Coup
Succeeds as Emperor of Rome, Roman General who helps overthrow Constantine
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February 8 in History
This permanent archive page contains 196 World History Database records for February 8, spanning 421 to 2024. Recorded topics include Coup; Death of Constantius III; Succession.
Total: 196Events: 170Births: 4Deaths: 6Battles: 16Countries: 33
Events on February 8
Succession
Succeeds as Emperor of Rome, Roman General who helps overthrow Constantine
Capture of Dieppe
Captures Dieppe
Execution of Mary Queen of Scots
Elizabeth I has Mary Queen of Scots executed after exposure of the Babbington plot
Essex Rebellion
John Leveson placed a barrier across the street at Ludgate Hill. When Essexs men tried to force their way through, Essexs stepfather, Sir Christopher Blount, was injured in the resulting skirmish, and Essex withdrew with his men to Essex House
Essex Rebellion
Involved in the failed Essex rebellion
Essex Rebellion
Elizabeth ends the Earl of Essexs rebellion
Essex Rebellion
John Leveson placed a barrier across the street at Ludgate Hill. When Essexs men tried to force their way through, Essexs stepfather, Sir Christopher Blount, was injured in the resulting skirmish, and Essex withdrew with his men to Essex House
Reballion of failed Essex
Involved in the failed Essex rebellion
Order of St. Andrew
After the battle of Eylau awarded Order of St. Andrew, the highest order in the Russian empire
Invasion of Chile
Crosses the Andes
President of Argentina
Appointed President of Argentina
First Farm Workers Strike
Publishes an article noting an unusual organised strike among agricultural labourers in southern Wiltshire.
End of Rotwitt Government
The Rotwitt Government ends in Copenhagen, concluding this term as Council President of Denmark.
The Cotton Crisis
Publishes an article examining the British cotton crisis produced by disruption of American supplies.
Boer Success at Schuinshoogte
Boer marksmanship inflicts severe losses on the British.
British Reverse at Schuinshoogte
The engagement leaves the British column with heavy casualties.
Prime Minister of Spain
Begins a Liberal government under the restored Bourbon monarchy.
Prime Minister of Spain
Appointed Prime Minister of Spain
Sagasta Government Begins
Becomes Prime Minister of Spain.
Allotment
The Dawes Act authorizes division of reservation land into individual allotments.
Dawes Act
Senator Henry Dawes sponsors the General Allotment Act, authorizing allotment of tribal lands to individual Native Americans.
Dawes Act
The General Allotment Act is named for Senator Henry Dawes of Massachusetts.
Legislation
Senator Henry Dawes sponsores the Dawes Severalty Act that authorizes the survey of Indian territories in the West, in order that the commonly held tribal lands might be broken up into property allotments of 40 to 160 acres
Native American Policy
The Dawes Act seeks assimilation through individual landholding and changes in tribal land tenure.
Rule of Indian Territories
The Dawes Act permits reservation land to be broken into allotments while surplus land can pass from tribal control.
Gold Bond Syndicate
Morgan's syndicate supplies gold to replenish the Treasury reserve in exchange for government bonds.
Gold Reserve Crisis
Cleveland authorises a bond sale to replenish the Treasury's dangerously depleted gold reserve.
Invention of Folding Machine
John Ames Sherman patents the 1st envelope folding & gumming machine
Discovery Expedition
Discovery arrives in McMurdo Sound, where she anchors at a spot designated as "Hut Point", & establish the base from which they will launch scientific and exploratory sledging journeys, Crean proves to be one of the most consistent man-haulers in the party
Discovery Expedition
The Discovery enters McMurdo Sound and later that day anchors in a spot near its southern limit which was afterwards christened Winter Quarters Bay. Of the entire party, none were skilled skiers and only Bernacchi and Armitage had any experience with dog-sledges. The results of the mens early efforts to master these techniques were not encouraging, and tended to reinforce Scotts preference for man-hauling
Discovery of Winter Quarters Bay
The Discovery enters McMurdo Sound and later that day anchors in a spot near its southern limit which was afterwards christened Winter Quarters Bay
Russo-Japanese War
Watches war begin after earlier warnings about Far Eastern risks.
Siege of Port Arthur
Japan attacks Port Arthur beginning the Russoese War
Election
The LRC ins 29 seats, helped by a secret Gladstone¿MacDonald pact in 1903 between Ramsay MacDonald and Liberal Chief Whip Herbert Gladstone to avoid splitting the opposition vote between Labour and Liberal candidates
Molecular Dimensions Paper Published
His revised dissertation on molecular dimensions is published in Annalen der Physik.
