February 8th, 1910

Born on February 8th, 1910

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on February 8th, 1910?

February 8th, 1910

The Boy Scouts of America is incorporated by William D. Boyce.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boy_Scouts_of_America

February 8th, 1910

William D. Boyce (pictured) established the Boy Scouts of America, expanding the Scout Movement into the United States.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_D._Boyce

What else 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: Louis IX of France was defeated at the Battle of Fariskur and captured by the Ayyubid Sultanate of Egypt.

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, 1968

Local police in Orangeburg, South Carolina, fired into a crowd of people 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, California.

February 8th, 1924

Gee Jon became the first person in the United States to be executed by lethal gas.

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 (pictured), was executed at Fotheringhay Castle for her involvement in the Babington Plot to murder her cousin, Elizabeth I of England.

February 8th, 2014

A hotel fire in Medina, Saudi Arabia, kills 15 Egyptian pilgrims with 130 others injured.

February 8th, 2013

A blizzard kills at least 18 and leaves hundreds of thousands of people without electricity in the northeastern United States and parts of Canada.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on February 8th

Born on February 8th, 1910

82

Steffi Duna

Hungarian-born actress (1910–1992)

*February 8th, 1910, Budapest †April 22nd, 1992, Beverly Hills

84

Comte George Raphaël Béthenod de Montbressieux

French racing driver

*February 8th, 1910, Buenos Aires †June 16th, 1994, Neuilly-sur-Marne

82

Eric Helgar

German actor (1910-1992)

*February 8th, 1910, Regensburg †June 14th, 1992, Munich

64

János Gyarmati

Hungarian association football player and coach (1910-1974)

*February 8th, 1910, Tápiószele †August 29th, 1974, Budapest

89

G. E. M. de Ste. Croix

British historian of Ancient Greece (1910–2000)

*February 8th, 1910, Macau †February 5th, 2000, Oxford

23

Louis Jean Marie de La Trémoille

French duke

*February 8th, 1910, Paris †December 9th, 1933

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Who's birthday is on February 8th?

87

Prince Abdul Rahman

First Prime Minister of Malaysia

*February 8th, 1903, Alor Setar †December 6th, 1990, Penang

24

James Dean

American actor (1931–1955)

*February 8th, 1931, Marion †September 30th, 1955, Cholame

29

Joshua Kimmich

German association football player (born 1995)

*February 8th, 1995, Rottweil

35

Bronte Barratt

Australian swimmer, Olympic gold medallist, world champion, former world record-holder

*February 8th, 1989, Brisbane

67

Horace Burrell

Jamaican sports executive

*February 8th, 1950, Clarendon Parish †June 6th, 2017, Kingston

40

Shelley Thompson

German Association footballer

*February 8th, 1984, Langenfeld

88

Edith Evans

British actress (1888–1976)

*February 8th, 1888, London †October 14th, 1976, Cranbrook

36

Franz Marc

German painter (1880-1916)

*February 8th, 1880, Munich †March 4th, 1916, Braquis

77

Jules Verne

French writer (1828–1905)

*February 8th, 1828, Nantes †March 24th, 1905, Amiens

89

Horst Eckel

German association football player

*February 8th, 1932, Vogelbach †December 3rd, 2021, Landstuhl

76

Alexei Kosygin

Soviet politician (1904-1980)

*February 8th, 1904, Saint Petersburg †December 18th, 1980, Moscow

58

Bruno Labbadia

German association football player and manager

*February 8th, 1966, Darmstadt

68

Elizabeth Bishop

American poet

*February 8th, 1911, Worcester †October 6th, 1979, Boston

50

Seth Green

American actor (born 1974)

*February 8th, 1974, Philadelphia

91

Josef Becker

German politician (1905-1996)

*February 8th, 1905, Bochum †October 19th, 1996, Waldfischbach-Burgalben

76

Jack Lemmon

American actor (1925–2001)

*February 8th, 1925, Newton †June 27th, 2001, Los Angeles

80

Erwin Feller

German politician (1911-1991)

*February 8th, 1911, Strasbourg †November 29th, 1991, Heidelberg

74

Lana Turner

American actress (1921–1995)

*February 8th, 1921, Wallace †June 29th, 1995, Los Angeles

54

Myron McCormick

American actor (1908-1962)

*February 8th, 1908, Albany †July 30th, 1962, New York City

55

Mary McCormack

American actress

*February 8th, 1969, Plainfield

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Born in 1910

87

Mother Teresa

Albanian-Indian Catholic nun and missionary (1910–1997)

*August 26th, 1910, Skopje †September 5th, 1997, Kolkata

80

Lothar Collatz

German mathematician

*July 6th, 1910, Arnsberg †September 26th, 1990, Varna

87

Egill Jacobsen

Danish painter (1910-1998)

*December 16th, 1910, Copenhagen †April 21st, 1998, Copenhagen

94

Ejler Bille

Danish artist (1910-2004)

*March 6th, 1910, Odder †May 1st, 2004, Copenhagen

96

Kitty Carlisle

American stage and screen actress, singer, and spokesperson for the arts (1910–2007)

*September 3rd, 1910, New Orleans †April 17th, 2007, New York City

84

Dorothy Hodgkin

British chemist

*May 12th, 1910, Cairo †July 29th, 1994, Ilmington

84

Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar

Indian-American astrophysicist

*October 19th, 1910, Lahore †August 21st, 1995, Chicago

79

William Shockley

American physicist and inventor

*February 13th, 1910, London †August 12th, 1989, Stanford

92

Rachel Kempson

British actress (1910–2003)

*May 28th, 1910, Dartmouth †May 24th, 2003, Millbrook

69

Dick Foran

Actor (1910-1979)

*June 18th, 1910, Flemington †August 10th, 1979, Panorama City

82

Josephine McKim

American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, former world record-holder (1910-1992)

*January 4th, 1910, Oil City, Cambria County, Pennsylvania †December 10th, 1992, Woodstock

87

Erich Mückenberger

German politician (1910-1998)

*June 8th, 1910, Chemnitz †February 10th, 1998, Berlin

87

Jacques Cousteau

French Naval Officer who co-invented open circuit demand scuba

*June 11th, 1910, Saint-André-de-Cubzac †June 25th, 1997, 17th arrondissement of Paris

83

Baltasar Lobo

Spanish artist

*February 22nd, 1910, Zamora †September 4th, 1993, Paris

90

Dora Alonso

Cuban journalist and writer

*December 22nd, 1910, Matanzas †March 21st, 2001, Havana

98

Irena Sendler

Polish resistance fighter and Holocaust rescuer (1910-2008)

*February 15th, 1910, Warsaw †May 12th, 2008, Warsaw

46

Sheila Terry

American actress (1910–1957)

*March 5th, 1910, Warroad †January 19th, 1957, New York City

88

Paul Bowles

American composer and writer (1910–1999)

*December 30th, 1910, Queens †November 18th, 1999, Tangier

77

Jean Anouilh

French playwright (1910–1987)

*June 23rd, 1910, Bordeaux †October 3rd, 1987, Lausanne

68

Giuseppe Meazza

Italian association football player and manager (1910-1979)

*August 23rd, 1910, Milan †August 21st, 1979, Rapallo

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Public holidays on February 8th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on February 8th.

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1910 is a normal year and no leap year.

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