Spring and Autumn period: The house of Zhao defeats the house of Zhi📜 HISTORY🌍 GLOBAL🗓️ 8 May 2026Period in Chinese history (c. 770 – c. 481 BCE)
Emperor Honorius signs an edict providing tax relief for the Italian provinces Tuscia📜 HISTORICAL EVENTS🌍 GLOBAL🗓️ 8 May 0413Western Roman emperor from 393 to 423
Treaty of Brétigny drafted between King Edward III of England and King John II of France (the Good).📜 WARS🌍 FRANCE🗓️ 8 May 13601360 treaty between England and France
Julian of Norwich📜 HISTORICAL EVENTS🌍 UNITED KINGDOM🗓️ 8 May 1373English anchoress and mystic (1343 – after 1416)
Joan of Arc lifts the Siege of Orléans📜 WARS🌍 FRANCE🗓️ 8 May 1429French folk heroine and saint (1412–1431)
Kentishmen revolt against King Henry VI.📜 INDIAN ARMY🌍 FRANCE🗓️ 8 May 1450Popular revolt in England, 1450
A group of imperial guards📜 HISTORICAL EVENTS🌍 GLOBAL🗓️ 8 May 15161516–21 uprising against the Lê dynasty of Vietnam
Hernando de Soto stops near present-day Walls📜 HISTORICAL EVENTS🌍 UNITED STATES🗓️ 8 May 1541Spanish explorer and conquistador (c.1479–1542)
A newly nationalized silver mine in Scotland at Hilderston📜 HISTORY🌍 GLOBAL🗓️ 8 May 1608Transfer of privately owned assets to the national government
William Coddington founds Newport📜 HISTORICAL EVENTS🌍 GLOBAL🗓️ 8 May 1639Magistrate of the Massachusetts Bay Colony
King Louis XVI of France attempts to impose the reforms of Étienne Charles de Loménie de Brienne by abolishing the parlements.📜 FINANCE🌍 FRANCE🗓️ 8 May 178818th-century French politician and bishop
Branded a traitor during the Reign of Terror📜 HISTORICAL EVENTS🌍 GLOBAL🗓️ 8 May 17941793–94 period of political violence during the French Revolution
Greek War of Independence: The Greeks defeat the Turks at the Battle of Gravia Inn.📜 WARS🌍 UNITED KINGDOM🗓️ 8 May 1821Greek rebellion against the Ottoman Empire (1821–1829)
A train derails and catches fire in Paris📜 HISTORICAL EVENTS🌍 FRANCE🗓️ 8 May 18421842 train wreck in France
Mexican–American War: American forces led by Zachary Taylor defeat a Mexican force north of the Rio Grande in the first major battle of the war.📜 INDIAN ARMY🌍 UNITED STATES🗓️ 8 May 18461846–1848 conflict between Mexico and the United States
At Gilmore’s Gardens in New York City📜 CITIES🌍 GLOBAL🗓️ 8 May 1877Annual conformation show in New York City
Pharmacist John Pemberton first sells a carbonated beverage named “Coca-Cola” as a patent medicine.📜 INDIAN ARMY🌍 UNITED STATES🗓️ 8 May 1886American pharmacist, inventor of Coca-Cola (1831–1888)
The first games of the Italian football league system are played.📜 FOOTBALL🌍 ITALY🗓️ 8 May 1898League system for association football in Italy