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..."Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up." Thomas Edison — Click here for more from Thomas Edison 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