February 8th, 2526

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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

Birthdays and future age on February 8th, 2526

537

Bronte Barratt

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

*February 8th, 1989, Brisbane

531

Joshua Kimmich

German association football player (born 1995)

*February 8th, 1995, Flensburg

560

Bruno Labbadia

German association football player and manager

*February 8th, 1966, Darmstadt

522

Prince Dahal

Nepalese badminton player

*February 8th, 2004, Khalanga

542

Shelley Thompson

German Association footballer

*February 8th, 1984, Langenfeld

552

Seth Green

American actor

*February 8th, 1974, Overbrook Park

535

Wahbi Khazri

Tunisian and French association football player

*February 8th, 1991, Ajaccio

539

Javi García

Spanish footballer

*February 8th, 1987, Mula

582

Sebastião Salgado

Brazilian photographer

*February 8th, 1944, Aimorés

546

William Jackson Harper

American actor

*February 8th, 1980, Dallas

557

Mary McCormack

American actress

*February 8th, 1969, Plainfield

567

Mauricio Macri

President of Argentina from 2015 to 2019

*February 8th, 1959, Tandil

567

Henry Czerny

Canadian film, stage and television actor

*February 8th, 1959, Toronto

554

Guillaume Gallienne

French actor

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

594

John Williams

American composer and conductor (born 1932)

*February 8th, 1932, New York City

531

Kasper Asgreen

Danish cyclist, born 1995

*February 8th, 1995, Kolding

560

Hristo Stoichkov

Bulgarian association football player

*February 8th, 1966, Plovdiv

541

Jens Vilhelmsen

Danish rower

*February 8th, 1985, Fredericia

541

Pepijn Schoneveld

Dutch actor

*February 8th, 1985, Twello

544

Rory Sutherland

Racing cyclist

*February 8th, 1982, Canberra

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on February 8th

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

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