Events That Happened on May 8
- 1360 CETreaty of Brétigny
- 1972 CESabena Flight 571
- 1943 CENaliboki massacre
- 1943 CEChangjiao massacre
- 2021 CEMay 2021 Kabul bombing
- 1942 CECocos Islands Mutiny
- 1987 CELoughgall Ambush
- 2002 CE2002 Karachi bus bombing
- 1941 CEĐurđevdan uprising
- 1945 CEVictory in Europe Day
- 1945 CEHalifax Riot
- 1970 CEHard Hat Riot
- 1970 CE1970 Bhiwandi Riots
- 1986 CEYumare Massacre
- 1801 CECapture of Serampore
- 1992 CEBolivia-People's Republic of China Bilateral Investment Treaty
- 1996 CEEgypt-Jordan Bilateral Investment Treaty
- 1996 CEJordan-Yemen Bilateral Investment Treaty
- 1997 CEArmenia-Canada Bilateral Investment Treaty
- 2000 CESouth Africa-Uganda Bilateral Investment Treaty
- 2001 CEMorocco-Oman Bilateral Investment Treaty
- 2009 CECanada-Romania Bilateral Investment Treaty
- 2015 CECentral African Republic-Denmark Bilateral Investment Treaty
Natural Disasters on May 8
Records from scientific disaster catalogs that fall on this calendar day. All disaster records
- 1902 CEPelee· 28,000 deaths
- 1847 CEEarthquake — Japan, Zenkoji, Nagano (Ms 7.4)· 12,000 deaths
- 1914 CEEarthquake — Italy, Catania, Etna (Ms 4.9)· 120 deaths
- 2010 CEFlood: Kenya (2010-05-08)· 100 deaths
- 2003 CEFlood: Madagascar (2003-05-08)· 68 deaths
- 2016 CEFlood: China (2016-05-08)· 60 deaths
- 2012 CEFlood: China (2012-05-08)· 53 deaths
- 1974 CETsunami — Tokaido· 30 deaths
- 1974 CEEarthquake — Japan, Nakagi (Ms 6.5)· 27 deaths
- 2010 CEFlood: Sri Lanka (2010-05-08)· 20 deaths
- 2006 CEFlood: Iran (Islamic Republic of) (2006-05-08)· 14 deaths
- 2017 CEFlood: Kenya (2017-05-08)· 13 deaths
- 2011 CEFlood: Philippines (2011-05-08)· 10 deaths
- 1961 CEMerapi· 6 deaths
- 2016 CEFlood: Dominican Republic,Haiti (2016-05-08)· 5 deaths
- 2014 CEEarthquake — Pakistan, Nawabshah (Mb 4.5)· 2 deaths
- 2011 CEFlood: Brazil (2011-05-08)· 2 deaths
- 2001 CEEarthquake — El Salvador, Conchagua (Mw 5.7)· 1 deaths
- 2004 CEEarthquake — Pakistan, Quetta (Mb 4.5)· 1 deaths
- 1911 CEAsamayama· 1 deaths
- 1986 CEAkita-Yakeyama· 1 deaths
- 2001 CEFlood: Colombia (2001-05-08)· 0 deaths
- 2010 CEFlood: Pakistan (2010-05-08)· 0 deaths
- 1998 CEFlood: United States of America (1998-05-08)· 0 deaths