History Of 8 August | On This Day In World

In the history of the World, some other important events recorded on the date of 8 August are as follows: -

➧ 1509: Maharaja Krishnadeva Raya was crowned as Emperor of the Vijay Nagar Empire.

➧ 1549: France declares war against England.

➧ 1609: The binoculars prepared by Galileo were inspected by the Senate of Venice.

➧ 1763: Canada became independent (independent) with the authority of France.

➧ 1864: The Red Cross was founded in the city of Geneva, Switzerland.

➧ 1876: Thomas Alva Edison patented the mimeograph.

➧ 1899: Refrigerator was patented by AT Marshall.

➧ 1900: The first Davis Cup series is started in Boston.

➧ 1908: Classical music singer Siddheshwari Devi was born.

➧ 1919: Britain approved independence (independence) of Afghanistan.

➧ 1940: Arjuna Awardee cricketer Dilip Narayan Sardesai was born in Madgaon, Goa.

➧ 1942: Mahatma Gandhi, the Father of the Nation, started the Quit India Movement.

➧ 1967: Organization of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is established by Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand.

➧ 1947: Pakistan approved its national flag.

➧ 1988: The withdrawal of the Russian army began after a nine-year war in Afghanistan.

➧ 1988: A ceasefire between Iran and Iraq was declared after 8 years of conflict.

➧ 1990: Iraq's then dictator Saddam Hussein declares occupation of Kuwait.

➧ 2004: Italy refused to hand over Ottavia Quattrocchi, the prime accused in the Bofors brokerage case, to India.

➧ 2010: Tejaswini Sawant of India became the first Indian woman to win a gold medal in the 50 meter event of the World Shooting Competition held in Munich.

➧ 2013: A suicide attack in Quetta, Pakistan, killed 28 people.