February 8

is the 39th day of the year in the Gregorian_Calendar. There are 326 days remaining, 327 in leap_years.

Events

  • 421 - Constantius_III becomes co-Emperor of the Western Roman_Empire
  • 1587 - Mary, Queen of Scots is executed.
  • 1622 - King James_I_of_England disbands the English Parliament
  • 1692 - A doctor in Salem Village, Massachusetts_Bay_Colony declares that three teenaged girls are under domination of Satan, leading to the Salem_witch_trials.
  • 1693 - The College_of_William_and_Mary in Williamsburg,_Virginia is granted a charter.
  • 1807 - Battle_of_Eylau - Napoleon defeats Russians under General Benigssen
  • 1837 - Richard Johnson becomes the first Vice_President_of_the_United_States chosen by the United_States_Senate
  • are formed. Jefferson_Davis is selected as first president.
  • 1900 - British troops are defeated by Boers at Ladysmith, South_Africa
  • , Manchuria, starting the war
  • 1910 - The Boy_Scouts_of_America is incorporated by William_D._Boyce.
  • 1915 - The controversial film ''The_Birth_of_a_Nation'' by D.W._Griffith premieres in Los_Angeles.
  • 1918 - The ''Stars_and_Stripes'' newspaper publishes for the first time
  • 1922 - President Warren_G._Harding introduces the first radio in the White_House.
  • in the United_States takes place in Nevada.
  • 1936 - Jay_Berwanger becomes the first person to be selected by a National_Football_League draft, by the Philadelphia_Eagles.
  • - the Russian army captures the city
  • - United_States forces defeat Japanese troops.
  • bombs Dresden, Germany with fire-bombs 135 000 death.
  • 1949 - Cardinal_Mindszenty of Hungary sentenced for treason
  • 1963 - Travel, financial and commercial transactions by United_States citizens to Cuba are made illegal by the John_F._Kennedy administration.
  • protest staged at a white-only bowling_alley in Orangeburg,_South_Carolina is broken-up by highway patrolmen leading to the deaths of three college students.
  • 1969 - The last issue of the ''Saturday_Evening_Post'' hits magazine stands.
  • 1971 - A new stock-market_index called the Nasdaq debuts.
  • 1974 - After 84 days in space, the crew of the temporary American space_station Skylab return to Earth
  • 1974 - Military coup in Upper Volta
  • 1978 - Proceedings of the United_States_Senate are broadcasted on radio for the first time.
  • 1984 - 1984_Winter_Olympics open in Sarajevo
  • 1985 - After 6-1/2 years, the television_series ''The_Dukes_of_Hazzard'' goes off the air.
  • 1989 - An Independent_Air Boeing_707 crashes into Santa Maria mountain in Azores_Islands off the coast of Portugal killing 144
  • 1993 - General_Motors sues NBC after ''Dateline_NBC'' allegedly rigged two crashes showing that some GM pickups can easily catch fire if hit in certain places. NBC settled the lawsuit the next day.
  • 1996 - The United_States_Congress passes the Communications_Decency_Act
  • 2002 - Opening ceremony of the Salt_Lake_City Winter Olympic Games.

    Births

  • 412 - Proclus, Neoplatonic philosopher
  • 1290 - King Afonso_IV_of_Portugal (d. 1357)
  • 1820 - William_Tecumseh_Sherman, soldier (d. 1891)
  • 1828 - Jules_Verne, author (d. 1905)
  • 1850 - Kate_Chopin, author (d. 1904)
  • 1878 - Martin_Buber, philosopher (d. 1965)
  • 1880 - Franz_Marc, painter and graphic artist, co-founder of ''Blauer_Reiter'' (d. 1916)
  • 1886 - Charles_Ruggles, actor (d. 1970)
  • 1894 - Ludwig_Marcuse, author and philosopher (d. 1971)
  • 1895 - King_Vidor, director (d. 1982)
  • 1902 - Lyle_Talbot, actor (d. 1996)
  • 1908 - Emil_Staiger, scientist of literature (d. 1987)
  • 1911 - Elizabeth_Bishop, poet, Pulitzer_Prize winner (d. 1979)
  • 1911 - Big_Joe_Turner, blues singer (d. 1985)
  • 1918 - Fred_Blassie, former professional wrestler (d. 2003)
  • 1920 - Lana_Turner, actress (d. 1995)
  • 1925 - Jack_Lemmon, actor and film director (d. 2001)
  • 1931 - James_Dean, actor (d. 1955)
  • 1932 - John Williams, composer, conductor
  • 1937 - Manfred_Krug, actor
  • 1940 - Ted_Koppel, journalist
  • 1941 - Nick_Nolte, actor
  • 1942 - Robert_Klein, stand-up comedian
  • 1953 - Mary_Steenburgen, actress
  • 1955 - John_Grisham, novelist
  • 1957 - Cindy_Wilson, singer, of The_B-52s
  • 1968 - Gary_Coleman, actor
  • 1974 - Seth_Green, actor

    Deaths

  • 1587 - Mary, Queen of Scots (b. 1542)
  • 1725 - Tsar Peter_I_of_Russia (b. 1672)
  • 1921 - Peter_Kropotkin, Russian anarchist (b. 1842)
  • 1929 - Maria_Christina, Queen Regent of Spain (b. 1858)
  • 1956 - Connie Mack, baseball executive, manager (b. 1862)
  • 1957 - John_von_Neumann, mathematician, quantum physicist (b. 1903)
  • 1960 - Sir Giles_Gilbert_Scott, architect (b. 1880)
  • 1985 - Sir William_Lyons, founder of Jaguar Motors
  • 1990 - Del_Shannon, entertainer (suicide) (b. 1934)
  • 1998 - Halldór_Laxness, author (b. 1902)
  • 1998 - Julian_Simon, economist, author (b. 1932)
  • 1999 - Iris_Murdoch, author (b. 1919)

    Holidays and observances

  • Catholicism - Feast day of St_Jerome_Emiliani. ---- February_7 - February_9 - January_8 - March_8 -- listing of all days
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