February 8th, 1616

Born on February 8th, 1616

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 149,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 133 days, exactly on October 16th, 2026, people who were born on February 8th, 1616 will be 150,000 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 1616

86

John Wallis

English mathematician (*1616 – †1703)

*November 23rd, 1616, Ashford †October 28th, 1703, Oxford

66

John Maitland, 1st Duke of Lauderdale

Scottish politician (1616-1682)

*May 24th, 1616, Lennoxlove House †July 31st, 1682, Royal Tunbridge Wells

88

Plautilla Bricci

Architect and painter (1616-1705)

*August 13th, 1616, Rome †November 30th, 1704, Trastevere

64

Antoinette Bourignon

17th-century French-Flemish mystic

*January 13th, 1616, Lille †October 30th, 1680, Franeker

60

Anna de' Medici, Archduchess of Austria

Archduchess of Austria (1616-1676)

*July 21st, 1616, Florence †September 11th, 1676, Vienna

39

Johann Erasmus Kindermann

German composer and organist

*March 29th, 1616, Nuremberg †April 14th, 1655, Nuremberg

51

Jerzy Sebastian Lubomirski

Polish noble

*January 20th, 1616, Wiśnicz †December 31st, 1667, Wrocław

54

Alexander Morus

Franco-Scottish preacher (1616-1670)

*September 25th, 1616, Castres †September 28th, 1670, Paris

55

Sébastien Bourdon

French painter (1616-1671)

*February 2nd, 1616, Montpellier †May 8th, 1671, Paris

17

Trijntje Keever

Tallest female

*January 10th, 1616, Edam †July 22nd, 1633, Veere

64

Thomas Bartholin

Danish physician, mathematician and theologian

*October 20th, 1616, Copenhagen †December 4th, 1680, Copenhagen

64

Ferdinand Bol

Dutch painter (1616-1680)

*June 24th, 1616, Dordrecht †June 30th, 1680, Amsterdam

87

Roger L'Estrange

English pamphleteer and author, and staunch defender of royalist claims (1616-1704)

*December 17th, 1616, Hunstanton †December 11th, 1704, London

38

Eustache Le Sueur

French artist and one of the founders of the French Academy of Painting (1617-1655)

*November 19th, 1616, Paris †April 30th, 1655, Paris

63

Francisco Enríquez de Villacorta

*October 18th, 1616, Alcalá de Henares †January 1st, 1680, Alcalá de Henares

37

Henry Stone

British artist

*January 1st, 1616, London †August 24th, 1653, London

63

David Lewis

English Jesuit Catholic priest and martyr

*January 1st, 1616, Abergavenny †August 27th, 1679, Usk

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Leap year

Yes: 1616 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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