February 8th, 1858

Born on February 8th, 1858

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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 1858

69

Emmeline Pankhurst

English suffragist

*July 15th, 1858, Moss Side †June 14th, 1928, Hampstead

60

Theodore Roosevelt

26th President of the United States from 1901 to 1909

*October 27th, 1858, New York City †January 6th, 1919, Sagamore Hill

89

Max Planck

German theoretical physicist (1858-1947)

*April 23rd, 1858, Kiel †October 4th, 1947, Göttingen

65

Giacomo Puccini

Italian opera composer (1858–1924)

*December 22nd, 1858, Lucca †November 29th, 1924, City of Brussels

81

Selma Lagerlöf

Swedish writer

*November 20th, 1858, Östra Ämtervik church parish †March 16th, 1940, Östra Ämtervik church parish

55

Rudolf Diesel

German inventor and mechanical engineer (1858–1913)

*March 18th, 1858, Paris †September 30th, 1913, English Channel

59

Émile Durkheim

French sociologist

*April 15th, 1858, Épinal †November 15th, 1917, Paris

71

Georges Courteline

French dramatist and novelist

*June 25th, 1858, Tours †June 25th, 1929, 13th arrondissement of Paris

58

Charles de Foucauld

French Catholic priest (1858-1916)

*September 15th, 1858, Strasbourg †December 1st, 1916, Tamanrasset

56

Gustav Wied

Writer (1858-1914)

*March 6th, 1858, Holmegård †October 24th, 1914, Roskilde

86

Agnes Baden-Powell

British scouting pioneer

*December 16th, 1858, Paddington †June 2nd, 1945, England

57

Remy de Gourmont

French writer (1858–1915)

*April 4th, 1858, Bazoches-au-Houlme †September 27th, 1915, 15th arrondissement of Paris

63

Alfred Capus

French journalist and playwright (1858-1922)

*November 25th, 1858, Aix-en-Provence †November 1st, 1922, Neuilly-sur-Seine

76

Edgeworth David

Australian geologist

*January 28th, 1858, St Fagans †August 28th, 1934, Sydney

42

Albert Samain

French poet (1858-1900)

*April 3rd, 1858, Lille †August 18th, 1900, Magny-les-Hameaux

79

Jacob Gaudaur

Canadian rower (1858–1937)

*April 3rd, 1858, Orillia †October 11th, 1937, Orillia

72

Christiaan Eijkman

Dutch physician

*August 11th, 1858, Nijkerk †November 5th, 1930, Utrecht

84

Victor Prouvé

French painter, sculptor and engraver (1858-1943)

*August 15th, 1858, Nancy †February 15th, 1943, Sétif

90

Marion Talbot

American social scientist (1858-1948)

*July 31st, 1858, Thun †October 20th, 1948, Chicago

64

Eliezer Ben-Yehuda

Hebrew linguist, grammarian, journalist, lexicographer, newspaper editor and Zionist activist

*January 7th, 1858, Lužki †December 16th, 1922, Jerusalem

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1858 is a normal year and no leap year.

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