February 8th, 1594

Born on February 8th, 1594

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 1594

37

Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden

Swedish king (1594–1632; regent 1611–32)

*December 9th, 1594, Stockholm Palace †November 6th, 1632, Lützen

62

Bohdan Khmelnytsky

Ukrainian military, political and statesman, Hetman of the Zaporizhzhya Army, head of Ukraine (1648–1657) during the Hetmanship

*November 30th, 1594, Zhovkva †July 27th, 1657, Chyhyryn

39

Joan Sala i Ferrer

Catalan brigand

*April 23rd, 1594, Viladrau †January 8th, 1634, Barcelona

33

Leonhard II. von Taxis

(1594-1628)

*July 5th, 1594, Brussels metropolitan area †May 23rd, 1628, Prague

64

Carlo Ridolfi

Italian writer and painter (1594-1658)

*April 1st, 1594, Lonigo †September 5th, 1658, Venice

55

Maria Tesselschade Visscher

Dutch poet and engraver (1594-1649)

*March 25th, 1594, Amsterdam †June 20th, 1649, Amsterdam

67

Bernardino Spada

Italian cardinal

*April 21st, 1594, Brisighella †November 10th, 1661, Rome

59

Montdory

French actor

*March 13th, 1594, Thiers †November 10th, 1653, Thiers

56

Charlotte Marguerite de Montmorency

Heiress of one of France's leading ducal families, and Princess of Condé by her marriage to Henry II, Prince of Condé

*May 11th, 1594, Chantilly †December 2nd, 1650, Châtillon-Coligny

63

Olimpia Maidalchini

Italian noble (1594-1657)

*May 26th, 1594, Viterbo †September 26th, 1657, San Martino al Cimino

33

Vincenzo II Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua

Italian Duke and Catholic cardinal; (1594-1627)

*January 7th, 1594, Mantua †December 26th, 1627, Mantua

71

César, Duke of Vendôme

French nobleman

*June 3rd, 1594, Château de Coucy †October 22nd, 1665, Paris

68

Louis Henry, Prince of Nassau-Dillenburg

Military leader in the Thirty Years' War and Count, later Prince, of Nassau-Dillenburg

*January 1st, 1594, Saarbrücken †January 1st, 1662, Dillenburg

66

Ove Gjedde

Danish admiral (1594-1660)

*December 17th, 1594, Tomarps Kungsgård Castle †December 19th, 1660, Copenhagen

32

John Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Weimar

German duke

*February 21st, 1594, Altenburg †December 6th, 1626, Markt Sankt Martin

38

Gottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim

Austrian field marshal

*May 29th, 1594, Treuchtlingen †November 17th, 1632, Leipzig

44

Martin Neuffer

German jurist (1594-1638)

*January 31st, 1594, Münsingen †July 26th, 1638

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1594 is a normal year and no leap year.

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