A hotel fire in Medina, Saudi Arabia, kills 15 Egyptian pilgrims with 130 others injured. Date: February 8, 2014 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 8 📅 Events on this day in 2014 📅 On This Day (Today)
A soldier opens fire in a military camp and a shopping center in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, killing 29 people and injuring 58 others before being shot dead by police the next day. It is considered the deadliest mass shooting in the country's history. Date: February 8, 2020 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events…
Two children are killed and six others are injured when a bus crashes into a daycare centre in Laval, Quebec, Canada. The driver is arrested and charged with homicide and dangerous driving. Date: February 8, 2023 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 8 📅 Events on this day in 2023 📅…
A Chinese immigrant in San Francisco falls ill to bubonic plague in the first plague epidemic in the continental United States. Date: February 7, 1900 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 7 📅 Events on this day in 1900 📅 On This Day (Today)
Second Boer War: British troops fail in their third attempt to lift the Siege of Ladysmith. Date: February 7, 1900 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 7 📅 Events on this day in 1900 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Great Baltimore Fire begins in Baltimore, Maryland; it destroys over 1,500 buildings in 30 hours. Date: February 7, 1904 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 7 📅 Events on this day in 1904 📅 On This Day (Today)
The second full-length animated Walt Disney film, Pinocchio, premieres. Date: February 7, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 7 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today)
World War II: Imperial Japanese Navy forces complete the evacuation of Imperial Japanese Army troops from Guadalcanal during Operation Ke, ending Japanese attempts to retake the island from Allied forces in the Guadalcanal campaign. Date: February 7, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 7 📅 Events on this day in…
World War II: In Anzio, Italy, German forces launch a counteroffensive during the Allied Operation Shingle. Date: February 7, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 7 📅 Events on this day in 1944 📅 On This Day (Today)
Korean War: More than 700 suspected communist sympathizers are massacred by South Korean forces. Date: February 7, 1951 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 7 📅 Events on this day in 1951 📅 On This Day (Today)