February 8th, 1654

Born on February 8th, 1654

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 136,000 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 1654

62

Heinrich Georg Neuss

German pastor, preacher and theologian

*January 1st, 1654, Elbingerode †January 1st, 1716, Wernigerode

58

Joshua Barnes

British classical scholar (1654-1712)

*January 10th, 1654, London †August 3rd, 1712, Cambridgeshire

53

Michiel de Swaen

Southern Dutch playwright and poet

*January 20th, 1654, Dunkirk †May 3rd, 1707, Dunkirk

67

Tommaso Bonaventura della Gherardesca

Count of the noble Florentine family of the Gherardesca

*July 24th, 1654, Florence †September 21st, 1721, Florence

73

Nicodemus Tessin the Younger

Swedish architect (1654-1728)

*May 23rd, 1654, Nyköping †April 10th, 1728, Stockholm

73

Agostino Steffani

Italian ecclesiastic, diplomat and composer

*July 25th, 1654, Castelfranco Veneto †February 12th, 1728, Frankfurt

73

Jakob Abbadie

French Protestant minister and writer, Dean of Killaloe in Ireland

*January 1st, 1654, Nay †September 25th, 1727, Marylebone

53

Gottlob Friedrich Seligmann

German theologian

*November 21st, 1654, Hainewalde †December 24th, 1707, Dresden

64

Sophie Amalie Moth

Danish noblewoman

*March 28th, 1654, Copenhagen †January 17th, 1719, Jomfruens Egede

64

Heinrich Rüdiger von Ilgen

German diplomat and politician (1654-1718)

*September 30th, 1654, Petershagen †December 6th, 1718, Britz

60

Giuseppe Passeri

Italian painter (1654-1714)

*March 12th, 1654, Rome †November 2nd, 1714, Rome

79

Danylo Apostol

Hetman of the Ukrainian Cossacks

*December 14th, 1654, Velyki Sorochyntsi †January 17th, 1734, Velyki Sorochyntsi

72

Andreas Gärtner

German astronomer

*December 24th, 1654, Quatitz/Chwaćicy †February 2nd, 1727, Dresden

71

Johann Adolf von Anhalt-Zerbst

German poet

*December 2nd, 1654, Zerbst †March 19th, 1726, Zerbst

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Public holidays on February 8th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on February 8th.

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1654 is a normal year and no leap year.

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