August 8th, 1602

Born on August 8th, 1602

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What happened on August 8th?

August 8th, 2014

The World Health Organization declared the Western African Ebola epidemic, which began in December 2013, to be a public health emergency of international concern.

August 8th, 2009

Nine people died when a tour helicopter and a small private airplane collided over the Hudson River in Hoboken, New Jersey.

August 8th, 1998

The Iranian consulate in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan, was raided by Taliban leading to the death of 10 Iranian diplomats and an Iranian journalist.

August 8th, 1991

The Warsaw radio mast (pictured), then the tallest structure ever built, at 646.38 metres (2,120.7 ft), collapsed due to an error in exchanging the guys on the highest telecommunications equipment of the mast.

August 8th, 1988

A series of marches, demonstrations, protests, and riots, which became known as the 8888 Uprising, began against the one-party state of the Burma Socialist Programme Party.

August 8th, 1969

At a zebra crossing in London (pictured), photographer Iain Macmillan took the photo that was used for the cover of the Beatles' album Abbey Road.

August 8th, 1956

A mining disaster killed 262 workers, mainly Italian nationals, at the Bois du Cazier coal mine in Belgium.

August 8th, 1929

The German airship Graf Zeppelin departed Lakehurst, New Jersey, on a flight to circumnavigate the world.

August 8th, 1919

The Third Anglo-Afghan War ended with the United Kingdom signing a treaty to recognise the independence of the Emirate of Afghanistan.

August 8th, 1918

The Battle of Amiens began in northern France, marking the start of the Allies' Hundred Days Offensive through the German front lines that ultimately led to the end of World War I.

August 8th, 1914

The Endurance departed Plymouth, England, on the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition.

August 8th, 1576

The cornerstone of Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe's observatory Uraniborg was laid on the island of Hven.

August 8th, 1264

Reconquista: In the early stages of the Mudéjar revolt, Muslim rebels captured the Alcázar of Jerez de la Frontera in present-day Spain, holding it for about two months.

August 10th, 2005

Spring and Autumn period: Amid a succession dispute, the forces of Duke Zhuang of Lu, who was attempting to install a claimant to the Qi throne, were defeated at the Battle of Qianshi.

August 8th, 1695

The foundation for what is now known as the Wren Building, the oldest surviving college building in the United States, was laid in a ceremony at Middle Plantation, Virginia.

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

Same year
Born in 1602

58

Cardinal Mazarin

French cardinal and statesman

*July 14th, 1602, Pescina †March 9th, 1661, Vincennes

78

Athanasius Kircher

German Jesuit scholar

*May 2nd, 1602, Geisa †November 27th, 1680, Rome

72

Philippe de Champaigne

French painter (1602–1674)

*May 26th, 1602, City of Brussels †August 12th, 1674, Paris

83

Ana de los Angeles Monteagudo

Peruvian nun

*July 26th, 1602, Arequipa †January 10th, 1686, Arequipa

73

Francesco Cavalli

Italian composer (1602–1676)

*February 14th, 1602, Crema †January 14th, 1676, Venice

79

William Lilly

English astrologer (1602–1681)

*May 11th, 1602, Diseworth †June 9th, 1681, Hersham

58

Michelangelo Cerquozzi

Painter from Italy (1602–1660)

*January 1st, 1602, Rome †January 1st, 1660, Rome

66

Algernon Percy, 10th Earl of Northumberland

English noble (1602-1668)

*September 29th, 1602, Ipswich †October 13th, 1668, Dublin

74

Anna Maria Antigó

Catalan nun (1602–1676)

*January 19th, 1602, Perpignan †September 28th, 1676, Perpignan

73

John Lightfoot

English churchman, rabbinical scholar (1602–1675)

*March 29th, 1602, Stoke-on-Trent †December 6th, 1675, Ely

41

William Chillingworth

British churchman (1602-1644)

*October 12th, 1602, Oxford †January 30th, 1644, Chichester

63

Mary of Jesus of Ágreda

Spanish mystic nun

*April 2nd, 1602, Ágreda †May 24th, 1665, Ágreda

49

Countess Amalie Elisabeth of Hanau-Münzenberg

Regent of Hesse-Kassel (1602-1651)

*January 29th, 1602, Hanau †August 8th, 1651, Kassel

59

Andreas Kunad

German theologian

*August 5th, 1602, Döbeln †March 15th, 1662, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

61

Jakob Weller

German theologian

*December 5th, 1602, Markneukirchen †July 6th, 1664, Dresden

64

Mildmay Fane, 2nd Earl of Westmorland

English politician and poet

*January 24th, 1602, Mereworth †February 12th, 1666

57

Eleonora Ramirez de Montalvo

*July 6th, 1602, Genoa †August 10th, 1659, Florence

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1602 is a normal year and no leap year.

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