February 8th, 1592

Born on February 8th, 1592

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 158,000 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: 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 1592

50

Hong Taiji

1st emperor of the Qing Dynasty (1592-1643)

*November 28th, 1592, Hetu Ala City †September 21st, 1643, Manchuria

43

Wilhelm Schickard

German astronomer, mathematician

*April 22nd, 1592, Herrenberg †October 24th, 1635, Tübingen

60

Ferdinand Geizkofler

Baron and director of the court chancellery of Württemberg (1592-1653)

*June 19th, 1592, Augsburg †February 2nd, 1653, Regensburg

68

Pierre d'Hozier

French genealogist (1592-1660)

*July 10th, 1592, Marseille †December 1st, 1660, Paris

61

Cornelis Bicker

Dutch regency and politician (1592-1654)

*October 25th, 1592, Amsterdam †September 15th, 1654, Amsterdam

56

Wilhelm Leyser

German theologian

*October 26th, 1592, Brunswick †February 8th, 1649, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

71

Jacopo Vignali

Italian painter (1592-1664)

*September 5th, 1592, Pratovecchio †August 3rd, 1664, Florence

70

Johan Printz

Swedish military and governor of New Sweden

*July 20th, 1592, Jönköping †May 3rd, 1663, Jönköping

86

Roger Conant

American city founder

*April 9th, 1592, England †January 1st, 1679, Massachusetts

74

Johann Adam Schall von Bell

German astronomer and Jesuit missionary active in China

*May 1st, 1592, Lüftelberg †August 15th, 1666, Beijing

63

Krzysztof Arciszewski

Polish-Lithuanian general

*December 9th, 1592, Rogalin †April 7th, 1656, Gdańsk

84

William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle

English polymath and aristocrat (1592-1676)

*December 6th, 1592, Handsworth †December 25th, 1676, Welbeck

49

Anton Wolff von Todenwarth

*January 1st, 1592, Speyer †January 1st, 1641

42

Johannes Kempf

*October 18th, 1592, Marburg †June 25th, 1635

62

John Southworth

English martyr

*January 1st, 1592, Lancashire †June 28th, 1654, Tyburn

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Leap year

Yes: 1592 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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