February 8th, 1611

Born on February 8th, 1611

Weekday

Tuesday

February 8th, 1611 was a Tuesday.

Age

415

People born on February 8th, 1611 (assuming the person is still alive) would have turned 415 years old this year (2026).

Zodiac

♒

Aquarius (The Water-Bearer)

January 21st, 1611 - February 19th, 1611

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 151,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 305 days, exactly on April 8th, 2027, people who were born on February 8th, 1611 will be 152,000 days old!

151,695 Days

21,670 Weeks

4,983 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 1611

Johannes Hevelius

Astronomer

*January 28th, 1611, Gdańsk †January 28th, 1687, Gdańsk

Johann Wachmann

German politician and jurist (1611-1685)

*September 16th, 1611, Bremen †February 15th, 1685, Bremen

Johannes Olearius

German hymnwriter

*September 7th, 1611, Halle (Saale) †April 14th, 1684, Weißenfels

Gottfried Möbius

German physician (1611-1664)

*October 17th, 1611, Laucha an der Unstrut †April 25th, 1664, Halle (Saale)

James Harrington

English political theorist of classical republicanism

*January 3rd, 1611, Upton †September 11th, 1677, London

Johann Duve

German merchant

*March 8th, 1611, Hanover †September 2nd, 1679, Hanover

Marie Louise Gonzaga

Queen of Poland (1611-1667)

*August 18th, 1611, Paris †May 10th, 1667, Warsaw

Andries de Graeff

Mayor of Amsterdam, Dutch Statesman

*February 19th, 1611, Amsterdam †November 30th, 1678, Amsterdam

John Pell

British mathematician (*1611 – †1685)

*March 1st, 1611, Southwick †December 12th, 1685, Westminster

Johann Friedrich Gronovius

German-Dutch classical scholar, professor of Greek and history and librarian in Leiden (1611-1671), owner/creator of the album amicorum of Johannes Fredericus Gronovius

*September 8th, 1611, Hamburg †December 28th, 1671, Amsterdam