Page 8: Historical Events In August - 08

2018  Malaysia charges former prime minister Najib Razak with three counts of money laundering on this day in history.   

2018  On this day in history australia's most populous state New South Wales declared 100% in drought   

2018  Academy of Motion Pictures reveals new "Popular Film" category for the Oscars on August - 08.   

2018  On August - 08 ePL club Chelsea sign Kepa Arrizabalaga from Spain's Athletic Bilbao for £72 million; world-record fee for a goalkeeper   

2019  Nyonoksa radiation accident: Reports indicate that there may have been a nuclear explosion at the Nyonoksa weapons-testing site in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. At least five people were killed and three others injured in the blast, with radiation levels in Severodvinsk, 29 miles (47 km) away from the site, being 20 times above normal levels temporarily on August - 08.   

2020  Music mogul Simon Cowell breaks his back riding an electric bike on August - 08.   

2023  Canadian rapper Tory Lanez sentenced to 10 years in prison for shooting Megan Thee Stallion in the foot several times during an argument [1] on August - 08.   

2023  On this day in history hawaii wildfires: 17,000 acres of land are burned and at least 100 people are killed, with four others missing, when a series of wildfires break out on the island of Maui in Hawaii.   

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1079  On this day in history birth of emperor Horikawa of Japan (d. 1107)   

1518  Conrad Lycosthenes, French-born German humanist and encyclopedist (d. 1561) was born on this day in history.   

1571  On this day in history birth of john Ward, composer   

1586  On August - 08 birth of adolf, earl of Nassau-Siegen   

1605  On this day in history birth of cecilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore, British colonial Governor of Maryland (d. 1675)   

1617  On August - 08 birth of adriaan W "Joris" van Geel, Flemish missionary (Bantu Dictionary)   

1646  Godfrey Kneller, German-born painter (d. 1723) was born on this day in history.   

1653  On August - 08 birth of jacques Basnage, French/Neth historian/vicar   

0117  Mark Ulpius Trajanus, adopted son of emperor Nerva/emperor, dies on August - 08.   

0869  Lotharius II, King of Middle-France (Lotharingen) (855-869), dies on August - 08.   

1445  Death of Oswald von Wolkenstein, Austrian composer on this day in history.   

1506  Sesshu Toyo, Zen monk/painter, dies in Yamaguchi Japan at 86 on this day in history.   

1553  Death of Girolamo Fracastoro, Italian physician (b. 1478) on August - 08.   

1555  On this day in history death of oronce Finé, French mathematician (b. 1494)   

1588  Death of Alonso Sánchez Coello, Spanish painter on August - 08.   

1604  On this day in history death of horio Tadauji, Japanese warlord (b. 1578)