February 8th, 1732

Born on February 8th, 1732

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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 1732

67

George Washington

President of the United States from 1789 to 1797

*February 22nd, 1732, Westmoreland County †December 14th, 1799, Mount Vernon

77

Joseph Haydn

Austrian composer (1732–1809)

*March 31st, 1732, Rohrau †May 31st, 1809, Vienna

74

Jean-Honoré Fragonard

French painter (1732–1806)

*April 5th, 1732, Grasse †August 22nd, 1806, Paris

67

Pierre Beaumarchais

French playwright, diplomat and polymath (1732–1799)

*January 24th, 1732, Paris †May 18th, 1799, Paris

74

Johann Christoph Adelung

German philologist, linguist (1732-1806)

*August 8th, 1732, Spantekow †September 10th, 1806, Dresden

62

Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach

German musician and composer

*June 21st, 1732, Leipzig †January 26th, 1795, Bückeburg

74

Jérôme Lalande

French astronomer (*1732 – †1807)

*July 11th, 1732, Bourg-en-Bresse †April 4th, 1807, Paris

85

Warren Hastings

First Governor-General of Bengal (1732–1818)

*December 6th, 1732, Churchill †August 22nd, 1818, Daylesford

293

François Germain Le Rouvillois

French politician

*August 17th, 1732, Saint-Germain-le-Gaillard

65

Friedrich II Eugen, Duke of Württemberg

Duke of Wurttemburg (1732-1797)

*January 21st, 1732, Stuttgart †December 23rd, 1797, Hohenheim

75

John Dickinson

American politician (1732-1808)

*November 8th, 1732, Talbot County †February 14th, 1808, Wilmington

63

Carl Friedrich Gerstlacher

German jurist, publicist and university professor

*May 12th, 1732, Böblingen †August 15th, 1795, Karlsruhe

38

Gian Francesco de Majo

Italian composer

*March 24th, 1732, Naples †November 17th, 1770, Naples

77

Johann Christian Kittel

German organist and composer

*February 18th, 1732, Erfurt †April 17th, 1809, Erfurt

73

Johann Friedrich Burscher

German theologian

*February 16th, 1732, Kamenz †September 10th, 1805, Leipzig

79

John Broadwood

Scottish founder of the piano manufacturer Broadwood and Sons; (1732-1812)

*October 6th, 1732, Berwickshire †July 17th, 1812, London

78

Joseph Leutgeb

Austrian musician

*October 8th, 1732, Neulerchenfeld †February 27th, 1811, Vienna

26

Esther Edwards Burr

American writer (1732-1758)

*February 13th, 1732, Northampton †April 7th, 1758, Princeton

42

Georg Ludwig Alefeld

German physicist (1732-1774)

*November 1st, 1732, Giessen †November 21st, 1774, Giessen

80

Giuseppe Aprile

Italian castrato singer and music teacher

*October 28th, 1732, Martina Franca †January 11th, 1813, Martina Franca

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Leap year

Yes: 1732 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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