February 8th, 1742

Born on February 8th, 1742

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 103,000 days old!

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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 1742

68

Jean Baptiste Treilhard

French judge and diplomat (1742-1810)

*January 3rd, 1742, Brive-la-Gaillarde †December 5th, 1810, Paris

75

Jean Cesar Godeffroy

Merchant from Hamburg (1742-1818)

*October 16th, 1742, Hamburg †May 7th, 1818, Hamburg

43

Carl Wilhelm Scheele

Swedish German chemist who discovered oxygen

*December 9th, 1742, Stralsund †May 21st, 1786, Köping

76

Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher

Prussian field marshal (1742–1819)

*December 16th, 1742, Rostock †September 12th, 1819, Krobielowice

56

Georg Christoph Lichtenberg

German scientist, satirist

*July 1st, 1742, Ober-Ramstadt †February 24th, 1799, Göttingen

90

Ramón Lázaro de Dou y de Bassols

Spanish jurist

*January 1st, 1742, Barcelona †January 1st, 1832, Cervera

44

Arthur Middleton

American politician, signer of the Declaration of Independence. (1742-1787)

*June 26th, 1742, Charleston †January 1st, 1787, Province of South Carolina

81

James Gandon

British architect (1742-1823)

*February 20th, 1742, London †December 24th, 1823, Lucan

83

Franz Wenzel, Graf von Kaunitz-Rietberg

Austrian general

*July 2nd, 1742, Vienna †December 19th, 1825, Vienna

38

Johann Heinrich Waser

Swiss mathematician (1742-1780)

*April 1st, 1742, Zürich †May 27th, 1780, Zürich

55

Gunning Bedford

American politician 1742-1797

*April 7th, 1742, New Castle County †September 30th, 1797, New Castle

72

Christian Friedrich Duttenhofer

German theologian

*February 3rd, 1742, Nürtingen †March 18th, 1814, Heilbronn

60

Christian Gottlieb Geyser

German painter (1742-1803)

*August 20th, 1742, Görlitz †March 24th, 1803, Eutritzsch

77

Josias von Qualen

German provost

*April 20th, 1742, Osdorf †October 29th, 1819, Itzehoe

59

Pierre Roussel

French physician (1742-1802)

*September 29th, 1742, Ax-les-Thermes †September 19th, 1802, Châteaudun

79

Roch-Ambroise Cucurron Sicard

French abbé and instructor of the deaf

*September 20th, 1742, Le Fousseret †May 10th, 1822, former 12th arrondissement of Paris

73

José de Iturrigaray

Viceroy of New Spain (1742-1815)

*June 27th, 1742, Cádiz †August 22nd, 1815, Madrid

48

William Hooper

American politician (1742-1790)

*June 28th, 1742, Boston †October 14th, 1790, Hillsborough

79

Félix de Azara

Spanish scientist (1742-1821)

*May 18th, 1742, Barbuñales †October 20th, 1821, Barbuñales

84

Claus von der Decken

German politician (1742-1826)

*January 5th, 1742, Rittershausen †February 10th, 1826, Hanover

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1742 is a normal year and no leap year.

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