Notable Historical Events on May 8th
May 8th Historical Events
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
535 |
John II's reign as Catholic Pope ends |
589 |
Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo |
615 |
St Boniface IV's reign as Catholic Pope ends |
685 |
St Benedict II'sreign as Catholic Pope ends |
1360 |
Treaty of Brétigny signed by English & French |
1450 |
Jack Cade's Rebellion-Kentishmen revolt against King Henry VI |
1521 |
Parliament of Worms installs edict against Martin Luther |
1541 |
Hernando de Soto discovers Mississippi River |
1624 |
Hungarian King Bethlen Gabor & Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II sign Treaty of Vienna |
1639 |
William Coddington founds Newport RI |
1660 |
English parliament declares Charles Stuart to be King Charles II of England |
1721 |
Michelangiolo dei Conti replaces Pope Clement XI, as Innocent XIII |
1741 |
France & Bavaria sign Covenant of Nymphenburg |
1784 |
Only known deaths by hailstones in US (Winnsborough SC) |
1792 |
British Capt George Vancouver sights and names Mt Rainier, Wash |
1792 |
US establishes military draft |
1821 |
Greek War of Independence: the Greeks defeat the Turks in Gravia. |
1823 |
"Home Sweet Home" 1st sung (London) |
1834 |
Charles Darwin's expedition returns to the Beagle |
1834 |
Prussia, Austria & Russia sign classified accord about Belgium |
1840 |
Alexander Wolcott patents Photographic Process |
1842 |
Versailles to Paris train catches fire; 50 die |
1846 |
1st major battle of Mexican War fought at Palo Alto, Texas |
1847 |
Scot Robert Thompson patents rubber tyre |
1858 |
John Brown holds antislavery convention |
1861 |
Richmond, Va, is named the capital of the Confederacy |
1862 |
Valley Campaign: Federals repulsed at Battle of McDowell Va |
1863 |
Confederación Granadina becomes Estados Unidos de Colombia |
1864 |
Actions at Stony Creek/Nottoway bridge Virginia (Drewry's Bluff) |
1864 |
Atlanta Campaign: Severe fighting near Dalton |
1864 |
Battle of Spotslyvania Court House begins |
1871 |
British-US treaty ends Alabama dispute |
1877 |
1st Westminster Dog Show held |
1878 |
1st unassisted triple play in organized baseball, by Paul Hines |
1879 |
George Selden files for 1st patent for a gasoline-driven automobile |
1881 |
Henry Morton Stanley signs contract with Congolian monarch |
1882 |
David Belasco's "La Belle Russe" premieres in NYC |
1885 |
Sarah Ann Henley survives 76-m jump from Clifton Bridge, Avon, Engl |
1886 |
Jacob's Pharmacy in Atlanta sells 1st Coca-Coke (contained cocaine) |
1895 |
China cedes Taiwan to Japan under Treaty of Shimonoseki |
1896 |
Yorkshire Cricket all out for 887 against Warwickshire |
1897 |
22nd Preakness: T Thorpe aboard Paul Kauvar wins in 1:51¼ |
1898 |
The first games of the Italian Football League are played. |
1899 |
The Irish Literary Theatre in Dublin opens. |
1899 |
Ernest Rutherford publishes his discovery of two different kinds of radiation (Alpha and Beta Particles) |
1900 |
John McGraw & Wilbert Robinson sign with Cardinals |
1901 |
In their long-delayed AL home opener, Boston defeats Phila 12-4 |
1901 |
A British appointed commission estimates today that some 1,250,000 Indians have died after a severe drought, lasting since 1899 |
1902 |
Mt Pelee erupts, wipes out St Pierre, Martinique, kills 30,000 |
1905 |
In Russia, the Union of Unions organizes under the chairmanship of Paul Miliukov and joins liberal groups demanding parliamentary government and universal suffrage |
1906 |
Phila A's pitcher Chief Benders plays outfield & hits 2 HRs |
1907 |
Boston's Big Jeff Pfeffer no-hits Cin Reds, 6-0 |
1907 |
Tommy Burns beats Jack O'Brien in 20 for heavyweight boxing title |
