April 8

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[edit] Events

• 217 - Roman Emperor Caracalla is assassinated (and succeeded) by his Praetorian Guard prefect, Marcus Opellius Macrinus.
• 1730 - Shearith Israel, the first synagogue in New York City, is built.
• 1989 - The two Greek Communist parties, along with smaller left-wing parties, merge to form the Coalition of the Left and Progress in Greece.

[edit] Births

• 1320 - King Peter I of Portugal (d. 1367)
• 1818 - King Christian IX of Denmark (d. 1906)
• 1912 - Alois Brunner, Austrian National Socialist.
• 1919 - Ian Smith, Prime Minister of Rhodesia (d. 2007)

[edit] Deaths

• 1364 - King John II of France (b. 1319)