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1992 Event - Wrestlemania VIII, 62,167 at Hoosier Dome, Hulk Hogan DQs Sid Justice

1974 Event - Superbowl VIII: Miami Dolphins beat Minnesota Vikings, 24-7 in Houston Superbowl MVP: Larry Csonka, Miami, RB

1972 Death - Edward VIII, King of Great Britian/Northern Ireland/emperor (India 1936), dies at 77

1972 Death - King Edward VIII, English Royalty

1971 Event - CBS presents Masterpiece Theatre's 6 Wives of Henry VIII

1956 Death - Alexander Korda, English movie producer (Henry VIII), dies at 62

1946 Death - Rama VIII, king of Siam (1935-46), dies at 21

1936 Event - King Edward VIII marries Mrs. Wallis Simpson; abdicates throne Duke of York becomes King George VI

1936 Event - King Edward VIII abdicates throne to marry Mrs. Wallis Simpson

1936 Event - England replaces King Edward VIII stamp series with King George VI

1936 Event - Edward VIII succeeds British king George V

1926 Birthday - Keith Michell, Adelaide Australia, actor, 6 Wives of Henry VIII

1925 Birthday - Bernard Hepton, Bradford England, actor, 6 Wives of Henry VIII

1912 Death - Frederik VIII C W K, King of Denmark (1906-12), dies at 68

1894 Birthday - Edward VIII, King of Great Britian/Northern Ireland/empero of India, 1936

1894 Birthday - King Edward VIII, English Royalty

1843 Birthday - Frederik VIII CWK, King of Denmark, 1906-12

1830 Death - Pius VIII, Francesco S Castiglioni, Italian Pope 1829 - 1830, dies at 69

1829 Event - Pope Pius VIII issues his program for pontificate

1761 Birthday - Pius VIII, Francesco S Castiglioni, Italy, 253rd Pope, 1829-30

1745 Event - Bonnie Prince Charlie becomes King James VIII

1691 Event - Pope Innocent XII succeeds Alexander VIII

1691 Death - Alexander VIII, Pietro Ottoboni, Italian Pope (1689-91), dies at 80

1689 Event - Pietro Ottoboni replaces Pope Innocent XI as Alexander VIII

1644 Death - Urban VIII, Maffeo Barberini, Pope (1623-44), dies

1644 Event - Pope Urbanus VIII and duke of Parma signs Peace of Ferrara

1642 Event - Pope Urbanus VIII publishes degree In eminente

1638 Death - Johan VIII de Jongere, count of Nassau-Siegen, dies in battle at 54

1623 Event - Maffeo Barberini elected Pope Urban VIII

1610 Birthday - Alexander VIII, Pietro Ottoboni, Italy, lawyer/Pope, 1689 - 1691

1605 Death - Clement VIII, Ippolito Aldofireini, Pope (1592-1605), dies at 69

1598 Event - Pope Clement VIII seizes duchy of Ferrara on death of Alfonso

1595 Event - Pope Clemens VIII recognizes Henri IV as king of France

1592 Event - Ippolito Aldobrandini elected Pope Clement VIII

1583 Birthday - Johan VIII, the Younger, count of Nassau-Siegen/field marshall

1557 Death - Anne of Cleeves, queen of England/4th wife of Henry VIII, dies at 41

1548 Death - Catharine Parr, queen of England/wife of Henry VIII, dies at about 36

1547 Event - King Edward VI of England was enthroned following death of Henry VIII

1547 Event - 9-year-old Edward VI succeeds Henry VIII as king of England

1547 Death - Henry VIII, King of England (1509-47), dies at 55

1545 Event - King Henry VIII's flagship Mary Rose sinks at Portsmouth; 73 die

1544 Event - King Henry VIII draws his armies out of France

1544 Event - English King Henry VIII's troops occupy Boulogne

1544 Event - Scottish earl Matthew van Lennox signs secret treaty with Henry VIII

1543 Event - England's King Henry VIII weds Catherine Parr (6th and last wife)

1543 Event - Karel/Henry VIII sign anti-French covenant

1542 Death - Catharine Howard, queen of England/5th wife of Henry VIII, beheaded

1541 Event - Irish parliament selects Henry VIII as king of Ireland

1540 Event - English King Henry VIII marries Catharine Howard, his 5th wife

1540 Death - Thomas Cromwell, King Henry VIII's chief minister, executed

1540 Event - England's King Henry VIII 6-mo marriage to Anne of Cleves annulled

1540 Event - Henry VIII divorces his 4th wife, Anne of Cleves

1540 Event - King Henry VIII of England married his 4th wife, Anne of Cleves

1539 Event - King Henry VIII and Anna of Kleef marry

1538 Event - Pope Paul III excommunicated England's King Henry VIII

1537 Death - Jane Seymour, 3rd wife of Henry VIII, dies

1536 Event - English king Henry VIII marries Jane Seymour

1536 Death - Anne Boleyn, Queen of England/wife of Henry VIII, beheaded

1536 Event - King Henry VIII, orders bible be placed in every church

1536 Event - King Henry VIII accused Anna Boleyn of adultery and incest

1536 Event - English king Henry VIII expropriate minor monasteries

1536 Birthday - Clement VIII, Ippolito Aldofireini, Fano Italy, Pope, 1592-1605

1536 Death - Catherine of Aragon, 1st wife of England's King Henry VIII, dies

1535 Event - Pope Paul II deposed and excommunicated King Henry VIII

1535 Event - Henry VIII declares himself head of English Church

1534 Event - English parliament accepts Act of Supremacy: Henry VIII church leader

1534 Event - English Parliament passes Act of Supremacy, making King Henry VIII head of the English church - a role formerly held by the Pope

