February 8th, 1714

Born on February 8th, 1714

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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 1714

71

Jean-Baptiste Pigalle

French sculptor (1714-1785)

*January 26th, 1714, Rueil-Malmaison †August 20th, 1785, Paris

73

Christoph Willibald von Gluck

Opera composer (1714–1787)

*July 2nd, 1714, Erasbach †November 15th, 1787, Vienna

74

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

German composer (1714–1788)

*March 8th, 1714, Weimar †December 14th, 1788, Hamburg

59

Niccolò Jommelli

Italian composer (1714–1774)

*September 10th, 1714, Aversa †August 25th, 1774, Naples

72

Johann Gottlieb Gleditsch

German botanist (1714–1786)

*February 5th, 1714, Leipzig †October 5th, 1786, Berlin

73

Johan Daniel Berlin

Norwegian composer and organist (1714-1787)

*May 12th, 1714, Klaipėda †November 4th, 1787, Trondheim

88

Christoph Anton Migazzi

Catholic bishop (1714-1803)

*October 14th, 1714, Trento †April 14th, 1803, Vienna

74

Virgilius Augustin Maria von Firmian

Austrian bishop

*February 16th, 1714, Trento †August 4th, 1788, Passau

38

Friedrich Christian Glume

German sculptor (1714-1752)

*March 25th, 1714, Berlin †April 6th, 1752, Berlin

75

Jean-Baptiste Marie Pierre

French painter, draughtsman and administrator (1714-1789)

*March 6th, 1714, Paris †May 15th, 1789, Paris

63

Sebastian Sailer

Premonstratensian preacher and writer

*February 12th, 1714, Weißenhorn †March 7th, 1777, Obermarchtal

78

Princess Marie Victoire d'Arenberg

Belgian noble (1714-1793)

*October 26th, 1714, Brussels †April 13th, 1793, Strasbourg

45

Alaungpaya

King of Burma

*September 24th, 1714, Shwebo †May 11th, 1760, Mottama

83

Anton Raaff

German opera tenor

*May 6th, 1714, Gelsdorf †May 28th, 1797, Munich

84

James Burnett, Lord Monboddo

Scottish judge, scholar of language evolution and philosopher

*October 25th, 1714, Kincardineshire †May 26th, 1799, Edinburgh

73

Johann Georg Dominicus von Linprun

German scientist (1714-1787)

*January 10th, 1714, Viechtach †June 14th, 1787, Munich

85

Adam Stanisław Krasiński

Polish bishop

*April 4th, 1714, Kraków †January 1st, 1800, Krasne, Masovian Voivodeship

60

Anna Morandi Manzolini

Italian artist (1714-1774)

*January 21st, 1714, Bologna †July 9th, 1774, Bologna

71

Georg Ernst von Holtzendorff

German officer (1714-1785)

*February 14th, 1714, Calbe †December 10th, 1785, Berlin

70

César-François Cassini de Thury

French cartographer and astronomer (1714-1784)

*June 17th, 1714, Paris †September 3rd, 1784, Paris

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1714 is a normal year and no leap year.

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