The Irish-bred race horse Shergar was stolen by gunmen, who demanded a £2 million ransom.
ClockHorizon daily selection“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.”
Two children are killed and six others are injured when a bus crashes into a daycare centre in Laval, Quebec, Canada. The driver is arrested and charged with homicide and dangerous driving.
A soldier opens fire in a military camp and a shopping center in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, killing 29 people and injuring 58 others before being shot dead by police the next day. It is considered the deadliest mass shooting in the country's history.
A hotel fire in Medina, Saudi Arabia, kills 15 Egyptian pilgrims with 130 others injured.
A blizzard kills at least 18 and leaves hundreds of thousands of people without electricity in the northeastern United States and parts of Canada.
Over 2 miles (3.2 km) of road are buried after a storm in the Hindu Kush mountains of Afghanistan triggers a series of avalanches, killing at least 172 people and trapping over 2,000 others.
“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.”
One highlighted entry is from 1983: The Irish-bred race horse Shergar was stolen by gunmen, who demanded a £2 million ransom.
People listed for February 8 include I.N (2001), Alessia Russo (1999), and Rui Hachimura (1998).
Observances listed for February 8 include Christian feast day: Cuthmann of Steyning, Christian feast day: Elffled of Whitby, and Christian feast day: Elisabetta Martinez.