1909 |
Albert Raines runs world record marathon (2:46:04.6) |
1909 |
Frederick Barrett runs world record marathon (2:42:31) |
1912 |
Film and television production/distribution studio Paramount Pictures is founded |
1915 |
41st Kentucky Derby: Joe Notter aboard Regret wins in 2:05.4 |
1916 |
German munitions bunker in Fort Douaumont explodes |
1916 |
Irishmen Eamon Kent, Michael Mallin, Con Colbert and Sean Houston are executed by British authorities following the Easter Rising at Kilmainham Gaol, Dublin |
1919 |
1st transatlantic flight take-off by a navy seaplane |
1919 |
Appingedam soccer team forms |
1919 |
Edward George Honey first proposes the idea of a moment of silence to commemorate The Armistice of World War I, which later results in the creation of Remembrance Day. |
1920 |
46th Kentucky Derby: Ted Rice aboard Paul Jones wins in 2:09 |
1921 |
Sweden abolished capital punishment |
1923 |
Hobbs scores his 100th 100, 116* v Somerset at Bath |
1924 |
Arthur Honegger's "Pacifica 231" premieres |
1924 |
Memel territories given to Lithuania |
1924 |
Workers at Werkspoor in Amsterdam strike against 3rd wage cut |
1925 |
51st Preakness: Clarence Kummer aboard Coventry wins in 1:59 |
1925 |
French colonial army beats Rifkabylen in Morocco |
1926 |
1st flight over North Pole (Bennett & Byrd) |
1926 |
A Philip Randolph organizes Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters |
1926 |
Fire breaks out in Fenway Park, home of Boston Red Socks baseball team |
1929 |
Jan Mayen island, 500 km NNE of Iceland, incorporated into Norway |
1929 |
NY Giant Carl Hubbell no-hits Pittsburgh Pirates, 11-0 |
1931 |
Operette "Land of Smiles" premieres in London |
1933 |
Mohandas Gandhi begins a 21-day fast in protest against British oppression in India. |
1935 |
Cin Red Ernie Lombardi doubles in 6th, 7th, 8th & 9th beat Phils 15-4 |
1936 |
Jockey Ralph Neves unexpectedly revived after being declared dead after a fall. His wife fainted when he returned to track |
1937 |
63rd Kentucky Derby: Charley Kurtsinger on War Admiral wins 2:03.2 |
1938 |
Stravinsky's "Dumbarton Oaks" premieres in Washington, DC |
1941 |
German Q-ship Pinguin sinks in Indian Ocean |
1942 |
Aircraft carrier USS Lexington sunk by Japanese air attack in Coral Sea |
1942 |
German summer offensive opens in Crimea |
1942 |
1st twilight game in 24 years, the Dodgers top Giants 7-6 raising $60,000 for Navy Relief Fund |
1943 |
69th Preakness: Johnny Longden aboard Count Fleet wins in 1:57.4 |
1943 |
Admiral Cunningham of Britsh fleet: "Sink, burn & destroy; let nothing pass" |
1944 |
33 communist resistance fighter sentenced to death |
1945 |
Canadian troops move into Amsterdam |
1945 |
Chinese counter attack at Tsjangte, supports by 14th air fleet |
1945 |
German General Von Keitel formally surrenders to Marshal Zhukov and the Soviets in Berlin |
1945 |
V-E Day; after Germany signs unconditional surrender it is announced WWII has ended in Europe |
1946 |
Red Sox Johnny Pesky scores 6 runs in 1 game |
1946 |
The Estonian school girls Aili Jõgi and Ageeda Paavel blow up the Soviet memorial that preceded the Bronze Soldier in Tallinn. |
1947 |
A movement among Card players to protest its 1st meeting with Jackie Robinson & the Dodgers is aborted by a talk from owner Sam Breadon |
1948 |
Bradman scores 146 Aust v Surrey, 174 mins, 15 fours |
1949 |
West German constitution approved |
1950 |
Chiang Kai-shek asks US for weapons |
1951 |
Dacron men's suits introduced |
1951 |
US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Enwetak |
1952 |
"Of Thee I Sing" opens at Ziegfeld Theater NYC for 72 performances |
1952 |
