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  1. Xinhai Revolution

    Yuan Was Inaugurated as The Provisional President of The Republic of China

    Friday Mar 8, 1912Beijing, China

    On 10 March, Yuan was inaugurated in Beijing as the provisional president of the Republic of China.

  2. Vladimir Lenin

    February Revolution

    Thursday Mar 8, 1917Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire

    In February 1917, the February Revolution broke out in St. Petersburg – renamed Petrograd at the beginning of the First World War – as industrial workers went on strike over food shortages and deteriorating factory conditions.

  3. Josip Broz Tito

    The February Revolution

    Thursday Mar 8, 1917Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire

    During the February Revolution, a crowd broke into the prison and returned Broz to the POW camp. A Bolshevik he had met while working on the railway told Broz that his son was working in an engineering works in Petrograd.

  4. Joseph Stalin

    February Revolution

    Thursday Mar 8, 1917Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire

    Stalin was in the city when the February Revolution took place; uprisings broke out in Petrograd—as Saint Petersburg had been renamed—and Tsar Nicholas II abdicated to escape being violently overthrown. In Old style it was on 23/2/1917.

  5. World War 1

    Battle of Bakhmach

    Friday Mar 8, 1918Bakhmach, Ukraine

    After this success, the number of Czechoslovak legionaries increased, as well as Czechoslovak military power. In the Battle of Bakhmach, the Legion defeated the Germans and forced them to make a truce.

  6. Hachikō

    Hachikō's Death

    Friday Mar 8, 1935Shibuya Station, Tokyo, Japan

    Hachikō died on March 8, 1935, at the age of 11. He was found on a street in Shibuya.

  7. Hachikō

    Annual ceremony

    Sunday Mar 8, 1936Shibuya Station, Tokyo, Japan

    Each year on March 8, Hachikō's devotion is honored with a solemn ceremony of remembrance at Tokyo's Shibuya railroad station. Hundreds of dog lovers often turn out to honor his memory and loyalty.

  8. Spanish Civil War

    Battle of Guadalajara

    Monday Mar 8, 1937Guadalajara, Spain

    A similar Nationalist offensive, the Battle of Guadalajara, was a more significant defeat for Franco and his armies. This was the only publicized Republican victory of the war. Franco used Italian troops and blitzkrieg tactics; while many strategists blamed Franco for the rightists' defeat, the Germans believed it was the former at fault for the Nationalists' 5,000 casualties and loss of valuable equipment.

  9. World War II

    The Allied advance from Paris to the Rhine

    Thursday Mar 8, 1945France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands and Germany

    The Allied advance from Paris to the Rhine (25 August 1944–7 March 1945), also known as the Siegfried Line campaign, was a phase in the Western European campaign of the World War.

  10. World War II

    Bombing of Tokyo

    Thursday Mar 8, 1945Tokyo, Japan

    A devastating bombing raid on Tokyo of 9–10 March was the deadliest conventional bombing raid in history.

  11. Bretton Woods Conference

    Formally organized at an inaugural meeting

    Friday Mar 8, 1946Savannah, Georgia, U.S.

    The institutions (IMF and IBRD) were formally organized at an inaugural meeting in Savannah, Georgia, on March 8–18, 1946.

  12. Vietnam War

    3,500 U.S. Marines were unilaterally dispatched

    Monday Mar 8, 1965South Vietnam

    On 8 March 1965, 3,500 U.S. Marines were unilaterally dispatched to South Vietnam.

  13. John F. Kennedy

    Committed the first combat troops to Vietnam

    Monday Mar 8, 1965Vietnam

    On March 8, 1965, his successor, President Lyndon Johnson, committed the first combat troops to Vietnam and greatly escalated U.S. involvement, with forces reaching 184,000 that year and 536,000 in 1968.

