February 8th, 1814

Born on February 8th, 1814

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

Born on February 8th, 1814

46

Juan Rafael Mora Porras

President of Costa Rica

*February 8th, 1814, San José †September 30th, 1860, Puntarenas

Same year
Born in 1814

79

Alexander Cunningham

British army engineer and amateur archaeologist (1814-1893)

*January 23rd, 1814, London †November 28th, 1893, London

81

Ernst Curtius

German archaeologist and historian (1814–1896)

*September 2nd, 1814, Lübeck †July 11th, 1896, Berlin

85

Carl Ausfeld

German judge (1814–1900)

*August 17th, 1814, Schnepfenthal †January 22nd, 1900, Siebleben

47

Samuel Colt

19th-century American industrialist and inventor (1814–1862)

*July 22nd, 1814, Hartford †January 10th, 1862, Hartford

73

Ellen Wood

English writer, editor (1814-1887)

*January 17th, 1814, Worcester †February 10th, 1887, London

26

Mikhail Lermontov

Russian writer, poet and painter (1814–1841)

*October 3rd, 1814, Moscow †July 15th, 1841, Pyatigorsk

69

Charles Reade

British writer

*June 8th, 1814, Ipsden †April 11th, 1884, London

79

Adolphe Sax

Belgian musical instrument designer and musician

*November 6th, 1814, Dinant †February 7th, 1894, Paris

66

John Brougham

Irish-American playwright and actor (1814-1880)

*May 9th, 1814, Dublin †June 7th, 1880, New York City

59

Anders Jonas Ångström

Swedish physicist

*August 13th, 1814, The iron factory Lögdö bruk †June 21st, 1874, Uppsala

50

Hong Xiuquan

Chinese revolutionary and leader of Taiping Rebellion (1814–1864)

*January 1st, 1814, Huadu District †June 1st, 1864, Nanjing

85

Romuald Božek

Czech constructer and inventor

*February 6th, 1814, Prague †April 30th, 1899, Prague

82

James Joseph Sylvester

English mathematician (1814-1897)

*September 3rd, 1814, London †March 15th, 1897, London

58

Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda

Cuban-Spanish playwright and poet, editor

*March 23rd, 1814, Camagüey †February 1st, 1873, Madrid

63

Robert Mayer

German physicist (1814-1878)

*November 25th, 1814, Heilbronn †March 20th, 1878, Heilbronn

58

Sheridan Le Fanu

Irish writer of Gothic tales and mystery novels

*August 28th, 1814, Dublin †February 7th, 1873, Dublin

43

Thomas Crawford

American sculptor (1814-1857)

*March 22nd, 1814, New York City †October 10th, 1857, London

34

Áron Gábor

Hungarian soldier

*November 27th, 1814, Brețcu †July 2nd, 1849, Chichiș

81

Jules Simon

French politician (1814-1896)

*December 31st, 1814, Lorient †June 8th, 1896, Paris

68

Eduardo Angelim

Brazilian politician (1814-1882)

*July 6th, 1814, Aracati †July 20th, 1882, Barcarena

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1814 is a normal year and no leap year.

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