8 April 2026 Israeli attacks on Lebanon
Operation Eternal Darkness: Hours after a ceasefire to the Iran war, Israeli attacks on Lebanon kill at least 357 and injures more than 1200 people in the largest airstrikes of the Lebanon war.
What happened on April 8
36 events · 20 births · 20 deaths · 8 observances. From 217 to 2026.
Standout on April 8
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8 April 2026 Israeli attacks on Lebanon
Operation Eternal Darkness: Hours after a ceasefire to the Iran war, Israeli attacks on Lebanon kill at least 357 and injures more than 1200 people in the largest airstrikes of the Lebanon war.
About April 8
April 8 is the 98th day of the year. These facts are computed from the calendar, not copied from anywhere.
- Day of the year
- Day 98 of 365 (99 in leap years)267 days left in the year (267 in leap years)
- Falls on
- Wednesday in 2026, Thursday in 2027, Saturday in 2028, Sunday in 2029, Monday in 2030
- Week
- ISO week 15 of 2026 · Q2
- Zodiac sign
- ♈ Aries (March 21 – April 19)
- Season
- Spring in the north · Autumn in the south
- April birthstone
- Diamondstrength, eternity and clarity
- April birth flower
- Daisy / Sweet peainnocence and blissful pleasure
- Next occurrence
- In 163 days
- Roman numerals
- VIII.IVday.month — see the Roman numeral date tool
Anniversaries in 2026
- 1150thAbbasid Caliphate876
- 30thAnna Korakaki1996
- 1stNelsy Cruz2025
Born on April 8 — ages this year
- 2013A.J. & Big Justiceturns 13
- 2005Zaccharie Risacherturns 21
- 2002Jamie Drysdaleturns 24
- 2002Viktória Forsterturns 24
- 2002Skai Jacksonturns 24
- 1999CeeDee Lambturns 27
Historical events 36
A dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
Solar eclipse of April 8, 2024
Solar eclipse: A total solar eclipse takes place at the Moon's ascending node, visible across North America.
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders ends his presidential campaign, leaving Joe Biden as the Democratic Party's nominee.
Windows XP
Windows XP reaches its standard End Of Life and is no longer supported.
Barack Obama
U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev sign the New START Treaty.
Soyuz TMA-12
On board Soyuz TMA-12, Yi So-yeon became the first Korean astronaut.
Solar eclipse of April 8, 2005
A solar eclipse occurs, visible over areas of the Pacific Ocean and Latin American countries such as Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia and Venezuela.
Space Shuttle Atlantis
The Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on mission STS-110, carrying the S0 truss to the International Space Station. Astronaut Jerry L. Ross also becomes the first person to fly on seven spaceflights.
Space Shuttle Discovery
The Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on mission STS-56.
New Democracy (Greece)
The conservative New Democracy party of Constantine Mitsotakis is elected in the Greek parliamentary election.
Voyageurs National Park
Voyageurs National Park is established by the U.S. Congress.
Hank Aaron
Hank Aaron passes Babe Ruth as the all-time leader in career home runs by hitting his 715th home run off of Al Downing at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.
Progress Party (Norway)
The Progress Party was founded in a movie theater in Oslo, Norway.
Bahr El-Baqar primary school bombing
Bahr El-Baqar primary school bombing: Israeli bombers strike an Egyptian school. Forty-six children are killed.
BOAC Flight 712
BOAC Flight 712 experienced an engine fire shortly after take-off from London Heathrow, leading to the deaths of five people on board, including flight attendant Jane Harrison, who was posthumously awarded a George Cross for heroism.
MV Dara
A large explosion on board the MV Dara in the Persian Gulf killed 238 people.
Netherlands
The Netherlands and West Germany sign an agreement to negotiate the return of German land annexed by the Dutch in return for 280 million German marks as Wiedergutmachung.
Organization of American States
The Organization of American States drafts an agreement to create the Inter-American Development Bank.
Grace Hopper
A team of computer manufacturers, users, and university people led by Grace Hopper meets to discuss the creation of a new programming language that would be called COBOL.
Computer science
A team of computer scientists and others met to discuss the creation of a common business-oriented programming language, which became COBOL.
South African Airways Flight 201
South African Airways Flight 201: A de Havilland DH.106 Comet 1 crashes into the sea during night killing 21 people.
North American T-6 Texan
A Royal Canadian Air Force Canadair Harvard collides with a Trans-Canada Airlines Canadair North Star over Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, killing 37 people.
Otto and Elise Hampel
Otto and Elise Hampel were executed in Berlin for performing acts of resistance against Nazism.
