Council of Woodstock
Thomas a Becket defeats Henry IIs attempts to raise a land tax
historysearch.co.uk visitor counter—
On this date in world history
October 8 in History
This permanent archive page contains 122 World History Database records for October 8, spanning 1163 to 2023. Recorded topics include Council of Woodstock; Council of Northampton; Exile of Henry II.
Total: 122Events: 99Births: 3Deaths: 4Battles: 15Coronations: 1Countries: 29
Events on October 8
Council of Woodstock
Thomas a Becket defeats Henry IIs attempts to raise a land tax
Council of Northampton
Defends himself by use of the "benefit of clergy". Accused of embezzlement while Chancellor
Council of Northampton
Thomas Becket is accused of embezzlement & contempt of court
Exile of Henry II
Becket flees to Louis VII of France
Meeting with Francis I
Agrees in principle to a future personal meeting with Francis I to reinforce the new Anglo-French friendship.
Master of Rolls
Appointed Master of the Rolls
Reballion of Yorkshire
Yorkshire rebels who call themselves the "pilgrimage of grace". The rebels demand the restoration of the Popes authority
Capture of Belgrade
Recaptures Belgrade
Treaty of Commercial
The Treaty of Commerce & Friendship is signed with Holland, negotiated by John Adams
Resignation from National Guard
Lafayette resigned command of the Paris National Guard after completion of the Constitution and withdrew from Paris politics.
Treaty of Ried
Bavaria leaves the Rhine Confederation & joins the Alliance against France
Reform of Parliament
William IV asks Grey not to resign but refuses to pass the Bill by creating new peers. The 2nd Reform Bill is defeated by the Lords by 41 votes. 1st Reform Bill is defeated by the Lords
Result of Surrender of Oribe's Forces at Montevideo
The siege of Montevideo ends and the Guerra Grande settlement closes the long civil conflict.
Surrender of Oribe's Forces at Montevideo
Accepts the end of the siege of Montevideo and the settlement that closes the Guerra Grande
Siege of Sevastopol
The French sets up a base at Kamiesch.
Balkan League
The first state to declare war is Montenegro, starting the First Balkan War. After issuing an ultimatum to the Porte on October 13, Bulgaria declares war on Turkey on October 17
Balkan League
The first state to declare war is Montenegro, starting the First Balkan War
Balkan League
The first state to declare war is Montenegro, starting the First Balkan War
Declaration of War
After issuing an ultimatum to the Porte on October 13, Bulgaria declares war on Turkey on October 17
Declaration of War
Faces Montenegro's declaration of war.
Declaration of War
Montenegro declares war on Turkey
Declaration of War
Declares war on the Ottoman Empire.
Montenegro Declares War
Declares war on the Ottoman Empire, opening the First Balkan War.
Montenegro Declares War
Prepares Serbia to join Montenegro and the other Balkan allies.
Antwerp Withdrawal Coordinated
The Admiralty helps coordinate withdrawal as the Belgian position becomes untenable.
Dusseldorf Zeppelin Raid
Royal Naval Air Service aircraft destroy a German Zeppelin in its shed during a successful raid on Dusseldorf.
Army Group of Flanders (GAF)
By this time the Army Group of Flanders (GAF) comprised a total of 28 divisions from the Belgian, British and French Armies under the command of King Albert I of Belgium.
Army Group of Flanders (GAF)
The Battle of Courtrai, also known as the Battle of Roulers or the Second Battle of Belgium (14th - 19th October 1918) followed on after a pause of a couple of weeks from the end of the Allied Flanders Advance.
