February 8th, 1831

Born on February 8th, 1831

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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 1831

87

Hedwig Dohm

German feminist, writer, and opinion journalist

*September 20th, 1831, Berlin †June 1st, 1919, Berlin

48

James Clerk Maxwell

Scottish physicist (1831–1879)

*June 13th, 1831, Edinburgh †November 5th, 1879, Cambridge

49

James A. Garfield

President of the United States in 1881

*November 19th, 1831, Moreland Hills †September 19th, 1881, Elberon

63

Hermann Hellriegel

German chemist

*October 21st, 1831, Mausitz †September 24th, 1895, Bernburg

59

Helena Blavatsky

Russian occult writer

*August 12th, 1831, Dnipro †April 26th, 1891, London

56

Frederick III, German Emperor

German Emperor (1831-1888)

*October 18th, 1831, Neues Palais in Potsdam †June 15th, 1888, Neues Palais in Potsdam

67

Ivan Shishkin

Russian landscape painter (1832-1898)

*January 13th, 1831, Yelabuga †March 8th, 1898, Saint Petersburg

76

Eugène Poubelle

French lawyer and diplomat (1831-1904)

*April 15th, 1831, rue de Bayeux †July 15th, 1907, rue Montalivet

77

Pierre Petit

French photographer (1831–1909)

*August 15th, 1831, Aups †February 16th, 1909, 10th arrondissement of Paris

63

Isma'il Pasha

Khedive of Egypt from 1863 to 1879

*December 31st, 1831, Cairo †March 2nd, 1895, Istanbul

82

Eduard Suess

Austrian geologist (1831-1914)

*August 20th, 1831, London †April 26th, 1914, Vienna

69

Rudolf von Knüpffer

Estonian architect (1831-1900)

*February 20th, 1831, Väike-Maarja parish †July 10th, 1900, Tallinn

57

Lucy Webb Hayes

First Lady of the United States from 1877 to 1881

*August 28th, 1831, Chillicothe †June 25th, 1889, Fremont

76

Joseph Joachim

Hungarian violinist, composer, and teacher

*June 28th, 1831, Kittsee †August 15th, 1907, Berlin

79

Wilhelm Raabe

German writer (1831–1910)

*September 8th, 1831, Eschershausen †November 15th, 1910, Brunswick

67

Othniel Charles Marsh

American paleontologist (1831-1899)

*October 29th, 1831, Lockport †March 18th, 1899, New Haven

68

David Edward Hughes

Welsh-American scientist and musician

*May 16th, 1831, Bala †January 22nd, 1900, London

59

Tommaso Maria Fusco

Italian Catholic priest (1831-1891)

*December 1st, 1831, Pagani †February 24th, 1891, Pagani

78

Paolo Mantegazza

Italian neurologist, physiologist, and anthropologist (1831-1910)

*October 31st, 1831, Monza †August 28th, 1910, San Terenzo

62

Nadezhda von Meck

Patron of Tchaikovsky (1831-1894)

*February 10th, 1831, Novoselki †January 13th, 1894, Nice

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1831 is a normal year and no leap year.

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