May 8

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May 8 is the 128th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (129th during leap years). As of this point, there are 237 days remaining until the end of the year. As Adar 26, it is the 138th day of the Farede Calendar.

Events

• 4045 BC: King Éomer and his sister, Lady Éowyn, depart for Rohan with Elladan and Elrohir, the sons of Lord Elrond, to set their land in order.
• 1993: Slytherin's Basilisk petrifies Hermione Granger and Penelope Clearwater, prompting Hogwarts staff to cancel the annual Hogwarts Inter-House Quidditch Cup. Lucius Malfoy blackmails the rest of the Hogwarts Board of Governors into signing his Order of Suspension and removing Albus Dumbledore as Headmaster. Rubeus Hagrid is sent to Azkaban for being the main suspect in the opening of the Chamber of Secrets.
• 13,324: Rand al'Thor's party enters the Great Blight on the way to the Eye of the World.
• 13,325: At Aringill, Andor, Matrim Cauthon and Thomdril Merrilin board the Swift, bound for Tear.