February 8th, 1758

Born on February 8th, 1758

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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 1758

73

James Monroe

President of the United States from 1817 to 1825

*April 28th, 1758, Monroe Hall †July 4th, 1831, New York City

36

Maximilien Robespierre

French revolutionary lawyer and politician (1758–1794)

*May 6th, 1758, Arras †July 28th, 1794, Paris

79

Antoine Isaac Silvestre de Sacy

French linguist and orientalist (1758–1838)

*September 21st, 1758, Paris †February 21st, 1838, Paris

47

Horatio Nelson

British Royal Navy admiral (1758–1805)

*September 29th, 1758, Burnham Thorpe †October 21st, 1805, Cape Trafalgar

81

Heinrich Wilhelm Olbers

German physician and astronomer (1758-1840)

*October 11th, 1758, Hemelingen †March 2nd, 1840, Bremen

48

Jean-Jacques Dessalines

Leader of Haitian Revolution and first ruler of independent Haiti (1758-1806)

*September 20th, 1758, Plaine-du-Nord †October 17th, 1806, Port-au-Prince

84

Noah Webster

American lexicographer, textbook pioneer, English-language spelling reformer, writer, editor and author (1758-1843)

*October 16th, 1758, West Hartford †May 28th, 1843, New Haven

58

André Masséna

French military commander during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars (1758-1817)

*May 6th, 1758, Nice †April 4th, 1817, Paris

21

Go-Momozono

Emperor of Japan (1758-1779)

*August 5th, 1758, Kyoto †December 16th, 1779, Kyoto

74

James Stephen

British lawyer, slavery abolitionist and politician

*June 30th, 1758, Poole †October 10th, 1832, Bath

76

George Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer

British Whig politician (1758-1834)

*September 1st, 1758, Wimbledon †November 10th, 1834, Althorp

82

Peter Joseph Krahe

German architect (1758-1840)

*April 8th, 1758, Mannheim †October 7th, 1840, Brunswick

69

Theodorus Bailey

American politician

*October 12th, 1758, Fishkill †September 6th, 1828, New York City

61

Cosme Argerich

Argentine physician

*September 26th, 1758, Buenos Aires †February 14th, 1820, Buenos Aires

35

Marguerite-Élie Guadet

French politician (1758-1794)

*July 20th, 1758, Saint-Émilion †June 19th, 1794, Bordeaux

78

Ludwig Erdwin Seyler

Hamburg banker (1758-1836)

*May 15th, 1758, Hamburg †October 26th, 1836, Hamburg

58

Maximus von Imhof

Greek physicist (1758-1817)

*July 26th, 1758, Reisbach †April 11th, 1817, Munich

68

John Pinkerton

British antiquarian

*February 17th, 1758, Edinburgh †March 10th, 1826, Paris

44

Richard Dobbs Spaight

8th governor of North Carolina (1758-1802)

*March 25th, 1758, New Bern †September 6th, 1802, New Bern

60

Ludwig Gotthard Kosegarten

German poet

*February 1st, 1758, Grevesmühlen †October 26th, 1818, Greifswald

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1758 is a normal year and no leap year.

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