February 8th, 1957

Born on February 8th, 1957

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, 1957

69

Katherine Freese

American astrophysicist

*February 8th, 1957, Freiburg im Breisgau

69

Mohammed Valli Moosa

South African politician

*February 8th, 1957, Johannesburg

69

Karine Chemla

French mathematician and historian of mathematics

*February 8th, 1957, Tunis

Same year
Born in 1957

68

Julian Cope

British musician and author

*October 21st, 1957, Deri

68

John Kassir

American actor and comedian

*October 24th, 1957, Baltimore

69

Kristin Clemet

Norwegian politician

*April 20th, 1957, Harstad Municipality

68

Klaus Augenthaler

German football player and manager

*September 26th, 1957, Fürstenzell

68

François Asselineau

French politician and official

*September 14th, 1957, Paris

54

Osama bin Laden

Saudi terrorist and co-founder of al-Qaeda (1957–2011)

*March 10th, 1957, Riyadh †May 2nd, 2011, Osama bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad

68

Hansi Müller

German association football player

*July 27th, 1957, Stuttgart

68

Frances McDormand

American actress

*June 23rd, 1957, Gibson City

68

Stephen Fry

British comedian, actor, writer, presenter, and activist

*August 24th, 1957, Hampstead

68

Jürgen Uteß

German association football player

*October 27th, 1957, Greifswald

69

Henning Krautmacher

German singer and actor

*March 5th, 1957, Leverkusen

68

Wolfgang Hoppe

East German bobsledder and trainer

*November 14th, 1957, Apolda

60

Alain Defossé

French writer and translator (1957-2017)

*February 11th, 1957, Nantes †May 14th, 2017, 19th arrondissement of Paris

69

Timothy Spall

English actor

*February 27th, 1957, London

69

Nick Hornby

English novelist

*April 17th, 1957, Redhill

69

Daniel Day-Lewis

British-Irish actor

*April 29th, 1957, Kensington

69

John Turturro

American actor (born 1957)

*February 28th, 1957, Brooklyn

68

Kate Burton

American actress

*September 10th, 1957, Geneva

69

Tharman Shanmugaratnam

9th President of the Republic of Singapore

*January 22nd, 1957, Singapore

69

Amanda Plummer

American actress

*March 23rd, 1957, New York City

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1957 is a normal year and no leap year.

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