World War II
World War II: The United States Army Air Forces flew its first mission from India over the Hump (the eastern end of the Himalayas) to deliver materiel to China.
Mongolian People's Party
The Central Committee of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party elects Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal as General Secretary, marking the beginning of his 44-year-long tenure as de facto leader of Mongolia.
Western Australia
The Australian state of Western Australia voted to secede from the federation, but efforts to implement the result proved to be unsuccessful.
World War I
World War I: German naval officer Wilhelm Werner murdered 19 captured crew members of the British cargo ship Torrington by submerging U-55 when they were on deck.
Winsor McCay
American cartoonist Winsor McCay released the silent short film Little Nemo (featured), one of the earliest animated films.
Entente Cordiale
France and the United Kingdom signed the Entente Cordiale, agreeing to a peaceful coexistence after centuries of intermittent conflict.
Midtown Manhattan
Longacre Square in Midtown Manhattan was renamed Times Square after the New York Times building.
American Civil War
American Civil War: Late-arriving reinforcements helped Confederate forces rout the Union Army at the Battle of Mansfield.
Venus de Milo
The Venus de Milo (pictured), an ancient Greek statue of a woman with its arms missing, was discovered on the island of Milos.
Kiliaen van Rensselaer (merchant)
Kiliaen van Rensselaer purchased land near present-day Albany, New York, to establish Rensselaerswyck, which became the most successful patroonship under the Dutch West India Company.
Crusades
Crusades: The Knights Hospitaller surrendered the Krak des Chevaliers, a castle in present-day Syria, to the army of the Mamluk sultan Baybars.
Abbasid Caliphate
Abbasid forces decisively defeated the Saffarid emir Ya'qub ibn Laith, forcing the latter to halt his advance into Iraq.
Caracalla
Roman emperor Caracalla (pictured) was assassinated near Harran and succeeded by his Praetorian Guard prefect Macrinus.
Births 20
A notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
Lavinia Valbonesi
Lavinia Valbonesi, Ecuadorian nutritionist, businesswoman and First Lady of Ecuador
Deaths 20
A notable person who died on this day.
Ralph Puckett
Ralph Puckett, American Army officer, Medal of Honor recipient (born 1926)
Josine Ianco-Starrels
Josine Ianco-Starrels, Romanian-born American art curator (born 1926)
Ivan Mercep
Ivan Mercep, New Zealand architect, designed the Te Papa Tongarewa Museum (born 1930)
Holidays & observances 8
A holiday, feast day, awareness day or national day observed every year on this date.
Anne Ayres
Christian feast day: Anne Ayres (Episcopal Church (USA))
Constantina
Christian feast day: Constantina
Walter of Pontoise
Christian feast day: Walter of Pontoise
Julie Billiart
Christian feast day: Julie Billiart of Namur
Saint Perpetuus
Christian feast day: Perpetuus
Beatification
Christian feast day: Blessed August Czartoryski
Buddha's Birthday
Buddha's Birthday, also known as Hana Matsuri, "Flower Festival" (Japan)
Dionysius of Alexandria
Christian feast day: Pope Dionysius of Alexandria
Spread across the centuries
- 3rd century1
- 9th century1
- 13th century1
- 17th century1
- 19th century2
- 20th century37
- 21st century33
Earliest: Caracalla (217). Most recent: 8 April 2026 Israeli attacks on Lebanon (2026).
What the categories mean, and how the standout is chosen
- Historical events
- A dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
- Births
- A notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
- Deaths
- A notable person who died on this day.
- Milestones
- A first, a founding or a turning point our editors flagged as a landmark moment.
- Holidays & observances
- A holiday, feast day, awareness day or national day observed every year on this date.
- Standout / notable
- Editor-written entries come first, then entries covered by the most Wikipedia language editions. For the standout tile we prefer an entry that has a picture.
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Questions about April 8
What day of the year is April 8?
April 8 is the 98th day of the year, with 267 days left after it.
What star sign is April 8?
April 8 falls under Aries (March 21 – April 19), a fire sign ruled by Mars. The birthstone for the month is Diamond.
How many things happened on April 8?
We record 84 entries for April 8: 36 events · 20 births · 20 deaths · 8 observances. From 217 to 2026.
Who was born on April 8?
A.J. & Big Justice (2013) is among the notable births on April 8. The births section lists the rest.
How often is the April 8 page updated?
The day is filled the first time anyone opens it and then re-checked for new entries about every 90 days. Computed facts such as the weekday and the anniversaries update every year.
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