February 8th, 1790

Born on February 8th, 1790

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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 1790

71

John Tyler

President of the United States from 1841 to 1845

*March 29th, 1790, Greenway Plantation †January 18th, 1862, Richmond

78

Alphonse de Lamartine

French author, poet and statesman (1790–1869)

*October 21st, 1790, Mâcon †February 28th, 1869, Paris

77

August Ferdinand Möbius

German mathematician and astronomer

*November 17th, 1790, Schulpforte †September 26th, 1868, Leipzig

48

Ignaz von Rudhart

Prime Minister of Greece (1790-1838)

*March 11th, 1790, Weismain †May 11th, 1838, Trieste

83

Hall J. Kelley

American explorer (1790-1874)

*February 24th, 1790, Northwood †January 17th, 1874, Three Rivers

73

Giovanni David

Italian opera singer (1790-1864)

*September 15th, 1790, Naples †January 1st, 1864, Saint Petersburg

83

Auguste Couder

French painter (1789-1873)

*April 1st, 1790, London †April 1st, 1873, Paris

73

Nassau William Senior

British lawyer and economist (1790-1864)

*September 26th, 1790, Compton †June 4th, 1864, Kensington

58

Nicola Vaccai

Italian composer (1790-1848)

*March 15th, 1790, Tolentino †August 5th, 1848, Pesaro

72

Ignaz Assmayer

Austrian composer of liturgical music

*February 11th, 1790, Salzburg †August 31st, 1862, Vienna

54

Melchor Múzquiz

President of Mexico (1790-1844)

*January 5th, 1790, Melchor Múzquiz †December 14th, 1844, Mexico City

75

Feliks Paweł Jarocki

Polish entomologist (1790-1865)

*January 14th, 1790, Pacanów †March 25th, 1865, Warsaw

70

Jan Ackersdijck

Dutch jurist and economist

*October 22nd, 1790, 's-Hertogenbosch †July 13th, 1861, Utrecht

75

John Ross

1st principal chief of the Cherokee Nation

*October 3rd, 1790, Turkeytown †August 1st, 1866, District of Columbia

59

Mariano Necochea

Argentine general

*January 1st, 1790, Buenos Aires †January 1st, 1849, Miraflores

68

Jozef Geirnaert

Belgian painter (1790-1859)

*August 27th, 1790, Eeklo †March 20th, 1859, Ghent

67

Astolphe-Louis-Léonor de Custine, Marquis de Custine

French aristocrat and writer (1790-1857)

*March 18th, 1790, Niderviller †September 25th, 1857, Paris

84

Charles-Amédée Kohler

Swiss chocolatier (1790-1874)

*June 15th, 1790, Lausanne †September 15th, 1874, Lausanne

88

Karl Wilhelm von Willisen

Prussian general (1790-1879)

*April 30th, 1790, Staßfurt †February 25th, 1879, Dessau

38

Waldemar Thrane

Norwegian composer and violinist

*October 8th, 1790, Christiania †December 30th, 1828, Christiania

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1790 is a normal year and no leap year.

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