February 8th, 1794

Born on February 8th, 1794

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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 1794

76

Jeanne Villepreux-Power

French biologist (1794-1871)

*September 25th, 1794, Juillac †January 25th, 1871, Juillac

70

James Barry

19th century British surgeon known for medical reforms and personal life

*November 30th, 1794, Cork †July 25th, 1865, London

70

Achille Valenciennes

French zoologist, ichthyologist, and malacologist

*August 9th, 1794, Paris †April 13th, 1865, Paris

86

Léon Cogniet

French painter (1794-1880)

*August 29th, 1794, Paris †November 20th, 1880, 10th arrondissement of Paris

70

Edward Everett

American politician, pastor, educator, diplomat and orator (1794–1865)

*April 11th, 1794, Dorchester †January 15th, 1865, Boston

74

Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius

German botanist (1794-1868)

*April 17th, 1794, Erlangen †December 13th, 1868, Munich

83

Elias Magnus Fries

Swedish biologist considered to be one of the founding fathers of the modern taxonomy of mushrooms (1794–1878)

*August 15th, 1794, Femsjö †February 8th, 1878, Uppsala Cathedral Assembly

82

Cornelius Vanderbilt

American businessman and tycoon (1794–1877)

*May 27th, 1794, Staten Island †January 4th, 1877, Manhattan

71

Joseph Lebeau

Belgian politician (1794-1865)

*January 3rd, 1794, Huy †March 19th, 1865, Huy

55

René Lesson

French surgeon, naturalist, ornithologist, and herpetologist (1794-1849)

*March 20th, 1794, Rochefort †April 28th, 1849, Rochefort

75

Ignaz Moscheles

Bohemian conductor, music educator, composer and pianist (1794–1870)

*May 23rd, 1794, Prague †March 10th, 1870, Leipzig

69

Eilhard Mitscherlich

German chemist

*January 7th, 1794, Oldenburg †August 28th, 1863, Berlin

32

Wilhelm Müller

German poet (1794-1827)

*October 7th, 1794, Dessau †September 30th, 1827, Dessau

83

William Cullen Bryant

American romantic poet and journalist (1794-1878)

*November 3rd, 1794, Cummington †June 12th, 1878, New York City

67

Wilhelm Hensel

German painter

*July 6th, 1794, Trebbin †November 26th, 1861, Berlin

67

Alessandro Riberi

Italian politician (1794-1861)

*April 24th, 1794, Stroppo †November 18th, 1861, Cuneo

74

Gustav Friedrich Waagen

German art historian (1794–1868)

*February 11th, 1794, Hamburg †July 15th, 1868, Copenhagen

31

Princess Louise of Saxe-Hildburghausen

German princess

*January 28th, 1794, Hildburghausen †April 6th, 1825, Biebrich

58

Thomas McKean Thompson McKennan

American politician (1794-1852)

*March 31st, 1794, New Castle †July 9th, 1852, Reading

82

Friedrich Christian Diez

German philologist (1794–1876)

*March 15th, 1794, Giessen †May 29th, 1876, Bonn

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1794 is a normal year and no leap year.

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