February 8 is the 39th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 326 days remaining, 327 in leap years. Look up February in Wiktionary, the free dictionary February is the second month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... February 1 is the 32nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... February 2 is the 33rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... February 3 is the 34th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... February 4 is the 35th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... February 5 is the 36th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... February 6 is the 37th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... February 7 is the 38th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... February 9 is the 40th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... February 10 is the 41st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... February 11 is the 42nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... February 12 is the 43rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... February 13 is the 44th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... February 14 is the 45th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... February 15 is the 46th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... February 16 is the 47th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... February 17 is the 48th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... February 18 is the 49th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... February 19 is the 50th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... February 20 is the 51st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... February 21 is the 52nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... February 22 is the 53rd day of every year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... February 23 is the 54th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... February 24 is the 55th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... February 25 is the 56th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... February 26 is the 57th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... February 27 is the 58th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... February 28 is the 59th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... February 8, 2005 Conflict in Iraq: Guerrillas in Baquba detonate a car bomb outside an Iraqi police headquarters, killing 15 and wounding 17. ... February 8, 2004 U.S. Presidential Election, 2004: In the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, John Kerry wins the Maine caucus with 45% of the vote. ... February 8, 2003 Sections of a dodgy dossier issued by the UK government, which purported to present the latest British intelligence about Iraq, and which had been cited by Tony Blair and Colin Powell as evidence for the need for war, were criticized as plagiarisms. ... The Gregorian calendar is the calendar that is used nearly everywhere in the world. ... A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing an extra day or month in order to keep the calendar year in sync with an astronomical or seasonal year. ...

Events

• 421 - Constantius III becomes co-Emperor of the Western Roman Empire
• 1555 - Laurence Saunders is led barefoot to his execution and burned at the stake.
• 1587 - Mary, Queen of Scots is executed.
• 1601 - Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, rebels against Elizabeth I of England - revolt is quickly crushed
• 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.
• 1849 - Roman Republic established
• 1855 - The Devil's Footprints mysteriously appear in southern Devon.
• 1867 - The Ausgleich results in the establishment of the Dual Monarchy of Austria-Hungary,
• 1887 - The Dawes Act authorized the President of the United States to survey Native American tribal land and divide it into individual allotments.
• 1900 - British troops are defeated by Boers at Ladysmith, South Africa.
• 1904 - Battle of Port Arthur: A surprise torpedo attack by the Japanese at Port Arthur, China starts the Russo-Japanese War.
• 1910 - The Boy Scouts of America is incorporated by William D. Boyce.
• 1915 - D.W. Griffith's controversial film The Birth of a Nation 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.
• 1924 - Death penalty: The first state execution using gas 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.
• 1943 - World War II: Battle of Kursk - the Russian army captures the city
• 1943 - World War II: Battle of Guadalcanal - United States forces defeat Japanese troops.
• 1955 - The Government of Sindh abolished Jagirdari system in the province. One million acres of land thus acquired is to be distributed among the landless peasants.
• 1949 - Cardinal Mindszenty of Hungary sentenced for treason.
• 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".
• 1963 - Travel, financial and commercial transactions by United States citizens to Cuba are made illegal by the John F. Kennedy administration.
• 1968 - American civil rights movement: A civil rights 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 weekly issue of the Saturday Evening Post hits magazine stands.
• 1971 - The Nasdaq stock market index 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 broadcast on radio for the first time.
• 1979 - Denis Sassou-Nguesso became the President of the People's Republic of the Congo for the first time.
• 1983 - Racehorse Shergar is kidnapped in County Kildare, Ireland. The fate of the horse is still unknown.
• 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.
• 1990 - The first recorded use of the chatspeak term "troll", found in the Google Usenet archive.
• 1991 - Roger Clemens signs record $5,380,250 per year Red Sox contract.
• 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. NBC settles the lawsuit the next day.
• 1996 - The U.S. Congress passes the Communications Decency Act.
• 1998 - First female ice hockey game in Olympic history: Finland beats Sweden 6-0.
• 2001 - Disney's California Adventure Park, the Disneyland Resort's second park in its 46-year history, opens.
• 2002 - Opening ceremony of the Salt Lake City Winter Olympic Games.
• 2005 - Israel and Palestinians agree to cease-fire.