"Shuffle Along" opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 4 performances |
1952 |
Mad Magazine debuts |
1953 |
WIPB TV channel 49 in Muncie, IN (PBS) begins broadcasting |
1954 |
1st shot-put over 60' (18.29 m)-Parry O'Brien, Los Angeles, CA |
1956 |
John Osborne's "Look Back in Anger" premieres in London |
1958 |
US President Eisenhower orders National Guard out of Central HS, Little Rock, Arkansas |
1958 |
VP Nixon is shoved, stoned, booed & spat upon by protesters in Peru |
1958 |
"Dracula", starring Christopher Lee as the titular vampire, debuts |
1959 |
3-deck Nile excursion steamer springs a leak panicking passengers who capsized ship. 200 drown just yards from shore |
1960 |
USSR & Cuba resume diplomatic relations |
1960 |
Wiffi Smith wins LPGA Betsy Rawls Peach Blossom Golf Open |
1961 |
1st practical sea water conversion plant-Freeport, Texas |
1961 |
Alan Shepard receives NASA Distinguished Service Medal, Washington |
1962 |
"Funny Thing Happened" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 965 perfs |
1962 |
1st Atlas Centaur Launch |
1962 |
London trolley buses go out of service |
1963 |
"Dr No" premieres in US |
1963 |
JFK offers Israel assistance against aggression |
1965 |
1st shut put over 70' (Randy Matson 70' 7") |
1966 |
Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Tall City Golf Open |
1966 |
Last game at old Busch stadium, St Louis Card lose 10-5 to SF |
1966 |
Only HR ever hit out of Baltimore's Memorial Park (Frank Robinson) |
1967 |
Muhammad Ali is indicted for refusing induction in US Army |
1967 |
The Philippine province of Davao is split into three: Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur, and Davao Oriental. |
1968 |
Jim (Catfish) Hunter of Oakland pitches perfect game vs Twins (4-0) |
1968 |
Pulitzer prize awarded to William Styron (Confessions of Nat Turner) |
1969 |
Cambodia recognizes German DR |
1969 |
Pope Paul VI publishes constitution Sacra Ritum Congregation |
1970 |
Beatles release "Let it Be" album |
1970 |
Construction workers break up an anti-war rally in NYC's Wall Street |
1970 |
NBA championship: Knicks beat Lakers, 113-99 |
1971 |
"Earl of Ruston" closes at Billy Rose Theater NYC after 5 performances |
1972 |
Sabena aircraft at Lod Intl, Tel Aviv, captured by Palestinians |
1973 |
Ernie Banks fills in for Cubs mgr Whitey Lockman who is ejected during the game, technically becoming baseball's 1st African American manager |
1973 |
Indians holding SD hamlet of Wounded Knee for 10 weeks surrender |
1974 |
50 MPH speed limit in Britain lifted |
1974 |
Canada government of Trudeau falls |
1974 |
FC Magdenburg wins 14th Europe Cup II |
1976 |
"1600 Pennsylvania Avenue" closes at Mark Hellinger NYC after 7 perfs |
1976 |
The rollercoaster Revolution (roller coaster), the first steel coaster with a vertical flip, opens at Six Flags Magic Mountain |
1977 |
David Berkowitz pleads guilty in "Son of Sam" 44-caliber shootings |
1977 |
Hollis Stacy wins LPGA Lady Tara Golf Classic |
1978 |
ABC TV airs "Stars Salute Israel at 30" |
1978 |
Jan Stephenson wins LPGA Women's International Golf Tournament |
1979 |
Radio Shack releases TRSDOS 2.3 |
1980 |
Sabres take only 15 shots, Islanders 22, in a playoff game |
1980 |
World Health Organization announced smallpox had been eradicated |
1981 |
Ron Davis pitches 10th consecutive strike out, 1 short of record |
1982 |
Canucks 5-Isles 6 (OT)-Stanley Cup-Isles hold 1-0 lead |
1983 |
Janet Coles wins LPGA Lady Michelob Golf Tournament |
1984 |
Chicago White Sox beat Milwaukee Brewers, 7-6, in 25 inn (completed 5/9) |
1984 |
France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island |
1984 |