Second Brownian Motion Paper Published
Publishes a follow-up analysis refining his theory of Brownian motion.
Agreement on Support the independence of Morocco
France & Germany agree to support the independence of Morocco
Independence of Germany
France & Germany agree to support the independence of Morocco
Independence of Morocco
France & Germany agree to support the independence of Morocco
Anglo-German Naval Talks
Discusses naval competition and possible political understandings.
Haldane Mission
Visits Berlin seeking improved relations with Germany.
Visit to London
Visits Berlin to seek a reduction of tension between Britain & Germany
Expeditionary Force Casualties Reported
Addresses the total casualties suffered by the British Expeditionary Force.
HMS Formidable Questions Answered
Churchill answers parliamentary questions concerning the sinking of HMS Formidable.
HMS Good Hope Loss Details Answered
Churchill answers Commons questions concerning HMS Good Hope and the losses suffered at Coronel.
Recruiting in Ireland Addressed
Answers questions about recruiting progress and organisation in Ireland.
Royal Naval Reserve Strength Reviewed
Churchill provides information on the Royal Naval Reserve during the expansion of wartime naval manpower.
Operations on the Ancre
British troops capture positions around Sailly-Saillisel ridge and Hill 153.
First Averescu Government
Averescu becomes prime minister while Romania faces military and diplomatic pressure.
Prime Minister of Romania
Appointed Prime Minister of Romania, 1st term, by Ferdinand I after the resignation of Ion Bratianu
Strike
Leads a strike in Shanghai which is put down by the warlords
Kellogg Briand Acceptance
Germany accepts the Kellogg-Briand Pact.
Pact between Kellogg-Briand Signatory Nations
Germany accepts the Kellog-Briand Pact
Norway Denmark Holland Planning Discussion
Jodl, Warlimont and Jeschonnek discuss operational possibilities involving Norway, Denmark and the Netherlands.
Invasion of Greece
Signs an agreement with Bulgaria allowing German passage to invade Greece
Invasion of Russia
The Bulgarian General Staff allow German troops to pass through Bulgaria
Lend-Lease
The US House of Representives passes the Lend-Lease Bill by 260 votes to 265, assisting Britain
Lend-Lease
The US House of Representives passes the Lend-Lease Bill by 260 votes to 265, assisting Britain
Marita
To protect Romanian oilfields from the British in preparation to invade Russia. Signs an agreement with Bulgaria allowing German passage to invade Greece
Operation Barbarossa
The Bulgarian General Staff allow German troops to pass through Bulgaria
Siege of Singapore
Yamashita launches his 1st attack on Singapore
Capture of Singapore
Launches an assault on Singapore Island
Medal
Awarded the Oak Leaf to the Knights Cross for sealing Battle lines around the Dneiper
Accepts Curzon Modifications Formula
The United States delegation raises no objection to a Soviet proposal placing Poland's eastern frontier on the Curzon Line with five-to-eight-kilometre adjustments.
Accepts Two Soviet Republic UN Seats
Accepts a compromise under which Ukraine and Byelorussia will be supported for separate United Nations membership.
British Revised Polish Formula
A British revised formula states that Poland's eastern frontier should follow the Curzon Line with local adjustments of five to eight kilometres in Poland's favour.
Discusses Iran at Foreign Ministers Meeting
Reviews Allied troops, oil concessions and diplomatic policy toward Iran with Stettinius and Molotov.
Discusses Periodic Foreign Ministers Meetings
Agrees that the three foreign ministers should meet periodically after the conference.
Discusses Trusteeship for Korea
Discusses possible international trusteeship arrangements for Korea during his bilateral meeting with Stalin.
Discusses United Nations Conference Site
Discusses membership, timing and location for the conference that will draft the United Nations Charter.
Discusses Yugoslav and Balkan Questions
Reviews Yugoslav issues and Allied control arrangements in Bulgaria and Hungary with the other foreign ministers.
Far Eastern Air Base Talks with Stalin
Discusses air bases, supply routes and strategic cooperation in the Far East with Stalin.
First American-Soviet Far East Staff Talks
Takes part in secret American-Soviet military talks focused on operational problems in the Far East.
Operation Veritable Opens Rhineland Offensive
21st Army Group opens Operation Veritable to clear German forces from the northern Rhineland.
