April 8: on this day in history

Historical events

1. 1271Mamluk Sultan Baybars captured the famous Crusader fortress Krak des Chevaliers.
2. 1812The capital of the Russian-ruled Grand Duchy of Finland was moved from Turku to Helsinki.
3. 1904France and Britain signed the Entente Cordiale, easing their long rivalry.
4. 1959A group of computer experts gathered at a meeting that led to the creation of the COBOL programming language.
5. 1974Baseball player Hank Aaron hit his 715th home run, breaking Babe Ruth's long-standing record.

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