On This Day in History for October 8
Events in History
- 314 Battle at Cibalae: Roman emperor in the west Constantine beats emperor in the east Licinius
- 451 Council of Chalcedon (4th ecumenical council) opens - acts of second Council of Ephesus annulled and doctrine of Pope Leo's Tome adopted
- 876 Battle at Andernach: East Frankish king Louis the Younger heavily defeats the West Frankish king Charles the Bald
- 1075 Dmitar Zvonimir is crowned king of Croatia
- 1085 San Marcos ministry in Venice initiated
- 1480 Great Stand on the Ugra river: Standoff between forces of Akhmat Khan, Khan of the Great Horde and Ivan III, Grand Prince of all Rus. Ends with a Tatar-Mongol retreat, leading to the disintegration of the Horde.
- 1600 San Marino adopts constitution
- 1604 Supernova "Kepler's nova" first sighted by Lodovico delle Colombe in Italy
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Juan Perón
R. L. StineWeddings in History
- 1824 Salt Lake City founder Brigham Young (23) weds first wife Miriam Angeline Works (18) in Port Byron, New York
- 1842 Princess Sophia weds her cousin duke Charles Saksen-Weimar-Eisenach
- 1846 Prime Minister of Canada Charles Tupper (25) weds Frances Amelia Morse (20) in Amherst, Nova Scotia
More Weddings in History
John Hancock
Franklin Pierce
Clement Attlee
Willy BrandtOctober in History
Lepanto – The Battle That Saved Europe
The Christian West was saved from defeat by the Ottoman Turks at the Battle of Lepanto on this day, the most important naval engagement in human history.
October 7, 1571
The Great Stand on the Ugra River
On one side of the Ugra River stood the Mongol Golden Horde, on the other, Ivan III, Grand Prince of the rising Muscovy Principality. At stake, everything.
October 8, 1480
Sgt. Alvin York Kills 25 German Soldiers
Painting of Sergeant Alvin York firing at the German soldiers in France
October 8, 1918
Great Chicago Fire
A depiction of the Great Chicago Fire which lasted from October 8 to October 10, 1871
October 8, 1871