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This is a list of selected October 8 anniversaries that appear in the "On this day" section of the Main Page. To suggest a new item, in most cases, you can be bold and edit this page. Please read the selected anniversaries guidelines before making your edit. However, if your addition might be controversial or on a day that is or will soon be on the Main Page, please post your suggestion on the talk page instead.

Please note that the events listed on the Main Page are chosen based more on relative article quality and to maintain a mix of topics, not based solely on how important or significant their subjects are. Only four to five events are posted at a time and thus not everything that is "most important and significant" can be listed. In addition, an event is generally not posted this year if it is also the subject of the scheduled featured article or picture of the day.

To report an error when this appears on the Main Page, see Main Page errors. Please remember that this list defers to the supporting articles, so it is best to achieve consensus and make any necessary changes there first.

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Blurb Reason
Navy Day in Peru (1821); unreferenced section
1076Demetrius Zvonimir, the last native king who exerted any real power over the entire Croatian state, was crowned. unreferenced section
1600San Marino, the world's oldest constitutional republic, adopted its written constitution. refimprove
1821 – The Peruvian Navy was established by the government of José de San Martín. unreferenced section
1856 – Officials of the Chinese Qing Dynasty arrested and imprisoned twelve people aboard the Hong Kong-registered ship Arrow for suspected piracy and smuggling, sparking the Second Opium War. needs more footnotes
1871 – Four large fires broke out in the United States, including the Great Chicago Fire and the Peshtigo Fire in Wisconsin, the latter being the deadliest fire in U.S. history. Chicago fire: refimprove section
1879 – The Chilean Navy defeated the Peruvian Navy in the Battle of Angamos, a decisive encounter during the War of the Pacific. Tagged with {{refimprove}}
1895Queen Min, the only empress of Korea, was assassinated. Tagged with {{Original research}}
1962Newsmagazine Der Spiegel uncovered the sorry state of the West German armed forces, then facing the communist threat from the east, and was accused of treason shortly afterwards. Tagged with {{refimprove}}
1985 – The musical Les Misérables, based on the novel by Victor Hugo, opened in London's Barbican Centre, starting its run as the longest-running West End musical in history. refimprove, plot summary too long
2005 – A major earthquake centered in Kashmir killed over 74,500 people and injured at least 106,000 others in Pakistan, India, and Afghanistan. unreferenced section

Eligible

October 8: Thanksgiving in Canada (2012); Independence Day in Croatia (1991); Health and Sports Day in Japan (2012); Columbus Day in the United States (2012)

Wreckage from the Harrow and Wealdstone train crash

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