February 8th, 1470

Born on February 8th, 1470

Age in days, weeks and months
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Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 575 days, exactly on November 25th, 2025, people who were born on February 8th, 1470 will be 203,000 days old!

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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

Prince 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

77

Jules Verne

French writer (1828–1905)

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

24

James Dean

American actor (1931–1955)

*February 8th, 1931, Marion †September 30th, 1955, Cholame

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, Philadelphia

37

Javi García

Spanish footballer

*February 8th, 1987, Mula

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

52

Guillaume Gallienne

French actor

*February 8th, 1972, Neuilly-sur-Seine

89

Horst Eckel

German association football player

*February 8th, 1932, Vogelbach †December 3rd, 2021, Landstuhl

58

Roderich von Stintzing

German legal historian (1825–1883)

*February 8th, 1825, Altona †September 13th, 1883, Oberstdorf

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27

Charles VIII of France

King of France (1483-1498)

*June 30th, 1470, Amboise †April 7th, 1498, Amboise

49

Selim I

9th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1512 to 1520

*October 10th, 1470, Amasya †September 22nd, 1520, Çorlu

12

Edward V of England

King of England (1470-1483)

*November 4th, 1470, Westminster Abbey †January 1st, 1483, Tower of London

34

Hongzhi Emperor

9th emperor of the Ming Dynasty (1470–1505)

*July 30th, 1470, Beijing †June 8th, 1505, Beijing

88

Wen Zhengming

Painter (1470-1559)

*November 28th, 1470, Suzhou †March 28th, 1559, Suzhou

83

Lucrezia de' Medici

Italian noblewoman and member of the Medici family

*August 13th, 1470, Florence †November 25th, 1553, Florence

60

Willibald Pirckheimer

German humanist (1470-1530)

*December 5th, 1470, Eichstätt †December 22nd, 1530, Nuremberg

27

Isabel of Aragon

Queen consort of Portugal (1470-1498)

*October 2nd, 1470, Dueñas †August 23rd, 1498, Zaragoza

76

Pietro Bembo

Catholic cardinal and poet (1470–1547)

*May 20th, 1470, Venice †January 18th, 1547, Rome

50

Bernardo Dovizi

Italian cardinal and playwright

*August 4th, 1470, Bibbiena †November 9th, 1520, Rome

55

Konrad Mutian

German humanist

*October 15th, 1470, Homberg (Efze) †March 30th, 1526, Gotha

32

George I of Ziębice

Imperial Prince, Duke of Münsterberg and Oels, Graf von Glatz

*October 2nd, 1470, Litice Castle †November 10th, 1502, Oleśnica

70

Eric I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

Duke of Brunswick and Lüneburg, Prince of Calenberg

*February 16th, 1470, Neustadt am Rübenberge †July 30th, 1540, Haguenau

78

Trifone Gabriel

Italian humanist

*November 20th, 1470, San Polo di Piave †October 20th, 1549, Venice

53

Isabella of Naples

Duchess of Milan

*October 2nd, 1470, Naples †February 11th, 1524, Naples

57

Francesco Armellini Pantalassi de' Medici

Catholic cardinal

*July 13th, 1470, Perugia †January 8th, 1528, Rome

53

Adriana von Hanau

(1470-1524)

*May 1st, 1470, Hanau †April 12th, 1524

68

Ambrosius von Viermund

German diplomat

*June 23rd, 1470 †January 1st, 1539

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Leap year

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