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February 8 is the 39th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. PortalCurrent events International holidays January 1 - New Year's Day January 1 - Independence PortalCurrent events International holidays February 2 - Candlemas February 5 - Shrove International holidays March 2 - Mothering Sunday (Britain March 7 - Nyepi (Indonesia Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor Events 1112 - Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and Douce I of Provence marry uniting the fortunes of those two states Events 211 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince Events 474 - Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. Events 1355 - The St Scholastica's Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the Events 1258 - Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor Events 1249 - Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols Events 1500 - Battle of Hemmingstedt. 1600 - Philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive at Campo de' Fiori Events 3102 BC - Epoch (origin of the Kali Yuga. 1229 - The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II Holy Events 197 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor Events 747 BC - Epoch (origin of Ptolemy 's Nabonassar Era 364 - Valentinian I is proclaimed Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule Leap years Although the modern calendar counts a year as 365 days a complete revolution around the sun takes approximately 365 days and 6 hours 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common PortalCurrent events International holidays February 2 - Candlemas February 5 - Shrove February 2007 is the second month of the year It began on a Thursday and 28 days later ended on a Wednesday. Stories without links will be removed. News stories must be in English February 2005: ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August February 2004 was the second month of 2004 in the Gregorian calendar. February 2003: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - February 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - February 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September February 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 326 days remaining until the end of the year (327 in leap years). A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the

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Events

• 421 - Constantius III becomes co-Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Events By Place Western Roman Empire February 8 — Constantius III becomes Co-Emperor of the Western Flavius Constantius (died 2 September 421) whose name is traditionally Anglicized as Constantius III, was a late Roman general politician An emperor (from the Latin " Imperator " is a (male Monarch, usually the sovereign ruler of an Empire or another type of The Western Roman Empire refers to the western half of the Roman Empire, from its division by Diocletian in 285 the other half of the Roman Empire was the Eastern
• 1575 - Universiteit Leiden founded, and given the motto "Praesidium Libertatis". Leiden University (Universiteit Leiden located in the city of Leiden, is the oldest University in The Netherlands.
• 1587 - Mary, Queen of Scots was executed at suspicion of having been involved in the Babington Plot to murder her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I of England. The Babington Plot was the event which most directly led to the execution of Mary I of Scotland (Mary Queen of Scots
• 1601 - Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, rebels against Elizabeth I of England - revolt is quickly crushed. Robert Devereux 2nd Earl of Essex ( 10 November 1566 &ndash 25 February 1601) a favourite of Queen Elizabeth I of England
• 1622 - King James I of England disbands the English Parliament. James VI and I (19 June 1566 – 27 March 1625 was King of Scotland as James VI, and King of England and King of Ireland as James The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories
• 1692 - A doctor in Salem Village, Massachusetts Bay Colony suggests that two girls in the family of the village minister may be suffering from bewitchment, leading to the Salem witch trials. Danvers is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The Massachusetts Bay Colony (sometimes called the Massachusetts Bay Company, for the institution that founded it was an English settlement on the east coast of North America The Salem witch trials were a series of hearings before local magistrates followed by county court Trials to prosecute people accused of Witchcraft in Essex
• 1693 - The College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia is granted a charter by King William III and Queen Mary II. The College of William and Mary (officially The College of William and Mary in Virginia, also known as William & Mary or W&M) is a Public university Williamsburg is a city located on the Virginia Peninsula in the Hampton Roads region in southeastern Virginia William III or William of Orange (14 November 1650 &ndash 8 March 1702 He is informally known in Northern Ireland and Scotland as "King Billy" Mary II (30 April 1662 &ndash 28 December 1694 reigned as Queen of England, Ireland and Scotland from 1689 until her death
• 1726 - The Supreme Privy Council is established in Russia. Year 1726 ( MDCCXXVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The Supreme Privy Council of Imperial Russia was founded on 8 February 1726 as a body of advisors to Catherine I.
• 1807 - Battle of Eylau - Napoleon defeats Russians under General Benigssen. Year 1807 ( MDCCCVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Battle of Eylau or Battle of Preussisch-Eylau (February 7–8 1807 was a bloody and inconclusive battle between Napoléon's Grande Armée and Napoleon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821 was a French military and political leader who had a significant impact on the History of Europe. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Levin August Gottlieb Theophil ( Leonty Leontyevich) Count von Bennigsen ( February 10 1745 - December 3 1826) was
• 1817 - Las Heras crosses the Andes with an army to join San Martín and liberate Chile from Spain. Year 1817 ( MDCCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Grand Marshal Juan Gregorio de las Heras ( July 11, 1780 – February 15, 1866) was an Argentine soldier who took part in the The Crossing of the Andes was one of the most important feats in the Argentine and Chilean wars of independence, in which a combined army of Argentine José Francisco de San Martín Matorras, also known as José de San Martín ( 25 February 1778 – 17 August 1850) was an Argentine Chile, officially the Republic of Chile ( Spanish:) is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow Coastal strip wedged between the
• 1837 - Richard Johnson becomes the first Vice President of the United States chosen by the United States Senate. Year 1837 ( MDCCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Richard Mentor Johnson (October 17 1780 or 1781 &ndash November 19 1850 was the ninth Vice President of the United States, serving in the administration of Martin The Vice President of the United States is the first person in the presidential line of succession, becoming the new President of the United States upon the death The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives
• 1849 - New Roman Republic established. Year 1849 ( MDCCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common See also Roman Republic, Roman Republic (18th century The Roman Republic was a short-lived (four months state established on February 8
• 1855 - The Devil's Footprints mysteriously appear in southern Devon. Year 1855 ( MDCCCLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year The Devil's Footprints was the name given to a peculiar phenomenon that occurred in Devon, England on 8 February, 1855. Devon is a large county in the South West of England. The county is also referred to as Devonshire, but that is an entirely unofficial name
• 1865 - In the U.S., Delaware voters reject the Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, and vote to continue the practice of slavery. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Delaware ( is a state located on the Atlantic Coast in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution officially abolished and continues to prohibit Slavery, and with limited exceptions such as those (Delaware finally ratifies the amendment on February 12, 1901. Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting )
• 1867 - The Ausgleich results in the establishment of the Dual Monarchy of Austria-Hungary. Year 1867 ( MDCCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting The Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867 (Ausgleich Kiegyezés established the Dual Monarchy of Austria-Hungary. A monarchy is a Form of government in which supreme power is actually or nominally lodged in an individual who is the Head of state, often for life or
• 1879 - Sandford Fleming first proposes adoption of Universal Standard Time at a meeting of the Royal Canadian Institute. Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Sir Sandford Fleming (January 7 1827 – July 22 1915 was a prolific Scottish-born Canadian Engineer and Inventor, known for introducing Universal The Royal Canadian Institute, or RCI, is an organization dedicated to the advancement of Science.
