February 8th, 1687

Born on February 8th, 1687

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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 1687

56

Henry Carey

English composer and playwright (1687-1743)

*August 27th, 1687, London †October 5th, 1743, London

80

Giambattista Pittoni

Italian Old Master painter (1687-1767)

*June 6th, 1687, Venice †November 6th, 1767, Venice

63

Sylvius Leopold Weiss

German composer and lutenist

*October 12th, 1687, Wrocław †October 16th, 1750, Dresden

73

Willem de Fesch

Dutch violone player and composer (1687–1761)

*August 26th, 1687, Alkmaar †January 3rd, 1761, London

47

Gaetano Berenstadt

Italian opera singer

*June 7th, 1687, Florence †December 9th, 1734, Florence

63

Theodor Ankarcrona

Swedish admiral, scientist and county governor

*February 15th, 1687, Karlskrona †November 2nd, 1750, Stockholm

75

Anton Ulrich, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen

Duke of Saxe-Meiningen

*October 22nd, 1687, Meiningen †January 27th, 1763, Frankfurt

81

Johann Gottfried Borlach

German engineer (1687-1768)

*May 24th, 1687, Dresden †July 4th, 1768, Bad Kösen

50

Christoph Heinrich von Berger

German jurist (1687-1737)

*March 18th, 1687, Lutherstadt Wittenberg †July 15th, 1737, Vienna

64

Johann Christian Schöttgen

Biblical scholar

*March 14th, 1687, Wurzen †December 15th, 1751, Dresden

80

Robert Simson

British mathematician; (1687-1768)

*October 14th, 1687, West Kilbride †October 1st, 1768, Glasgow

80

Giuseppe Simone Assemani

Maronite orientalist (1687-1768)

*August 27th, 1687, Tripoli †January 13th, 1768, Rome

78

Alexander David

German court Jew (1687-1765)

*January 17th, 1687, Halberstadt †October 14th, 1765, Brunswick

79

Johann Bernhard Wiedeburg

Dr. phil. Universität Helmstedt 1709

*January 22nd, 1687, Helmstedt †April 29th, 1766, Jena

70

Maria Ernestine Francisca von Rietberg

(1687-1758)

*August 5th, 1687, Rietberg †January 1st, 1758, Vienna

77

Johann Adam Delsenbach

German copperplate engraver

*December 9th, 1687, Nuremberg †May 16th, 1765, Nuremberg

41

Antonio Ferrante Gonzaga, Duke of Guastalla

Duke

*December 9th, 1687, Guastalla †April 16th, 1729, Guastalla

67

Johann Georg Pisendel

German composer and violinist

*December 26th, 1687, Cadolzburg †November 25th, 1755, Dresden

74

Francesco Geminiani

Italian composer and violinist

*December 5th, 1687, Lucca †September 17th, 1762, Dublin

88

Erdmann Rudolph Fischer

German theologian

*November 28th, 1687, Maroldsweisach †June 1st, 1776, Coburg

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1687 is a normal year and no leap year.

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