February 8th, 1716

Born on February 8th, 1716

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 1716

58

Otto von Münchhausen

German botanist (1716–1774)

*June 11th, 1716, Hamelin †July 13th, 1774, Pattensen

50

Georg Hermann Richerz

German writer

*May 31st, 1716, Bützow †January 6th, 1767, Lübeck

49

Josip Kazimir Drašković

Croatian general

*January 1st, 1716, Trakošćan Castle †January 1st, 1765, Vienna

79

Jean-Jacques Barthélemy

French writer and numismatist (1716-1795)

*January 20th, 1716, Cassis †April 30th, 1795, Paris

79

Antonio de Ulloa

Spanish explorer, naval officer, colonial official, and naturalist

*January 12th, 1716, Seville †July 5th, 1795, Isla de León

84

Itō Jakuchū

Japanese artist (1716-1800)

*March 1st, 1716, Nishiki Market †October 27th, 1800, Manpuku-ji

83

Louis-Jean-Marie Daubenton

French scientist

*May 29th, 1716, Montbard †January 1st, 1800, Paris

69

George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville

British Army general (1716-1785)

*January 26th, 1716, London †August 26th, 1785, Sussex

61

Guillaume Coustou the Younger

Sculptor from France (1716-1777)

*March 19th, 1716, Paris †July 13th, 1777, Paris

67

Carl Gustaf Ekeberg

Swedish physician, chemist and explorer (1716 – 1784)

*June 10th, 1716, Djursholm †April 4th, 1784, Tensta parish

80

Carl Fredrik Adelcrantz

Swedish architect (1716-1796)

*January 30th, 1716, Stockholm †March 1st, 1796, Stockholm

80

Felice Giardini

Italian composer and violinist

*April 12th, 1716, Turin †June 8th, 1796, Moscow

77

James Lind

Scottish physician and pioneer of naval hygiene

*October 4th, 1716, Edinburgh †July 13th, 1794, Gosport

65

Leopoldine Marie of Anhalt-Dessau

Princess of Anhalt-Dessau by birth and by marriage Margravine of Brandenburg-Schwedt

*December 12th, 1716, Dessau †January 27th, 1782, Kołobrzeg

86

Jean François de Saint-Lambert

French poet, philosopher and military officer

*December 26th, 1716, Nancy †February 9th, 1803, Paris

74

Étienne Maurice Falconet

French sculptor

*December 1st, 1716, Paris †January 24th, 1791, Paris

57

Johann Jakob Reiske

German scholar (1716-1774)

*December 25th, 1716, Zörbig †August 14th, 1774, Leipzig

48

Immanuel Gottlob Brastberger

*April 10th, 1716, Sulz am Neckar †July 13th, 1764, Nürtingen

58

Peter Harrison

American architect (1716-1775)

*June 14th, 1716, York †April 30th, 1775, New Haven

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Leap year

Yes: 1716 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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