Army Group of Flanders (GAF)
The successful advance recaptured a number of Belgian towns including Menin, Courtrai, Roulers (Flemish name: Roeselare), Ostend, Bruges, Zeebrugge, and the French towns of Lille and Douai. Units of the advance reached the Dutch border by 19th October
Capture of Cambrai, 2nd
The Second Battle of Cambrai (8th October - 10th October 1918) was a successful offensive by the British First, 3rd and 4th Armies with the support of tanks. The advance crossed three German lines of defence which were lightly manned, took Cambrai within two days and suffered very light casualties
Economy of Russia
All domestic trade is nationalized
Nationalization
Shops are closed & their inventory used for barter with the peasants. All domestic trade is nationalized
Invasion of Poland
The last organized Polish troops surrender
Prime Minister of Egypt
Forms a government after King Farouk dismisses Mostafa el-Nahas.
Prime Minister of Egypt
Is appointed Prime Minister of Egypt after Nahas Pasha's dismissal.
Treaty Abrogation
Announces abrogation of the 1936 Anglo-Egyptian Treaty and demands British evacuation from the Canal Zone.
First Pacemaker Implant Device
Creates a compact electronic device supporting an abnormally slow heartbeat.
Implantable Pacemaker
Designs the first implantable cardiac pacemaker used in a patient.
Aberavon General Election
Again contests Aberavon for the Conservative Party at the 1959 general election but is not elected.
Election
Almost doubles his majority to 8,633
Election
The Conservatives win 49.4% of votes cast, 365 seats, Labour win 258 seats
Election
1st elected Member of Parliament for Finchley during the election, has a constituency majority of 16,260
General Election
Retains Coventry East at the 1959 general election.
General Election
Retains Birmingham Stechford for Labour during another Conservative general election victory.
Le Havre Arrival
Oswald disembarked at Le Havre on October 8, 1959, and continued his journey toward northern Europe.
Member of Parliament
1st elected Member of Parliament for Finchley during the election, has a constituency majority of 16,260
Lei Chen Case Meeting
Calls a meeting to discuss the case of Lei Chen and the Free China journal amid a wider crackdown on political dissent.
Notes on the Ideology of the Cuban Revolution
Guevara publishes reflections on the ideology and social development of the Cuban Revolution.
Capture of Che Guevara
Prado's unit captures Che Guevara in the Bolivian guerrilla campaign
Arrest of Brigitte Asdonk
Acting on a tip, police stake out a Berlin apartment where they have been told that Baader, Ensslin, and Mahler will be meeting. Baader and Ensslin never show, but Mahler, Monika Berberich, Brigitte Asdonk and Irene Goergens are all captured
Arrest of Horst Mahler
Acting on a tip, police stake out a Berlin apartment where they have been told that Baader, Ensslin, and Mahler will be meeting. Baader and Ensslin never show, but Mahler, Monika Berberich, Brigitte Asdonk and Irene Goergens are all captured
Arrest of Irene Goergens
Upon his return from Jordan, Mahler is arrested with fellow RAF members Ingrid Schubert, Brigitte Asdonk, and Irene Goergens
Arrest of Monika Berberich
Acting on a tip, police stake out a Berlin apartment where they have been told that Baader, Ensslin, and Mahler will be meeting. Baader and Ensslin never show, but Mahler, Monika Berberich, Brigitte Asdonk and Irene Goergens are all captured
Red Army Faction
Upon his return from Jordan, Mahler is arrested with fellow RAF members Ingrid Schubert, Brigitte Asdonk, and Irene Goergens. Acting on a tip, police stake out a Berlin apartment where they have been told that Baader, Ensslin, and Mahler will be meeting. Baader and Ensslin never show, but Mahler, Monika Berberich, Brigitte Asdonk and Irene Goergens are all captured
Red Army Faction
Upon his return from Jordan, Mahler is arrested with fellow RAF members Ingrid Schubert, Brigitte Asdonk, and Irene Goergens
Red Army Faction
Upon his return from Jordan, Mahler is arrested with fellow RAF members Ingrid Schubert, Brigitte Asdonk, and Irene Goergens
Multiculturalism Policy
Announces multiculturalism as official federal policy.