Questions American Naval Planning
Raises naval and Far Eastern questions during confidential American-Soviet staff discussions.
Sets San Francisco Conference Date
Helps settle plans for the United Nations conference to open in the United States on 25 April.
States Conditions for War against Japan
Discusses political conditions under which the Soviet Union would enter the war against Japan.
Harris Hospital Mastoidectomy
Lee entered Harris Hospital with acute mastoiditis and underwent an uncomplicated mastoidectomy before leaving four days later.
Provisional People's Committee
Becomes chairman of the provisional northern government.
Deputy Minister of State Security
Appointed as the first Deputy Minister of State Security of the GDR
Minister of State Security
Appointed as the first Minister of State Security of the GDR
Strike
Orders the Army to control US railways during the strike
Demonstrations
Addresses a meeting of 500 activists opposed to forced removals from Sophiatown
Malenkov Removed as Premier
Helps force Georgy Malenkov from the premiership, strengthening Khruschev's position in the collective leadership.
Prime Minister of Russia
Appointed Chairman of the Council of Minister's, Prime Minister
Resignation of Georgi Maksimilanovich Malenkov
Resigns as Prime Minister after a budget to reduce arms expenditure is rejected
El Pedrero Speech
Guevara addresses residents at El Pedrero and links the revolution's victory to social change in rural Cuba.
House of Windsor
Elizabeth II confirms that she and her descendants will be known as the House and Family of Windsor, and further provided that their personal surname, whenever one should be needed, is "Mountbatten-Windsor"
MACV Established
Establishes Military Assistance Command Vietnam
MACV Formation
Becomes first commander of Military Assistance Command Vietnam
Test Ban Treaty Verification Review
McCone warned that a proposed test ban could constrain American weapons development without adequate assurance that prohibited Soviet activity would be detected.
Bombing of Dong Hoi
U.S. air attacks take place on bases at Dong Hoi in retaliation for Pleiku. The beginning of limited offensive attacks on military targets in North Vietnam
Airborne Operations
Commands airborne forces during Operation Lam Son 719
Aviation and Artillery Support
Commands US support elements connected with Operation Lam Son 719
Infantry Operations
Commands ARVN infantry forces in Operation Lam Son 719
Lam Son
Commands 17,000 ARVN troops to cut off Viet Cong supply lines
Lam Son
Launched to block the Viet Cong supply lines & prevent an invasion
Lam Son 719
Gives US air support for a south Vietnamese raid on the Ho Chi Minh trail
Lam Son 719
Orders South Vietnamese forces into Laos during Operation Lam Son 719
Lam Son 719
Orders South Vietnamese forces into Laos to attack the Ho Chi Minh Trail
Lam Son 719
South Vietnamese forces enter Laos in Operation Lam Son 719
Lam Son 719 Command
Commands South Vietnamese forces in Operation Lam Son 719
Lam Son 719 Command
Commands the South Vietnamese operation into Laos
Lam Son 719 Policy
Backs the South Vietnamese incursion into Laos as part of Vietnamization
Lam Son 719 Support
Supports South Vietnamese operations against the Ho Chi Minh Trail in Laos
Lam Son 719 Support
Supports South Vietnamese operations in Laos without US ground troops crossing the border
Marine Operations
Commands South Vietnamese marine forces during Operation Lam Son 719
Operation Lam Son
Commands South Vietnamese forces entering Laos during Operation Lam Son 719
Operation Lam Son 719
Participates in White House planning and review of the Laos operation
Operation Lam Son 719
Backs the South Vietnamese operation into Laos as a test of Vietnamization
US Support Command
Commands US support forces outside Laos for Operation Lam Son 719
Agriculture Policy and Earl Butz
Reviews Agriculture Secretary Earl Butz's role, support among farmers and comparisons with former secretary Clifford Hardin.
China Trip Speech Preparation
Reviews speech preparation connected with the forthcoming China trip and the public presentation of administration foreign policy.
Congressional Leaders Meeting
Reviews the President's schedule for meetings with congressional leaders and Cabinet members.
Dock Strike
Discusses the dock strike and administration handling of the issue during a broader review of the President's schedule and domestic policy.
Environmental Program Message
Participates in discussion of Nixon's environmental program message, including signing arrangements and a planned photograph opportunity.
Food Price Discussion
Discusses food prices, including beef and retail costs, in the context of agricultural policy and public concerns.
