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

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

1972 Edward VIII, King of Gr Brit/N Ireld/emperor (India 1936), dies at 77

1972 King Edward VIII, English Royalty

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

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

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

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

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

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

1936 Edward VIII succeeds British king George V

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

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

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

1894 Edward VIII, King of Great Brit/N-Ireland/emperor of India, 1936

1894 King Edward VIII, English Royalty

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

1830 Pius VIII, [Francesco S Castiglioni], Ital Pope (1829-30), dies at 69

1829 Pope Pius VIII issues his program for pontificate

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

1746 Battle at Culloden Moor: Duke of Cumberland beats "James VIII and III"

1746 Battle at Culloden: Troops of "James VIII and III" defeat Charles Stuart

1745 Bonnie Prince Charlie becomes King James VIII

1691 Pope Innocent XII succeeds Alexander VIII

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

1689 Pietro Ottoboni replaces Pope Innocent XI as Alexander VIII

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

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

1642 Pope Urbanus VIII publishes degree In eminente

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

1623 Maffeo Barberini elected Pope Urban VIII

1610 Alexander VIII, [Pietro Ottoboni], Italy, lawyer/Pope, 1689-91

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

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

1595 Pope Clemens VIII recognizes Henri IV as king of France

1592 Ippolito Aldobrandini elected Pope Clement VIII

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1544 King Henry VIII draws his armies out of France

1544 English King Henry VIII's troops occupy Boulogne

1544 Scot earl Matthew van Lennox signs secret treaty with Henry VIII

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

1543 Karel/Henry VIII sign anti-French covenant

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

1541 Irish parliament selects Henry VIII as king of Ireland

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

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

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

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

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

1539 King Henry VIII and Anna of Kleef marry

1538 Pope Paul III excommunicated England's King Henry VIII

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

1536 English king Henry VIII marries Jane Seymour

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

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

1536 King Henry VIII accused Anna Boleyn of adultery and incest

1536 English king Henry VIII expropriate minor monasteries

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

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

1535 Pope Paul II deposed and excommunicated King Henry VIII

1535 Henry VIII declares himself head of English Church

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

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

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

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

1533 Pope Clement VII excommunicated England's King Henry VIII

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

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

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

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

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

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

1531 Henry VIII recognized as supreme head of Church in England

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

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

1530 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 Blackfriars begin: Henry VIII and Catharina of Aragon

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

1520 King Henry VIII of England orders bowling lanes at Whitehall

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

1518 Henry VIII's daughter Mary marries French crown prince

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

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

1509 Henry VIII crowned King of England

1509 King Henry VIII marries wife #1 Catharina of Aragon

1509 Henry VIII married wife No 1, Catherine of Aragon

1509 Henry VIII ascended to throne of England

1509 Henry the VIII becomes King of England

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

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

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

1495 Battle at Fornovo] French king Charles VIII beats St. League

1495 French King Charles VIII leaves Naples

1495 French King Charles VIII enters Naples to claim crown

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

1494 French king Charles VIII occupies Florence

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

1492 Peace of Etaples (Henry VII and Charles VIII)

1491 King Charles VIII of France marries Anna of Bretagne

1491 Henry VIII, King of England, 1509-47

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

1484 Giovanni B Cibo elected as Pope Innocent VIII

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

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

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

1448 Johannes VIII Palaeologus, Emperor of Byzantine, dies

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

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

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

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

1303 Anagni: French king Philip IV captures Pope Boniface VIII

1302 Pope Boniface VIII delegates degree "Unam sanctam"

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

1300 Pope Boniface VIII delegates degree

1296 Pope Boniface VIII degree Clericis Iaicos

1295 Pope Boniface VIII enters Rome

1294 Cardinal Benedetto Gaetani chosen as Pope Boniface VIII

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

1261 Byzantium Emperor Michael VIII recaptures Constantinople

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

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

1214 Alfonso VIII de Edele, king of Castilie, dies

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

1195 Battle at Alarcos: Almohaden beats Alfons VIII of Castilia

1187 Gregory VIII, [Alberto de Morra], Italian Pope (1187), dies

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

1155 Alfonso VIII, the Noble One, king of Castilia

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

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

1014 Pope Benedict VIII crowns Henry II, Roman German emperor

965 John XIII Crescentii elected to succeed Pope Leo VIII

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

963 Leo VIII elected Pope

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

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

872 John VIII elected as Catholic Pope



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