8
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This page is about the year 8 AD. For the actual number, see eight.
| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 1st century BC – 1st century – 2nd century |
| Decades: | 20s BC 10s BC 0s BC – 0s – 10s 20s 30s |
| Years: | 5 AD 6 AD 7 AD – 8 AD – 9 AD 10 AD 11 AD |
| Gregorian calendar | 8 VIII |
| Ab urbe condita | 761 |
| Armenian calendar | N/A |
| Assyrian calendar | 4758 |
| Bahá'í calendar | -1836–-1835 |
| Bengali calendar | -585 |
| Berber calendar | 958 |
| English Regnal year | N/A |
| Buddhist calendar | 552 |
| Burmese calendar | -630 |
| Byzantine calendar | 5516–5517 |
| Chinese calendar | 丁卯年十二月初五日 (2644/2704-12-5) — to —
戊辰年十一月十五日(2645/2705-11-15) |
| Coptic calendar | -276–-275 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 0–1 |
| Hebrew calendar | 3768–3769 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 64–65 |
| - Shaka Samvat | N/A |
| - Kali Yuga | 3109–3110 |
| Holocene calendar | 10008 |
| Iranian calendar | 614 BP – 613 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 633 BH – 632 BH |
| Japanese calendar | |
| Korean calendar | 2341 |
| Minguo calendar | 1904 before ROC 民前1904年 |
| Thai solar calendar | 551 |
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The Simple English Wiktionary has a definition for: eight. |
8 (VIII) is a leap year of the Julian calendar which started on a Sunday.[1] According to the Gregorian calendar, it started on a Tuesday.[2] It was the 8th year of the 1st century.
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Events [change]
By place [change]
Roman Empire [change]
- August 3 – Roman general Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus.
- Vipsania Julia is exiled. Lucius Aemilius Paullus and his family are disgraced. Augustus breaks off engagement of Claudius to Paullus' daughter Aemilia Lepida.
- Effort is made to betrothe Claudius to Livia Medullina
- Marcus Furius Camillus, Sextus Nonius Quinctilianus, suff. Lucius Apronius become Roman Consuls.
- Roman poet Ovid is banished from Rome and exiled to the Black Sea near Tomis (present-day Constanţa).
Europe [change]
- Tincomarus, deposed king of the Atrebates, flees Britain for Rome; Eppillus becomes king.
Mid-East [change]
Asia [change]
- Start of Chushi era of the Chinese Han Dynasty.
- Wang Mang seizes power in China and establishes the short-lived Xin Dynasty.
- China invents paper, which is first used by the military.
Arts [change]
- Ovid begins the Fasti (Festivals), 6 books that detail the first 6 months of the year and provide valuable insights into the Roman calendar.
Births [change]
- Titus Flavius Sabinus, Roman consul and brother of emperor Vespasian (d. 69)
Deaths [change]
- Marcus Valerius Messalla Corvinus, Roman general (b. 64 BC).
References [change]
- ↑ "CalendarHome.com - 8". calendarhome.com. 2011 [last update]. http://www.calendarhome.com/cgi-bin/tycyear.pl?year=8&change=1&suppresshol=. Retrieved August 23, 2011.
- ↑ "year 8 - Wolfram|Alpha". wolframalpha.com. 2011 [last update]. http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=year+8. Retrieved August 23, 2011.