McNamara Meeting Schedule
Reviews scheduling questions concerning Robert McNamara, Peter Flanigan and other officials during presidential preparations.
Vietnam Peace Proposal Speech
Discusses drafting and audience considerations related to Nixon's January 25 Vietnam peace proposal speech.
Drama
The BBC TV show Grange Hill, a childrens drama created by Phil Redmond, makes its debut
End of Benedikt Grondal Government
The Benedikt Grondal Government ends, concluding this term as Prime Minister of Iceland.
Gunnar Thoroddsen Government
Begins the Gunnar Thoroddsen Government and serves as Prime Minister of Iceland.
Prime Minister of Iceland
Appointed Prime Minister of Iceland
Foreign Secretary of Greece
Papoulias is appointed Alternate Minister for Foreign Affairs.
President of Haiti
Appointed President of Haiti
Physical Protection Convention Enters Force
The Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material enters into force.
Spooky Top Ten Album
Lush's Spooky reaches number seven on the UK albums chart.
Ulysses Io Plasma Torus Crossing
Ulysses traverses the Io plasma torus and measures its charged-particle environment.
Ulysses Jupiter Flyby
Ulysses flies past Jupiter while studying the planet's magnetosphere and surrounding plasma.
Ulysses Jupiter Gravity Assist
Oversees the Ulysses Jupiter gravity assist that redirects the spacecraft into a high-inclination solar orbit needed to measure the solar wind over the Sun's poles.
February RPF Offensive
Launches a major offensive after renewed violence against Tutsis.
RPF Advances toward Kigali
RPF forces advance rapidly before international pressure halts fighting.
Deregulation and Contracting Out Bill
Takes part in Commons proceedings on the Deregulation and Contracting Out Bill.
Dismissal
Dismissed after a vote of no confidence
Legislation
Signs the Telecom Reform Act, Congress forces local telephone companies to share their lines with competitors at regulated rates
Parliamentary Reform
Tai participates in parliamentary reform connected with Jordanian political and historical developments.
Trial
Manslaughter trial for part played in blood scandal spreading Aids to 4,000 people
Final Performance
Plays a final Who concert before his death.
Second Baghdad Inspection Mission Begins
Returns to Baghdad with Mohamed ElBaradei for further discussions focused on unresolved chemical, biological and missile disarmament questions.
Invasion of Iraq
Blix accuses the US and British Governments of dramatising the threat of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, in order to strengthen the case for the 2003 war against the regime of Saddam Hussein
United Nations
Blix accuses the US and British Governments of dramatising the threat of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, in order to strengthen the case for the 2003 war against the regime of Saddam Hussein
Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
Blix accuses the US and British Governments of dramatising the threat of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, in order to strengthen the case for the 2003 war against the regime of Saddam Hussein
Ceasefire
Abbas meets Ariel Sharon at Sharm el Sheikh and announces steps to reduce violence
Infifada
Abbas and Sharon declare steps toward ending violence at the Sharm el Sheikh summit
Infifada
Sharon meets Abbas and announces understandings intended to end the Second Intifada
Intifada, 2nd
Meets Mahmoud Abbas and announces steps intended to end the Second Intifada.
Intifada, 2nd
Sharon meets Abbas and announces understandings intended to end the Second Intifada
Mahmoud Abbas
Sharon meets Abbas at Sharm el Sheikh during efforts to end the Second Intifada
President of Greece
Parliament elects Karolos Papoulias President with 279 votes.
Sharm el Sheikh Summit
Meets Sharon and declares an end to armed attacks against Israelis.
Sharm el Sheikh Summit
Supports the understandings announced by Sharon and Abbas after Arafat's death.
Sharm el Sheikh Summit
Sharon meets Abbas at Sharm el Sheikh during efforts to end the Second Intifada
Agreement on End violence
US and Israel insist that the new Government must recognize right of Israel to exist, disarm terrorist groups and agree to end violence. Hamas officials reiterate that they will never recognize Israel
Hamas
Palestinian Unity Agreement in Mecca, Hamas and Fatah agree to share power, based on vaguely worded agreement. Hamas officials reiterate that they will never recognize Israel
Independence of Israel
US and Israel insist that the new Government must recognize right of Israel to exist, disarm terrorist groups and agree to end violence
Palestinian Unity Agreement
US and Israel insist that the new Government must recognize right of Israel to exist, disarm terrorist groups and agree to end violence. Palestinian Unity Agreement in Mecca, Hamas and Fatah agree to share power, based on vaguely worded agreement. Hamas officials reiterate that they will never recognize Israel
Rule of Israel
Hamas officials reiterate that they will never recognize Israel
Kuiper Belt Image Record Announced
NASA announces New Horizons images of 2012 HZ84 and 2012 HE85 as record-setting distant spacecraft observations of Kuiper Belt objects.
