February 8th, 1788

Born on February 8th, 1788

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 1788

36

Lord Byron

English Romantic poet and lyricist (1788–1824)

*January 22nd, 1788, City of Westminster †April 19th, 1824, Missolonghi

72

Arthur Schopenhauer

German philosopher (1788–1860)

*February 22nd, 1788, Gdańsk †September 21st, 1860, Frankfurt

74

Boniface de Castellane

Marshal of France (1788-1862)

*March 26th, 1788, Paris †September 16th, 1862, 2nd arrondissement of Lyon

50

Godefroy Engelmann

French-German lithographer (1788-1839)

*August 17th, 1788, Mulhouse †April 25th, 1839, Mulhouse

39

Augustin-Jean Fresnel

French engineer and physicist (1788-1827)

*May 10th, 1788, Broglie †July 14th, 1827, Ville-d'Avray

63

Margaret Taylor

First Lady of the United States from 1849 to 1850

*September 21st, 1788, Calvert County †August 14th, 1852, Mississippi

90

Sarah Josepha Hale

American writer and editor (1788–1879)

*October 13th, 1788, Newport †April 30th, 1879, Philadelphia

52

Theodore Hook

British writer

*September 22nd, 1788, London †August 24th, 1841, Fulham

71

Walenty Zwierkowski

*February 20th, 1788, Mokrzesz †December 15th, 1859, 10th arrondissement of Paris

89

Antoine César Becquerel

French scientist and pioneer in the study of electric and luminescent phenomena (1788-1878)

*March 7th, 1788, Châtillon-Coligny †January 18th, 1878, 5th arrondissement of Paris

58

Peter Dillon

Sea captain (1788-1847)

*June 15th, 1788, Martinique †February 9th, 1847, former 12th arrondissement of Paris

66

Carlos de Borbón y Borbón-Parma

Infante of Spain (1788–1855)

*March 29th, 1788, Aranjuez †March 10th, 1855, Trieste

64

Leopold Gmelin

German chemist (1788–1853)

*August 2nd, 1788, Göttingen †April 13th, 1853, Heidelberg

86

Johann Peter Pixis

German pianist and composer

*February 10th, 1788, Mannheim †December 22nd, 1874, Baden-Baden

78

Pedro Ferré

Argentinian politician

*June 29th, 1788, Corrientes †January 21st, 1867, Buenos Aires

53

Joseph Kopp

German classical philologist

*November 16th, 1788, Lohberg †July 7th, 1842, Erlangen

55

Henry Sass

British artist (1788-1844)

*April 24th, 1788, London †January 1st, 1844, London

61

Adoniram Judson

American missionary (1788-1850)

*August 9th, 1788, Malden †April 12th, 1850, Bay of Bengal

70

Karl von Abel

Bavarian statesman (1788-1859)

*September 17th, 1788, Wetzlar †September 3rd, 1859, Munich

63

Esprit Requien

French naturalist (1788-1851)

*May 6th, 1788, Avignon †May 30th, 1851, Bastia

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Leap year

Yes: 1788 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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