 events
2018
war

Battle of the Syrian civil war

2020
general

Nakhon Ratchasima shootings — 2020 mass shooting by a soldier in Thailand

2024
politics

Riots in Uttarakhand, India

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