Events February 8 - Constantius III becomes Co_Emperor of the Western Roman Empire June 7 - Roman Emperor Theodosius II marries Aelia Eudocia, formerly known as Athenais. ... Costantius on a solidus. ... The Western Roman Empire is the name given to the western half of the Roman Empire after its division by Diocletian in 286 AD. It would exist intermittently in several periods between the 3rd Century and the 5th Century, after Diocletians Tetrarchy and the reunifications associated with Constantine the... Events Russia breaks 60 year old truce with Sweden by attacking Finland February 2 - Diet of Augsburg begins February 4 - John Rogers becomes first Protestant martyr in England February 9 - Bishop of Gloucester John Hooper is burned at the stake May 23 - Paul IV becomes Pope. ... Laurence Saunders (1500s - February 8, 1555), was the son of Thomas Saunders and Margaret Cave of Harrington, Northamptonshire, England. ... Burning of two sodomites at the stake outside Zürich, 1482 (Spiezer Schilling) Execution by burning is a particularly painful and unpleasant way to die, with a long history as a method of punishment for crimes such as treason and for other unpopular acts such as heresy and the practice... 1587 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. ... Mary I of Scotland (Mary Stuart) (December 8, 1542 – February 8, 1587), better known as Mary, Queen of Scots, was Queen of Scots, monarch of the Kingdom of Scotland, from December 14, 1542 – July 24, 1567; and Queen Consort of France from July 10, 1559 – December 5, 1560. ... Events February 8 - Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, rebels against Elizabeth I of England - revolt is quickly crushed February 25 - Robert Devereux beheaded Jesuit Matteo Ricci arrives in China Bad harvest in Russia due to rainy summer Dutch troops drive Portuguese from Málaga Battle of Kinsale, Ireland Births... Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex (10 November 1566 - 25 February 1601), favourite of Queen Elizabeth I of England, is the best-known of the many holders of the title Earl of Essex. He was born at Netherwood in 1566, the son of Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex and... Elizabeth I (7 September 1533 – 24 March 1603) was Queen of England and Queen of Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death. ... Events January 1 - In the Gregorian calendar, January 1 is declared as the first day of the year, instead of March 25. ... James VI of Scotland and James I of England and Ireland (occasionally known as King James the Vain) (Charles James) (19 June 1566–27 March 1625) was King of England, King of Scotland, and King of Ireland. ... The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative institution in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories (it alone has parliamentary sovereignty). ... Events February 13 - Massacre of Glencoe March 1 - The Salem witch trials begin in Salem Village, Massachusetts Bay Colony with the charging of three women with witchcraft. ... Seal of Danvers, MA Danvers, a town located in Essex County, Massachusetts was formerly named Salem Village. ... The Massachusetts Bay Colony (sometimes called the Massachusetts Bay Company, for the institution that founded it) was an English settlement on the coast of North America in the 1600s, centered around the present-day city of Boston, which is now in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, one of the 50 United... Gustave Dores depiction of Satan from John Miltons Paradise Lost Satan (שָׂטָן Standard Hebrew Satan, Greek and Latin Sátanas, Tiberian Hebrew Śāṭān; Aramaic שִׂטְנָא Åšaá¹­anâ; Arabic شيطان Shaitan: both words mean Adversary; accuser; derived from the Semitic root Å¡á¹­n, which carries the semantics of opposing, obstructing, and of being... 1876 illustration of the courtroom; the central figure is usually Mary Walcott The Salem witch trials of Colonial America resulted in a number of convictions and executions for witchcraft in 1692 in Massachusetts, the result of a period of factional infighting and Puritan witch hysteria which led to the deaths... Events January 11 - Eruption of Mt. ... The College of William and Mary in Virginia is the second-oldest institution of higher education in the United States (after Harvard University). ... Williamsburg is a city located on the Virginia Peninsula in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia. ... 1807 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... The Battle of Eylau, fought on February 7–8, 1807, was a bloody and inconclusive contest between the forces of Napoléon and a mostly Russian army under General Bennigsen. ... Napoleon I of France, by Jacques-Louis David Napoleon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821) was a general of the French Revolution, and the ruler of France as First Consul (Premier Consul) of the French Republic from 11 November 1799 to 18 May 1804, then as Emperor of the... 1837 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Richard Mentor Johnson (October 17, 1780 – November 19, 1850) was the ninth Vice President of the United States, serving in the administration of Martin Van Buren. ... The Vice President of the United States is the second-highest executive official of the United States government, the person who, in the words of Adlai Stevenson, is a heartbeat from the presidency. ... Seal of the Senate The United States Senate is one of the two chambers of the Congress of the United States, the other being the House of Representatives. ... 1849 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... See also ancient Roman Republic and Roman Republic (18th century). ... 1855 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The Devils Footprints was the name given to a peculiar phenomenon that occurred in Devon, England on February 8th, 1855. ... The inner harbour, Brixham, south Devon, at low tide Devon is a large county in South West England, bordering on Cornwall to the west, Dorset and Somerset to the east. ... 