• 1887 - The Dawes Act authorized the President of the United States to survey Native American tribal land and divide it into individual allotments. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Dawes Act was enacted on February 8, 1887 and named after its sponsor U The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States
• 1900 - British troops are defeated by Boers at Ladysmith, South Africa. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Boer (ˈbuːr in Dutch ˈbʊɚ/ /boʊɚ or /ˈbɔr/ in English is the Dutch word for Farmer which came to denote the descendants of the proto Afrikaans Ladysmith (2001 pop 225452 is a town on the banks of the Klip River, (stone river, in the uThukela District The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa
• 1904 - Battle of Port Arthur: A surprise torpedo attack by the Japanese at Port Arthur, China starts the Russo-Japanese War. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on The Battle of Port Arthur (Japanese 旅順港閉塞作戦 Ryojunkō Heisoku Sakusen, February 8-9 1904 was the starting battle of the Russo-Japanese War The modern torpedo (historically called an automotive automobile locomotive or fish torpedo is a self-propelled explosive Projectile weapon launched above or below For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Lüshun city or Lüshunkou or (literally Lüshun Port ( formerly known as both Port Arthur and Ryojun, is a town located at the extreme southern China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National The Russo-Japanese War (日露戦争 Romaji: Nichi-Ro Sensō Русско-японская война Russko-Yaponskaya Voyna;, 10 February 1904 – 5 September
• 1910 - The Boy Scouts of America is incorporated by William D. Boyce. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting The Boy Scouts of America ( BSA) is the largest youth organization in the United States with over five million William Dickson "W D" Boyce ( June 16, 1858 &ndash June 11, 1929) was an American Newspaper man and entrepreneur
• 1915 - D.W. Griffith's controversial film The Birth of a Nation premieres in Los Angeles. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year David Llewelyn Wark "D W" Griffith (January 22 1875 &ndash July 23 1948 was a premier pioneering Academy Award -winning American Film director. The Birth of a Nation (also known as The Clansman) a Silent film directed by D Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West
• 1918 - The Stars and Stripes newspaper publishes for the first time. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Stars and Stripes is the Newspaper published for the United States Armed Forces overseas A newspaper is a written Publication containing News, information and Advertising, usually printed on low-cost paper called Newsprint.
• 1922 - President Warren G. Harding introduces the first radio in the White House. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by Warren Gamaliel Harding (November 2 1865 August 2 1923 was the twenty-ninth President of the United States, serving from 1921 until his death from a heart attack aged Radio is the transmission of signals by Modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible Light. See also Executive Office of the President of the United States The White House, formerly known as the Executive Mansion, is the Official residence
• 1924 - Capital punishment: The first state execution using gas in the United States takes place in Nevada. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Capital punishment, the death penalty or execution, is the Killing of a person by judicial process as Punishment. A gas chamber is an apparatus for killing consisting of a sealed chamber into which a Poisonous or Asphyxiant gas is introduced The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Nevada ( is a state located in the western region of the United States of America.
• 1943 - World War II: Battle of Guadalcanal ends after the Japanese Imperial Army evacuated their remaining forces with a United States victory. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Guadalcanal Campaign, also known as the Battle of Guadalcanal, was fought between August 7, 1942, and February 9, 1943, in the The Imperial Japanese Army ( IJA) ( Kyūjitai: 大日本帝國陸軍 Shinjitai: ja 大日本帝国陸軍 Romaji: Dai-Nippon Teikoku was the largely successful withdrawal of Japanese forces from Guadalcanal at the conclusion of the Guadalcanal Campaign of World War II. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
• 1949 - Cardinal Mindszenty of Hungary sentenced for treason. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. József Cardinal Mindszenty ( March 29 1892 &mdash May 6 1975) was elevated to the College of Cardinals by Pope Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic In Law, treason is the Crime that covers some of the more serious acts of disloyalty to one's sovereign or Nation.
• 1952 - Elizabeth II is proclaimed Queen of the UK. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For the ship see RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Context States headed by Elizabeth II List of current queens regnant A queen regnant (plural "queens regnant" is qualifying reference to a female Monarch possessing and exercising all of the monarchal The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located
• 1955 - The Government of Sindh abolished Jagirdari system in the province. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) For the government of parliamentary systems see Executive (government. Sindh ( Sindhī: سنڌ Urdu: سندھ is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and historically is home to the Sindhis. Feudalism, a term first used in the early modern period (17th century in its most classic sense refers to a Medieval Europe Political system composed One million acres (4000 km²) of land thus acquired is to be distributed among the landless peasants. The word million In standard English, the -lli- in million is pronounced with an l-sound followed by a The acre is a unit of Area in a number of different systems including the imperial and U A peasant is an agricultural worker who subsists by working a small plot of ground
• 1960 - Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom issued an Order-in-Council, stating that she and her family would be known as the House of Windsor, and that her descendants will take the name "Mountbatten-Windsor". Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For the ship see RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Context States headed by Elizabeth II The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located An Order-in-Council is a type of legislation in Commonwealth Realms. The House of Windsor is the current Royal House of the United Kingdom and each of the other Commonwealth realms The older part is a branch of the Saxe-Coburg Mountbatten-Windsor is the personal Surname of some of the descendants of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh under an ambiguously-worded
• 1962 - Charonne massacre. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Paris massacre of 1961 refers to a massacre in Paris on 17 October 1961, during the Algerian War (1954–62 9 trade unionists are killed by French police at the instigation of Nazi collaborator Maurice Papon, then chief of the Paris Prefecture of Police. Nazism, which was a short name for National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus refers primarily to the Ideology and practices of the National Socialist German Maurice Papon ( September 3 1910 &ndash February 17 2007) was a French civil servant industrial leader and Gaullist politician The Prefecture of Police (Préfecture de Police headed by the Prefect of Police ( Préfet de Police) is an agency of the Government of France (and
• 1963 - Travel, financial and commercial transactions by United States citizens to Cuba are made illegal by the John F. Kennedy administration. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Republic of Cuba (ˈkjuːbə or) consists of the island of Cuba (the largest and second-most populous island of the Greater Antilles) Isla de la John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy (May 29 1917&ndashNovember 22 1963 often referred to by his initials JFK, was the thirty-fifth President of
• 1968 - American civil rights movement: The Orangeburg massacre, a mass killing in Orangeburg, South Carolina of black students from South Carolina State University who were protesting segregation at the town's only bowling alley. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The American Civil Rights Movement (1955–1968 refers to the reform movements in the United States aimed at abolishing racial discrimination against African The Orangeburg massacre was an incident on February 8, 1968 in which local policemen in Orangeburg South Carolina fired into a crowd of people who were Orangeburg, also known as "The Garden City" is the principal city and County seat of Orangeburg County, South Carolina, United States South Carolina State University (also known as SCSU State College among the older alumni members SC State or simply State is a historically black university located in
• 1969 - Allende meteorite falls near Pueblito de Allende, Chihuahua, Mexico. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Allende meteorite is the largest Carbonaceous chondrite ever found on Earth. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America.
