On October 8, history records 48 notable events, 258 famous births and 99 deaths, spanning the years 314 to 1645.
Events on this day include: Roman Emperor Licinius is defeated by his colleague Constantine I at the Battle of Cibalae, and loses his European territories. (314); At Chalcedon, a city of Bithynia in Asia Minor, the first session of the Council of Chalcedon begins (ends on November 1). (451).
Notable people born on October 8 include Narapatisithu (1150), Margaret Douglas (1515), Giulio Caccini (1551).
Notable figures who died on this day include Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan (705), Pilgrim I (archbishop of Salzburg) (923), Empress Xiao Sagezhi (951).
Events on 8 October 48
See all →Roman Emperor Licinius is defeated by his colleague Constantine I at the Battle of Cibalae, and loses his European territories.
At Chalcedon, a city of Bithynia in Asia Minor, the first session of the Council of Chalcedon begins (ends on November 1).
Battle of Andernach: Frankish forces led by Louis the Younger prevent a West Frankish invasion and defeat emperor Charles II ("the Bald").
Mladen II Šubić of Bribir, defeated in the battle of Bliska, is arrested by the Parliament.
Great stand on the Ugra river, a standoff between the forces of Akhmat Khan, Khan of the Great Horde, and the Grand Duke Ivan III of Russia, which results in the retreat of the Tataro-Mongols and the eventual disintegration of the Horde.
End of the Spanish siege of Alkmaar, the first Dutch victory in Eighty Years' War.
Because of the implementation of the Gregorian calendar this day does not exist in this year in Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain.
Jeanne Mance opened the Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal, the first lay hospital in North America.
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Birthdays on 8 October 258
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Deaths on 8 October 99
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