February 8th, 1597

Born on February 8th, 1597

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 156,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 188 days, exactly on December 16th, 2026, people who were born on February 8th, 1597 will be 157,000 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 1597

41

Martin Opitz

German poet

*December 23rd, 1597, Bolesławiec †August 20th, 1639, Gdańsk

56

Jean-Louis Guez de Balzac

French author, best known for his epistolary essays

*May 31st, 1597, Angoulême †February 18th, 1654, Angoulême

69

Georg Lilien

German theologian

*April 14th, 1597, Dresden †July 27th, 1666, Berlin

62

Johann Georg Dorsche

German theologian

*November 13th, 1597, Strasbourg †December 25th, 1659, Rostock

57

Cornelis Schut

Flemish painter, engraver and tapestry designer (1597-1655)

*May 13th, 1597, Antwerp †April 29th, 1655, Antwerp

57

Theodor Zwinger the Younger

Swiss theologian

*November 21st, 1597, Basel †December 27th, 1654, Basel

82

Francesco Barberini

Italian cardinal (1597-1679)

*September 23rd, 1597, Florence †December 10th, 1679, Rome

42

John Philip, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg

German Duke

*January 25th, 1597, Torgau †April 1st, 1639, Altenburg

62

Elizabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate

Electress of Brandenburg and duchess of Prussia

*November 19th, 1597, Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz †April 26th, 1660, Krosno Odrzańskie

73

John Davenport

British priest 1597-1670

*April 9th, 1597, Coventry †May 30th, 1670, Boston

51

Vincent Voiture

French poet

*February 24th, 1597, Amiens †May 26th, 1648, Paris

81

Abraham Heidanus

Dutch Calvinist minister

*August 10th, 1597, Frankenthal †October 15th, 1678, Leiden

61

Frederick III, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp

Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp (1597-1659)

*December 22nd, 1597, Gottorf Castle †August 10th, 1659, Tönning

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1597 is a normal year and no leap year.

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