• 1971 - The Nasdaq stock market index debuts. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. The NASDAQ (acronym of National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations) is an American Stock exchange. A stock market index is a method of measuring a section of the Stock market.
• 1974 - After 84 days in space, the crew of the first American space station Skylab return to Earth. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Outer space, often simply called space, comprises the relatively empty regions of the Universe outside the escape velocities of Celestial bodies. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A space station is an artificial structure designed for Humans to live in Outer space. Skylab was the first Space station the United States launched into orbit and the second space station ever visited by a human crew EARTH was a short-lived Japanese vocal trio which released 6 singles and 1 album between 2000 and 2001
• 1974 - Military coup in Upper Volta. Burkina Faso (bɚˌkiːnəˈfɑːsoʊ burr-KEE-na FAH-soh) also known by its short-form name Burkina, is a Landlocked nation in West Africa
• 1978 - Proceedings of the United States Senate are broadcast on radio for the first time. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives Radio is the transmission of signals by Modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible Light.
• 1979 - Denis Sassou-Nguesso became the President of the Republic of the Congo for the first time. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Denis Sassou Nguesso (born 1943 has been the President of the Republic of the Congo since 1997 he was previously President from 1979 to 1992 Latest election List of Heads of State of the Republic of the Congo ( Congo-Brazzaville) (Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation The Republic of the Congo (République du Congo Kongo: Repubilika ya Kongo; Lingala: Republiki ya Kongó) also known as Congo-Brazzaville
• 1983 - The Melbourne dust storm hits Australia's second largest city. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) The Melbourne Dust storm was a Meteorological phenomenon For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The result of the worst drought on record and a day of severe weather conditions, the 320m deep dust cloud envelops the city, turning day to night.
• 1986 - 1984 Summer Olympics head of the LAPD bomb squad, Arleigh McCree, and his partner Officer Ronald Ball of the Firearms and explosives unit were killed while trying to dismantle two pipe bombs when they responded to a call. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, Detective Arleigh Eugene McCree ( 24 December 1939 &ndash 8 February 1986) was the Officer in Charge of the Firearms and Explosives A police officer (also known as a policeman or policewoman) is a warranted employee of a Police force. A firearm is a Tool that projects either single or multiple Projectiles at high velocity through a controlled explosion McCree was recognized as one of the top explosive experts in the world.
• 1989 - An Independent Air Boeing 707 crashes into Santa Maria mountain in Azores Islands off the coast of Portugal, killing 144. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The island of Santa Maria ( pron 'sɐ̃tɐ mɐ'ɾiɐ Portuguese for Saint Mary) is an island located in the southeastern part of the Azores The Azores ( Açores ɐˈsoɾɨʃ or) is a Portuguese Archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, about 1500 km (950  mi) from Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula.
• 1993 - General Motors sues NBC after Dateline NBC allegedly rigs two crashes intended to demonstrate that some GM pickups can easily catch fire if hit in certain places. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) General Motors Corporation ( GM) ( is a multinational automobile manufacturer founded in 1908 and headquartered in the United States. The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Dateline NBC, or Dateline, is a US weekly television Newsmagazine broadcast by NBC similar to ABC 's General Motors Corporation ( GM) ( is a multinational automobile manufacturer founded in 1908 and headquartered in the United States. NBC settles the lawsuit the next day. The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's
• 1996 - The U.S. Congress passes the Communications Decency Act. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses The Communications Decency Act of 1996 ( CDA) was arguably the first attempt by the United States Congress to regulate pornographic material on the
• 1996 - The massive Internet collaboration "24 Hours in Cyberspace" takes place. 24 Hours in Cyberspace ( February 8 1996) was "the largest one-day online event" up to that date headed by photographer Rick Smolan
• 1998 - First female ice hockey game in Olympic history: Finland beats Sweden 6-0. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. The Olympic Games is an international Multi-sport event established for both summer and winter games Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation.
• 2005 - Israel and Palestinians agree to cease-fire. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Palestinian people or Palestinians ( الشعب الفلسطيني, ash-sha`b al-filasTīni; الفلسطينيون, al-filasTīnīyyūn
• 2008 - Nebraska bans electric chair as sole execution method. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Nebraska ( is a state located on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States and Execution by electrocution (usually referred to after its method of implementation as the Electric Chair) is an execution method originating in the United States in which the

Births

• 412 - Proclus, Greek philosopher (d. Events By Place Western Roman Empire The Visigoths move into the south of Gaul, led by Alaric Proclus Lycaeus ( February 8, c 411 &ndash April 17, 485) called "The Successor" or "Diadochos" ( Greek Próklos 487)
• 1191 - Yaroslav II of Russia (d. For the processor see Intel 80487. Events Births Xiao Baoyin Yaroslav II (Яросла́в II Все́володович Christian name Theodor (ru Феодо́р ( February 8, 1191 &ndash September 1246)
• 1291 - King Afonso IV of Portugal (d. Afonso IV (ɐˈfõsu 8 February 1291 &ndash 28 May 1357 called the Brave (o Bravo was the seventh king of Portugal and the Algarve from 1325 until his death 1357)
• 1405 - Constantine XI Palaiologos, the last reigning Emperor of the Byzantine Empire (d. Constantine XI Palaiologos or Palaeologus ( Greek: Κωνσταντίνος ΙΑ' Δραγάσης Παλαιολόγος Kōnstantinos XI Dragasēs Palaiologos 1453)
• 1487 - Ulrich, Duke of Württemberg (d. Herzog Ulrich von Württemberg ( February 8, 1487 &ndash November 6, 1550) succeeded his kinsman Eberhard II as Duke of 1550)
• 1552 - Agrippa d'Aubigné, French poet and soldier (d. Théodore-Agrippa d'Aubigné ( February 8, 1552 &ndash April 29, 1630) was a French Poet, Soldier, 1630)
• 1577 - Robert Burton, English cleric and writer (d. Robert Burton ( 8 February 1577 – 25 January 1640) was a English Scholar and Vicar at Oxford University 1640)
• 1586 - Jacob Praetorius, German composer (d. Jacob Praetorius (1586 &ndash 1651 was a German Baroque composer and Organist, and the son of Hieronymus Praetorius. 1651)
• 1649 - Gabriel Daniel, French Jesuit historian (d. Gabriel Daniel ( February 8, 1649 - 1728 French Jesuit Historian, was born in Rouen. 1728)
• 1677 - Jacques Cassini, French astronomer (d. Year 1728 ( MDCCXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Jacques Cassini ( February 8, 1677 – April 18, 1756) was a French - Italian Astronomer, son of the famous Italian 1756)
• 1685 - Charles-Jean-François Hénault, French historian (d. Year 1756 ( MDCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Charles-Jean-François Hénault ( February 8, 1685 - November 24, 1770) was a French Historian. 1770)
