Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/February 8
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This is a list of selected February 8 anniversaries that appears on the "On this day" section of the Main Page. To suggest a new item, in most cases you can be bold and edit this page. Please read the selected anniversaries guidelines before making your edit. However, if your addition may be controversial, or on a day that is or soon will be on the Main Page, please post your suggestion on the talk page instead.
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- 1587 – Mary, Queen of Scots (pictured) was executed at Fotheringhay Castle on suspicion of having been involved in the Babington Plot to murder her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I of England.
- 1855 – The Devil's Footprints, a series of mysteriously hoof-like marks, appeared in the snow in Devon, England, and continued throughout the countryside for over 100 miles (160 km).
- 1904 – The Russo-Japanese War began after a surprise torpedo attack by the Japanese on Russian ships near present-day Lüshunkou, China.
- 1971 – Trading began in NASDAQ, the world's first electronic stock exchange.
- 1979 – Colonel Denis Sassou Nguesso was chosen as the new President of the Republic of the Congo after Joachim Yhombi-Opango was forced from power.
More events: February 7 – February 8 – February 9
