On This Day: 8 August

8 August in Indian history

• 1942Quit India Movement is launched in India against the British rule in response to Mohandas Gandhi's call for swaraj or complete independence.India

8 August in world history

• 2022The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) executes a search warrant at former president Donald Trump's residence in Mar-a-Lago, Palm Beach, Florida.
• 2010A massive mudslide in the Chinese province of Gansu killed at least 1,471 people.
• 2009Nine people died when a tour helicopter and a small private airplane collided over the Hudson River in Hoboken, New Jersey.
• 2008The 29th modern summer Olympic Games take place in Beijing, China until August 24.
• 1991Hudson Volcano in Chile began to erupt, depositing volcanic ash over 150,000 square kilometres (58,000 sq mi).
• 1991The Warsaw radio mast, then the tallest structure ever built, at 646.38 metres (2,120.7 ft), collapsed due to an error in exchanging the guys on the highest telecommunications equipment of the mast.
• 1988The 8888 Uprising begins in Rangoon (Yangon), Burma (Myanmar). Led by students, hundreds of thousands join in nationwide protests against the one-party regime. On September 18, the demonstrations end in a military crackdown, killing thousands.
• 1974President Richard Nixon, in a nationwide television address, announces his resignation from the office of the President of the United States effective noon the next day.
• 1967The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is founded by Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand.
• 1919The Third Anglo-Afghan War ended with the United Kingdom signing a treaty to recognise the independence of the Emirate of Afghanistan.
• 1918The Battle of Amiens began in northern France, marking the start of the Allies' Hundred Days Offensive through the German front lines that ultimately led to the end of World War I.
• 1914The Endurance departed Plymouth, England, on the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition.
• 1863Tennessee Military Governor Andrew Johnson frees his personal slaves in Greeneville, Tennessee, despite them being exempt from the Emancipation Proclamation, now commemorated as Emancipation Day in the state.
• 1863American Civil War: Following his defeat in the Battle of Gettysburg, General Robert E. Lee sends a letter of resignation to Confederate President Jefferson Davis (which is refused upon receipt).
• 1695The foundation for what is now known as the Wren Building, the oldest surviving college building in the United States, was laid in a ceremony at Middle Plantation, Virginia.
• 1647The Irish Confederate Wars and Wars of the Three Kingdoms: Battle of Dungan's Hill: English Parliamentary forces defeat Irish forces.
• 1503King James IV of Scotland marries Margaret Tudor, daughter of King Henry VII of England, at Holyrood Abbey in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Born on 8 August

• 1990Aleksandra Szwed, Polish actress and singer
• 1988Rinku Singh, Indian baseball player and wrestlerIndia
• 1940Dilip Sardesai, Indian cricketer (died 2007)India
• 1931Roger Penrose, English physicist, mathematician, and philosopher, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1921Esther Williams, American swimmer and actress (died 2013)
• 1876Varghese Payyappilly Palakkappilly, Indian-Syrian priest, founded the Sisters of the Destitute (died 1929)India

Died on 8 August

• 2014Peter Sculthorpe, Australian composer and conductor (born 1929)
• 2010Patricia Neal, American actress (born 1926)
• 1940Johnny Dodds, American clarinet player and saxophonist (born 1892)
• 1902James Tissot, French painter and illustrator (born 1836)

Frequently asked questions

What happened on 8 August in history?

2022: The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) executes a search warrant at former president Donald Trump's residence in Mar-a-Lago, Palm Beach, Florida. 2010: A massive mudslide in the Chinese province of Gansu killed at least 1,471 people. 2009: Nine people died when a tour helicopter and a small private airplane collided over the Hudson River in Hoboken, New Jersey. 2008: The 29th modern summer Olympic Games take place in Beijing, China until August 24.

What happened on 8 August in Indian history?

1942: Quit India Movement is launched in India against the British rule in response to Mohandas Gandhi's call for swaraj or complete independence.

Which famous people were born on 8 August?

Aleksandra Szwed, Polish actress and singer (1990); Rinku Singh, Indian baseball player and wrestler (1988); Dilip Sardesai, Indian cricketer (died 2007) (1940); Roger Penrose, English physicist, mathematician, and philosopher, Nobel Prize laureate (1931).

Which day is observed on 8 August?

Ceasefire Day (end of Iran–Iraq War) (Iraqi Kurdistan); Father's Day or Bā bā Day (爸爸節), Bā Bā is Mandarin for "father" and "8-8", or August 8. (Mongolia, Taiwan); Happiness Happens Day; International Cat Day; Namesday of the Queen (Sweden).