1867 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The German term Ausgleich (Hungarian kiegyezés) refers to the compromise or composition of February 1867 that established the Dual Monarchy of Austria-Hungary, which was signed by Franz Joseph of Austria and a Hungarian delegation led by Ferenc Deák. ... A monarchy, (from the Greek monos, one, and archein, to rule) is a form of government that has a monarch as Head of State. ... Austria-Hungary, also known as the Dual monarchy (or: the k. ... 1887 is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar). ... The Dawes Act of 1887 authorized the President of the United States to survey Indian tribal land and divide the arable area into allotments for the individual Indian. ... The President of the United States (fully, President of the United States of America; unofficially abbreviated POTUS) is the head of state of the United States and the chief executive of the federal government. ... Assiniboin Boy, an Atsina Native Americans in the United States (also Indians, American Indians, First Americans, Indigenous Peoples, Aboriginal Peoples, Aboriginal Americans, Amerindians, Amerinds, or Original Americans) are those indigenous peoples within the territory that is now encompassed by the continental United States, and their descendants in modern times. ... 1900 (MCM) is a common year starting on Monday. ... Boer is the Afrikaans (and Dutch) word for farmer which came to denote the descendants of the Afrikaans-speaking migrating farmers of the expanding eastern Cape frontier. ... Ladysmith (1991: pop. ... 1904 (MCMIV) is a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Battle of Port Arthur (February 9, 1904) was the opening battle of the Russo-Japanese War. ... A torpedo in Rail terminology refers to a small explosive device strapped to the top of the rail to alert an approaching train of immediate danger ahead. ... Lüshunkou (旅顺口), or Lüshun Port, is a southernmost district of Dalian City of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Combatants Imperial Russia Empire of Japan Commanders Strength 500,000 Soldiers 400,000 Soldiers Casualties 125,000 Killed or Wounded 85,000 Killed or Wounded Greater Manchuria, Russian (outer) Manchuria is region to upper right in lighter Red; Liaodong Peninsula is the wedge extending into the Yellow Sea The Russo... -1... The Boy Scouts of America(BSA) is an organization designed for boys between the ages of seven and eighteen, and for both young men and women between the ages of 14 and 21, based in the United States of America, with some presence in other countries. ... William D. Boyce William Dickson Boyce (June 16, 1858- June 11, 1929), was an American entrepreneur, best known today for founding the Boy Scouts of America. ... 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... David Lewelyn Wark Griffith (January 22, 1875 - July 23, 1948) was an American film director (commonly known as D. W. Griffith) probably best known for his film The Birth of a Nation. ... The Birth of a Nation is a racist and controversial, though highly influential and innovative silent film directed by D.W. Griffith, based on Thomas Dixons novels The Clansman (also a play) and The Leopards Spots. ... Nickname: City of Angels Motto: Official website: http://www. ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... Flag ratio: 10:19; nicknames: Stars and Stripes, Old Glory The flag of the United States of America consists of thirteen equal horizontal stripes of red (top and bottom) alternating with white; there is a blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side corner bearing 50 small, white, five-pointed stars... 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The President of the United States (fully, President of the United States of America; unofficially abbreviated POTUS) is the head of state of the United States and the chief executive of the federal government. ... Warren Gamaliel Harding (November 2, 1865 – August 2, 1923) was an American politician and the 29th President of the United States, serving from 1921 to 1923, when he became the sixth president to die in office. ... The southern side of the White House The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the President of the United States of America. ... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Capital punishment, also referred to as the death penalty, is the judicially ordered execution of a prisoner as a punishment for a serious crime, often called a capital offense or a capital crime. ... A gas is one of the four main phases of matter (after solid and liquid, and followed by plasma), that subsequently appear as a solid material is subjected to increasingly higher temperatures. ... Official language(s) None Capital Carson City Largest city Las Vegas Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 7th 286,367 km² 519 km 788 km 0. ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... John Jay Berwanger (March 19, 1914 – June 26, 2002) was an American football player born in Dubuque, Iowa. ... The National Football League (NFL) is the largest professional American football league, consisting of thirty-two teams from American cities and regions. ... City Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Other nicknames The Birds, The Iggles Team colors Midnight Green, Silver, Black, and White Head Coach Andy Reid Owner Jeffrey Lurie Fight song Fly, Eagles Fly Mascot Swoop Local radio Flagship stations: WYSP (94. ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) is a common year starting on Friday. ... Combatants Allied Powers Axis Powers Commanders {{{commander1}}} {{{commander2}}} Strength {{{strength1}}} {{{strength2}}} Casualties 17 million military deaths 7 million military deaths World War II, also known as the Second World War (sometimes WW2 or WWII), was a mid-20th century conflict that engulfed much of the globe and is accepted as... Combatants Germany Soviet Union Commanders Erich von Manstein Walther Model Nikolai Vatutin Konstantin Rokossovsky Strength 800,000 infantry 2,700 tanks 2,000 aircraft 1,300,000 infantry 3,600 tanks 2,400 aircraft Casualties 200,000 dead, wounded, and captured 500 tanks 200 aircraft 607,737 dead, wounded, and... 1943 (MCMXLIII) is a common year starting on Friday. ... Combatants United States, New Zealand, Australia, Fiji, Tonga, Solomon Islands Japan Commanders Frank Fletcher (tactical commander) Alexander Vandegrift (ground force commander) Hyakutake Haruyoshi (ground forces) Gunichi Mikawa (naval forces) Strength 29,000 (November 12) 30,000 (November 12) Casualties 1,492 killed, 4,500 wounded 15,000 KIA, 9,000... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sindh (Sind) سندھ is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and is home to the Sindhis and various other groups. ... Roland pledges his fealty to Charlemagne; from a manuscript of a chanson de geste. ... One million (1000000), one thousand thousand, is the natural number following 999999 and preceding 1000001. ... This article is about the unit of measure known as the acre. ... In a detail of Brueghels Land of Cockaigne (1567) a soft-boiled egg has little feet to rush to the luxuriating peasant who catches drops of honey on his tongue, while roast pigs roam wild: the 16th century was a good time for European peasants A peasant, from 15th... 1949 (MCMXLIX) is a common year starting on Saturday. ... Cardinal József Mindszenty (pronounced yor-zhef meend-sen-tee) (1892_1975) was a Hungarian Cardinal and steadfast opponent of the Hungarian communist regime. ... In law, treason is the crime of disloyalty to ones nation. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor), born 21 April 1926, is the Queen regnant of the following countries (shown in the order of her accession): 1952: Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (all 6 February) 1962: Jamaica 1966: Barbados 1973: The Bahamas... An Order-in-Council is an executive order issued in Commonwealth Realms operating under the Westminster system. ... The House of Windsor, previously called the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, is the Royal House of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the other Commonwealth Realms. ... Under an ambiguously-worded Order-in-Council issued in 1960, the name Mountbatten-Windsor is the personal surname of some of the descendants of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), often referred to as John F. Kennedy, JFK, or Jack Kennedy, was the 35th President of the United States. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... The civil rights movement in the United States has been a long, primarily nonviolent struggle to bring full civil rights and equality under the law to all citizens of United States. ... Civil rights or positive rights are those legal rights retained by citizens and protected by the government. ... Bowling is the common name for several sports that involve rolling a ball towards a target or to knock down pins. ... downtown Orangeburg Orangeburg City Hall/Stevenson Municipal Auditorium downtown Orangeburg Orangeburg, also known as The Garden City, is a city located in Orangeburg County, South Carolina. ... On February 8, 1968, around 200 protestors had gathered on the campus of South Carolina State University to protest the segregation of the towns only bowling alley. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ... There have been many publications called the Saturday Evening Post; several were/are local British newspapers. ... A collection of magazines A magazine is a periodical publication containing a variety of articles, generally financed by advertising and/or purchase by readers. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ... NASDAQ MarketSite (Times Square, New York City) at night NASDAQ (originally an acronym for National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations) is a U.S. electronic stock market. ... A stock market index is a listing of stocks, and a statistic reflecting the composite value of its components. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... Layers of Atmosphere - not to scale (NOAA) Outer space, also called just space, refers to the relatively empty regions of the Universe outside the atmospheres of celestial bodies. ... A space station is an artificial structure designed for humans to live in outer space. ... Drawing of Skylab with components labelled Skylab was the first space station the United States launched into orbit. ... Earth, also known as Terra, and Tellus mostly in the 19th century, is the third-closest planet to the Sun. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... Motto: Unité, Progrès, Justice (French: Unity, Progress, Justice) Anthem: Une Seule Nuit (One Single Night) Capital Ouagadougou Largest city Ouagadougou Official language(s) French Government President Prime Minister Parliamentary system Blaise Compaoré Paramanga Ernest Yonli Independence  - Date From France August 5, 1960 Area  â€¢ Total  â€¢ Water (%)   274,200 km² (72nd... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... Seal of the Senate The United States Senate is one of the two chambers of the Congress of the United States, the other being the House of Representatives. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... Time in Office 18 March 1977 – 3 April 1977 (part of the Military Committee of the Congolese Labour Party); 8 February 1979 – 3 August 1992 (first time); 25 October 1997 – Predecessor Marien Ngouabi (as a part of the Military Committee of the CLP); Jean-Pierre Thystère Tchicaya (first time... 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The Dukes of Hazzard is an American television series that originally aired on the CBS television network from 1979 to 1985. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... BOAC 707 at London Heathrow Airport in 1964 The Boeing 707 is a four engined commercial passenger jet aircraft developed by Boeing in the early 1950s. ... Portuguese) are an archipelago of Portuguese islands situated in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, about 1,500 km from Lisbon and about 3,900 km from the east coast of North America. ... This article is about the year. ... The text below is generated by a template, which has been proposed for deletion. ... Trolls with an abducted princess (John Bauer, 1915) A troll is a fearsome member of a mythical anthropomorph race from Scandinavian folklore. ... For the search engine produced by this company, see Google search; for the underlying technology, see Google platform; for other uses see Google (disambiguation). ... 