April 8 is the 98th day of the year (99th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 267 days remain until the end of the year.
. . . April 8 . . .
- 217–Roman emperorCaracalla is assassinated and is succeeded by his Praetorian Guardprefect, Marcus Opellius Macrinus.[1]
- 876– The Battle of Dayr al-‘Aqul saves Baghdad from the Saffarids.[2]
- 1139–Roger II of Sicily is excommunicated by Innocent II for supporting Anacletus II as pope for seven years, even though Roger had already publicly recognized Innocent’s claim to the papacy.[3]
- 1149–Pope Eugene III takes refuge in the castle of Ptolemy II of Tusculum.
- 1232–Mongol–Jin War: The Mongols begin their siege on Kaifeng, the capital of the Jin dynasty.[4]
- 1271– In Syria, sultan Baibars conquers the Krak des Chevaliers.
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