February 8th, 1775

Born on February 8th, 1775

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 1775

41

Jane Austen

English novelist (1775–1817)

*December 16th, 1775, Steventon †July 18th, 1817, Winchester

82

Jean Guillaume Audinet-Serville

French entomologist (1775–1858)

*November 11th, 1775, Paris †March 27th, 1858, La Ferté-sous-Jouarre

79

Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling

German philosopher (1775–1854)

*January 27th, 1775, Leonberg †August 20th, 1854, Bad Ragaz

65

Lucien Bonaparte

1st Prince of Canino and Musignano

*May 21st, 1775, Ajaccio †June 29th, 1840, Viterbo

59

Charles Lamb

British essayist, poet, antiquarian (1775–1834)

*February 10th, 1775, London †December 27th, 1834, Edmonton

68

Louis Antoine, Duke of Angoulême

King of France, de iure, 1830-1830

*August 6th, 1775, Versailles †June 3rd, 1844, Gorizia

54

Carlota Joaquina of Spain

Spanish princess (1755-1830); became queen consort of Portugal (1816-1826)

*April 25th, 1775, Aranjuez †January 7th, 1830, Queluz

81

Farkas Bolyai

Hungarian mathematician

*February 9th, 1775, Buia †November 20th, 1856, Târgu Mureș

81

Eugène François Vidocq

French criminal and criminalist

*July 24th, 1775, Arras †May 11th, 1857, Paris

71

Daniel O'Connell

Irish political leader (1775–1847)

*August 6th, 1775, Cahersiveen †May 15th, 1847, Genoa

54

Franz Raffl

(1775-1830)

*October 10th, 1775, Schenna †February 13th, 1830, Reichertshofen

36

Étienne-Louis Malus

French officer, engineer, physicist, and mathematician (1775-1812)

*July 23rd, 1775, Paris †February 24th, 1812, Paris

42

Matthew Gregory Lewis

English novelist and dramatist (1775–1818)

*July 9th, 1775, London †May 14th, 1818, Atlantic Ocean

58

François Adrien Boieldieu

French composer

*December 15th, 1775, Rouen †October 8th, 1834, Varennes-Jarcy

54

Jean Georg Haffner

Doctor

*September 20th, 1775, Colmar †April 20th, 1830, Gdańsk

39

María de la Consolación Azlor

The Countess of Bureta

*May 12th, 1775, Girona City †December 23rd, 1814, Zaragoza

76

Carl Franz Anton Ritter von Schreibers

Austro-Hungarian scientist (1775–1852)

*August 15th, 1775, Bratislava †May 21st, 1852, Vienna

72

Alberto Lista

Spanish poet (1775-1848)

*October 15th, 1775, Seville †October 5th, 1848, Seville

93

Antonio Bertoloni

Italian botanist (1775-1868)

*February 11th, 1775, Sarzana †April 17th, 1868, Bologna

73

Andreas Jordan

German politician (1775-1848)

*August 25th, 1775, Deidesheim †November 21st, 1848, Deidesheim

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1775 is a normal year and no leap year.

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