1991 (MCMXCI) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... William Roger Clemens (born August 4, 1962 in Dayton, Ohio), nicknamed The Rocket, is among the preeminent Major League baseball pitchers of the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s. ... The Boston Red Sox are a Major League Baseball team located in Boston, Massachusetts. ... Cite error 4; Invalid call; no input specified 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... You may be looking for the arena found in Vancouver, see GM place General Motors Corporation (NYSE: GM), also known as GM, is a United States-based automobile maker with worldwide operations and brands including Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, Holden, Hummer, Opel, Pontiac, Saturn, Saab and Vauxhall. ... The National Broadcasting Company or NBC is an American television broadcasting company based in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ... Dateline NBC (sometimes called just Dateline) is a US weekly television newsmagazine broadcast by NBC similar to ABCs 20/20 or CBSs 60 Minutes. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Congress in Joint Session. ... The Communications Decency Act (CDA) was Title V of the United States Telecommunications Act of 1996. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Disneys California Adventure Park is a Disney theme park in Anaheim, California, adjacent to Disneyland Park and part of the larger Disneyland Resort. ... 2002 (MMII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is Salt Lake Citys top tourist draw. ... (Redirected from 2002 Winter Olympic Games) The XIX Olympic Winter Games were held in 2002 in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The term Palestinian has other usages, for which see definitions of Palestinian. ...

Births

• 412 - Proclus, Greek philosopher (d. 487)
• 1191 - Yaroslav II of Russia (d. 1246)
• 1291 - King Afonso IV of Portugal (d. 1357)
• 1487 - Ulrich, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1550)
• 1552 - Agrippa d'Aubigné, French poet and soldier (d. 1630)
• 1577 - Robert Burton, English cleric and writer (d. 1640)
• 1586 - Jacob Praetorius, German composer (d. 1651)
• 1649 - Gabriel Daniel, French Jesuit historian (d. 1728)
• 1677 - Jacques Cassini, French astronomer (d. 1756)
• 1685 - Charles-Jean-François Hénault, French historian (d. 1770)
• 1720 - Emperor Sakuramachi of Japan (d. 1750)
• 1804 - Richard Lemon Lander, British explorer (d. 1834)
• 1807 - Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins, English sculptor and naturalist (d. 1889)
• 1819 - John Ruskin, English author
• 1820 - William Tecumseh Sherman, American Union general (d. 1891)
• 1828 - Jules Verne, French author (d. 1905)
• 1834 - Dmitri Mendeleev, Russian chemist (d. 1907)
• 1851 - Kate Chopin, American author (d. 1904)
• 1878 - Martin Buber, German philosopher (d. 1965)
• 1880 - Franz Marc, German painter (d. 1916)
• 1883 - Joseph Alois Schumpeter, Austrian economist (d. 1950)
• 1886 - Charles Ruggles, American actor (d. 1970)
• 1888 - Dame Edith Evans, British actress (d. 1976)
• 1894 - Ludwig Marcuse, German author and philosopher (d. 1971)
• 1895 - King Vidor, American film director (d. 1982)
• 1902 - Demchugdongrub, Mongolian politician (d. 1966)
• 1903 - Greta Keller, Austrian-born cabaret singer and actress (d. 1977)
• 1906 - Chester Carlson, American physicist and inventor (d. 1968)
• 1911 - Elizabeth Bishop, American poet (d. 1979)
• 1911 - Big Joe Turner, American singer (d. 1985)
• 1918 - Fred Blassie, American professional wrestler (d. 2003)
• 1920 - Lana Turner, American actress (d. 1995)
• 1925 - Jack Lemmon, American actor and film director (d. 2001)
• 1926 - Neal Cassady, American writer (d. 1968)
• 1926 - Audrey Meadows, American actress (d. 1996)
• 1930 - Alejandro Rey, Argentine actor (d. 1987)
• 1931 - James Dean, American actor (d. 1955)
• 1932 - John Williams, American composer and conductor
• 1933 - Elly Ameling, Dutch soprano
• 1933 - Jack Larson, American actor
• 1937 - Manfred Krug, German actor
• 1940 - Ted Koppel, American journalist
• 1941 - Nick Nolte, American actor
• 1942 - Robert Klein, American comedian
• 1942 - Terry Melcher, American musician and record producer (d. 2004)
• 1948 - John Ford Coley, American pop singer
• 1949 - Brooke Adams, American actress
• 1950 - Dan Seals, American singer
• 1953 - Mary Steenburgen, American actress
• 1953 - Roger Clavet, Quebecois politician
• 1955 - John Grisham, American novelist
• 1961 - Vince Neil, American musician
• 1966 - Hristo Stoichkov, Bulgarian soccer player
• 1968 - Gary Coleman, American actor
• 1969 - Yves Passarell, Brazilian musician
• 1972 - Paul Wight, American professional wrestler
• 1974 - Seth Green, American actor
• 1977 - Bridgette Kerkove, American pornographic actress
• 1977 - Dave Farrell, American musician (Linkin Park)
• 1977 - Yucef Merhi, Venezuelan artist
• 1983 - Jim Verraros, American singer

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For broader historical context, see 1290s and 13th century. ... Afonso IV of Portugal (English Alphonzo), or Affonso (Archaic Portuguese), Alfonso or Alphonso (Portuguese-Galician) or Alphonsus (Latin), (February 8, 1291 – May 28, 1357), known as the Brave (Port. ... [[ == == ===Events= July 9 - Charles Bridge in Prague was founded == == ==]] Births Vincent Ferrer April 11 - King John I of Portugal Deaths May 28 - King Afonso IV of Portugal Categories: 1357 ... Events Richard Fox becomes Bishop of Exeter. ... Herzog Ulrich von Württemberg (February 8, 1487 – November 6, 1550) succeeded his kinsman Eberhard II as Duke of Württemberg in 1498, being declared of age in 1503. ... Events February 7 - Julius III becomes Pope. ... Events April - War between Henry II of France and Emperor Charles V. Henry invades Lorraine and captures Toul, Metz, and Verdun. ... Agrippa dAubigné Théodore-Agrippa dAubigné (February 8, 1552 – April 29, 1630) was a French poet, soldier, propagandist and chronicler. ... Events February 22 - Native American Quadequine introduces Popcorn to English colonists. ... Events March 17 - formation of the Cathay Company to send Martin Frobisher back to the New World for more gold May 28 - Publication of the Bergen Book, better known as the Solid Declaration of the Formula of Concord, one of the Lutheran confessional writings. ... Robert Burton Robert Burton (February 8, 1577 - January 25, 1640) was an English scholar at Oxford University (Brasenose College), whose chief claim to fame is for writing The Anatomy of Melancholy. ... Events December 1 - Portugal regains its independence from Spain and João IV of Portugal becomes king. ... 