8 facts for kids
This page is about the year 8 AD. For the actual number, see eight.
| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 1st century BC – 1st century – 2nd century |
| Decades: | 20s BC 10s BC 0s BC – 0s – 10s 20s 30s |
| Years: | 5 AD 6 AD 7 AD – 8 AD – 9 AD 10 AD 11 AD |
| Gregorian calendar | AD 8 VIII |
| Ab urbe condita | 761 |
| Assyrian calendar | 4758 |
| Balinese saka calendar | N/A |
| Bengali calendar | −585 |
| Berber calendar | 958 |
| Buddhist calendar | 552 |
| Burmese calendar | −630 |
| Byzantine calendar | 5516–5517 |
| Chinese calendar | 丁卯年 (Fire Rabbit) 2704 or 2644 — to — 戊辰年 (Earth Dragon) 2705 or 2645 |
| Coptic calendar | −276 – −275 |
| Discordian calendar | 1174 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 0–1 |
| Hebrew calendar | 3768–3769 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 64–65 |
| - Shaka Samvat | N/A |
| - Kali Yuga | 3108–3109 |
| Holocene calendar | 10008 |
| Iranian calendar | 614 BP – 613 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 633 BH – 632 BH |
| Javanese calendar | N/A |
| Julian calendar | AD 8 VIII |
| Korean calendar | 2341 |
| Minguo calendar | 1904 before ROC 民前1904年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −1460 |
| Seleucid era | 319/320 AG |
| Thai solar calendar | 550–551 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阴火兔年 (female Fire-Rabbit) 134 or −247 or −1019 — to — 阳土龙年 (male Earth-Dragon) 135 or −246 or −1018 |
8 (VIII) is a leap year of the Julian calendar which started on a Sunday. According to the Gregorian calendar, it started on a Tuesday. It was the 8th year of the 1st century.
Events
Roman Empire
- August 3 – Roman general Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus.
- Vipsania Julia is exiled. Lucius Aemilius Paullus and his family are disgraced. Augustus breaks off engagement of Claudius to Paullus' daughter Aemilia Lepida.
- Effort is made to betrothe Claudius to Livia Medullina
- Marcus Furius Camillus, Sextus Nonius Quinctilianus, suff. Lucius Apronius become Roman Consuls.
- Roman poet Ovid is banished from Rome and exiled to the Black Sea near Tomis (present-day Constanţa).
- Ovid begins the Fasti (Festivals), 6 books that detail the first 6 months of the year.
Europe
- Tincomarus, deposed king of the Atrebates, flees Britain for Rome; Eppillus becomes king.
Mid-East
- Vonones I becomes king of Parthia.
Asia
- Start of Chushi era of the Chinese Han Dynasty.
- Wang Mang seizes power in China and establishes the short-lived Xin Dynasty.
- China invents paper, which is first used by the military.
Births
- Titus Flavius Sabinus, Roman consul and brother of emperor Vespasian (d. 69)
Deaths
- Marcus Valerius Messalla Corvinus, Roman general (b. 64 BC).
Images for kids
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An 8-ball in pool
See also
In Spanish: Ocho para niños
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