White House Tape 587-003
John Ehrlichman appears with Richard Nixon and John Mitchell in the 9-minute White House recording numbered 587-003; the Watergate Special Prosecution Force later included the recording in its transcript collection.
White House Tape 587-003
John Mitchell appears with Richard Nixon and John Ehrlichman in the 9-minute White House recording numbered 587-003; the Watergate Special Prosecution Force later included the recording in its transcript collection.
White House Tape 587-003
Richard Nixon appears with John Mitchell and John Ehrlichman in the 9-minute White House recording numbered 587-003; the Watergate Special Prosecution Force later included the recording in its transcript collection.
Counterattack
Leads a counterattack on the Sinai front that is initially repulsed with heavy losses.
Counterattack
Directs Israeli counterattacks in Sinai that suffer heavy losses against Egyptian anti-tank defenses.
Counterattack
Leads a counterattack against Egyptian forces on the Sinai front.
Chairman
Appointed Chairman of the Central Committee
Complete Control Chart Entry
Complete Control enters the Official Singles Chart and becomes another early Clash Top Forty hit.
Assad Moscow Talks
Discusses Middle Eastern security and Soviet-Syrian cooperation with Hafez al-Assad.
Soviet-Syrian Friendship Treaty
Signs a Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation with Syrian President Hafez al-Assad.
Infifada
Israeli police kill Palestinian demonstrators during violence at the Temple Mount Haram al Sharif
Infifada
The Temple Mount Haram al Sharif killings intensify anger during the First Intifada
Intifada, 1st
The Temple Mount Haram al Sharif killings intensify anger during the First Intifada
Temple Mount Killings
Condemns the Temple Mount Haram al Sharif killings as the uprising intensifies.
Temple Mount Killings
Faces intensified unrest after Israeli police kill Palestinians at the Temple Mount Haram al Sharif.
Maastricht Treaty Support
Publicly defends ratification of the Maastricht Treaty and challenges Conservative Eurosceptic arguments against European integration.
Treaty of Maastricht
Publishes an article in The European opposing British ratification of the Maastricht Treaty.
Israel and Jordan open the first road link between the two countries
Israel and Jordan open the first road link between the two countries
General Secretary
Becomes general secretary of the Workers Party.
President of Estonia
Appointed President of Estonia, 2nd term
Disaster
A magnitude 7.6 earthquake devastates the Kashmir region, killing tens of thousands and prompting cross-border relief cooperation.
Army Succession
Musharraf appoints Ashfaq Parvez Kayani Vice Chief of Army Staff before transferring command.
Basra Troop Reduction
Brown says British troop numbers in Basra will fall further by spring 2008.
Iraq Troop Reduction Review
Brown announces plans for a substantial reduction of British forces in southern Iraq.
Iraq Troop Reduction Statement
Brown announces a staged reduction in British troop numbers in Iraq.
Bank Recapitalisation
Darling announces capital support, liquidity assistance and guarantees for the banking system.
Bank Rescue Framework
Brown outlines capital, liquidity and guarantee measures supporting the banking system.
Coordinated Interest Rate Cut
The Federal Reserve joins other central banks in a coordinated reduction of policy rates.
Credit Guarantee Measures
The rescue plan includes guarantees intended to reopen medium-term bank funding.
Emergency Bank Rescue
Brown announces an emergency programme to recapitalise banks and guarantee funding.
Emergency Banking Plan
Brown unveils capital injections, debt guarantees and expanded liquidity support.
Single Ladies
Releases Single Ladies, one of her defining pop singles
Shadow Education Appointment
Burnham becomes Shadow Education Secretary and Labour's election coordinator.
Nobel Recognition
Is explicitly acknowledged in the Nobel announcement as Englert's deceased collaborator in the 1964 development of the mass-generating mechanism.
Brexit
Vote Leave is launched to campaign for the United Kingdom to leave the European Union.
Liverpool Manager
Is appointed Liverpool manager, replacing Brendan Rodgers.
