February 8th, 1664

Born on February 8th, 1664

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 132,000 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 1664

62

John Vanbrugh

English architect and dramatist

*January 24th, 1664, City of London †March 26th, 1726, London

88

Giulio Alberoni

Italian cardinal, statesman (1664-1752)

*May 21st, 1664, Fiorenzuola d'Arda †June 26th, 1752, Piacenza

86

Rachel Ruysch

Dutch painter (1664-1750)

*June 3rd, 1664, The Hague †August 12th, 1750, Amsterdam

39

Mustafa II

Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1664-1703)

*June 5th, 1664, Edirne †December 1st, 1703, Istanbul

68

Daniel Nebel

Botanist (1664-1733)

*September 24th, 1664, Heidelberg †March 15th, 1733, Mannheim

81

Pierre Taffin

*March 6th, 1664, Ghent †December 12th, 1745, Valenciennes

48

Philip Reinhard, Count of Hanau-Münzenberg

Count of Hanau-Münzenberg

*January 1st, 1664, Rheinau †January 1st, 1712, Philippsruhe Castle

67

Count Palatine Francis Louis of Neuburg

Archbishop and Prince-Elector of Mainz and Trier, Prince-Bishop of Worms and Wrocław, Hochmeister of the Teutonic Order

*July 18th, 1664, Neuburg an der Donau †April 6th, 1732, Wrocław

66

Bernardo Maria Conti

Italian cardinal

*March 29th, 1664, Rome †April 23rd, 1730, Rome

86

János Pálffy

Austrian field marshal (1664-1751)

*August 20th, 1664, Červený Kameň Castle †March 24th, 1751, Bratislava

74

Anton Maria Maragliano

Italian artist (1664-1739)

*September 18th, 1664, Santa Margherita Ligure †March 7th, 1739, Genoa

57

Matthew Prior

British diplomat, poet (1664-1721)

*July 21st, 1664, London †September 18th, 1721, Wimpole

83

Franz Joachim Beich

German artist (1665-1748)

*November 30th, 1664, Ravensburg †October 16th, 1748, Munich

57

Heinrich Leonhard Schurzfleisch

German librarian and historian (1664-1722)

*November 11th, 1664, Korbach †July 13th, 1722, Weimar

78

Lars Roberg

Swedish physician (1664-1742)

*January 24th, 1664, Stockholm †May 21st, 1742, Helga Trefaldighet

53

Johann Paul Hebenstreit

German moral philosopher and theologian (1664-1718)

*June 25th, 1664, Neustadt an der Orla †May 6th, 1718, Erfurt

44

François Louis, Prince of Conti

French prince

*April 30th, 1664, Paris †February 9th, 1709, Paris

72

David Oppenheim

Czech rabbi

*January 1st, 1664, Worms †September 12th, 1736, Prague

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Leap year

Yes: 1664 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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