  14. Prince Charles

    The Royal Air Force College Cranwel

    Monday Mar 8, 1971Royal Air Force, Cranwell, England

    Charles followed family tradition when he served in the Royal Air Force and Royal Navy. During his second year at Cambridge, he requested and received Royal Air Force training. On 8 March 1971, he flew himself to the Royal Air Force College Cranwell to train as a jet pilot.

  15. Muhammad Ali Clay

    1st Fight against Frazier

    Monday Mar 8, 1971Madison Square Garden, New York, U.S.

    Ali and Frazier's first fight, held at the Garden on March 8, 1971, was nicknamed the "Fight of the Century", due to the tremendous excitement surrounding a bout between two undefeated fighters, each with a legitimate claim as heavyweight champions.

  16. Freddie Mercury

    Queen II

    Friday Mar 8, 1974London, England, United Kingdom

    Mercury also wrote six songs from Queen II which deal with multiple key changes and complex material. "Crazy Little Thing Called Love", on the other hand, contains only a few chords. Although Mercury often wrote very intricate harmonies, he claimed that he could barely read music.

  17. Iran–Iraq War

    Withdrawing The Iranian ambassador From Iraq

    Thursday Mar 8, 1990Baghdad, Iraq

    On 8 March 1980, Iran announced it was withdrawing its ambassador from Iraq, downgraded its diplomatic ties to the charge d'affaires level, and demanded that Iraq do the same. The following day, Iraq declared Iran's ambassador persona non-grata, and demanded his withdrawal from Iraq by 15 March.

  18. Second Chechen War

    Maskhadov was killed in an operation by Russian security forces

    Tuesday Mar 8, 2005Grozny, Chechnya, Russia

    On 8 March 2005, Maskhadov was killed in an operation by Russian security forces in the Chechen community of Tolstoy-Yurt, northeast of Grozny.

  19. David Cameron

    Cameron became a member of the Privy Council

    Wednesday Mar 8, 2006London, England

    As is customary for an Opposition leader not already a member, upon election Cameron became a member of the Privy Council, being formally approved to join on 14 December 2005, and sworn of the Council on 8 March 2006.

  20. Kim Jong-un

    The Rubber stamp parliament of North Korea

    Sunday Mar 8, 2009North Korea

    On 8 March 2009, BBC News reported that Kim Jong-un was on the ballot for elections to the Supreme People's Assembly, the rubber stamp parliament of North Korea.

  21. Muhammad Yunus

    The Court Confirmed Yunus's Dismissal

    Tuesday Mar 8, 2011Dhaka, Bangladesh

    The High Court hearing on the petitions, was planned for 6 March 2011 but postponed. On 8 March 2011, the Court confirmed Yunus's dismissal.

  22. Kaká

    Draw on his MLS debut

    Sunday Mar 8, 2015Florida, U.S.

    On 8 March 2015, Kaká scored a free kick for the equaliser in a 1–1 draw on his MLS debut against New York City FC at the Citrus Bowl, the first in Orlando City's competitive history.

  23. Xiaomi

    Redmi Note 3 launch in India

    Tuesday Mar 8, 2016Anningzhuang Rd, Haidian District, Beijing, China

    On 9 March 2016, Xiaomi launched its Redmi Note 3 in India. It was a groundbreaking smartphone at the time in the budget segment and was well received by Indian customers. It made record sales on the year, and Xiaomi brand name continued to grow.

  24. Covid-19 Pandemic: 2020 Coronavirus outbreak

    Italian extended quarantine

    Sunday Mar 8, 2020Italy

    On 8 March, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte extended the quarantine lockdown, to cover all the region of Lombardy and 14 other northern provinces.

  25. Anne Bonny Birth

    Wednesday Mar 8, 1702Kinsale

    Anne Bonny, Irish pirate was born in Kinsale, Ireland.

  26. André Michaux Birth

    Tuesday Mar 8, 1746Satory

    André Michaux was born in Satory, France in 1746.

  27. Ensenada became the premier of Spain

    Friday Mar 8, 1754Ensenada

    The Marquis of Ensenada, Zenón de Somodevilla y Bengoechea, became the premier of Spain.

