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This is a list of selected February 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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Prešeren Day in Slovenia lots of {{cn}} tags
1575Leiden University, the oldest and highest-ranked university in the Netherlands, was founded by William, Prince of Orange. refimprove section
1849 – The Roman Republic was proclaimed, temporarily replacing the government of the Papal States. refimprove
1879 – At a meeting of the Royal Canadian Institute, Sandford Fleming (pictured) proposed the idea of standard time zones based on a single universal world time. Neither the date nor Sandford Fleming are mentioned in the target article
1885 – The first government-approved Japanese immigrants arrived in Hawaii. refimprove section
1887 – The Dawes Act, a law meant to help the assimilation of Native Americans into American society, but which instead had a negative effect, was signed by President Grover Cleveland. neutrality issues
1904 – The Russo-Japanese War began with a surprise torpedo attack by the Japanese on Russian ships near present-day Lüshunkou, China. War: refimprove section; Battle: refimprove
1915D. W. Griffith's The Birth of a Nation was released, becoming one of the most influential and controversial films in the history of American cinema. Cast section unref'd. Uncertain date of first showing.
1950 – The Stasi, the secret police of East Germany, was established. unreferenced section
1969 – The Allende meteorite, the largest carbonaceous chondrite ever found on Earth, fell near Allende, Chihuahua, Mexico. refimprove
1971Trading began on Nasdaq, the world's first electronic stock exchange. outdated
1979Denis Sassou Nguesso was chosen as the new President of the Republic of the Congo after Joachim Yhombi-Opango was forced from power. copy editing required
John Ruskin |b|1819 external links
Iris Murdoch |d|1999| Additional sources needed banner

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Mary, Queen of Scots
Mary, Queen of Scots
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