WHAT HAPPENED ON 8. FEBRUARY
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Constantius III becomes co-Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. (8. February 421)

The Mongols burn the Russian city of Vladimir. (8. February 1238)

Seventh Crusade: Crusaders engage Ayyubid forces in the Battle of Al Mansurah. (8. February 1250)

The Byzantine civil war of 1341–1347 ends with a power-sharing agreement between John VI Kantakouzenos and John V Palaiologos. (8. February 1347)

Universiteit Leiden is founded, and given the motto Praesidium Libertatis. (8. February 1575)

Mary, Queen of Scots, is executed on suspicion of having been involved in the Babington Plot to murder her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I. (8. February 1587)

Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, rebels against Queen Elizabeth I – the revolt is quickly crushed. (8. February 1601)

The College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia is granted a charter by King William III and Queen Mary II. (8. February 1693)

The Supreme Privy Council is established in Russia. (8. February 1726)

Battle of Eylau – Napoleon defeats Russians under General Bennigsen. (8. February 1807)

Las Heras crosses the Andes with an army to join San Martín and liberate Chile from Spain. (8. February 1817)

Richard Johnson becomes the first Vice President of the United States chosen by the United States Senate. (8. February 1837)

The Devil's Footprints mysteriously appear in southern Devon. (8. February 1855)

Barbu Dimitrie Ştirbei abolishes slavery in Wallachia. (8. February 1856)

In the United States, Delaware voters reject the Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, and vote to continue the practice of slavery. (Delaware finally ratifies the amendment on February 12, 1901.) (8. February 1865)

Sandford Fleming first proposes adoption of Universal Standard Time at a meeting of the Royal Canadian Institute. (8. February 1879)

The England cricket team led by Lord Harris is attacked during a riot during a match in Sydney. (8. February 1879)

The first government-approved Japanese immigrants arrived in Hawaii. (8. February 1885)

The Dawes Act authorizes the President of the United States to survey Native American tribal land and divide it into individual allotments. (8. February 1887)

Battle of Port Arthur: A surprise torpedo attack by the Japanese at Port Arthur, China starts the Russo-Japanese War. (8. February 1904)