  28. Xinhai Revolution

    Yuan Was Inaugurated as The Provisional President of The Republic of China

    Friday Mar 8, 1912Beijing, China

    On 10 March, Yuan was inaugurated in Beijing as the provisional president of the Republic of China.

  29. Vladimir Lenin

    February Revolution

    Thursday Mar 8, 1917Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire

    In February 1917, the February Revolution broke out in St. Petersburg – renamed Petrograd at the beginning of the First World War – as industrial workers went on strike over food shortages and deteriorating factory conditions.

  30. Josip Broz Tito

    The February Revolution

    Thursday Mar 8, 1917Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire

    During the February Revolution, a crowd broke into the prison and returned Broz to the POW camp. A Bolshevik he had met while working on the railway told Broz that his son was working in an engineering works in Petrograd.

  31. Joseph Stalin

    February Revolution

    Thursday Mar 8, 1917Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire

    Stalin was in the city when the February Revolution took place; uprisings broke out in Petrograd—as Saint Petersburg had been renamed—and Tsar Nicholas II abdicated to escape being violently overthrown. In Old style it was on 23/2/1917.

  32. World War 1

    Battle of Bakhmach

    Friday Mar 8, 1918Bakhmach, Ukraine

    After this success, the number of Czechoslovak legionaries increased, as well as Czechoslovak military power. In the Battle of Bakhmach, the Legion defeated the Germans and forced them to make a truce.

  33. Hachikō

    Hachikō's Death

    Friday Mar 8, 1935Shibuya Station, Tokyo, Japan

    Hachikō died on March 8, 1935, at the age of 11. He was found on a street in Shibuya.

  34. Hachikō

    Annual ceremony

    Sunday Mar 8, 1936Shibuya Station, Tokyo, Japan

    Each year on March 8, Hachikō's devotion is honored with a solemn ceremony of remembrance at Tokyo's Shibuya railroad station. Hundreds of dog lovers often turn out to honor his memory and loyalty.

  35. Spanish Civil War

    Battle of Guadalajara

    Monday Mar 8, 1937Guadalajara, Spain

    A similar Nationalist offensive, the Battle of Guadalajara, was a more significant defeat for Franco and his armies. This was the only publicized Republican victory of the war. Franco used Italian troops and blitzkrieg tactics; while many strategists blamed Franco for the rightists' defeat, the Germans believed it was the former at fault for the Nationalists' 5,000 casualties and loss of valuable equipment.

  36. World War II

    The Allied advance from Paris to the Rhine

    Thursday Mar 8, 1945France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands and Germany

    The Allied advance from Paris to the Rhine (25 August 1944–7 March 1945), also known as the Siegfried Line campaign, was a phase in the Western European campaign of the World War.

  37. World War II

    Bombing of Tokyo

    Thursday Mar 8, 1945Tokyo, Japan

    A devastating bombing raid on Tokyo of 9–10 March was the deadliest conventional bombing raid in history.

  38. Bretton Woods Conference

    Formally organized at an inaugural meeting

    Friday Mar 8, 1946Savannah, Georgia, U.S.

    The institutions (IMF and IBRD) were formally organized at an inaugural meeting in Savannah, Georgia, on March 8–18, 1946.

  39. Vietnam War

    3,500 U.S. Marines were unilaterally dispatched

    Monday Mar 8, 1965South Vietnam

    On 8 March 1965, 3,500 U.S. Marines were unilaterally dispatched to South Vietnam.

  40. John F. Kennedy

    Committed the first combat troops to Vietnam

    Monday Mar 8, 1965Vietnam

    On March 8, 1965, his successor, President Lyndon Johnson, committed the first combat troops to Vietnam and greatly escalated U.S. involvement, with forces reaching 184,000 that year and 536,000 in 1968.

