February 8th, 1803

Born on February 8th, 1803

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 1803

65

Hector Berlioz

French composer and conductor (1803–1869)

*December 11th, 1803, La Côte-Saint-André †March 8th, 1869, Paris

49

Christian Doppler

Austrian mathematician, physicist (1803–1853)

*November 29th, 1803, Salzburg †March 17th, 1853, Venice

78

Ralph Waldo Emerson

American philosopher (1803–1882)

*May 25th, 1803, Boston †April 27th, 1882, Concord

63

Salomon Munk

German-born Jewish-French Orientalist (1803–1867)

*May 14th, 1803, Głogów †February 5th, 1867, Paris

51

Léon Faucher

French economist, journalist and politician (1803-1854)

*September 8th, 1803, Limoges †December 14th, 1854, Marseille

80

Maria Doolaeghe

Flemish poet and writer (1803-1884)

*October 25th, 1803, Diksmuide †April 7th, 1884, Diksmuide

52

Adolphe Adam

French composer (1803–1856)

*July 24th, 1803, former 3rd arrondissement of Paris †May 3rd, 1856, former 2nd arrondissement of Paris

75

Albrecht von Roon

Prussian general (1803-1879)

*April 30th, 1803, Pleśna, West Pomeranian Voivodeship †February 23rd, 1879, Berlin

75

Jacob Abbott

American writer of children's books (1803-1879)

*November 14th, 1803, Hallowell †October 31st, 1879, Farmington

41

Flora Tristan

French writer and suffragist (1803-1844)

*April 7th, 1803, Paris †November 14th, 1844, Bordeaux

67

Charles Kestner

French politician

*June 30th, 1803, Strasbourg †August 12th, 1870, Strasbourg

81

Abner Coburn

American politician (1803-1885)

*March 22nd, 1803, Skowhegan †January 4th, 1885, Skowhegan

59

Eduard Ahrens

Baltic German clergyman and linguist (1803-1863)

*April 3rd, 1803, Tallinn †February 19th, 1863, Kuusalu

72

Edgar Quinet

French writer (1803-1875)

*February 17th, 1803, Bourg-en-Bresse †March 27th, 1875, Versailles

78

Ramón de Mesonero Romanos

Spanish writer

*July 19th, 1803, Madrid †April 30th, 1882, Madrid

32

Joseph Marchand

French missionary (1803-1835)

*August 17th, 1803, Passavant †November 30th, 1835, Ho Chi Minh City

79

Lucas de Tornos

Spanish naturalist

*January 1st, 1803, Cariñena †January 1st, 1882, Madrid

68

Antonija Höffern

Slovenian noblewoman and educator (1803–1871)

*February 4th, 1803, Knežja Vas †May 21st, 1871, Ljubljana

77

Frédéric Kuhlmann

French professor of chemistry and entrepreneur (1803-1881)

*May 22nd, 1803, Colmar †January 27th, 1881, Lille

60

August Lucas

German painter (1803-1863)

*May 7th, 1803, Darmstadt †September 28th, 1863, Darmstadt

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1803 is a normal year and no leap year.

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