1586 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. ... Jacob Praetorius (1586 – 1651), was a German Baroque composer and organist, and the son of Hieronymus Praetorius. ... // Events January 1 - Charles II crowned King of Scotland in Scone. ... // Events January 30 - King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland is beheaded. ... Gabriel Daniel (February 8, 1649 - 1728), French Jesuit historian, was born at Rouen. ... Events Astronomical aberration discovered by the astronomer James Bradley Swedish academy of sciences founded at Uppsala Births January 9 - Thomas Warton, English poet (d. ... Events First performance of Racines tragedy, Phèdre Sarah Churchill marries John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough Battle of Cassel, Philippe I of Orléans defeats William of Orange Mary II of England marries William of Orange English Statute of frauds is passed into law Battle of Landskrona Elias... Jacques Cassini (February 8, 1677 - April 18, 1756) was a French astronomer, son of Giovanni Domenico Cassini Cassini was born at the Paris Observatory. ... 1756 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Events February 6 - James Stuart, Duke of York becomes King James II of England and Ireland and King James VII of Scotland. ... Charles-Jean-François Hénault (February 8, 1685 - November 24, 1770) was a French historian. ... 1770 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... // Events January 6 - The Committee of Inquiry on the South Sea Bubble publishes its findings February 11 - Sweden and Prussia sign the (2nd Treaty of Stockholm) declaring peace. ... Emperor Sakuramachi (桜町天皇) (February 8, 1720 - May 28, 1750) was the 115th imperial ruler of Japan. ... Events March 2 - Small earthquake in London, England April 4 - Small earthquake in Warrington, England August 23 - Small earthquake in Spalding, England September 30 - Small earthquake in Northampton, England November 16 – Westminster Bridge officially opened Jonas Hanway is the first Englishman to use an umbrella James Gray reveals her sex... 1804 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Richard Lemon Lander Richard Lemon Lander (February 8, 1804 - February 6, 1834), English explorer of the African continent. ... 1834 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1807 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins (8 February 1807_1889) was an English sculptor and natural history artist renowned for combining both in his work on the life-size models of dinosaurs in Crystal Palace Park, Sydenham, south London. ... 1889 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1819 common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Upper: Steel-plate engraving of Ruskin as a young man, made circa 1845, scanned from print made circa 1895. ... 1820 was a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... William Tecumseh Sherman (February 8, 1820 – February 14, 1891) was an American soldier, businessman, and author. ... 1891 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1828 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Jules Verne. ... 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1834 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Portrait of Dmitri Mendeleev by Ilya Repin Dmitri Mendeleev (Russian: , Dmitriy Ivanovich Mendeleyev â–¶ (help· info)) (8 February [O.S. 27 January] 1834 in Tobolsk – 2 February [O.S. 20 January] 1907 in Saint Petersburg), was a Russian chemist. ... 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1851 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Kate Chopin Katherine OFlaherty (February 8, 1850 – August 20, 1904), known by her married name Kate Chopin, was an American author of short stories and novels. ... 1904 (MCMIV) is a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1878 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Martin Buber (8 February 1878 - 13 June 1965) was a Jewish philosopher, translator, editor, and pedagogue, whose work centered around the ideals of religious consciousness, interpersonal relations, and community. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ... 1880 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Animal Destinies (Tierschicksale), 1913, Basel: Basel Kunstmuseum. ... 1916 (MCMXVI) is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January-February January 1 -The first successful blood transfusion using blood that had been stored and cooled. ... 1883 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Joseph Alois Schumpeter (February 8, 1883 – January 8, 1950) was one of the greatest 20th century economists and one of the best read. ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1886 is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) // Events January 18 - Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. ... Charles Sherman Ruggles (February 8, 1886 - December 23, 1970) was a comic American actor. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1888 is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... Dame Edith Mary Evans (February 8, 1888 - October 14, 1976) was a highly regarded British actress. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1894 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Professor Ludwig Marcuse (February 8, 1894 in Berlin – August 2, 1971 in Bad Wiessee, Germany), was a philosopher and writer of Jewish origin. