The Taijitu (" yin and yang ") symbol as well as the Ba gua 八卦 (" Eight Trigrams ") are associated with Taoist symbolism.

Such art often occurs during times of social upheaval, such as the Protestant Reformation, German Peasants ' War, Eight Years ' War, and Spanish Occupation of the Netherlands, when the rape, pillage and disaster associated with periods of chaos and oppression are presented in the documents of the printmaker.

It is associated with five Nobel laureates, 104 Rhodes scholars and is a member of the Group of Eight, as well as the sandstone universities.

During these dynasties, the Eight Immortals are very frequently associated with other prominent spiritual deities in artwork.

Probably the second most popular of the Eight Immortals, Iron-crutch Li is associated with medicine.

He was the third of the eight princes commonly associated with the War of the Eight Princes.

The Eight Gates are said to be associated with the eight trigrams ( Bagua 八卦 bā guà ) of the I Ching, the Five Steps with the five elements of the Taoist Wu Hsing ( 五行 wǔ xíng ); metal, water, wood, fire, and earth.

The Eight of Watch ( the city's leading criminal court ) issued several decrees associated with sodomy and on April 11, 1492 they warned the managers of bathhouses to keep out " suspect boys " on penalty of a fine.

Eight Clean Energy Application Centers have been established across the nation whose mission is to develop the required technology application knowledge and educational infrastructure necessary to lead “ clean energy ” ( Combined Heat and Power, Waste Heat Recovery and District Energy ) technologies as viable energy options and reduce any perceived risks associated with their implementation.

Eight smaller craters are also associated with this bombardment.

Bellows was soon a student of Robert Henri at the New York School of Art, and became associated with Henri's " The Eight " and the Ashcan School, a group of artists who advocated painting contemporary American society in all its forms.

Eight is also associated with the Great Goddess because it takes eight years for Venus and Earth to sync up against the zodiac.

Davies was a principal organizer of the 1913 Armory Show and was a member of The Eight, a group of painters including five associated with the Ashcan school: William Glackens ( 1870 – 1938 ), Robert Henri ( 1865 – 1929 ), George Luks ( 1867 – 1933 ), Everett Shinn ( 1876 – 1953 ) and John French Sloan ( 1871 – 1951 ), along with Ernest Lawson ( 1873 – 1939 ) and Maurice Prendergast ( 1859 – 1924 ).

There are 151 items in the Wilmington show, including one painting by each member of the `` Eight '', as well as work by Sloan's friends and students.

* 1962 – Eight years after the remaining French India territories were handed to India, the ratifications of the treaty are exchanged to make the transfer official.

Eight left-wing activists are arrested on May 19, 1975 by Japanese authorities.

Eight structural isomers with molecular formula C < sub > 5 </ sub > H < sub > 12 </ sub > O and all alcohols are known:

Eight of the nine districts are partly or wholly on Tortola, and encompass nearby neighbouring islands.

Eight of its 14 governors are nominated by the Diocese of Truro or the Parochial Church Council of St. Petroc's, Bodmin.

Eight species are described although many researchers believed these actually represented only three at most while some estimated there could be around twenty in total.

* 1957 – Eight people on the ground in Pacoima, California are killed following the mid-air collision between a Douglas DC-7 airliner and a Northrop F-89 Scorpion fighter jet.

Eight are killed and 80 wounded.

Eight peremptory challenges are allowed for both counsels for all offences in Queensland.

Eight of these are piscivorous and an important prey is the small Barbus tanapelagius, another endemic of the lake ( B. humilis and B. pleurogramma also occur in Lake Tana, but neither is endemic ).

Eight of its proposed constituent divisions ( excluding Kunama, Kuliak, and Songhay ) are found in the modern nation of Sudan, through which the Nile River flows.

Eight civilians are killed and thirteen wounded.

Eight Sri Lankan Air Force planes are destroyed and 10 damaged.

Eight genera and 26 species are currently recognized.

The Eight Precepts are precepts for Buddhist lay men and women who wish to practice Buddhism more strictly than through adherence to the usual five precepts.

The largest fragment produced the main crater with a depth of 22 m. Eight smaller craters with diameters ranging from 12 to 40 m and depths varying from 1 to 4 m are all within 1 kilometer of the main crater.

Eight of its undergraduate campuses are ranked among the top 100, six among the top 50, and two among the top 25 U. S. universities by U. S. News and World Report.

Eight campuses operate on the quarter system, while Berkeley and Merced are on the semester system.

Eight finalists are sent to a panel of professional sf writers, who determine the top three awards.

Eight of them are later arrested and tortured, and at least four are killed.

* November 17 – Eight British servicemen are killed in Jerusalem by Jewish nationalists.

The Genoa Group of Eight Summit protest from July 18 to July 22, 2001 was one of the bloodiest protests in Western Europe's recent history, as evidenced by the wounding of hundreds of policemen and civilians forced to lock themselves inside of their homes and the death of a young Genoese anarchist named Carlo Giuliani — who was shot in the face while trying to throw a fire extinguisher on a police car — during two days of violence and rioting by fringe groups supported by the nonchalance of more consistent and peaceful masses of protesters, and the hospitalisation of several of those peaceful demonstrators just mentioned.

Eight ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Hornet, after the stinging insect.

The Big Bad of Season Eight is a being named Twilight who is bent on destroying magic in the world.

While named " Sputnik " at home, it was more commonly known as the " Eight " after the last digit in the model code.

Young Morrison also played with the Harry Mack Showband, the Great Eight, with his older workplace friend, Geordie ( G. D .) Sproule, whom he later named as one of his biggest influences.

Eight miles ( 13 km ) west of the city below Johnson Mesa is Wild Horse Arroyo where in 1908 a Black cowboy named George McJunkin discovered the bones of an extinct bison.

Camby was named to the A-10's First Team during his sophomore season in 1994-95, as the Minutemen reached the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament.

Eight new Under-secretaries were named on 20 May, and nine Political Assistant appointments were announced on 22 May 2008.

Eight ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Pickle:

Silver has a parrot, named Captain Flint in mockery of his former captain, who generally perches on Silver's shoulder, and is known to chatter pirate phrases like " Pieces of Eight ," and " Stand by to go about.

Eight ships of the United States Navy and United States Revenue Cutter Service have been named USS Massachusetts, after the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Eight ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Ajax after the Greek hero Ajax:

Eight ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Glasgow after the Scottish city of Glasgow:

The best known story of the Mixtec Codices is that of Lord Eight Deer, named after the day in which he was born, whose personal name is Jaguar Claw, and whose epic history is related in several codices, including the Codex Bodley and Codex Zouche-Nuttall.

First described in the Yuan Dynasty, they were probably named after the Eight Immortal Scholars of the Han.

The newest of the Eight Immortals, Royal Uncle Cao or Cao Guojiu () is named one of the following:

The " Bagong Mountain " (" Eight Gentlemen Mountain ") in China is named after them.

Eight vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Triton or HMS Tryton, after Triton, the son of Poseidon and Amphitrite, and the personification of the roaring waters:

Chapter Seven of the serialisation is named The Secrets of the Study whereas in the book it is Chapter Eight and named Inspector Raglan is Confident.

The town's highest point is above sea level, on " Number Eight Hill " ( named after the old school house that used to be on it ) north of the center of town.

Before his death, he summoned eight of his most prestigious ministers, headed by Sushun, Zaiyuan, and Duanhua, and named them the " Eight Regent Ministers " to direct and support the future Emperor.

* The Eight Floral Walks, each named after a different plant or flower

Eight ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Royal Oak, after the Royal Oak in which Charles II hid himself during his flight from the country in the English Civil War: