February 8th, 1535

Born on February 8th, 1535

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 179,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 529 days, exactly on December 5th, 2027, people who were born on February 8th, 1535 will be 180,000 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: The Ayyubid Sultanate of Egypt defeated and captured King Louis IX of France at the Battle of Fariskur.

February 8th, 1693

The William III and Mary II of England charter the College of William & Mary, establishing what is now the second-oldest university in the United States.

February 8th, 1575

William of Orange founded Leiden University, the oldest university in the Netherlands.

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, 0421

Honorius declared Constantius III to be his co-emperor of the Western Roman Empire.

February 8th, 1968

Law enforcement officers in Orangeburg, South Carolina (pictured), fired into a crowd of college students 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, Los Angeles, in 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 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, was executed at Fotheringhay Castle for her involvement in the Babington Plot to murder her cousin, Elizabeth I of England.

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

Same year
Born in 1535

56

Gregory XIV

Pope from 1590 to 1591 (1535–1591)

*February 11th, 1535, Somma Lombardo †October 16th, 1591, Rome

69

Leo XI

Pope of the Catholic Church in April 1605 (1535-1605)

*June 2nd, 1535, Florence †April 27th, 1605, Rome

38

Joanna of Austria, Princess of Portugal

Spanish infanta, Austrian archduchess, Portuguese princess

*June 24th, 1535, Madrid †September 7th, 1573, San Lorenzo de El Escorial

72

Alessandro Allori

Italian painter (1535–1607)

*May 3rd, 1535, Florence †September 22nd, 1607, Florence

49

Marcantonio II Colonna

Italian condottiero, politician, patron and admiral

*February 26th, 1535, Lanuvio †August 1st, 1584, Medinaceli

61

Leonhard Rauwolf

German botanist and writer

*July 1st, 1535, Augsburg †September 15th, 1596, Vác

49

Niwa Nagahide

Daimyo (1535-1585)

*October 16th, 1535, Nishi-ku †May 15th, 1585, Nagakute

43

Cornelius Gemma

Dutch astronomer and astrologer

*February 28th, 1535, Leuven †October 12th, 1578, Leuven

57

Filippo Spinola

Italian Roman Catholic cardinal

*December 1st, 1535, Genoa †August 20th, 1593, Rome

84

Shimazu Yoshihiro

[島津義弘] samurai of the Sengoku period

*August 21st, 1535, Kagoshima †August 30th, 1619

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Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1535 is a normal year and no leap year.

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