February 8th, 1760

Born on February 8th, 1760

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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 1760

36

François-Noël Babeuf

French political agitator and journalist (1760-1797)

*November 23rd, 1760, Saint-Quentin †May 27th, 1797, Vendôme

64

Claude Henri de Rouvroy, comte de Saint-Simon

French early socialist theorist (1760-1825)

*October 17th, 1760, Paris †May 19th, 1825, Paris

81

Luigi Cherubini

Italian Classical and Romantic composer (1760–1842)

*September 14th, 1760, Florence †March 15th, 1842, Paris

59

Jiaqing Emperor

Chinese emperor (1760-1820) of the Qing dynasty

*November 13th, 1760, Old Summer Palace †September 2nd, 1820, Chengde Mountain Resort and its outlying temples

34

Alexandre de Beauharnais

French general; president of the National Constituent Assembly in 1791

*May 28th, 1760, Fort-de-France †July 23rd, 1794, Paris

82

Auguste Vestris

French dancer (1760-1842)

*March 27th, 1760, Paris †December 5th, 1842, Paris

77

Maria Louisa Catherine Cecilia Cosway

Painter from Italy who lived and worked in Italy, England and France (1760-1838)

*June 11th, 1760, Florence †January 5th, 1838, Lodi

73

Sigismund Friedrich Hermbstädt

German chemist and pharmacist

*April 24th, 1760, Erfurt †October 22nd, 1833, Berlin

38

Friedrich Albrecht Carl Gren

German chemist

*May 1st, 1760, Bernburg †November 26th, 1798, Halle (Saale)

62

Franz Bühler

German composer (1760-1823)

*April 12th, 1760, Unterschneidheim †February 4th, 1823, Augsburg

37

Aristide Aubert du Petit-Thouars

French naval officer

*August 31st, 1760, Saumur †August 1st, 1798, Abu Qir

65

Domenico Pino

Italian General in Napoleon’s Grande Armée

*September 8th, 1760, Milan †March 29th, 1826, Cernobbio

72

Dora Stock

German artist (1760–1832)

*March 6th, 1760, Nuremberg †March 30th, 1832, Berlin

32

Louis-Michel le Peletier, marquis de Saint-Fargeau

French politician (1760-1793)

*May 29th, 1760, Paris †January 21st, 1793, Paris

89

Joseph Plumb Martin

American revolutionary war soldier; farmer; public official

*November 21st, 1760, Becket †May 2nd, 1850, Stockton Springs

46

Louis Léonard Antoine de Colli-Ricci

Italian general (1760-1806)

*March 23rd, 1760, Alessandria †March 31st, 1806, Alessandria

78

Amaury Duval

French lawyer, historian and diplomat (1760-1838)

*January 28th, 1760, Rennes †November 12th, 1838, Paris

40

Charles-Albert Demoustier

French writer

*March 13th, 1760, Villers-Cotterêts †March 2nd, 1801, Paris

93

Christoph Wilhelm Mitscherlich

German classical philologist

*September 20th, 1760, Weißensee †January 6th, 1854, Göttingen

31

Frederik Sneedorff

Danish historian

*September 1st, 1760, Sorø †June 15th, 1792, Cumbria

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Leap year

Yes: 1760 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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