February 8th, 1637

Born on February 8th, 1637

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 142,000 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 1637

77

Sébastien Leclerc

French painter (1637-1714)

*September 26th, 1637, Metz †October 25th, 1714, Paris

29

Hieronymus Bauhin

Swiss botanist (1637-1667)

*February 26th, 1637, Basel †January 23rd, 1667, Basel

60

Jacob Breyne

Dutch-Polish botanist and zoologist (1637-1697)

*January 1st, 1637, Gdańsk †January 1st, 1697, Gdańsk

70

Fitz-John Winthrop

Governor of the Connecticut Colony

*March 14th, 1637, Ipswich †November 27th, 1707, Boston

68

Philipp Ludwig Hanneken

German theologian (1637-1706)

*June 5th, 1637, Marburg †January 16th, 1706, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

74

Lorenzo Magalotti

Italian philosopher, poet and diplomat (1637-1712)

*October 24th, 1637, Rome †March 2nd, 1712, Florence

52

Charles Démia

French presbyter (1637-1689)

*October 3rd, 1637, Bourg-en-Bresse †October 23rd, 1689, Lyon

73

Joseph Werner the Younger

Swiss painter (1637-1710)

*July 22nd, 1637, Bern †September 21st, 1710, Bern

76

Edmund Andros

British governor of several North American colonies (1637–1714)

*December 6th, 1637, London †February 24th, 1714, London

51

Wolfgang Gundling

German theologian (1637-1689)

*December 24th, 1637, Nuremberg †July 31st, 1689, Nuremberg

75

Pierre Jurieu

French theologian

*December 24th, 1637, Mer †January 11th, 1713, Rotterdam

72

Bernardo Pasquini

Italian Baroque composer

*December 7th, 1637, Massa e Cozzile †November 22nd, 1710, Rome

34

Johann Arnold Friderici

*June 24th, 1637, Altenburg †May 27th, 1672, Jena

61

Richard Morton

English doctor

*January 1st, 1637, Worcestershire †January 1st, 1698, London

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1637 is a normal year and no leap year.

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