On April 8, history records 57 notable events, 223 famous births and 91 deaths, spanning the years 217 to 1730.
Events on this day include: Roman Emperor Caracalla is assassinated. He is succeeded by his Praetorian Guard prefect, Marcus Opellius Macrinus. (217); King Charibert II is assassinated at Blaye (Gironde), along with his infant son Chilperic. (632).
Notable people born on April 8 include Peter I of Portugal (1320), Jadwiga of Lithuania (1408), John Clifford, 9th Baron de Clifford (1435).
Notable figures who died on this day include Caracalla (217), Prince Shōtoku (622), Charibert II (632).
Events on 8 April 57
See all →Roman Emperor Caracalla is assassinated. He is succeeded by his Praetorian Guard prefect, Marcus Opellius Macrinus.
King Charibert II is assassinated at Blaye (Gironde), along with his infant son Chilperic.
Mongol-Jin War: The Mongols begin their siege on Kaifeng, the capital of the Jin dynasty.
English colonial patents are granted for the establishment of the Monmouth Tract, for what would eventually become Monmouth County in northeastern New Jersey.
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Birthdays on 8 April 223
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Deaths on 8 April 91
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