February 8th, 1988

Born on February 8th, 1988

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, 1988

38

Nozomi Sasaki

Female fashion model, singer and actress from Japan

*February 8th, 1988, Akita

38

Renato Augusto

Brazilian association football player (born 1988)

*February 8th, 1988, Rio de Janeiro

38

Giancarlo González

Costa Rican association football player

*February 8th, 1988, Desamparados

38

Maxi Hayn

German handball player

*February 8th, 1988, Rostock

Same year
Born in 1988

38

Wang Yihan

Chinese badminton player

*January 18th, 1988, Shanghai

38

Sarah Jane Scott

American musician

*February 29th, 1988, Wayne County

38

Ma Jin

Chinese badminton player

*May 7th, 1988, Nantong

38

Gzuz

German rapper

*June 29th, 1988, Hamburg

37

Mizuki Fujii

Badminton player

*August 5th, 1988, Ashikita

38

Chan Yun Lung

Badminton player

*February 29th, 1988, Hong Kong

38

KC Rebell

German rapper

*January 26th, 1988, Pazarcık

38

Rvssian

Jamaican record producer, singer-songwriter and entrepreneur

*April 12th, 1988, Kingston

37

Arun Vishnu

Badminton player

*August 2nd, 1988, Kozhikode

38

Line Damkjær Kruse

Badminton player

*January 7th, 1988, Aarhus

38

Christian Meaas Svendsen

Norwegian musician

*February 26th, 1988, Kongsberg Municipality

37

Merve Özbey

Turkish singer

*July 18th, 1988, Istanbul

37

Fuse ODG

Ghanaian-English singer, songwriter and rapper

*December 2nd, 1988, Tooting

38

Fynn Kliemann

German influencer

*May 1st, 1988, Zeven

37

Jérôme Boateng

German association football player

*September 3rd, 1988, West Berlin

38

Andy Mineo

American musician (born 1988)

*April 17th, 1988, Syracuse

38

Pramod Bhagat

Indian para-badminton player

*June 4th, 1988, Attabira

37

Mats Hummels

German association football player

*December 16th, 1988, Bergisch Gladbach

38

Sara Hjort Ditlevsen

Danish actress

*May 23rd, 1988, Copenhagen

38

Monika Lewczuk

Polish singer-songwriter and former model

*June 10th, 1988, Łomża

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Born on February 8th, 1988
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Leap year

Yes: 1988 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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February 1988