Pluto
New Horizons compositional mapping identifies numerous exposed regions of water ice on Pluto's surface.
Pluto Atmosphere
Color observations show that Pluto's high-altitude atmospheric haze appears blue when viewed in scattered sunlight.
Kerch Bridge Explosion
Explosion damages the bridge linking Russia and occupied Crimea.
Theatre Commander
Appointed commander of Russian forces in Ukraine
First Barcelona League Goal
Scores against Granada to become Barcelona's youngest league goalscorer.
Births on October 8
Birth of Margaret Douglas
Birth of Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox, daughter of Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus, and Margaret Tudor, Queen Dowager of Scotland
Birth of Friedrich Fromm
Birth of Friedrich Fromm
Birth of Paul Hogan
Birth of Paul Hogan
Deaths on October 8
Death of Mikhail Vasilevich Alexeiev
Death of Mikhail Vasilevich Alexeiev, heart attack
Death of Clement Richard Attlee
Death of Clement Attlee
Death of Clement Richard Attlee
Death of Clement Richard Attlee
Death of Willy Brandt
Death of Willy Brandt
Battles on October 8
Battle of Ulm
Defeats Austria after their invasion of Bavaria & cuts them off from the Russians
Battle of Ulm
Commands a division at Ulm
Battle of Wartenberg
Blucher defeats Bertrand
Battle of Belgium, 2nd
By this time the Army Group of Flanders (GAF) comprised a total of 28 divisions from the Belgian, British and French Armies under the command of King Albert I of Belgium.
Battle of Belgium, 2nd
The Battle of Courtrai, also known as the Battle of Roulers or the Second Battle of Belgium (14th - 19th October 1918) followed on after a pause of a couple of weeks from the end of the Allied Flanders Advance.
Battle of Belgium, 2nd
The successful advance recaptured a number of Belgian towns including Menin, Courtrai, Roulers (Flemish name: Roeselare), Ostend, Bruges, Zeebrugge, and the French towns of Lille and Douai. Units of the advance reached the Dutch border by 19th October
Battle of Cambrai, 2nd
The Second Battle of Cambrai (8th October - 10th October 1918) was a successful offensive by the British First, 3rd and 4th Armies with the support of tanks. The advance crossed three German lines of defence which were lightly manned, took Cambrai within two days and suffered very light casualties
Battle of Courtrai
By this time the Army Group of Flanders (GAF) comprised a total of 28 divisions from the Belgian, British and French Armies under the command of King Albert I of Belgium.
Battle of Courtrai
The Battle of Courtrai, also known as the Battle of Roulers or the Second Battle of Belgium (14th - 19th October 1918) followed on after a pause of a couple of weeks from the end of the Allied Flanders Advance.
Battle of Courtrai
The successful advance recaptured a number of Belgian towns including Menin, Courtrai, Roulers (Flemish name: Roeselare), Ostend, Bruges, Zeebrugge, and the French towns of Lille and Douai. Units of the advance reached the Dutch border by 19th October
Battle of Roulers
By this time the Army Group of Flanders (GAF) comprised a total of 28 divisions from the Belgian, British and French Armies under the command of King Albert I of Belgium.
Battle of Roulers
The Battle of Courtrai, also known as the Battle of Roulers or the Second Battle of Belgium (14th - 19th October 1918) followed on after a pause of a couple of weeks from the end of the Allied Flanders Advance.
Battle of Roulers
The successful advance recaptured a number of Belgian towns including Menin, Courtrai, Roulers (Flemish name: Roeselare), Ostend, Bruges, Zeebrugge, and the French towns of Lille and Douai. Units of the advance reached the Dutch border by 19th October
Battle of Britain
Dies after becoming one of the battle's highest-scoring Allied pilots.
Battle of Britain
Is killed when his Hurricane crashes near Ewell after a patrol.
Coronations on October 8
Coronation
John & Isabel are crowned together at Westminster Abbey