February 8th, 1735

Born on February 8th, 1735

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 1735

90

John Adams

President of the United States from 1797 to 1801

*October 30th, 1735, Braintree †July 4th, 1826, Quincy

46

Johann Christian Bach

German composer (1735–1782)

*September 5th, 1735, Leipzig †January 1st, 1782, London

61

Juliane Charlotte Friederike Grimm

(1735-1796)

*August 3rd, 1735, Hanau †December 18th, 1796, Steinau an der Straße

83

Paul Revere

American silversmith and Patriot in the American Revolution

*January 1st, 1735, Boston †May 10th, 1818, Boston

85

François Christophe de Kellermann

French soldier (1735-1820)

*May 28th, 1735, Strasbourg †September 23rd, 1820, Paris

65

Carl Christoph von Hoffmann

German Geheimrat (1735-1801)

*August 6th, 1735, Powidzko †January 9th, 1801, Berlin

69

Franziskus Herzan von Harras

Czech cardinal

*April 5th, 1735, Prague †June 1st, 1804, Vienna

56

George Plater

American politician (1735-1792)

*November 8th, 1735, Sotterley †February 10th, 1792, Annapolis

52

Anton Schweitzer

German composer (1735-1787)

*June 6th, 1735, Coburg †November 23rd, 1787, Gotha

71

Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond

British politician and army officer (1735-1806)

*February 22nd, 1735, London †December 29th, 1806, Goodwood House

57

Ernst Wilhelm Wolf

German composer

*February 25th, 1735, Grossenbehringen †December 1st, 1792, Weimar

84

Ursula Wolf-Zellweger

Schweizer Mäzenin (1735-1820)

*July 20th, 1735, Lyon †May 11th, 1820, Trogen

56

Isaac Low

American politician (1735-1791)

*April 13th, 1735, Piscataway †July 25th, 1791, Isle of Wight

68

Christoph Andreae

German entrepreneur

*September 8th, 1735, Mülheim †August 3rd, 1804, Mülheim

79

Blasius Hueber

(1735-1814)

*February 1st, 1735, Tyrol †April 4th, 1814, Inzing

79

Jean Pierre Erman

German historian

*March 1st, 1735, Berlin †August 11th, 1814, Berlin

63

Caspar Frederik Harsdorff

Danish architect (1735-1799)

*May 26th, 1735, Copenhagen †May 24th, 1799, Copenhagen

47

Princess Maria Christina of Saxony

Princess of Saxony and an Abbess

*February 12th, 1735, Warsaw †November 19th, 1782, Château de Brumath

69

Jacob Baden

Danish linguist

*May 4th, 1735, Vordingborg †July 5th, 1804, Copenhagen

55

Princess Frederica Caroline of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld

German princess (1735-1791)

*June 24th, 1735, Coburg †February 18th, 1791, Unterschwaningen

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1735 is a normal year and no leap year.

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