February 8th, 1765

Born on February 8th, 1765

Age in days, weeks and months
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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 1765

71

William IV

King of the United Kingdom and Hanover from 1830 to 1837

*August 21st, 1765, Buckingham Palace †June 20th, 1837, Windsor Castle

72

Thomas Attwood

English composer and organist

*November 23rd, 1765, London †March 24th, 1838, London

78

Jean-Baptiste Drouet, Comte d'Erlon

Marshal of France (1765-1844)

*July 29th, 1765, Reims †January 25th, 1844, Paris

80

Gregory XVI

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1831 to 1846

*September 18th, 1765, Belluno †June 1st, 1846, Rome

49

Robert Fulton

American engineer and inventor (1765–1815)

*November 14th, 1765, Little Britain Township †February 24th, 1815, New York City

50

Václav Thám

Czech playwright and actor

*October 26th, 1765, Prague †January 1st, 1816, Galicia

68

Karl Ludwig Harding

German astronomer (1765-1834)

*September 29th, 1765, Lauenburg/Elbe †August 31st, 1834, Göttingen

78

Martín Fernández de Navarrete

Spanish sailor and historian

*November 9th, 1765, Ábalos †October 8th, 1844, Madrid

82

Petros Mavromichalis

Greek notable of Mani, revolutionary army leader, and politician

*August 6th, 1765, Areopoli †January 1st, 1848, Athens

59

Pierre Margaron

French soldier (1765-1824)

*May 1st, 1765, Lyon †December 16th, 1824, Paris

66

James Mackintosh

British politician (1765-1832)

*October 24th, 1765, Inverness †May 30th, 1832, London

83

Jan Kops

Dutch botanist (1765-1849)

*March 6th, 1765, Amsterdam †January 9th, 1849, Utrecht

75

Isidro González Velázquez

Spanish architect

*May 15th, 1765, Madrid †December 7th, 1840, Madrid

28

Antoine Philippe de La Trémoille

French noble

*September 27th, 1765, Paris †January 27th, 1794, Laval

40

Manuel Maria Barbosa du Bocage

Portuguese writer

*September 15th, 1765, Setúbal †December 21st, 1805, Lisbon

57

Daniel Steibelt

German pianist and composer

*October 22nd, 1765, Berlin †October 2nd, 1823, Saint Petersburg

76

Franz Xaver von Baader

German philosopher and theologian (1765-1841)

*March 27th, 1765, Munich †May 23rd, 1841, Munich

81

Karl Samuel Leberecht Hermann

German chemist (1765-1846)

*January 20th, 1765, Königerode †September 1st, 1846, Schönebeck

51

Samuel Huntington

American politician; Governor of Ohio (1765-1817)

*October 4th, 1765, Coventry †June 8th, 1817, Painesville

52

Alois von Reding

Swiss noble (1765-1818)

*March 6th, 1765, Schwyz †February 5th, 1818, Schwyz

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1765 is a normal year and no leap year.

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