February 8th, 1642

Born on February 8th, 1642

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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 1642

84

Isaac Newton

English mathematician and physicist (1642–1727)

*December 25th, 1642, Woolsthorpe Manor †March 31st, 1727, Kensington

51

Mehmed IV

19th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1648 to 1687

*January 2nd, 1642, Constantinople †January 6th, 1693, Edirne

49

Suleiman II

Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1687 to 1691

*April 15th, 1642, Constantinople †June 22nd, 1691, Edirne

47

Jacob de Graeff

Dutch noble (1642-1690)

*June 28th, 1642, Amsterdam †April 21st, 1690, Amsterdam

58

Anne Hilarion de Tourville

French naval commander who served under King Louis XIV

*November 24th, 1642, Paris †May 23rd, 1701, Paris

66

Christian Weise

Writer, dramatist, poet, pedagogue and librarian

*April 30th, 1642, Zittau †October 21st, 1708, Zittau

81

Cosimo III de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany

Grand Prince of Tuscany (1642-1723)

*August 14th, 1642, Florence †October 31st, 1723, Florence

73

Franz Ferdinand von Rummel

German priest (1642-1716)

*October 28th, 1642, Weiden in der Oberpfalz †March 15th, 1716, Vienna

36

Giovanni Maria Bononcini

Italian violinist and composer

*September 23rd, 1642, Zocca †November 18th, 1678, Modena

58

Louis I, Prince of Monaco

Monegasque prince (1642-1701)

*July 25th, 1642, Prince's Palace of Monaco †January 3rd, 1701, Rome

56

Marie Champmeslé

French actress

*February 18th, 1642, Rouen †May 15th, 1698, Paris

62

Philipp Jeningen

German Roman Catholic priest

*January 5th, 1642, Eichstätt †February 8th, 1704, Ellwangen

84

Giuseppe Sacripante

Italian cardinal

*March 19th, 1642, Narni †January 4th, 1727, Rome

80

Johann Balthasar Burckhardt

Swiss politician (1642-1722)

*April 3rd, 1642, Basel †May 4th, 1722, Basel

62

Johann Winckler

German theologian (1642-1705)

*July 13th, 1642, Golzern †April 5th, 1705, Hamburg

73

Francis de Geronimo

Jesuit priest and missionary

*December 17th, 1642, Grottaglie †May 11th, 1716, Naples

60

Johann Christoph Bach I

German composer and organist

*December 6th, 1642, Arnstadt †March 31st, 1703, Eisenach

64

Vincenzo da Filicaja

Poet from Italy (1642-1707)

*December 30th, 1642, Florence †September 24th, 1707, Florence

66

Andrea Pozzo

Painter of the Late Baroque (1642-1709)

*November 30th, 1642, Trento †August 31st, 1709, Vienna

51

Claudio Coello

Spanish artist (1642-1693)

*March 2nd, 1642, Madrid †April 20th, 1693, Madrid

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1642 is a normal year and no leap year.

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