Page 11: Historical Events In February - 08

2013  16 people are killed and 27 are wounded by a market bombing in Kalaya, Pakistan on this day in history.   

2014  15 people are killed & 130 injured in a hotel fire in Medina, Saudi Arabia on February - 08.   

2017  On this day in history uS Senate confirms Jeff Sessions Attorney General, after controversy and protests   

2018  On this day in history twitter reports its first quarterly profit as a public company   

2018  On this day in history bangladesh court sentences former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia to 5 years in prison for corruption   

2019  On this day in history amazon founder Jeff Bezos accuses The National Enquirer and its owner, American Media Inc, of blackmail over private messages detailing an extramarital affair   

2024  Pakistan election: In an upset independents backed by imprisoned Imran Khan 's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party win the most seats with 97, PML-N win 76, PPP 54 [1] on this day in history.   

2024  Pakistani general election: Independent politicians, most of whom are members of the banned political party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, win a plurality of seats in the National Assembly on February - 08.   

2025  7.5 magnitude earthquake off of Japan's northeast coast causes building damage and triggers a brief tsunami warning on February - 08.   

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1191  Yaroslav II of Russia (d. 1246) was born on February - 08.   

1291  On this day in history birth of afonso IV, King of Portugal (1325-57)   

1487  On February - 08 birth of ulrich, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1550)   

1552  Agrippa d'Aubigné, French poet and soldier (d. 1630) was born on February - 08.   

1577  On this day in history birth of robert Burton, writer, Anglican clergyman (Anatomy of Melancholy)   

1586  On this day in history birth of jacob Praetorius, composer   

1612  Samuel Butler, England, poet/satirist (Hudibras) (baptized) was born on this day in history.   

1649  On this day in history birth of gabriel Daniel, French Jesuit historian (d. 1728)   

1124  On this day in history stefanus of Thiers/Muret, founder of order of Grammond/saint, dies   

1245  Johannes de Rupella/de la Rochelle, French theologist, dies on this day in history.   

1250  On this day in history death of robert I of Artois, French crusader (b. 1216)   

1265  Death of Hulagu Khan, Mongol ruler (b. 1217) on February - 08.   

1296  Death of King PrzemysÅ‚ II of Poland (b. 1257) on this day in history.   

1303  Nanshu, Zen teacher (Rinzai line)/founder (Zounan temple), dies on February - 08.   

1513  On this day in history alonso de Ojeda, Spanish explorer (Curacao & Bonaire), dies   

1529  Death of Baldassare Castiglione, Italian writer and diplomat (b. 1478) on this day in history.