February 8th, 2025

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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: 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, 1910

William D. Boyce (pictured) 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 (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.

February 8th, 2010

Over 2 miles (3.2 km) of road are buried after a storm in the Hindu Kush mountains of Afghanistan triggers a series of avalanches, killing at least 172 people and trapping over 2,000 others.

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

Birthdays and future age on February 8th, 2025

30

Joshua Kimmich

German association football player (born 1995)

*February 8th, 1995, Rottweil

36

Bronte Barratt

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

*February 8th, 1989, Brisbane

41

Shelley Thompson

German Association footballer

*February 8th, 1984, Langenfeld

34

Wahbi Khazri

Tunisian and French association football player

*February 8th, 1991, Ajaccio

59

Bruno Labbadia

German association football player and manager

*February 8th, 1966, Darmstadt

51

Seth Green

American actor (born 1974)

*February 8th, 1974, Philadelphia

38

Javi García

Spanish footballer

*February 8th, 1987, Mula

56

Mary McCormack

American actress

*February 8th, 1969, Plainfield

45

William Jackson Harper

American actor

*February 8th, 1980, Dallas

53

Guillaume Gallienne

French actor

*February 8th, 1972, Neuilly-sur-Seine

93

John Williams

American composer and conductor

*February 8th, 1932, Queens

30

Kasper Asgreen

Danish cyclist, born 1995

*February 8th, 1995, Kolding

66

Henry Czerny

Canadian film, stage and television actor

*February 8th, 1959, Toronto

59

Hristo Stoichkov

Bulgarian association football player

*February 8th, 1966, Plovdiv

70

John Grisham

American writer (born 1955)

*February 8th, 1955, Jonesboro

81

Sebastião Salgado

Brazilian photographer

*February 8th, 1944, Aimorés

38

Carolina Kostner

Italian figure skater

*February 8th, 1987, Bolzano

43

Rory Sutherland

Racing cyclist

*February 8th, 1982, Canberra

66

Mauricio Macri

President of Argentina from 2015 to 2019

*February 8th, 1959, Tandil

83

Robert Klein

American stand-up comedian

*February 8th, 1942, The Bronx

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