1533 Birthday - Elizabeth, daughter of English king Henry VIII and Anna Boleyn

1533 Birthday - Queen Elizabeth I, England, 1558-1603, daughter of Henry VIII

1533 Event - Pope Clement VII excommunicated England's King Henry VIII

1533 Event - England's archbishop voids King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn's marriage

1533 Event - King Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon marriage declared null and void

1533 Event - Henry VIII divorces his 1st wife, Catherine of Aragon

1533 Event - England's King Henry VIII marries Anne Boleyn (approximate date)

1532 Event - Pope Clemens VII tells Henry VIII to end relationship with Anna Boleyn

1532 Event - Henry VIII and Francois I signs secret treaty against emperor Karel V

1531 Event - Henry VIII recognized as supreme head of Church in England

1531 Event - Pope Clemens VII forbids English king Henry VIII to re-marry

1530 Death - Thomas Wolsey, Cardinal/adviser to England's King Henry VIII, dies

1530 Event - King Henry VIII's divorce request is denied by the Pope Henry then declares that he, not the Pope, is supreme head of England's church

1529 Event - Blackfriars begin: Henry VIII and Catharina of Aragon

1521 Event - Pope Leo X titles King Henry VIII of England "Defender of the Faith"

1520 Event - King Henry VIII of England orders bowling lanes at Whitehall

1520 Event - King Charles V and King Henry VIII signs treaty of Calais

1518 Event - Henry VIII's daughter Mary marries French crown prince

1515 Birthday - Anna van Kleef, queen of England/4th wife of Henry VIII

1514 Event - King Louis XII of France marries Mary Tudor, sister of Henry VIII

1509 Event - Henry VIII crowned King of England

1509 Event - King Henry VIII marries wife #1 Catharina of Aragon

1509 Event - Henry VIII married wife No 1, Catherine of Aragon

1509 Event - Henry VIII ascended to throne of England

1509 Event - Henry the VIII becomes King of England

1503 Event - Henry Tudor created Prince of Wales (later Henry VIII)

1498 Death - Charles VIII, King of France (1483-98), beheaded at 27

1498 Death - Charles VIII, King of France (1483-98), dies at 27

1495 Event - Battle at Fornovo, French king Charles VIII beats St. League

1495 Event - French King Charles VIII leaves Naples

1495 Event - French King Charles VIII enters Naples to claim crown

1495 Event - Pope gives his son Cesare Borgia as hostage to Charles VIII of France

1494 Event - French king Charles VIII occupies Florence

1493 Event - King Charles VIII and Maximilian I of Austria signs Peace of Senlis

1492 Event - Peace of Etaples (Henry VII and Charles VIII)

1491 Event - King Charles VIII of France marries Anna of Bretagne

1491 Birthday - Henry VIII, King of England, 1509-47

1485 Birthday - Catherine of Aragon, Spanish princess/1st wife of Henry VIII

1484 Event - Giovanni B Cibo elected as Pope Innocent VIII

1470 Birthday - Charles VIII, King of France, 1483-98, invaded Italy

1470 Death - Charles VIII, Knutsson Bonde, king of Sweden (14??-70), dies

1451 Death - Amadeus VIII, last anti-pope Felix V (1439-49), dies at 67

1448 Death - Johannes VIII Palaeologus, Emperor of Byzantine, dies

1446 Death - Clemens VIII, Aegyd Munoz, Spanish anti-pope (1423-29), dies

1383 Birthday - Amadeus VIII, duke of Savoye/last antipope, Felix V, 1439-48

1331 Death - Stefanus VIII Uros III Decanski, king of Serbia (1322-31), dies

1303 Death - Boniface VIII, Benedetto Gaetani, lawyer/pope (1294-1303), dies

1303 Event - Anagni: French king Philip IV captures Pope Boniface VIII

1302 Event - Pope Boniface VIII delegates degree "Unam sanctam"

1301 Event - Pope Boniface VIII's degree Ausculta fili (only nominee)

1300 Event - Pope Boniface VIII delegates degree

1296 Event - Pope Boniface VIII degree Clericis Iaicos

1295 Event - Pope Boniface VIII enters Rome

1294 Event - Cardinal Benedetto Gaetani chosen as Pope Boniface VIII

1282 Death - Michael VIII, Paleologus, Byzantine emperor (1259-82), dies

1261 Event - Byzantium Emperor Michael VIII recaptures Constantinople

1247 Death - Rodrigo Jimenez de Rada, archbishop Toledo/advisor Alfonso VIII, dies

1226 Death - Louis VIII, the Lion, King of France (1223-26), dies at 39

1214 Death - Alfonso VIII de Edele, king of Castilie, dies

1195 Death - Boudouin V, count of Hainault/Flanders (Boudouin VIII), dies

1195 Event - Battle at Alarcos: Almohaden beats Alfons VIII of Castilia

1187 Death - Gregory VIII, Alberto de Morra, Italian Pope (1187), dies

1187 Birthday - Louis VIII, Coeur-de-Lion, king of France, 1223-26

1155 Birthday - Alfonso VIII, the Noble One, king of Castilia

1075 Death - John VIII Xiphilinus, theologian/patriarch of Constantinople, dies

1024 Death - Benedict VIII, Theophylactus van Tusculum, Pope (1012-24), dies

1014 Event - Pope Benedict VIII crowns Henry II, Roman German emperor

965 Event - John XIII Crescentii elected to succeed Pope Leo VIII

965 Death - Leo VIII, Italian (anti-)Pope (963-65), dies

963 Event - Leo VIII elected Pope

882 Event - Marinus I begins his reign as Catholic Pope succeeding John VIII

882 Death - John VIII, Italian Pope (872-82), dies

872 Event - John VIII elected as Catholic Pope













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