February 8th, 1738

Born on February 8th, 1738

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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 1738

83

William Herschel

German-born British astronomer and composer (1738–1822)

*November 15th, 1738, Hanover †August 15th, 1822, Slough

81

George III of Great Britain

King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1760 to 1820

*May 24th, 1738, Norfolk House †January 29th, 1820, Windsor Castle

56

Cesare Beccaria

Jurist, philosopher and politician from Italy (1738-1794)

*March 15th, 1738, Milan †November 20th, 1794, Milan

43

Túpac Amaru II

Leader of a large Andean uprising against the Spanish in Peru (1738-1781)

*March 10th, 1738, Tinta †May 18th, 1781, Cusco

77

John Singleton Copley

American painter (1738-1815)

*July 3rd, 1738, Boston †September 9th, 1815, London

77

Gottlieb Christoph Harless

German classical scholar

*June 21st, 1738, Kulmbach †November 2nd, 1815, Erlangen

27

Thomas Abbt

German philosopher, mathematician and writer (1738-1766)

*November 25th, 1738, Ulm †November 3rd, 1766, Bückeburg

77

Paul-Gabriel Le Preux

French physician

*November 30th, 1738, Paris †May 19th, 1816, Paris

66

Betje Wolff

Dutch writer

*July 24th, 1738, Vlissingen †November 5th, 1804, The Hague

84

Jonathan Hunt

American politician

*September 12th, 1738, Northampton †June 1st, 1823, Vernon

85

Joachim Nettelbeck

German writer (1738-1824)

*September 20th, 1738, Kołobrzeg †January 29th, 1824, Kołobrzeg

78

Bonaventura Furlanetto

Italian composer (1738-1817)

*May 27th, 1738, Venice †April 6th, 1817, Venice

54

Leopold Hofmann

Austrian composer

*August 14th, 1738, Vienna †March 17th, 1793, Vienna

78

Fryderyk Józef Moszyński

Polish noble and general

*March 14th, 1738, Dresden †January 21st, 1817, Kyiv

79

Tristram Dalton

American politician (1738-1817)

*May 28th, 1738, Newburyport †May 30th, 1817, Boston

65

Ernst Gottfried Baldinger

Physician (1738-1804)

*May 13th, 1738, Großvargula †January 21st, 1804, Marburg

77

Friedrich August I, Duke of Nassau

Prince of Nassau-Usingen (1803-1806), Duke of Nassau (1806-1816)

*April 23rd, 1738, Usingen †March 24th, 1816, Biebrich

65

Jacques Gamelin

French painter (1738-1803)

*October 3rd, 1738, Carcassonne †October 12th, 1803, Carcassonne

58

Nathaniel Gorham

American businessman and politician 1738-1796

*May 27th, 1738, Charlestown †June 11th, 1796, Charlestown

51

Ethan Allen

American general, writer and philosopher (1738–1789)

*January 21st, 1738, Litchfield †February 12th, 1789, Burlington

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1738 is a normal year and no leap year.

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