February 8th, 1432

Born on February 8th, 1432

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 216,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 630 days, exactly on March 25th, 2026, people who were born on February 8th, 1432 will be 217,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on February 8th?

February 8th, 1948

The closing ceremony of the first Olympics held after World War II was held in St. Moritz, Switzerland.

February 8th, 1250

Seventh Crusade: Louis IX of France was defeated at the Battle of Fariskur and captured by the Ayyubid Sultanate of Egypt.

February 8th, 2010

A freak storm triggered a series of avalanches that buried more than 3.5 km (2.2 mi) of road near the Salang Tunnel in Afghanistan, killing 175 people and trapping more than 2,500 travellers.

February 8th, 1983

The Irish-bred race horse Shergar was stolen by gunmen, who demanded a £2 million ransom.

February 8th, 1968

Local police in Orangeburg, South Carolina, fired into a crowd of people who were protesting segregation, killing three and injuring twenty-seven others.

February 8th, 1965

After taking evasive action to avoid a mid-air collision just after taking off from New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport, Eastern Air Lines Flight 663 crashed into the Atlantic Ocean, killing all 84 people on board.

February 8th, 1960

The official groundbreaking of the Walk of Fame took place in Hollywood, California.

February 8th, 1924

Gee Jon became the first person in the United States to be executed by lethal gas.

February 8th, 1910

William D. Boyce (pictured) established the Boy Scouts of America, expanding the Scout Movement into the United States.

February 8th, 1837

Richard Mentor Johnson became the only person ever to be elected Vice President of the United States by the Senate.

February 8th, 1601

Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, led a failed rebellion against Queen Elizabeth I of England.

February 8th, 1587

Mary, Queen of Scots (pictured), was executed at Fotheringhay Castle for her involvement in the Babington Plot to murder her cousin, Elizabeth I of England.

February 8th, 2014

A hotel fire in Medina, Saudi Arabia, kills 15 Egyptian pilgrims with 130 others injured.

February 8th, 2013

A blizzard kills at least 18 and leaves hundreds of thousands of people without electricity in the northeastern United States and parts of Canada.

February 8th, 2010

Over 2 miles (3.2 km) of road are buried after a storm in the Hindu Kush mountains of Afghanistan triggers a series of avalanches, killing at least 172 people and trapping over 2,000 others.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on February 8th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on February 8th?

29

Joshua Kimmich

German association football player (born 1995)

*February 8th, 1995, Rottweil

87

Tunku Abdul Rahman

First Prime Minister of Malaysia

*February 8th, 1903, Alor Setar †December 6th, 1990, Penang

35

Bronte Barratt

Australian swimmer, Olympic gold medallist, world champion, former world record-holder

*February 8th, 1989, Brisbane

40

Shelley Thompson

German Association footballer

*February 8th, 1984, Langenfeld

25

James Dean

American actor (1931–1955)

*February 8th, 1930, Marion †September 30th, 1955, Cholame

77

Jules Verne

French writer (1828–1905)

*February 8th, 1828, Nantes †March 24th, 1905, Amiens

67

Horace Burrell

Jamaican sports executive

*February 8th, 1950, Clarendon Parish †June 6th, 2017, Kingston

72

Dmitri Mendeleev

Russian chemist

*February 8th, 1834, Tobolsk †January 20th, 1907, Saint Petersburg

36

Franz Marc

German painter (1880-1916)

*February 8th, 1880, Munich †March 4th, 1916, Braquis

33

Wahbi Khazri

Tunisian and French association football player

*February 8th, 1991, Ajaccio

58

Bruno Labbadia

German association football player and manager

*February 8th, 1966, Darmstadt

50

Seth Green

American actor (born 1974)

*February 8th, 1974, Overbrook Park

37

Javi García

Spanish footballer

*February 8th, 1987, Mula

83

Pere Miquel Carbonell

Catalan historian and poet

*February 8th, 1434, Barcelona †April 2nd, 1517, Barcelona

82

Daniel Bernoulli

Swiss mathematician (1700-1782)

*February 8th, 1700, Groningen †March 17th, 1782, Basel

88

Edith Evans

British actress (1888–1976)

*February 8th, 1888, London †October 14th, 1976, Cranbrook

55

Mary McCormack

American actress

*February 8th, 1969, Plainfield

44

William Jackson Harper

American actor

*February 8th, 1980, Dallas

85

Charles-Jean-François Hénault

French writer and historian (1685-1770)

*February 8th, 1685, Paris †November 24th, 1770, Paris

65

Henry Czerny

Canadian film, stage and television actor

*February 8th, 1959, Toronto

Same year
Born in 1432

49

Mehmed the Conqueror

7th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (r. 1444–1446, 1451–1481)

*March 30th, 1432, Edirne †May 3rd, 1481, Gebze

49

Afonso V of Portugal

King of Portugal and the Algarves

*January 15th, 1432, Sintra †August 28th, 1481, Sintra

52

Luigi Pulci

Italian poet

*August 15th, 1432, Florence †November 11th, 1484, Padua

23

Isabella of Coimbra

Queen consort of Portugal

*March 1st, 1432, Portugal †December 2nd, 1455, Évora

30

Anne of Austria, Landgravine of Thuringia

Princess and Pretender of Hungary and Princess of Germany, Bohemia and Austria

*April 12th, 1432, Vienna †November 13th, 1462, Eckartsburg

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Public holidays on February 8th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on February 8th.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

Yes: 1432 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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