February 8th, 1620

Born on February 8th, 1620

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 148,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 593 days, exactly on January 20th, 2028, people who were born on February 8th, 1620 will be 149,000 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 1620

68

Frederick William of Brandenburg

Elector of Brandenburg and Duke of Prussia

*February 16th, 1620, Berlin Palace †April 29th, 1688, City Palace

71

Aelbert Cuyp

Dutch landscape painter (1620-1691)

*October 20th, 1620, Dordrecht †November 15th, 1691, Dordrecht

61

Jean Picard

French astronomer

*July 21st, 1620, La Flèche †July 12th, 1682, Paris

84

Ninon de Lenclos

French author, courtesan, freethinker, and patron of the arts

*November 10th, 1620, Paris †October 17th, 1705, Paris

58

Antoine Lepautre

French architect

*November 30th, 1620, Paris †January 1st, 1679, Paris

79

Franz Karl Kolowrat-Liebsteinsky

(1620-1700)

*May 13th, 1620, Innsbruck †May 5th, 1700, Brno

47

Johann Heinrich Hottinger

Swiss theologian (1620-1667)

*March 10th, 1620, Zürich †June 5th, 1667, Zürich

37

Sibylle Margarethe von Brieg

(1620-1657)

*June 20th, 1620, Gdańsk †June 26th, 1657, Gdańsk

69

Théophile Bonet

Genevan physician

*March 6th, 1620, Geneva †March 29th, 1689, Geneva

27

Masaniello

Italian (Neapolitan) fisherman and rebel of the 17th century

*June 29th, 1620, Naples †July 16th, 1647, Naples

44

Nikola VII Zrinski

Croatian military commander (1620-1664)

*May 3rd, 1620, Čakovec †November 18th, 1664, Kuršanec

61

Nicolaas Heinsius the Elder

Dutch classical scholar and poet

*July 20th, 1620, Leiden †October 7th, 1681, The Hague

93

Atto Melani

Italian opera singer

*March 30th, 1620, Pistoia †January 4th, 1714, Paris

49

Bogusław Radziwiłł

Polish-Lithuanian noble

*May 3rd, 1620, Gdańsk †December 31st, 1669, Königsberg

83

Isabella Leonarda

Italian composer

*September 6th, 1620, Novara †February 25th, 1704, Novara

51

Henri Charles de La Trémoille

French noble (1620-1672)

*December 17th, 1620, Thouars †September 14th, 1672, Thouars

73

Henri-Marie de Laval de Boisdauphin

*March 2nd, 1620, Le Mans †November 22nd, 1693

64

Jan van den Hecke

Flemish painter (1620-1684)

*January 1st, 1620, Kluisbergen †August 22nd, 1684, Antwerp

61

Lucy Hutchinson

British writer (1620-1681)

*January 29th, 1620, London †September 30th, 1681

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Leap year

Yes: 1620 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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