  41. Prince Charles

    The Royal Air Force College Cranwel

    Monday Mar 8, 1971Royal Air Force, Cranwell, England

    Charles followed family tradition when he served in the Royal Air Force and Royal Navy. During his second year at Cambridge, he requested and received Royal Air Force training. On 8 March 1971, he flew himself to the Royal Air Force College Cranwell to train as a jet pilot.

  42. Muhammad Ali Clay

    1st Fight against Frazier

    Monday Mar 8, 1971Madison Square Garden, New York, U.S.

    Ali and Frazier's first fight, held at the Garden on March 8, 1971, was nicknamed the "Fight of the Century", due to the tremendous excitement surrounding a bout between two undefeated fighters, each with a legitimate claim as heavyweight champions.

  43. Freddie Mercury

    Queen II

    Friday Mar 8, 1974London, England, United Kingdom

    Mercury also wrote six songs from Queen II which deal with multiple key changes and complex material. "Crazy Little Thing Called Love", on the other hand, contains only a few chords. Although Mercury often wrote very intricate harmonies, he claimed that he could barely read music.

  44. Iran–Iraq War

    Withdrawing The Iranian ambassador From Iraq

    Thursday Mar 8, 1990Baghdad, Iraq

    On 8 March 1980, Iran announced it was withdrawing its ambassador from Iraq, downgraded its diplomatic ties to the charge d'affaires level, and demanded that Iraq do the same. The following day, Iraq declared Iran's ambassador persona non-grata, and demanded his withdrawal from Iraq by 15 March.

  45. Second Chechen War

    Maskhadov was killed in an operation by Russian security forces

    Tuesday Mar 8, 2005Grozny, Chechnya, Russia

    On 8 March 2005, Maskhadov was killed in an operation by Russian security forces in the Chechen community of Tolstoy-Yurt, northeast of Grozny.

  46. David Cameron

    Cameron became a member of the Privy Council

    Wednesday Mar 8, 2006London, England

    As is customary for an Opposition leader not already a member, upon election Cameron became a member of the Privy Council, being formally approved to join on 14 December 2005, and sworn of the Council on 8 March 2006.

  47. Kim Jong-un

    The Rubber stamp parliament of North Korea

    Sunday Mar 8, 2009North Korea

    On 8 March 2009, BBC News reported that Kim Jong-un was on the ballot for elections to the Supreme People's Assembly, the rubber stamp parliament of North Korea.

  48. Muhammad Yunus

    The Court Confirmed Yunus's Dismissal

    Tuesday Mar 8, 2011Dhaka, Bangladesh

    The High Court hearing on the petitions, was planned for 6 March 2011 but postponed. On 8 March 2011, the Court confirmed Yunus's dismissal.

  49. Kaká

    Draw on his MLS debut

    Sunday Mar 8, 2015Florida, U.S.

    On 8 March 2015, Kaká scored a free kick for the equaliser in a 1–1 draw on his MLS debut against New York City FC at the Citrus Bowl, the first in Orlando City's competitive history.

  50. Xiaomi

    Redmi Note 3 launch in India

    Tuesday Mar 8, 2016Anningzhuang Rd, Haidian District, Beijing, China

    On 9 March 2016, Xiaomi launched its Redmi Note 3 in India. It was a groundbreaking smartphone at the time in the budget segment and was well received by Indian customers. It made record sales on the year, and Xiaomi brand name continued to grow.

  51. Covid-19 Pandemic: 2020 Coronavirus outbreak

    Italian extended quarantine

    Sunday Mar 8, 2020Italy

    On 8 March, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte extended the quarantine lockdown, to cover all the region of Lombardy and 14 other northern provinces.

  52. Anne Bonny Birth

    Wednesday Mar 8, 1702Kinsale

    Anne Bonny, Irish pirate was born in Kinsale, Ireland.

  53. André Michaux Birth

    Tuesday Mar 8, 1746Satory

    André Michaux was born in Satory, France in 1746.

  54. Ensenada became the premier of Spain

    Friday Mar 8, 1754Ensenada

    The Marquis of Ensenada, Zenón de Somodevilla y Bengoechea, became the premier of Spain.