• 1700 - Daniel Bernoulli, Dutch-born mathematician (d. Year 1770 ( MDCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Friday Daniel Bernoulli ( Groningen, 29 January 1700 &ndash 27 July 1782 was a Dutch - Swiss Mathematician, who is particularly remembered for his applications 1782)
• 1720 - Emperor Sakuramachi of Japan (d. Year 1782 ( MDCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1720 ( MDCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Emperor Sakuramachi (桜町天皇 Sakuramachi-tennō) ( February 8, 1720 &ndash May 28, 1750) was the 115th emperor 1750)
• 1792 - Caroline Augusta of Bavaria, queen of Hungary and Bohemia (d. Year 1750 ( MDCCL) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1792 ( MDCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Caroline Augusta of Bavaria (Karoline Auguste von Bayern Mannheim, 8 February 1792 – 9 February 1873 in Vienna) was 1873)
• 1804 - Richard Lemon Lander, British explorer (d. Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1804 ( MDCCCIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Richard Lemon Lander ( February 8, 1804 &ndash February 6, 1834) was a Cornish explorer of Western Africa. 1834)
• 1807 - Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins, English sculptor and naturalist (d. Year 1834 ( MDCCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1807 ( MDCCCVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins ( 8 February 1807 - 27 January 1894) was an English sculptor and Natural history 1889)
• 1819 - John Ruskin, English author (d. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1819 ( MDCCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar in the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year John Ruskin (8 February 1819 &ndash 20 January 1900 is best known for his work as an Art critic, sage writer, and Social critic, but is remembered 1900)
• 1820 - William Tecumseh Sherman, American Union general (d. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 1820 ( MDCCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year The Union Army was the army that fought for the Union during the American Civil War. 1891)
• 1822 - Maxime Du Camp, French photographer and journalist (d. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1822 (MDCCCXXII was a Common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Sunday of the Maxime Du Camp ( 8 February 1822, Paris - 9 February 1894) was a French Writer and photographer. 1894)
• 1828 - Jules Verne, French author (d. Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The year 1828 ( MDCCCXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Jules Gabriel Verne ( February 8 1828 &ndash March 24 1905) was a French Author who pioneered the science-fiction 1905)
• 1834 - Dmitri Mendeleev, Russian chemist (d. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1834 ( MDCCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev (sometimes spelled Mendeleyev; Дми́трий Ива́нович Менделе́ев) ( &ndash) was a Russian chemist and 1907)
• 1847 - Hugh Price Hughes, English social reformer (d. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1847 ( MDCCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Hugh Price Hughes ( February 9, 1847 - November 17, 1902) was a Welsh Christian theologian in the Methodist 1902)
• 1850 - Kate Chopin, American author (d. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting For the game see 1850 (board game. 1850 ( MDCCCL) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link Kate Chopin (born Katherine O'Flaherty on February 8, 1851 – August 22, 1904) was an American Author 1904)
• 1878 - Martin Buber, German philosopher (d. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Martin Buber ( 8 February 1878 – 13 June 1965) was an Austrian Israeli Jewish Philosopher, translator 1965)
• 1880 - Franz Marc, German painter (d. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Franz Marc ( February 8, 1880 &ndash March 4, 1916) was one of the principal painters and printmakers of the German 1916)
• 1882 - Thomas Selfridge, First person to die in an airplane crash (d. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Thomas Etholen Selfridge ( February 8, 1882 &ndash September 17, 1908) was a First Lieutenant in the U 1908). Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year
• 1883 - Joseph Alois Schumpeter, Austrian economist (d. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Joseph Alois Schumpeter ( February 8, 1883 &ndash January 8, 1950) was an Economist and Political scientist born in 1950)
• 1886 - Charles Ruggles, American actor (d. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Charles Sherman “Charlie” Ruggles ( February 8, 1886 - December 23, 1970) was a comic American 1970)
• 1888 - Dame Edith Evans, British actress (d. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Dame Edith Mary Evans DBE ( 8 February 1888 &ndash 14 October 1976) was an actress who had a long and distinguished career on the 1976)
• 1890 - Claro M. Recto, Filipino nationalist (d. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Politician Claro M Recto launched his political career as a legal adviser to the first Philippine Senate in 1916 1960)
• 1893 - Ba Maw, Burmese politician (d. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Dr Ba Maw ( 8 February 1893 &ndash 29 May 1977) was a Burmese political leader 1977)
• 1894 - Ludwig Marcuse, German author and philosopher (d. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Professor Ludwig Marcuse ( February 8 1894 in Berlin &ndash August 2 1971 in Bad Wiessee Germany) was a Philosopher and 1971)
• 1894 - King Vidor, American film director (d. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. King Wallis Vidor ( February 8, 1894 &ndash November 1, 1982) was an acclaimed American Film director whose career 1982)
• 1895 - Hermann Florstedt, Nazi leader (d. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Hermann Florstedt ( February 8, 1895 – April 15, 1945) (NSDAP-488 573 SS-8660 born in Bitsch, became the third Commandant of 1945)
• 1900 - Ivan Ivanov-Vano Soviet animator and Russian animation director (d. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Ivan Pyetrovich Ivanov-Vano (Ива́н Петро́вич Ивано́в-Вано́ ( February 8, 1900, Moscow &ndash March 25, 1987 1987)
• 1902 - Demchugdongrub, Mongolian politician (d. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Prince Demchugdongrub ( February 8, 1902 - May 23, 1966) was the leader of a Mongol independence movement in Inner Mongolia 1966)
• 1903 - Greta Keller, Austrian-born cabaret singer and actress (d. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Greta Keller-Bacon ( February 8, 1903 &ndash November 11, 1977) Vienna -born cabaret singer and Hollywood actress 1977)
• 1906 - Chester Carlson, American physicist and inventor (d. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Chester Floyd Carlson ( February 8, 1906 – September 19, 1968) was an American Physicist, Inventor, and 1968)
• 1911 - Elizabeth Bishop, American poet (d. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Elizabeth Bishop ( February 8, 1911 &ndash October 6, 1979) was an American Poet and Writer from Worcester 1979)
• 1913 - Betty Field, American actress (d. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Betty Field ( February 8, 1913 in Boston, Massachusetts - September 13, 1973 in Hyannis Massachusetts) was an 1973)
• 1918 - Fred Blassie, American professional wrestler (d. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Frederick Blassie ( February 8, 1918 &ndash June 2, 2003) better known as "Classy" Freddie Blassie, was an American 2003)
• 1921 - Lana Turner, American actress (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Lana Turner ( February 8, 1921 &ndash June 29, 1995) was an Academy Award -nominated American Film 1995)
