February 8th, 1754

Born on February 8th, 1754

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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

Born on February 8th, 1754

84

Isaac Tichenor

American politician (1754-1838)

*February 8th, 1754, Newark †December 11th, 1838, Bennington

Same year
Born in 1754

38

Louis XVI of France

King of France and Navarre (1754-1793)

*August 23rd, 1754, Palace of Versailles †January 21st, 1793, place de la Concorde

85

Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord

French diplomat (1754-1838)

*February 2nd, 1754, Paris †May 17th, 1839, Paris

61

Friedrich I of Württemberg

Last Duke of Würtemberg, then briefly Elector of Württemberg, and was later elevated to the status of King of Württemberg, by Napoleon I (1754-1816)

*November 6th, 1754, Trzebiatów †October 30th, 1816, Stuttgart

39

Jacques Pierre Brissot

French revolutionary (1754–1793)

*January 15th, 1754, Chartres †October 31st, 1793, Paris

39

Manon Roland

French revolutionary

*March 17th, 1754, Paris †November 8th, 1793, Paris

64

Johann von Hiller

Austrian general

*October 13th, 1754, Brody †June 5th, 1819, Lviv

86

Louis de Bonald

French philosopher (1754-1840)

*October 2nd, 1754, Monna Castle †November 23rd, 1840, Monna Castle

81

Christiaan Hendrik Persoon

German mycologist who made additions to Linnaeus' mushroom taxonomy (1761-1836)

*November 30th, 1754, Cape Colony †November 16th, 1836, Paris

69

Joseph Joubert

French moralist and essayist

*May 7th, 1754, Montignac-Lascaux †May 4th, 1824, Villeneuve-sur-Yonne

39

Georg Forster

German naturalist, ethnologist, travel writer, journalist, and revolutionary (1754-1794)

*November 27th, 1754, Mokry Dwór, Pomeranian Voivodeship †January 10th, 1794, Paris

63

Juan Meléndez Valdés

Spanish poet

*March 11th, 1754, Ribera del Fresno †May 24th, 1817, Montpellier

78

Seraphim of Sarov

Russian Saint and Wonderworker

*July 19th, 1754, Kursk †January 2nd, 1833, Sarov

63

William Bligh

Officer of the British Royal Navy and colonial administrator (1754-1817)

*September 9th, 1754, Plymouth †December 7th, 1817, London

53

Wilhelm of the Palatinate-Zweibrücken

Bavarian general

*January 1st, 1754, Zweibrücken †January 1st, 1807, Munich

39

Gaspard de Bernard de Marigny

French general

*November 2nd, 1754, Luçon †July 10th, 1794, Combrand

71

Nikolay Rumyantsev

Prime Minister of Russian Empire (1754-1826)

*April 3rd, 1754, Saint Petersburg †January 3rd, 1826, Saint Petersburg

74

Gabino Gaínza

Spanish general and politician; 1st President of the Federal Republic of Central America (1754-1829)

*October 20th, 1754, Pamplona †January 1st, 1829, Mexico

78

James Hillhouse

American lawyer, real estate developer and politician (1754-1832)

*October 20th, 1754, Montville †December 29th, 1832, New Haven

66

Andrew Ellicott

American surveyor (1754–1820)

*January 24th, 1754, Buckingham Township †August 28th, 1820, West Point

27

Heinrich Sander

German writer (1754-1782)

*November 25th, 1754, Teningen †October 5th, 1782, Karlsruhe

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1754 is a normal year and no leap year.

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