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ... 1895 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... King Wallis Vidor (February 8, 1894 – November 1, 1982) was an American film director. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Prince Demchugdongrub (February 8, 1902 - May 23, 1966) , was the leader of a Mongol independence movement in Inner Mongolia. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ... 1903 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Greta Keller-Bacon (February 8, 1903 – November 11, 1977) Vienna-born cabaret singer and actress. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Chester Carlson Chester F. Carlson (February 8, 1906 - September 19, 1968) was an American physicist and inventor born in Seattle, Washington. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... Elizabeth Bishop (February 8, 1911 – October 6, 1979), was an American poet and writer, increasingly regarded as one of the finest 20th century poets writing in English. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... Big Joe Turner ( May 18, 1911 – November 24, 1985) was an American blues singer from Kansas City, Missouri. ... This article is about the year. ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... Classy Freddie Blassie (February 8, 1918 – June 2, 2003) was an American professional wrestler born in St. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1920 (MCMXX) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... Lana Turner Lana Turner (February 8, 1921 – June 29, 1995) was an American actress famed early in her career for her appearances in tight sweaters, and her smoldering sensuality, and later in her career for sudsy romance films with maximal glamorous evening gowns and tragedy. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jack Lemmon Jack Uhler Lemmon III (February 8, 1925 – June 27, 2001) was a Hollywood movie star. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Neal Cassady, left, with Jack Kerouac, photograph by Carolyn Cassady. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Audrey Meadows (February 8, 1926 - February 3, 1996), born Audrey Cotter, was an American actress best known for playing the deadpan housewife, Alice Kramden in the 1950s American television comedy, The Honeymooners. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 1930 (MCMXXX) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Alejandro Rey (February 8, 1930 - May 21, 1987) was an Argentine actor, born in Buenos Aires. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1931 (MCMXXXI) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1932 (MCMXXXII) is a leap year starting on Friday. ... Williams conducting the London Symphony Orchestra during the recording of the score for Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. ... 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Elly Ameling (born Elisabeth Sara Ameling) was born February 8, 1933 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. ... 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jack Larson is an American actor, screenwriter and producer. ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Ted Koppel on Nightline in 1995. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film) 1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Nick Nolte at Cannes, 2000 Nicholas King Nolte (born February 8, 1941, Omaha, Nebraska) is an American model, actor, and producer. ... This article is about the year. ... Robert Klein (born February 8, 1942) is a Jewish-American stand-up comedian and occasional actor. ... This article is about the year. ... Album cover for Melchers self titled album (1974) Terry Melcher (February 8, 1942 in New York City - November 19, 2004 in Beverly Hills) was an American musician and record producer. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... John Ford Colley (born October 13, 1951 in Texas) was a classically trained pianist who partnered with upright bass player Dan Seals to form the late 1960s singing duo known as England Dan & John Ford Coley. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) is a common year starting on Saturday. ... Brooke Adams is an American actress born on February 8, 1949 in New York, New York. ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Dan Wayland Seals (born February 8, 1950 in McCamey, Texas) is an American musician. ... 1953 (MCMLIII) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Mary Steenburgen today. ... Roger Clavet (born February 8, 1953 in Quebec City, Quebec) is a Québécois politician. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Grishams 2005 Novel The Broker John Grisham (born February 8, 1955), is a former politician, retired attorney, American novelist and author best known for his works of modern legal drama. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Vince Neil (born Vincent Neil Wharton, February 8, 1961 in Hollywood, California) is the singer for American Glam Metal band Mötley Crüe. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ... Categories: Stub | 1966 births | Bulgarian footballers ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Gary Coleman Gary Wayne Coleman (born February 8, 1968, in Zion, Illinois) is an American actor. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... Paul Wight, Jr. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... Seth Green playing Austin Powers character Scott Evil (Photo by Melinda Sue Gordon/SMPSP/New Line Productions - © 2002). ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... Bridgette Kerkove (born on February 8, 1977 in Los Angeles, California) is a famous pornographic actress. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... Dave Phoenix Farrell. ... Linkin Park is a nu metal/rapcore band from Los Angeles, California, and is currently signed to Warner Brothers Records. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... Yucef Merhi (born 1977) is a Venezuelan artist, poet, computer expert, and cultural producer. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jim Verraros James Conrad Verraros (b. ...