• 1922 - Audrey Meadows, American actress (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Audrey Meadows ( February 8, 1922 – February 3, 1996) was an American actress best known for her role as the Deadpan 1996)
• 1925 - Jack Lemmon, American actor and film director (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Uhler "Jack" Lemmon III (February 8 1925 &ndash June 27 2001 was an American Actor known principally for his comedic roles 2001)
• 1926 - Neal Cassady, American writer (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Neal Leon Cassady ( February 8, 1926 &ndash February 4, 1968) was a major personage of the Beat Generation of the 1950s and the 1968)
• 1930 - James Deetz, American anthropologist (d. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. James Deetz ( February 8, 1930 &ndash November 25, 2000) was an American Anthropologist, often known as one of the fathers of 2000)
• 1930 - Alejandro Rey, Argentine actor (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Alejandro Rey ( February 8, 1930 &ndash May 21, 1987) was an Argentine -American Actor. 1987)
• 1931 - James Dean, American actor (d. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. James Byron Dean ( February 8 1931 &ndash September 30 1955) was a two-time Oscar -nominated American Film 1955)
• 1932 - Cliff Allison, British racing driver (d. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Henry Clifford Allison ( 8 February 1932, Brough, Westmorland &ndash 7 April 2005, Brough (now Cumbria 2005)
• 1932 - John Williams, American composer and conductor
• 1933 - Elly Ameling, Dutch soprano
• 1933 - Jack Larson, American actor
• 1936 - Larry Verne, American singer
• 1937 - Manfred Krug, German actor
• 1939 - José Maria Sison, Filipino communist
• 1940 - Ted Koppel, American journalist
• 1941 - Nick Nolte, American actor
• 1941 - Tom Rush, American singer and songwriter
• 1942 - Robert Klein, American comedian
• 1942 - Terry Melcher, American musician and record producer (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Towner Williams (born February 8 1932) is an American Composer, conductor and Pianist. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Elisabeth Sara (Elly Ameling (born February 8, 1933 in Rotterdam) is a Dutch Soprano For The Simpsons character see Jack Larson (Simpsons Jack Edward Larson (born February 8, 1928) is an American Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Larry Verne (born February 8 1936, Minneapolis, Minnesota) was an American Novelty song Singer. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Manfred Krug (born February 8, 1937 in Duisburg) is a German actor and singer Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. José María Sison (born February 8, 1939 in Cabugao Ilocos Sur, Philippines) is a Writer and activist who reorganized the Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Edward James "Ted" Koppel (born February 8, 1940) is an American journalist, best known as the former anchor for the Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nicholas King Nolte (born February 8, 1941) is an Academy Award -nominated American Actor, Film producer and ex- model Tom Rush (born on February 8, 1941, in Portsmouth New Hampshire) is a noted folk and blues singer songwriter and recording Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert Klein (born February 8, 1942) is an American Stand-up comedian and Actor. Terry Melcher ( February 8, 1942 – November 19, 2004) was an American Musician and Record producer. 2004)
• 1943 - Creed Bratton, American actor and musician
• 1943 - Pirzada Qasim, Pakistani poet and VC of Karachi University
• 1944 - Roger Lloyd-Pack, English actor
• 1944 - Sebastião Salgado, Brazilian documentary photographer
• 1948 - Lynda Lyon Block, American convicted murderer (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Creed Bratton (born William Charles Schneider on February 8 1943) is an actor and former member of The Grass Roots. Prof. Dr. Pirzada Qasim Raza Siddiqui ( Urdu: پیرزادہ قاسم رضا صدیقی) (b The University of Karachi ( Urdu: جامعہ كراچى) is located in the city of Karachi, Province of Sindh, Pakistan. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Roger Lloyd Pack (born 8 February 1944 is an English actor. Career Lloyd Pack attended Bedales School in Hampshire, where Sebastião Salgado (born February 8 1944 in Aimorés, Minas Gerais, Brazil) is a Brazilian documentary photographer Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lynda Cheryl Lyon Block ( February 8, 1948 - May 10, 2002) was an American woman executed by the U 2002)
• 1948 - Dan Seals, American singer
• 1948 - Ron Tyson, American singer (The Temptations)
• 1949 - Brooke Adams, American actress
• 1950 - Cristina Ferrare, American former supermodel and actress
• 1951 - Z'EV, American text/sound artist (born Stefan Weisser)
• 1953 - Roger Clavet, Québécois politician
• 1953 - Mary Steenburgen, American actress
• 1955 - John Grisham, American writer
• 1955 - Nancy Oliver, American playwright and television writer
• 1956 - Dave Meros, American bassist (Spock's Beard)
• 1960 - Dino Ciccarelli, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1961 - Vince Neil, American singer (Mötley Crüe)
• 1961 - Bruce Timm,TV Producer (DC Animated Universe)
• 1963 - Mohammad Azharuddin, Indian cricketer
• 1963 - Joshua Kadison, American pianist and songwriter
• 1964 - Trinny Woodall, British fashion guru
• 1966 - Kirk Muller, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1966 - Hristo Stoichkov, Bulgarian footballer
• 1968 - Gary Coleman, American actor
• 1968 - Claudette Pace, Maltese singer
• 1969 - Mary McCormack, American actress
• 1969 - Shiva Rose, American actress
• 1970 - John Filan, Australian footballer
• 1970 - Alonzo Mourning, American basketball player
• 1971 - Mika Karppinen, Finnish drummer (HIM)
• 1971 - Andrus Veerpalu, Estonian cross-country skier
• 1972 - Paul Wight, American professional wrestler
• 1973 - Keith McDonald, American baseball player
• 1974 - Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, French disc jockey (Daft Punk)
• 1974 - Ulises de la Cruz, Ecuadorian footballer
• 1974 - Seth Green, American actor
• 1974 - Kimbo Slice, American mixed martial artist
• 1976 - Khaled Mashud, Bangladeshi cricketer
• 1976 - Adam Piatt, American baseball player
• 1977 - Dave Farrell, American musician (Linkin Park)
• 1977 - Barry Hall, Australian rules footballer
• 1977 - Bridgette Kerkove, American actress
• 1977 - Yucef Merhi, Venezuelan artist
• 1977 - Mathieu Turcotte, Canadian short-track speed skater
• 1979 - Aaron Cook, American baseball player
• 1979 - Josh Keaton, American actor and singer
• 1980 - Ralf Little, English actor/comedian
• 1980 - Cameron Muncey, Australian guitarist (Jet)
• 1980 - Stephen Wright, English footballer
• 1981 - Myriam Montemayor Cruz, Mexican singer
• 1982 - Eric Alexander, American football player
• 1982 - Satomi Kōrogi, Japanese voice actress
• 1982 - Sousuke Takaoka, Japanese actor
• 1982 - Danny Tamberelli, American actor
• 1983 - Jim Verraros, American singer
• 1984 - Panagiotis Vasilopoulos, Greek basketball player
• 1987 - Carolina Kostner, Italian European champion figure skater
• 1988 - Keegan Meth, Zimbabwean cricketer
• 1989 - Danielle Harmer, English actress
• 1995 - Jordan Todosey, Canadian actress

Deaths