London Visit
Addresses the British Parliament during a European diplomatic tour.
Paris Meeting with Macron and Scholz
Meets Emmanuel Macron and Olaf Scholz during a European tour seeking heavier weapons and aircraft.
Quaoar Ring Discovery
Morgado and colleagues report a dense ring around Quaoar orbiting far outside the object's classical Roche limit.
Commander in Chief
Appointed commander in chief of Ukraine's armed forces
Commander in Chief Appointment
Zelenskyy appoints Syrskyi commander in chief.
Commander Replacement
Leaves the commander in chief role after leading wartime defense.
Commander-in-Chief Replacement
Replaces Valerii Zaluzhnyi with Oleksandr Syrskyi as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces.
General Election
Pakistan holds general elections under the caretaker federal government.
General Election - General Election
Pakistan holds general elections under the caretaker federal government.
General Election Election Outcome
General election outcome recorded for Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar: Pakistan holds general elections under the caretaker federal government.
General Election Government
Government context for this general election: Pakistan holds general elections under the caretaker federal government.
Births on February 8
Birth of Constantine XI Palaiologos
Birth of Constantine XI Palaiologos, eighth of ten children of Manuel II Palaiologos and Helena Dragas, the daughter of the Serbian prince Constantine Dragas of Kumanovo
Birth of William Tecumseh Sherman
Birth of William Tecumseh Sherman
Birth of Zakir Hussain
Zakir Husain is born and later becomes the third President of India.
Birth of John Uhler Jack Lemmon
Birth of John Uhler "Jack" Lemmon
Deaths on February 8
Death of Constantius III
Death of Constantius III
Death of Mary of Scots
Death of Mary Queen of Scots, executed
Death of Fritz Zwicky
Death of Fritz Zwicky
Death of Carl Wilson
Death of Carl Wilson, the Beach Boys officially break up shortly after Carl Wilson's death
Death of John Enoch Powell
Death of John Enoch Powell
Death of Iris Murdoch
Death of Iris Murdoch
Battles on February 8
Battle of Campo Santa
Austrians block the Spanish from joining the army of Prince de Conti during the War of the Austrian Succession
Battle of Eylau
A fierce struggle ensued, made worse by a blinding snowstorm on the battlefield. The French found themselves in dire straits until a massed cavalry charge, made by 10,700 troopers formed in 80 squadrons, relieved the pressure on the centre.
Battle of Eylau
Davouts arrival meant the attack on the Russian left could commence, but the assault was blunted when a Prussian force under Lestoq suddenly appeared on the battlefield and, with Russian help, threw the French back.
Battle of Eylau
Ney came too late to effect any meaningful decision, so Bennigsen retreated. Casualties at this indecisive battle were horrific, perhaps 25,000 on each side. The lack of a decisive victory by either side meant that the war would go on
Battle of Eylau
The Russians fought Soults corps for possession of Eylau. Daybreak on February 8 saw 44,500 French troops on the field against 67,000 Russians. Napoleon hoped to pin Bennigsens army long enough to allow Neys and Davouts troops to outflank the Russians.
Battle of Eylau
Murat saves the day at Eylau & checks the Russian advance. Helps Napoleon defeat Russian forces under Bennigsen with 18,000 cavalry
Battle of Eylau
Defeats the Russian forces under Bennigsen in east Prussia
Battle of Eylau
Fights at the Battle of Eylau
Battle of Eylau
Fights at the Battle of Eylau
Battle of Ingogo
Fights Boer forces at Schuinshoogte during another attempted advance.
Battle of Ingogo
Leads Boer fighters against Colley's force at Schuinshoogte.
Battle of Schuinshoogte
Smit leads a Boer force which inflicts serious losses under a force led by Colley
Battle of Schuinshoogte
Suffers another reverse against Boer marksmen.
Battle of Schuinshoogte
Inflicts heavy casualties on Colley's force.
Battle of Schuinshoogte
Smit leads a Boer force which inflicts serious losses under a force led by Colley
Battle of Singapore
1st day of the battle to capture Singapore