February 8th, 1701

Born on February 8th, 1701

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 118,000 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 1701

49

Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond

English patron of cricket (1701-1750)

*May 18th, 1701, Chichester †August 8th, 1750, Godalming

79

Jacques Dumont le Romain

French history and portrait painter (1701-1781)

*May 10th, 1701, Paris †February 17th, 1781, Paris

58

Anna Magdalena Bach

German singer and the second wife of Johann Sebastian Bach (1701-1760)

*December 22nd, 1701, Zeitz †February 27th, 1760, Leipzig

76

Otto Magnus von Schwerin

Prussian general

*June 21st, 1701, Halberstadt †August 14th, 1777, Ducherow

81

William Emerson

British mathematician

*May 14th, 1701, Hurworth-on-Tees †May 20th, 1782, Hurworth-on-Tees

77

Alvise Giovanni Mocenigo

118th Doge of Venice (1701-1778)

*May 19th, 1701, Venice †December 31st, 1778, Venice

65

Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg

(1701-1766)

*April 1st, 1701, Glücksburg †November 10th, 1766, Glücksburg

59

Christian Ludwig Liscow

German poet lawyer and writer (1701-1760)

*April 29th, 1701, Wittenburg †October 30th, 1760, Eilenburg

55

Frédéric Jérôme de La Rochefoucauld

Catholic cardinal

*July 16th, 1701, Versailles †April 29th, 1757, Paris

75

Johann Jakob Breitinger

Swiss philologist and author (1701-1776)

*March 1st, 1701, Zürich †December 13th, 1776, Zürich

74

Vittoria Tesi

Italian opera singer and music teacher (1701-1775)

*February 13th, 1701, Florence †May 9th, 1775, Vienna

75

Melchior Eberhard

German sculptor

*November 6th, 1701, Bad Hindelang †January 1st, 1777, Bad Hindelang

55

Maurus Xaverius Herbst

Abbot of the Benedictine Abbey Plankstetten

*September 14th, 1701, Pleinfeld †April 4th, 1757, Abenberg

74

Niclas Sahlgren

Swedish businessman

*March 18th, 1701, Domkyrkoförsamlingen in Göteborg †March 10th, 1776, Domkyrkoförsamlingen in Göteborg

76

Charles Le Beau

French historian

*October 18th, 1701, Paris †March 13th, 1778, Paris

58

Felix Anton Scheffler

German painter (1701-1760)

*August 29th, 1701, Mainburg †January 10th, 1760, Prague

41

François-Joseph Hunauld

French anatomist; (1701-1742)

*February 24th, 1701, Châteaubriant †December 15th, 1742, Paris

53

Christian Ludwig von Loewenstern

German artist, 1701-1754

*August 10th, 1701, Darmstadt †October 15th, 1754, Darmstadt

53

Fortunato da Brescia

(1701-1754)

*January 1st, 1701, Brescia †January 1st, 1754, Madrid

72

Johann Konrad Spörl

German theologian (1701-1773)

*January 3rd, 1701, Nuremberg †May 20th, 1773

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1701 is a normal year and no leap year.

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