• 1204 - Alexius IV Angelus, deposed Eastern Roman Emperor (b. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Dan Wayland Seals (born February 8 1948 in McCamey Texas) is an American musician Ron Tyson (born February 8 1948) is an American Tenor / Falsetto Singer and Songwriter. The Temptations (sometimes abbreviated as The Temps or The Tempts) are a Grammy -winning vocal group that achieved fame as one of the most successful Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Brooke Adams (born February 8, 1949) is an American Actress. Biography Personal life Adams was born in Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Cristina Ferrare (born February 8, 1950) is a former Fashion model, actress author and television talk-show host Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Z'EV (born Stefan Joel Weisser, at 758 am on February 8, 1951 in Los Angeles California) is an American text Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Roger Clavet (born February 8, 1953 in Quebec City Quebec) is a Québécois politician Mary Nell Steenburgen (born February 8, 1953) is an Academy Award -winning American actress. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Nancy Oliver (born February 8 1955) is an American Playwright and Screenwriter. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dave Meros (born 8 February 1956 in Salinas California) is an American Bass guitar player best known as the bass player for Spock's Beard is a Progressive rock band formed in 1992 in Los Angeles by brothers Neal and Alan Morse. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dino Ciccarelli (born February 8, 1960 in Sarnia, Ontario) is a Canadian former professional hockey player who played 19 seasons in Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Vincent Neil Wharton (born February 8, 1961) is the lead singer for American Glam metal band Mötley Crüe. Mötley Crüe ( IPA pronunciation: /'mɒtliː Bruce Walter Timm (born on February 8 1961) is an American Character Designer, Animator Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mohammad Azharuddin (born 8 February 1963 Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh) is a former captain of the Indian cricket team. Joshua Kadison (born  February 8 1963 in Santa Barbara, California) is an American singer-songwriter pianist and writer Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Trinny Woodall (born Sarah-Jane Woodall 8 February 1964 in Marylebone, London) is an English fashion advisor and designer, Television Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Kirk Christopher Muller (born Feb 8, 1966 in Kingston, ON, Canada) is a retired Professional Ice hockey centre Hristo Stoichkov Stoichkov alternatively spelt Stoitchkov (Христо Стоичков Стоичков (born February 8, 1966, in Plovdiv Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gary Wayne Coleman (born February 8, 1968) is an American Actor, best known for his role as Arnold Jackson in the American sitcom Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mary Catherine McCormack (born February 8, 1969) is an American television and Film Actress. Shiva Rose Gharibafshar (born 8 February 1969 in Santa Monica, California) is an American actress Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Filan (born February 8, 1970 in Sydney) is an Australian football (soccer goalkeeper. Alonzo Harding Mourning Jr (born February 8, 1970, in Chesapeake Virginia) is an American professional Basketball player who Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Mika Kristian Karppinen, better known as Gas Lipstick, born 8 February 1971 in Eskilstuna, Sweden, is currently the drummer for the Finnish HIM is a rock band from Finland formed in 1991 by vocalist Ville Valo, guitarist Mikko Lindström, Andrus Veerpalu (born February 8, 1971 in Pärnu) is an Estonian Cross country skier. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Paul Randall Wight (born February 8 1972 in Aiken South Carolina) better known by his Ring name, (The Big Show, is an American Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Keith McDonald (born February 8, 1973 in Yokosuka, Japan) is a former Major League Baseball Catcher and right-handed batter Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo (born Guillaume Emmanuel Paul de Homem-Christo on February 8 1974 is a founding member of the French house music Daft Punk Ulises Hernán de la Cruz Bernoid (born 8 February 1974 in Piquiucho) is an Ecuadorian footballer currently without a club Seth Benjamin Green (born February 8, 1974) is an American Actor, Comedian, Voice actor, and Television producer Kevin Ferguson (born on February 8, 1974 in Nassau Bahamas) better known as Kimbo Slice, is a Bahamian American Mixed Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Khaled Mashud (খালেদ মাসুদ (born February 8, 1976 in Rajshahi) is a Bangladeshi Cricketer Popularly known Adam David Piatt ( February 8, 1976 in Chicago Illinois) is a former professional baseball player who played Outfield in the Major Leagues from Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Linkin Park is an American rock band from Agoura Hills, California. Barry Hall (born 8 February 1977 is a professional Australian rules footballer While he had played several seasons at the St Kilda Football Club, Hall is best known Bridgette Kerkove (born Patricia Lynn Felkel That same year she won the Venus Award for Best American Actress. Yucef Merhi (born 1977 is a Venezuelan artist poet and computer programmer based in New York. Mathieu Turcotte (born February 8, 1977 in Sherbrooke Quebec) is a Canadian athlete Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Aaron Lane Cook (born February 8, 1979 in Fort Campbell, Kentucky) is a right-handed Major League Baseball Pitcher Joshua "Josh" Keaton (born February 8, 1979) is an American Actor, Voice actor, Singer and Music producer Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Ralf Alistair JB Little (born 8 February 1981) is an English Actor, Writer and Footballer, working mainly on television Cam Muncey (born Cameron Muncey, Melbourne February 4, 1980) is the lead guitarist and one of the main songwriters of Melbourne based rock band Jet is a rock band from Melbourne, Australia, whose debut album Get Born, released in 2003 has so far sold over one million copies Stephen John Wright (born 8 February 1980 in Bootle, Liverpool) is an English football defender who currently Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Myriam Montemayor Cruz, better known as Myriam (born February 8, 1981, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico) is a Mexican Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Eric Alexander (born on February 8, 1982 in) is an American football Linebacker for the New England Patriots of the National ( November 14, 1962 (though birthyear may be 1966 -) is a female Seiyū from Musashino, Tokyo, Japan. is a Japanese actor who currently lives in Tokyo. Takaoka has often tackled powerful supporting roles playing conflicted young men on the Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Daniel Patrick Tamberelli (born February 8, 1982) is an American Television and Film Actor. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) James Conrad Verraros (b February 8, 1983) is an American Singer / Entertainer and native of Crystal Lake Illinois Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Panagiotis Vasilopoulos also spelled sometimes Panayiotis Vassilopoulos (born February 8th, 1984, in Maroussi, Athens) is a Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Personal life Carolina Kostner was born in Bolzano, Italy. Her mother Patrizia was Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Keagan means friendly It also means lovelyODI 100s/50s = 0/1 |ODI top score = 53 |ODI overs = 108 |ODI wickets = 1 |ODI bowl avg = 96 Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Danielle Jane Harmer (born February 8 1989) is an English actress best known for her role as Tracy Beaker in the British Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Jordan Todosey is a Canadian Child actress Biography Jordan is probably most famous for her portrayal of Lizzie McDonald on Life This is a list of the Emperors of the Eastern Roman Empire, commonly known as the Byzantine Empire by modern historians circa 1182)
