February 8th, 1712

Born on February 8th, 1712

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 1712

66

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Genevan philosopher, writer, and composer (1712–1778)

*June 28th, 1712, Geneva †July 2nd, 1778, Ermenonville

58

George Grenville

Prime Minister of Great Britain (1712-1770)

*October 14th, 1712, Westminster †November 13th, 1770, London

80

Francesco Guardi

Italian painter (1712-1793)

*October 5th, 1712, Venice †January 1st, 1793, Venice

57

Johann Karl Philipp von Cobenzl

18th-century politician and art collector (K. Cobenzl collection in Brussels)

*July 21st, 1712, Ljubljana †January 27th, 1770, Brussels metropolitan area

70

Johann Andreas Silbermann

French organbuilder from Strasbourg

*June 26th, 1712, Strasbourg †February 11th, 1783, Strasbourg

61

Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich

German painter and copper engraver (1712-1774)

*October 30th, 1712, Weimar †April 23rd, 1774, Dresden

47

Prince Moritz of Anhalt-Dessau

German general

*October 31st, 1712, Dessau †April 11th, 1760, Dessau

45

Johann Samuel König

German mathematician

*July 31st, 1712, Büdingen †August 21st, 1757, Utrechtse Heuvelrug

78

Nicolas-François Gillet

French sculptor (1709-1791)

*March 31st, 1712, Metz †February 7th, 1791, Poissy

77

Luc Urbain de Bouexic, comte de Guichen

French admiral

*June 21st, 1712, Fougères †January 13th, 1790, Morlaix

69

Giacomo Puccini

Italian composer (1712–1781)

*January 26th, 1712, Pescaglia †May 16th, 1781, Lucca

73

Charles Louis de Marbeuf

French general

*November 4th, 1712, Rennes †September 20th, 1786, Bastia

77

Charles-Michel de l'Épée

French priest and educator of the deaf

*November 24th, 1712, Versailles †December 23rd, 1789, Paris

45

Johann Gottfried Brendel

German physician

*February 23rd, 1712, Lutherstadt Wittenberg †January 17th, 1758, Göttingen

67

Christian Ludwig von Hagedorn

Painter (1712-1780)

*February 14th, 1712, Hamburg †January 24th, 1780, Dresden

68

John Fothergill

English physician and plant collector (1712–1780)

*March 8th, 1712, Bainbridge †December 26th, 1780, London

47

Louis-Joseph de Montcalm

French soldier

*February 28th, 1712, Nîmes †September 14th, 1759, Quebec City

73

Fernando de Sousa e Silva

Portuguese cardinal (1712-1786)

*November 27th, 1712, Lisbon †April 11th, 1786, Lisbon

51

Francesco Algarotti

Italian philosopher (1712-1764)

*December 11th, 1712, Venice †May 3rd, 1764, Pisa

72

Pietro Chiari

Italian playwright (1712-1785)

*December 25th, 1712, Brescia †August 31st, 1785, Brescia

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Leap year

Yes: 1712 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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