What Happened on May 8

What Happened on May 8

Discover what happened on May 8 with HISTORY’s summaries of major events, anniversaries, famous births and notable deaths.

The ephemerides of May 8th bring together a series of events that happened a day like today, Thursday when the Day of Our Lady of Luján, patron saint of Argentina, is celebrated.This liturgical feast commemorates the day of the year 1630 when what many described as a miracle occurred. It all started when a Portuguese who lived in Santiago del Estero asked a compatriot to send him from Brazil an image of the Immaculate Conception of Mary. Two yea…

It was the year 1630 when an image of the Virgin Mary, sent from Brazil, changed forever the spiritual destiny of the Río de la Plata. She was on her way to Santiago del Estero, but as she passed through the stay of Don Rosendo in Zamora (today province of Buenos Aires), the cart that transported her stopped mysteriously. Neither the oxen nor the human force could move her. Strangely, by removing only one of the boxes—the one that contained the …

May 8, 1945 is considered the day when Germany was liberated from National Socialism and the Second World War ended. But history is only what we tell about the past. What exactly happened then? A lecture by Ulrike Jureit. [more]

Know what events changed the history of humanity, that is why today we share on TV Azteca Quintana Roo the events of May 8, from historical, cultural, sporting and entertainment moments. Among the important events highlights the birth of the priest Miguel Hidalgo and Costilla, the foundation of the Red Cross and the eradication of smallpox throughout the planet. Know this and other events that marked May 8th. What is commemorated today May 8th? …

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