February 8th, 1584

Born on February 8th, 1584

Age in days, weeks and months
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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: 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 1584

26

Margaret of Austria, Queen of Spain

Queen consort of Spain (1584-1611)

*December 25th, 1584, Graz †October 3rd, 1611, Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial

63

Frederick Henry of Orange-Nassau

Prince of Orange and stadtholder of Holland (1584-1647)

*January 29th, 1584, Delft †March 14th, 1647, The Hague

68

Georg Rudolf Weckherlin

German poet

*September 15th, 1584, Stuttgart †February 13th, 1653, London

65

Philip Herbert, 4th Earl of Pembroke

English courtier and politician (1584-1650)

*October 10th, 1584, Wilton House †January 23rd, 1650, Westminster

62

Matthias Gallas

Italian-Austrian nobleman and professional soldier

*September 16th, 1584, Trento †April 25th, 1647, Vienna

63

Caspar Barlaeus

Dutch polymath (1584-1648)

*February 12th, 1584, Antwerp †January 14th, 1648, Amsterdam

43

Philip Ernest, Count of Hohenlohe-Langenburg

Count of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1584-1628)

*August 11th, 1584, Langenburg †January 29th, 1628, Weikersheim

55

Michael Altenburg

German composer

*May 27th, 1584, Alach †February 12th, 1640, Erfurt

70

Francisco Correa de Araujo

Spanish organist and composer

*September 16th, 1584, Seville †October 31st, 1654, Segovia

82

Grégoire de Saint-Vincent

Jesuit, mathematician

*September 8th, 1584, Bruges †January 27th, 1667, Ghent

73

Diederich von dem Werder

German translator

*January 17th, 1584, Gröbzig †December 18th, 1657, Görzig

54

Catherine of Sweden, Countess Palatine of Kleeburg

Foster-mother of Queen Christina of Sweden

*November 10th, 1584, Nyköping Town †December 13th, 1638, Västerås Town

54

Giovanni Andrea Ansaldo

Italian painter (1584–1638)

*January 1st, 1584, Voltri †August 18th, 1638, Genoa

55

Theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk

English Earl

*August 13th, 1584, Saffron Walden †June 3rd, 1640, Charing Cross

69

John Selden

English jurist and scholar of England's ancient laws and constitution, and of Jewish law (1584-1654)

*December 16th, 1584, Sussex †November 30th, 1654, London

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Leap year

Yes: 1584 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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