February 8th, 1692

Born on February 8th, 1692

Age in days, weeks and months
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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 1692

77

Giuseppe Tartini

Italian composer and violinist (1692-1770)

*April 8th, 1692, Piran †February 26th, 1770, Padua

73

Elisabeth Farnese

Queen consort of Spain (1692-1766)

*October 25th, 1692, Palazzo della Pilotta †July 11th, 1766, Aranjuez

19

Louisa Maria Stuart

British princess (1692-1712)

*June 28th, 1692, Saint-Germain-en-Laye †April 18th, 1712, Saint-Germain-en-Laye

74

Unico Wilhelm van Wassenaer

Dutch noble, diplomat and composer (1692-1766)

*October 30th, 1692, Delden †November 9th, 1766, The Hague

52

Frederick Anton, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt

Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt

*August 14th, 1692, Rudolstadt †September 1st, 1744, Rudolstadt

75

Jean Armand de Lestocq

French adventurer

*April 29th, 1692, Lüneburg †June 12th, 1767, Saint Petersburg

76

Carlo Innocenzo Frugoni

Italian poet (1692-1768)

*November 21st, 1692, Genoa †December 20th, 1768, Parma

47

Giacinto Fontana

Italian singer

*January 1st, 1692, Perugia †January 1st, 1739, Perugia

70

Louis Racine

French poet of the Age of the Enlightenment

*November 6th, 1692, Paris †January 29th, 1763, Paris

87

Alessandro Albani

Roman Catholic cardinal and antiquarian (1692–1779)

*October 15th, 1692, Urbino †December 11th, 1779, Rome

60

Joseph Butler

English bishop and philosopher (1692–1752)

*May 18th, 1692, Wantage †June 16th, 1752, Bath

82

Eusebius Amort

German Roman Catholic theologian

*November 15th, 1692, Bad Tölz †February 5th, 1775, Polling

75

Jean Restout

French painter (1692-1768)

*March 26th, 1692, Rouen †January 1st, 1768, Paris

62

Pierre-Claude Nivelle de La Chaussée

French playwright (1692-1754)

*February 14th, 1692, Paris †March 14th, 1754, Paris

47

Louis Henri, Duke of Bourbon

French politician and prince (1692-1740)

*August 18th, 1692, Versailles †January 27th, 1740, Chantilly

47

Geminiano Giacomelli

Italian composer

*May 28th, 1692, Colorno †January 25th, 1740, Loreto

72

Petrus Wesseling

German librarian, law librarian and writer

*January 7th, 1692, Burgsteinfurt †November 9th, 1764, Utrecht

71

John Byrom

English poet and inventor of a shorthand system

*February 29th, 1692, Manchester †September 26th, 1763, Manchester

65

Princess Isabella Charlotte of Nassau-Dietz

(1692-1757)

*January 22nd, 1692, Leeuwarden †September 18th, 1757

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Leap year

Yes: 1692 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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