February 8th, 1674

Born on February 8th, 1674

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 127,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 87 days, exactly on July 23rd, 2024, people who were born on February 8th, 1674 will be 128,000 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: Louis IX of France was defeated at the Battle of Fariskur and captured by the Ayyubid Sultanate of Egypt.

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, 1968

Local police in Orangeburg, South Carolina, fired into a crowd of people 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, 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 (pictured) 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 (pictured), was executed at Fotheringhay Castle for her involvement in the Babington Plot to murder her cousin, Elizabeth I of England.

February 8th, 2014

A hotel fire in Medina, Saudi Arabia, kills 15 Egyptian pilgrims with 130 others injured.

February 8th, 2013

A blizzard kills at least 18 and leaves hundreds of thousands of people without electricity in the northeastern United States and parts of Canada.

February 8th, 2010

Over 2 miles (3.2 km) of road are buried after a storm in the Hindu Kush mountains of Afghanistan triggers a series of avalanches, killing at least 172 people and trapping over 2,000 others.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on February 8th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on February 8th?

29

Joshua Kimmich

German association football player (born 1995)

*February 8th, 1995, Rottweil

87

Prince Abdul Rahman

First Prime Minister of Malaysia

*February 8th, 1903, Alor Setar †December 6th, 1990, Penang

82

Daniel Bernoulli

Swiss mathematician (1700-1782)

*February 8th, 1700, Groningen †March 17th, 1782, Basel

77

Jules Verne

French writer (1828–1905)

*February 8th, 1828, Nantes †March 24th, 1905, Amiens

35

Bronte Barratt

Australian swimmer, Olympic gold medallist, world champion, former world record-holder

*February 8th, 1989, Brisbane

40

Shelley Thompson

German Association footballer

*February 8th, 1984, Langenfeld

24

James Dean

American actor (1931–1955)

*February 8th, 1931, Marion †September 30th, 1955, Cholame

67

Horace Burrell

Jamaican sports executive

*February 8th, 1950, Clarendon Parish †June 6th, 2017, Kingston

85

Charles-Jean-François Hénault

French writer and historian (1685-1770)

*February 8th, 1685, Paris †November 24th, 1770, Paris

72

Dmitri Mendeleev

Russian chemist

*February 8th, 1834, Tobolsk †January 20th, 1907, Saint Petersburg

36

Franz Marc

German painter (1880-1916)

*February 8th, 1880, Munich †March 4th, 1916, Braquis

33

Wahbi Khazri

Tunisian and French association football player

*February 8th, 1991, Ajaccio

58

Bruno Labbadia

German association football player and manager

*February 8th, 1966, Darmstadt

50

Seth Green

American actor (born 1974)

*February 8th, 1974, Philadelphia

88

Edith Evans

British actress (1888–1976)

*February 8th, 1888, London †October 14th, 1976, Cranbrook

37

Javi García

Spanish footballer

*February 8th, 1987, Mula

55

Mary McCormack

American actress

*February 8th, 1969, Plainfield

58

Roderich von Stintzing

German legal historian (1825–1883)

*February 8th, 1825, Altona †September 13th, 1883, Oberstdorf

44

William Jackson Harper

American actor

*February 8th, 1980, Dallas

52

Guillaume Gallienne

French actor

*February 8th, 1972, Neuilly-sur-Seine

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62

Johann Heinrich Wedekind

German painter (1674-1736)

*August 15th, 1674, Tallinn †October 8th, 1736, Saint Petersburg

48

Dimitrie Cantemir

Prince of Moldavia

*October 26th, 1674, Dimitrie Cantemir †August 21st, 1723, Dmitrovsk

50

Marie of Lorraine

Monegasque princess

*August 12th, 1674, Paris †October 30th, 1724, Monaco

44

Nicholas Rowe

English poet, writer (1674-1718)

*June 20th, 1674, Little Barford †December 6th, 1718, London

76

Christian Gottlieb Schwarz

Dr. phil. Universität Leipzig 1699

*November 30th, 1674, Leisnig †November 30th, 1750, Altdorf bei Nürnberg

49

Philippe, Duke of Orléans

Member of the royal family of France, Regent of the Kingdom from 1715 to 1723

*August 2nd, 1674, Saint-Cloud †December 2nd, 1723, Versailles

65

Reinhard Keiser

German opera composer (1674–1739)

*January 9th, 1674, Teuchern †September 12th, 1739, Hamburg

36

Sophie Eleonore von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern

5 Mar 1674 - 14 Jan 1711

*March 5th, 1674, Osterholz †January 14th, 1711, Bad Gandersheim

70

Leopold Herzog von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Wiesenburg

(1674-1744)

*January 12th, 1674, Brzeg †March 4th, 1744, Vienna

76

Pierre Dumage

French organist and composer (1674-1751)

*October 31st, 1674, Beauvais †October 2nd, 1751, Laon

74

Isaac Watts

English hymnwriter, theologian and logician (1674-1748)

*July 17th, 1674, Southampton †November 25th, 1748, London

61

Jean Ranc

French painter born in Montpellier (1674-1735)

*January 28th, 1674, Montpellier †July 1st, 1735, Madrid

80

Count Wenzel Chotek of Chotkow and Wognin

Austrian politician (1674-1754)

*February 26th, 1674, Bělušice †May 2nd, 1754, Prague

31

Prince Christian Charles of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön-Norburg

Officer in the Brandenburg-Prussian army

*August 20th, 1674, Magdeburg †May 23rd, 1706, Sønderborg

88

Dorothea Christina of Aichelberg

German noblewoman

*January 23rd, 1674, Plön †June 22nd, 1762, Reinfeld

63

Luca Antonio Colomba

Painter (1674-1737)

*November 19th, 1674, Arogno †December 22nd, 1737, Arogno

69

Jean Barbeyrac

French jurist

*March 15th, 1674, Béziers †March 3rd, 1744, Groningen

75

Samuel Lutz

Swiss theologian

*August 10th, 1674, Biglen †May 28th, 1750, Oberdiessbach

84

Georges Polier de Bottens

Swiss pastor & academic

*November 30th, 1674, Lausanne †October 28th, 1759, Lausanne

39

Dorothea Marie of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg

German princess (1674-1713)

*January 22nd, 1674, Gotha †April 18th, 1713, Meiningen

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No: With 365 days 1674 is a normal year and no leap year.

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