February 8th, 1610

Born on February 8th, 1610

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 1610

61

Michael Wendler

German Lutheran theologian and moral philosopher (1610–1671)

*September 21st, 1610, Schlettau †November 21st, 1671, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

80

Alexander VIII

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1689 to 1691

*April 22nd, 1610, Venice †February 1st, 1691, Rome

60

Hieronymus Kromayer

German theologian

*January 18th, 1610, Zeitz †June 3rd, 1670, Leipzig

36

William Dobson

English portrait painter (1610-1646)

*February 24th, 1610, London †October 28th, 1646, Oxford

77

James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde

Anglo-Irish statesman

*October 19th, 1610, Clerkenwell †July 21st, 1688, Kingston Lacy

64

Jean de Labadie

French priest (1610-1674)

*February 13th, 1610, Bourg †February 13th, 1674, Altona

48

Francesco I d'Este, Duke of Modena

Italian noble

*September 6th, 1610, Modena †October 14th, 1658, Santhià

71

Jacob Kettler

Duke of Courland

*October 28th, 1610, Kuldīga †January 1st, 1682, Jelgava

51

Johann Balthasar Schupp

German writer and academic

*March 1st, 1610, Giessen †October 26th, 1661, Hamburg

71

Pierre Dupuis

French painter (1610-1682)

*March 3rd, 1610, Montfort-l'Amaury †February 18th, 1682, Paris

52

Birgitte Thott

Danish scholar (1610-1662)

*January 1st, 1610, Fårupgård †January 1st, 1662, Sorø

69

Baldassare Ferri

Italian opera singer

*December 9th, 1610, Perugia †September 10th, 1680, Perugia

77

Charles du Fresne, sieur du Cange

French philologist (1610-1688)

*December 18th, 1610, Amiens †October 23rd, 1688, Paris

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1610 is a normal year and no leap year.

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