February 8th, 1638

Born on February 8th, 1638

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 1638

76

Louis XIV of France

King of France and Navarra, from 1643 to 1715

*September 5th, 1638, Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye †September 1st, 1715, Palace of Versailles

71

Henry Hyde, 2nd Earl of Clarendon

English noble

*June 2nd, 1638, Westminster †October 31st, 1709, Westminster

22

Shunzhi Emperor

Qing Dynasty emperor of China (1638–1661)

*March 15th, 1638, Mukden Palace †February 5th, 1661, Hall of Mental Cultivation

77

Nicolas Malebranche

French philosopher

*August 6th, 1638, Paris †October 13th, 1715, Paris

48

Nicolaus Steno

Pioneer in anatomy and geology, bishop (1638–1686)

*January 11th, 1638, Copenhagen †December 5th, 1686, Schwerin

67

Catherine of Braganza

Queen consort of England, Scotland and Ireland (1638–1705)

*November 25th, 1638, Ducal Palace of Vila Viçosa †December 31st, 1705, Palácio da Bemposta

27

Elisabetta Sirani

Italian painter (1638-1665)

*January 8th, 1638, Bologna †August 28th, 1665, Bologna

68

Pieter de Graeff

Dutch politician and noble (1638-1707)

*August 15th, 1638, Amsterdam †June 3rd, 1707, Amsterdam

65

Ulrik Frederik Gyldenløve

Danish noble and general (1638-1704)

*July 20th, 1638, Bremen †April 17th, 1704, Hamburg

47

Go-Sai

Emperor of Japan

*January 1st, 1638, Kyoto †March 22nd, 1685, Kyoto

66

Georg Christoph Eimmart

Engraver

*August 22nd, 1638, Regensburg †January 5th, 1705, Nuremberg

67

Georg Engelbrecht

German university professor (1638-1705)

*March 4th, 1638, Hildesheim †August 24th, 1705, Helmstedt

74

Johann Samuel Adami

German theologian

*October 21st, 1638, Dresden †March 13th, 1713, Pretzschendorf

73

Richard Simon

Biblical critic

*May 13th, 1638, Dieppe †April 11th, 1712, Dieppe

92

Frederik Ruysch

Dutch botanist and anatomist (1638-1731)

*March 28th, 1638, The Hague †February 22nd, 1731, Amsterdam

83

Samuel Frisching

Swiss politician (1638-1721)

*June 27th, 1638, Bern †October 23rd, 1721, Bern

64

François Barrême

French mathematician

*July 7th, 1638, Tarascon †January 1st, 1703, Paris

47

David Teniers III

Flemish painter (1638-1685)

*July 10th, 1638, Antwerp †October 2nd, 1685, City of Brussels

66

Maximilian Philipp Hieronymus, Duke of Bavaria-Leuchtenberg

German noble

*September 30th, 1638, Munich †March 20th, 1705, Türkheim

71

Michel Bégon

French colonial governor (1638-1710)

*December 25th, 1638, Blois †March 14th, 1710, Rochefort

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1638 is a normal year and no leap year.

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