Minnesota Twins Kirby Puckett debuts with 4 singles |
1984 |
Thames Barrier to stop flooding in London officially completed |
1984 |
USSR announces it will not participate in LA Summer Olympics |
1985 |
20th Academy of Country Music Awards: Alabama & Judds win |
1985 |
France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island |
1987 |
Gary Hart quits US democratic presidential race (Donna Rice affair) |
1987 |
The Loughgall ambush: The SAS kill 8 IRA members and 1 civilian, in Loughgall, Northern Ireland. |
1988 |
"Oba Oba" closes at Ambassador Theater NYC after 46 performances |
1988 |
Francois Mitterrand elected president of France |
1988 |
Juli Inkster wins LPGA Crestar Golf Classic |
1988 |
Mike Tyson crashes his $183,000 Bently on Varick St in NYC |
1988 |
Amateur referees work NJ Devil-Boston Bruin playoff games, as NHL referees walk-off, due to a restraining order brought by Devils |
1989 |
Paul McCartney releases remake of "Ferry Cross the Mersey" in aid of those affected by the Hillsborough disaster, which claimed the lives of 95 Liverpool football fans |
1989 |
US space shuttle STS-30 lands |
1990 |
Cuyahoga County voters approve sin tax to build Cleveland Gateway |
1990 |
Reindependence Day of Estonia |
1991 |
CIA director William H Webster resigns |
1993 |
ABC Masters Bowling Tournament won by Phil Ware |
1993 |
Lennox Lewis beats Tony Tucker in 12 for heavyweight boxing title |
1993 |
16 year old Keron Thomas disguises himself as a motorman & takes NYC subway train & 2,000 passengers on a 3 hour ride |
1994 |
"Rise & Fall of Little Voice" closes at Neil Simon NYC after 9 perfs |
1994 |
500th commentary by Andy Rooney on 60 Minutes |
1994 |
Colorado Silver Bullets (all-female pro baseball team) 1st game |
1994 |
Ernesto Perez Balladares elected president of Panama |
1994 |
Jose Maria Figueres becomes president of Costa Rica |
1994 |
Laura Davies wins LPGA Sara Lee Golf Classic |
1994 |
President Clinton announces US will no longer repatriate boat people |
1994 |
Erling Kagge becomes the first person to complete the Three Poles Challenge. |
1996 |
NY Yankee Dwight Gooden wins his 1st AL game beating Tigers 10-3 |
1996 |
South Africa's Constitutional Assembly adopts permanent post-apartheid constitution |
1999 |
Nancy Mace becomes the first female cadet to graduate from The Citadel military college. |
2001 |
36th Academy of Country Music Awards: Dixie Chicks, Faith Hill & Toby Keith wins |
2005 |
The new Canadian War Museum opens, in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of V-E Day. |
2007 |
A new Northern Ireland Executive is formed under the leadership of Ian Paisley of the Democratic Unionist Party as First Minister and Martin McGuinness of Sinn Féin as Deputy First Minister. |
2010 |
The last piece of Yankee Stadium falls in the Bronx, New York, marking the end of the two year demolition process. |
2010 |
Barrow AFC won the English FA Trophy at Wembley, this makes them the only team in the world to win it at both the Old & New Wembley stadiums. |
2013 |
33 people are killed after an overloaded bus falls into a river in Himachal Pradesh, India |
2013 |
Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi receives a four year prison sentence for fraud |
2013 |
Sir Alex Ferguson announces his retirement as Manchester United's manager at the end of the season |
2016 |
North Korea Claims Its Nuclear Arsenal Is Just a 'Deterrent' |
2016 |
Unbeaten Nyquist wins Kentucky Derby |
2016 |
North Korea leader Kim says will not use nuclear arms unless threatened |
2016 |
Canelo Alvarez KOs Amir Khan in sixth round to retain middleweight title |
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