August 8

August 8 is the 220th day of the year (221th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. It is preceded by August 7, and succeeded by August 9. Following August 8, there are 145 days in the year.

Blavatsky's Gem of the Day

"No creature, no thing is free from evil. The sandal tree has its roots sapped by snakes, its blossoms attacked by bees, its branches broken by monkeys, its top eaten by bears. No part of it is secure from pain."

Events

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Births

• YEAR – NAME, SOMETHING ABOUT PERSON (d. YEAR) - THIS IS JUST AN EXAMPLE

Deaths

• YEAR – NAME, SOMETHING ABOUT PERSON (b. YEAR) - THIS IS JUST AN EXAMPLE

Holidays and observances

• NAME OF HOLIDAY, SOMETHING ABOUT THE HOLIDAY - THIS IS JUST AN EXAMPLE

External links

• This Date in Wikipedia