08 February - Today in History - Important historical events happened on this day in India and World History

In India and world History February 08 has a special significance, because on this day there have been many such incidents which have been recorded forever in the pages of history. Let us know that some of the most important events that will increase your general knowledge. The collected facts will be such as: the people born on this day, the passing of the famous persons, the war pact, the freedom of any country, the invention of new technologies, the change of power, the important national and international day etc

What happened on February 08 in history:

Year	Event / Incidence / Incident
1993	134 innocent passengers killed in the crash of Suchoi – 24 into Tupolar passengers Flight.
1994	A car was attacked by Jack Nicholson and he used a golf club to attack the car.
1995	46 innocent people were killed in an earthquake which took place in Trujillo with a scale of 6.4.
1998	In the first female Ice Hockey game in Olympic history Finland beated Sweden in about 6-8 points which was a huge loss.'
2004	Major awards of 46th gammy award are won by cold play, Out Kast, Richard man, Lither Vandross Christina Aguilena and Justin Timber Lake.
2010	US space shuttle Endeavour launched from The Kenny Space Centre has successfully begun a two week mission to the International space station.
2011	North and South Karen officials met for working level military talks and this was the first Korean dialogue in eight months.
2012	In London, at Christie’s the collection of Elizabeth Taylor’s artworks by Vincent Van Gogh, Camille Pissarro and Edgar Degas was sold for over 13.7 million pounds.
2013	An investigation took place over hacking incident which involved a hacker gaining access to the email of President George H.W Bush along with his friends and relatives.
2014	The US congress spent $ 4.5 billion for additional missile defence over for the next five years and these funds had partially paid for new radar in Alaska indicating safety concerns regarding missiles from Iran and North Korea.

List of February 08 famous birthdays:

Year	Name / Profession / Country

List of February 08 famous Indian birthdays:

Year	Name / Profession / Country
1941	Jagjit Singh / Writer / India
1939	James Michael Lyngdoh / Civil Servant / India
1968	Dolly Minhas / Actress / India
1963	Mohammad Azharuddin / Politician / India
1980	Jaideep Ahlawat / Actor / India
1897	Zakir Hussain / Politician / India
1897	Dr. Zakir Hussain / Politician / India
1897	Dr. Zakir Hussain / Politician / India
1897	Zakir Hussain / Teacher / India

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