February 8th, 1975

Born on February 8th, 1975

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, 1975

51

Patrizia Panico

Italian footballer

*February 8th, 1975, Rome

51

Ulrich Wolf

German handball player

*February 8th, 1975, Heidelberg

51

Kevin Cooper

English footballer (born 1975)

*February 8th, 1975, Derby

51

Ricardo Orrego

Colombian television presenter

*February 8th, 1975, Manizales

51

Hüseyin Beşok

Turkish basketball player

*February 8th, 1975, İzmir

Same year
Born in 1975

51

Zhang Ning

Chinese female badminton player

*May 19th, 1975, Jinzhou

50

Ane Dahl Torp

Norwegian actress

*August 1st, 1975, Bærum Municipality

50

Anders Anundsen

Norwegian politician

*November 17th, 1975, Stavern

51

André Poggenburg

German politician and entrepreneur

*March 12th, 1975, Weißenfels

50

Konrad Bansa

German handball player and coach

*July 24th, 1975, Neuwied

51

Lorin Morgan-Richards

American author, illustrator, and songwriter

*February 16th, 1975, Beebetown

51

Marit Bergman

Swedish singer-songwriter

*May 21st, 1975, Rättvik parish

50

Maria Thayer

American actress

*October 30th, 1975, Portland

51

Angelina Jolie

American actress, humanitarian and filmmaker (born 1975)

*June 4th, 1975, Los Angeles

50

Marion Cotillard

French actress

*September 30th, 1975, Paris

51

Thomas Bareiß

German politician

*February 15th, 1975, Ebingen

51

Bradley Cooper

American actor

*January 5th, 1975, Philadelphia

51

David Beckham

English association football player

*May 2nd, 1975, Leytonstone

50

Liz Truss

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in 2022

*July 26th, 1975, Oxford

50

Tobey Maguire

American actor and film producer (born 1975)

*June 27th, 1975, Santa Monica

50

50 Cent

American rapper (born 1975)

*July 6th, 1975, Queens

51

Tino Chrupalla

German politician (born 1975)

*April 14th, 1975, Weißwasser

50

Milla Jovovich

Russian-American actress and model

*December 17th, 1975, Kyiv

51

Natalie Imbruglia

Australian-British singer and actress

*February 4th, 1975, Sydney

50

Kate Winslet

English actress (born 1976)

*October 5th, 1975, Reading

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1975 is a normal year and no leap year.

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