• 1250 - Robert I of Artois, French crusader (b. Robert I "the Good" (1216 &ndash February 8 1250) was Count of Artois. 1216)
• 1250 - William II Longespee
• 1265 - Hulagu Khan, Mongol ruler (b. Sir William II de Longespée (c 1212 &ndash February 8, 1250) was the son of William de Longespee 3rd Earl of Salisbury, an English noble This article is about the founder of the Ilkhanate For the head of the Chagatai khanate please see Qara Hülëgü Hulagu Khan, also known as 1217)
• 1296 - King Przemysł II of Poland (b. Premislas II (also given in English and Latin as Premyslas or Premislaus, Przemysł or less properly pl Przemysław) (14 October 1257 – 8 February 1257)
• 1529 - Baldassare Castiglione, Italian writer and diplomat (b. Baldasare Castiglione, count of Novellata ( December 15, 1478 &ndash February 28, 1529) was an Italian Courtier, 1478)
• 1587 - Mary, Queen of Scots (b. 1542)
• 1599 - Robert Rollock, Scottish educator
• 1623 - Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter, English politician (b. Robert Rollock (c 1555 - February 8, 1599) the first principal of the University of Edinburgh, was the son of David Rollock of Powis near Thomas Cecil 1st Earl of Exeter, KG ( May 5, 1542 &ndash February 8, 1623) known as Lord Burghley from 1598 to 1605 1546)
• 1696 - Tsar Ivan V of Russia (b. Ivan V Alekseyevich Romanov ( Russian: Иван V Алексеевич, —) was a joint Tsar of Russia (with his younger half-brother 1666)
• 1709 - Giuseppe Torelli, Italian composer (b. Year 1709 ( MDCCIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Giuseppe Torelli (April 22 1658–February 8 1709 was an Italian Violist and Violinist, Pedagogue and Composer, who ranks with Arcangelo 1658)
• 1725 - Tsar Peter I of Russia (b. Year 1725 ( MDCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a 1672)
• 1749 - Jan van Huysum, Dutch painter (b. Year 1749 ( MDCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Jan van Huysum, also spelled Huijsum ( April 15, 1682, Amsterdam - February 8, 1749, Amsterdam was a Dutch painter 1682)
• 1750 - Aaron Hill, English writer (b. Year 1750 ( MDCCL) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Aaron Hill ( February 10, 1685 – February 8, 1750) was an English Dramatist and miscellaneous 1685)
• 1768 - George Dance the Elder, English architect (b. Year 1768 ( MDCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a George Dance the Elder (1695 &ndash 8 February 1768) was an English Architect of the 18th century 1695)
• 1772 - Augusta of Saxe-Gotha, Princess of Wales (b. Year 1772 ( MDCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha ( 30 November 1719 – 8 February 1772) was Princess of Wales between 1736 and 1751 and Dowager Princess 1719)
• 1849 - France Prešeren, Slovenian poet (b. Year 1719 ( MDCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1849 ( MDCCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common France Prešeren, also known in the Germanized version as Franz Prescheren (1800–1849 was a Slovene Romantic Poet. 1800)
• 1849 - François Antoine Habeneck, French violinist (b. Year -of the Julian calendar. The Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar until Friday, but 12 days ahead since Saturday. François Antoine Habeneck ( January 22, 1781 &ndash February 8, 1849) was a French violinist and conductor. 1781)
• 1856 - Agostino Bassi, Italian entomologist (b. Year 1781 ( MDCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1856 ( MDCCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Agostino Bassi, sometimes called de Lodi, ( September 25, 1773, near Lodi Lombardy – February 8, 1856, in Lodi 1773)
• 1907 - Hendrik Willem Bakhuis Roozeboom, Dutch chemist (b. Year 1773 ( MDCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year H W Bakhuis Roozeboom ( October 24, 1854 - February 8, 1907) was a Dutch chemist who gained his reputation for works on phase behaviour 1854)
• 1910 - Hans Jæger, Norwegian writer and political activist (b. Year 1854 ( MDCCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Hans Jæger ( September 2, 1854 in Drammen, Norway - February 8, 1910 in Oslo) was a Norwegian writer philosopher 1854)
• 1921 - Peter Kropotkin, Russian anarchist (b. Year 1854 ( MDCCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar 1842)
• 1921 - George Formby (Senior), English entertainer (b. Year 1842 ( MDCCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common George Formby Sr ( October 4, 1875 &ndash February 8 1921) was the father of George Formby Jr 1876)
• 1929 - Maria Christina, Queen Regent of Spain (b. Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Maria Christina, Princess Imperial and Archduchess of Austria - Teschen, Princess Royal of Hungary and Bohemia ( Maria Christina 1858)
• 1932 - Vincent "Mad Dog" Coll, New York City gangster from County Donegal in Ireland (b. Year 1858 ( MDCCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Vincent "Mad Dog" Coll (born Uinseann Ó Colla, July 20, 1908 &mdash February 8, 1932) was an Irish mob hitman The City of New York County Donegal (ˌdʌnəˈgɔːl Irish: Contae Dhún na nGall. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world 1908)
• 1956 - Connie Mack, American baseball manager and executive (b. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Cornelius Alexander Mack ( December 22, 1862  – February 8, 1956) born Cornelius Alexander McGillicuddy, was an American 1862)
• 1957 - Walther Bothe, German physicist and inventor, Nobel laureate (b. Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Walther Wilhelm Georg Bothe (8 January 1891 in Oranienburg &ndash 8 February 1957 in Heidelberg) was a German nuclear physicst The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 1891)
• 1957 - John von Neumann, Hungarian-born mathematician and physicist (b. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common 1903)
• 1960 - Giles Gilbert Scott, British architect (b. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, OM, FRIBA ( November 9 1880 – February 8 1960) was an English Architect 1880)
• 1960 - John Langshaw Austin, British philosopher, (b. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year John Langshaw Austin ( March 26, 1911 – February 8, 1960) was a British philosopher of language, born in Lancaster and 1911)
• 1963 - George Dolenz, American actor, father of Micky Dolenz (b. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. George Dolenz (originally George Dolentz, born Jure Dolenc) ( 5 January 1908 - 8 February 1963) was an American film actor George Michael Dolenz Jr (born March 8, 1945) is an American Actor, Musician, Television director and theatre 1908)
• 1964 - Ernst Kretschmer, German psychiatrist (b. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Ernst Kretschmer (* October 8 1888 in Wüstenrot near Heilbronn ( Germany) † February 8 1964 in Tübingen 1888)
• 1972 - Markos Vamvakaris, Greek musician and songwriter (b. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Markos Vamvakaris ( May 10, 1905 in Ano Chora in Syros - February 8, 1972) (Greek Μάρκος Βαμβακάρης was a 1905)
• 1975 - Robert Robinson, British chemist, Nobel laureate (b. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sir Robert Robinson OM, PRS ( 13 September 1886 – 8 February 1975) was an English chemist and Nobel laureate The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1886)
• 1977 - Eivind Groven, Norwegian composer and ethnomusicologist (b. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Eivind Groven ( October 8, 1901 – February 8, 1977) was a Norwegian Microtonal Composer and Music 1901)
• 1980 - Nikos Xilouris, Greek singer (b. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Nikos Xylouris (Νίκος Ξυλούρης 7 July, 1936 - 8 February, 1980)nicknamed Psaronikos (Ψαρονίκος was a Greek 1936)
