February 8 in History

Historical Events on February 8

1238 The Mongols burn the Russian city of Vladimir.

1942 World War II: Japan invades Singapore.

1942 World War II: Dutch Colonial Army General Destruction Unit (AVC, Algemene Vernielings Corps) burns Banjarmasin, South Borneo to avoid Japanese capture.

1952 Elizabeth II is proclaimed Queen of the United Kingdom.

1963 Travel, financial and commercial transactions by United States citizens to Cuba are made illegal by the John F. Kennedy administration.

1968 American civil rights movement: The Orangeburg massacre: An attack on black students from South Carolina State University who are protesting racial segregation at the town's only bowling alley, leaves three or four dead in Orangeburg, South Carolina.

1993 General Motors sues NBC after Dateline NBC allegedly rigs two crashes intended to demonstrate that some GM pickups can easily catch fire if hit in certain places. NBC settles the lawsuit the next day.

1996 The U.S. Congress passes the Communications Decency Act.

2005 Sri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lankan Tamil politician and former MP A. Chandranehru dies of injuries sustained in an ambush the previous day.

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Famous Birthdays on February 8

412 Proclus

1819 John Ruskin

1959 Mauricio Macri

1989 Julio Jones

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Famous Deaths on February 8

1296 Przemysł II

1587 Mary, Queen of Scots

1957 John von Neumann

1998 Enoch Powell

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