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What happened on October 8
On October 8, 316: Constantine I defeats Licinius, who loses his European territories.
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Constantine I defeats Licinius, who loses his European territories.
Constantine I, also known as Constantine the Great, was Roman emperor from AD 306 to 337 and the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity. He played a pivotal role in elevating the status of Christianity in Rome, the Edict of Milan decriminalising Christian practice and ceasing Christian persecution. This was a turning point in the Christianisation of the Roman Empire.
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316 Constantine I defeats Licinius, who loses his European territories. Roman emperor from 306 to 337
Constantine I, also known as Constantine the Great, was Roman emperor from AD 306 to 337 and the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity. He played a pivotal role in elevating the status of Christianity in Rome, the Edict of Milan decriminalising Christian practice and ceasing Christian persecution. This was a turning point in the Christianisation of the Roman Empire.
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451 The first session of the Council of Chalcedon begins. 451 Christian ecumenical council
The Council of Chalcedon was the fourth ecumenical council of the Christian Church. It was convoked by the Roman emperor Marcian. The council convened in the city of Chalcedon, Bithynia from 8 October to 1 November 451.
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876 Frankish forces led by Louis the Younger prevent a West Frankish invasion and defeat emperor Charles II ("the Bald"). Battle between East and West Francia
The First Battle of Andernach between the West Frankish king Charles the Bald and the East Frankish king Louis the Younger took place on 8 October 876 near Kettig southeast of Andernach and resulted in Charles' defeat.
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1075 Dmitar Zvonimir is crowned King of Croatia. King of Croatia and Dalmatia from 1075 to 1089
Demetrius Zvonimir was a King of Croatia and Dalmatia from 1075 or 1076 until his death in 1089. Prior to that, Zvonimir also served as Ban of Croatia (1064/1070–1074). His native name was Zvonimir, but adopted the forename Demetrius at his coronation.
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1200 Isabella of Angoulême is crowned Queen consort of England. Queen of England from 1200 to 1216
Isabella was Queen of England from 1200 to 1216 as the second wife of King John, Countess of Angoulême in her own right from 1202 until her death in 1246, and Countess of La Marche from 1220 to 1246 as the wife of Count Hugh.
- 1322 Mladen II Šubić of Bribir is deposed as the Croatian Ban after the Battle of Bliska.
- 1480 The Great Stand on the Ugra River puts an end to Tatar rule over Moscow
- 1573 The Spanish siege of Alkmaar ends with the first Dutch victory in the Eighty Years' War.
- 1645 Jeanne Mance opens the first lay hospital of North America in Montreal.
- 1813 The Treaty of Ried is signed between Bavaria and Austria.
- 1821 The Peruvian Navy is established during the War of Independence.
- 1829 Stephenson's Rocket wins the Rainhill Trials.
- 1856 The Second Opium War between several western powers and China begins with the Arrow Incident.
- 1862 American Civil War: The Confederate invasion of Kentucky is halted at the Battle of Perryville.
- 1871 Slash-and-burn land management, months of drought, and the passage of a strong cold front cause the Peshtigo Fire, the Great Chicago Fire and the Great Michigan Fires to break out.
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- 1879 War of the Pacific: The Chilean Navy defeats the Peruvian Navy in the Battle of Angamos.
- 1895 Korean Empress Myeongseong is assassinated by Japanese infiltrators.
- 1912 The First Balkan War begins when Montenegro declares war against the Ottoman Empire.
- 1918 World War I: Corporal Alvin C. York kills 28 German soldiers and captures 132, for which he was awarded the Medal of Honor.
- 1921 KDKA in Pittsburgh's Forbes Field conducts the first live broadcast of a football game.
- 1939 World War II: Germany annexes western Poland.
- 1941 World War II: During the preliminaries of the Battle of Rostov, German forces reach the Sea of Azov with the capture of Mariupol.
- 1943 World War II: Around 30 civilians are executed by Friedrich Schubert's paramilitary group in Kallikratis, Crete.
- 1944 World War II: Captain Bobbie Brown earns a Medal of Honor for his actions during the Battle of Crucifix Hill, just outside Aachen.
- 1952 The Harrow and Wealdstone rail crash in England kills 112 people.
- 1956 The New York Yankees's Don Larsen pitches the only perfect game in a World Series.
- 1962 Der Spiegel publishes an article disclosing the sorry state of the Bundeswehr, leading to accusations of treason.
- 1967 Guerrilla leader Che Guevara and his men are captured in Bolivia. Guevara would be executed the next day.
- 1969 The opening rally of the Days of Rage occurs, organized by the Weather Underground in Chicago.
- 1970 Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn wins the Nobel Prize in literature.
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Holidays on October 8
- Christian feast day: Evodus (or Yves)
- Christian feast day: Palatias and Laurentia
- Christian feast day: Pelagia (Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches)
- Christian feast day: Reparata
- Christian feast day: San Ernesto, Che Guevara as a folk saint. (Bolivian campesinos)
- Christian feast day: Simeon (Gospel of Luke)
- Christian feast day: Thaïs
- Christian feast day: William Dwight Porter Bliss and Richard T. Ely (Episcopal Church)
- Christian feast day: October 8 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- World Space Week (October 4–10)
- Air Force Day (India)
- Children's Day (Iran)
- Navy Day (Peru)
- International Lesbian Day
- National Fluffernutter Day
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