8 April 876 April 8, 2015 Author: Staff The Battle of Dayr al-‘Aqul prevents the Saffarids from taking over Baghdad. Famous Words of Inspiration..."Baseball is the belly-button of our society." Bill Lee — Click here for more from Bill Lee Related posts: 8 April 2005 8 April 2005 8 April 1970 25 October 2009 8 December 2009 1 April 1865 14 April 1205 3 February 2007 1 April 1865 Categories: History Tags: 8 April, 876