February 8th, 1730

Born on February 8th, 1730

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 1730

86

Charles Messier

18th- and 19th-century French astronomer

*June 26th, 1730, Badonviller †April 12th, 1817, Paris

64

Josiah Wedgwood

English potter and founder of the Wedgwood company (1730–1795)

*July 12th, 1730, Burslem †January 3rd, 1795, Etruria

57

Johann Georg Hamann

German philosopher

*August 27th, 1730, Königsberg †June 21st, 1788, Münster

82

Louis Dutens

French historian (1730-1812)

*January 15th, 1730, Tours †May 23rd, 1812, London

59

Karl George Lebrecht, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen

German noble

*August 15th, 1730, Köthen †October 17th, 1789, Zemun

28

Hannah Lightfoot

English Quaker

*October 12th, 1730, London †January 1st, 1759, Pennsylvania

65

Daniel Carroll

American politician, signer of the US Constitution (1730–1796)

*July 22nd, 1730, Upper Marlboro †July 5th, 1796, Forest Glen

57

Salomon Gessner

Swiss painter, etcher and poet (1730-1788)

*April 1st, 1730, Zürich †March 2nd, 1788, Zürich

74

Felice Fontana

Italian polymath

*April 15th, 1730, Pomarolo †March 19th, 1805, Florence

54

Otto Friedrich Müller

Danish zoologist (1730-1784)

*March 2nd, 1730, Copenhagen †December 26th, 1784, Copenhagen

61

Teodoro de Croix

Knight (1730-1792)

*June 20th, 1730, Lille †April 8th, 1792, Madrid

55

William Whipple

American politician and Founding Father (1730-1785)

*January 14th, 1730, Kittery †November 28th, 1785, New Hampshire

74

William Moultrie

American politician

*November 23rd, 1730, Charleston †September 27th, 1805, Charleston

79

Gottfried Christoph Beireis

German physician and chemist (1730-1809)

*March 2nd, 1730, Mühlhausen †September 18th, 1809, Helmstedt

80

Leonardo Antonelli

Catholic cardinal

*November 6th, 1730, Senigallia †January 23rd, 1811, Senigallia

71

Motoori Norinaga

Japanese scholar and philosopher (1730–1801)

*June 21st, 1730, Matsusaka †October 5th, 1801, Matsusaka

78

Augustin Pajou

French artist (1730-1809)

*September 19th, 1730, Paris †May 8th, 1809, Paris

49

Joseph Hewes

Signer of the United States Declaration of Independence (1730-1779)

*January 23rd, 1730, Princeton †November 10th, 1779, Philadelphia

65

Henry Clinton

British army officer and politician (1730–1795)

*April 16th, 1730, Newfoundland †December 23rd, 1795, Portland Place

65

Anna Barbara Reinhart

Swiss mathematician

*July 12th, 1730, Winterthur †January 5th, 1796, Winterthur

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1730 is a normal year and no leap year.

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