• 1982 - John Hay Whitney, American financier (b. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) John Hay Whitney ( August 27, 1904 - February 8, 1982) colloquially known as "Jock" Whitney was U 1904)
• 1984 - Karel Miljon, Dutch boxer (b. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Karel Leendert Miljon ( September 17, 1903 &ndash February 8, 1984) was a Dutch boxer, who won the bronze medal in 1903)
• 1985 - William Lyons, British automobile manufacturer (b. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Not to be confused with William Lyons (composer or William Lyons (rapper Sir William Lyons, better known as "Mr 1901)
• 1987 - Harriet E. MacGibbon, American actress (b. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Harriet E MacGibbon ( October 5, 1905 – February 8, 1987) was an American Actress. 1905)
• 1990 - Del Shannon, American entertainer (suicide) (b. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) For Dell Shannon, the pen name of a police procedural novelist see Elizabeth Linington. 1934)
• 1992 - Denny Wright, British jazz guitarist (b. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Denny (Denys Justin Wright ( 6 May 1924 – 8 February 1992) was a Jazz and Skiffle guitarist who performed with 1924)
• 1993 - N. Shanmugathasan, Sri Lankan communist leader
• 1994 - Raymond Scott, American composer (b. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Nagalingam Shanmugathasan (நாகலிங்கம் சண்முகதாசன் 1920 – February 8, 1993) was a trade unionist and political leader in Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Raymond Scott (born Harry Warnow, 10 September 1908 &mdash 8 February 1994) was an American composer band leader pianist engineer 1908)
• 1996 - Del Ennis, American baseball player (b. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Delmer Ennis ( June 8 1925 - February 8 1996) was an American left and Right fielder in Major League Baseball 1925)
• 1998 - Halldór Laxness, Icelandic author, Nobel laureate (b. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Halldór Kiljan Laxness ( (born Halldór Guðjónsson) ( April 23, 1902 — February 8, 1998) was a 20th century Icelandic The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred 1902)
• 1998 - Julian Lincoln Simon, American economist and author (b. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Julian Lincoln Simon (born February 12, 1932; died February 8, 1998 in Chevy Chase Maryland of Heart attack) was 1932)
• 1998 - Enoch Powell, British Conservative MP and shadow cabinet member (b. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Brigadier John Enoch Powell, MBE ( June 16 1912 &ndash February 8 1998) was a British Politician, 1912)
• 1999 - Iris Murdoch, Irish author (b. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Dame Jean Iris Murdoch DBE ( 15 July 1919 &ndash 8 February 1999) was a Dublin -born writer and philosopher 1919)
• 2000 - Sid Abel, Canadian ice hockey player (b. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Sidney "Sid" Gerald Abel ( February 22, 1918 - February 7, 2000) was a Canadian professional hockey player and 1918)
• 2000 - Bob Collins, American radio broadcaster (b. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Bob Collins ( February 28, 1942 &ndash February 8, 2000) was the morning man for WGN -720AM radio in Chicago. 1942)
• 2000 - Derrick Thomas, American football player (b. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Derrick Vincent Thomas ( January 1 1967 &ndash February 8 2000) was an NFL Linebacker who played his entire professional 1967)
• 2001 - Ivo Caprino, Norwegian animated film director (b. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Ivo Caprino ( Oslo, February 17 1920 &ndash February 8 2001 in Oslo was a Norwegian Film director and 1920)
• 2002 - Joachim Hoffmann, German historian (b. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Joachim Hoffmann ( December 1, 1930, Königsberg, East Prussia &ndash February 8, 2002, Freiburg) was a 1930)
• 2002 - Ong Teng Cheong, President of Singapore (b. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ong Teng Cheong, GCMG ( January 22, 1936 - February 8, 2002) was the first directly elected President of Republic The President of the Republic of Singapore is Singapore 's Head of state. 1936)
• 2004 - Julius Schwartz, American comic book and science fiction editor (b. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Julius "Julie" Schwartz ( June 19, 1915 – February 8, 2004) was a Jewish Comic book and Pulp magazine 1915)
• 2005 - Jimmy Smith, American jazz musician (b. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jimmy Smith ( December 8, 1925 year is disputed and is often given as 1928 – February 8, 2005) was a Jazz musician whose performances 1925)
• 2005 - Keith Knudsen, American drummer, vocalist and songwriter (The Doobie Brothers) (b. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Keith Knudsen ( 18 February 1948 &mdash 8 February 2005) was a U The Doobie Brothers are an American rock group. They have sold over 22 million albums in the United States from the 1970s to the present 1948)
• 2006 - Elton Dean, English musician (Soft Machine) (b. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Elton Dean ( October 28 1945 &ndash February 8 2006) was a Jazz musician who performed on alto Saxophone, Saxello Soft Machine was an English rock band from Canterbury, named after the book The Soft Machine by William S 1945)
• 2006 - Akira Ifukube, Japanese composer (b. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Akira Ifukube (伊福部 昭 Ifukube Akira, May 31, 1914 &ndash February 8, 2006) was a Japanese composer of classical 1914)
• 2007 - Anna Nicole Smith, American model, actress, and entertainer (b. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Vickie Lynn Marshall (November 28 1967 &ndash February 8 2007 better known under the Stage name of Anna Nicole Smith, was an American model 1967)
• 2007 - Ian Stevenson, Canadian-American professor and reincarnation expert (b. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Ian Pretyman Stevenson, MD, (born October 31, 1918, in Montreal, Canada, died February 8, 2007, in 1918)
• 2008 - Chua Ek Kay, Singaporean painter (b. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Chua Ek Kay ( ( 21 November 1947 – 8 February 2008) was a Singaporean Artist hailed as the "bridge between Asian 1947)

Holidays and observances

• Slovenia - Prešeren Day, the Slovenian cultural holiday. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia (Republika Slovenija) is a Country in southern Central Europe bordering Italy to the west The Slovenian Cultural Holiday, known unofficially as the Prešeren Day (Slovene Prešernov dan is a national holiday celebrated in Slovenia marking Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia (Republika Slovenija) is a Country in southern Central Europe bordering Italy to the west
• Nirvana Day - an annual Buddhist festival. Parinirvana Day, or Nirvana Day is a Mahayana Buddhist Holiday celebrated in East Asia. Buddhism is a family of beliefs and practices
• Boy Scouts of America - Scout Sunday; The Sunday preceding February 8 is designated as Scout Sunday and the following Saturday is designated as Scout Sabbath. The Boy Scouts of America ( BSA) is the largest youth organization in the United States with over five million Scouts' Day is a generic term for special days observed by members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement throughout the year Scouts' Day is a generic term for special days observed by members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement throughout the year
• Saint Jerome Emiliani
• Saint Juventius
• Saint Meingold of Huy
• February 8 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• The New York Times: On This Day
• On This Day in Canada

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