Deaths

• 1250 - Robert I of Artois, French crusader (killed in battle) (b. 1216).
• 1250 - William II Longespee
• 1265 - Hulagu Khan, Mongol ruler (b. 1217)
• 1296 - King Przemysł II of Poland (b. 1257)
• 1587 - Mary, Queen of Scots (executed) (b. 1542)
• 1599 - Robert Rollock, Scottish educator
• 1623 - Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter, English politician (b. 1546)
• 1696 - Tsar Ivan V of Russia (b. 1666)
• 1709 - Giuseppe Torelli, Italian composer (b. 1658)
• 1725 - Tsar Peter I of Russia (b. 1672)
• 1749 - Jan van Huysum, Dutch painter (b. 1682)
• 1750 - Aaron Hill, English writer (b. 1685)
• 1768 - George Dance the Elder, English architect (b. 1695)
• 1772 - Augusta of Saxe-Gotha, Princess of Wales (b. 1719)
• 1849 - France Prešeren, Slovenian poet (b. 1800)
• 1856 - Agostino Bassi, Italian entomologist (b. 1773)
• 1910 - Hans Jæger, Norwegian writer and political activist (b. 1854)
• 1921 - Peter Kropotkin, Russian anarchist (b. 1842)
• 1929 - Maria Christina, Queen Regent of Spain (b. 1858)
• 1956 - Connie Mack, baseball commissioner and manager (b. 1862)
• 1957 - Walther Bothe, German physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1891)
• 1957 - John von Neumann, Hungarian-born mathematician and physicist (b. 1903)
• 1960 - Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, English architect (b. 1880)
• 1964 - Ernst Kretschmer, German psychiatrist (b. 1888)
• 1973 - Max Yasgur, American Woodstock Festival host
• 1975 - Robert Robinson, British chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1886)
• 1977 - Eivind Groven, Norwegian composer and ethnomusicologist (b. 1901)
• 1984 - Karel Miljon, Dutch boxer (b. 1903)
• 1985 - Sir William Lyons, British automobile manufacturer
• 1990 - Del Shannon, American entertainer (suicide) (b. 1934)
• 1993 - N. Shanmugathasan, Sri Lankan communist leader
• 1994 - Raymond Scott, American actor and inventor
• 1998 - Halldór Laxness, Icelandic writer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1902)
• 1998 - Julian Lincoln Simon, American economist and author (b. 1932)
• 1999 - Iris Murdoch, Irish author (b. 1919)
• 2000 - Sid Abel, Canadian hockey player and coach
• 2000 - Derrick Thomas, American football player
• 2001 - Ivo Caprino, Norwegian animated film director
• 2002 - Joachim Hoffmann, German historian
• 2004 - Julius Schwartz, American comic book and science fiction editor

Events December 13 - Death of Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor Louis IX of France is captured by Muslims and has to ransom himself Mabinogion appears Albertus Magnus isolates the element arsenic Vincent of Beauvais writes proto-encyclopedic The Greater Mirror City of Stockholm founded Alphonso III of Portugal takes Algarve... Robert I the Good (1216 – February 8, 1250) was Count of Artois. ... Events Prince Louis of France, the future King Louis VIII, invades England in the First Barons War Henry III becomes King of England. ... Events December 13 - Death of Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor Louis IX of France is captured by Muslims and has to ransom himself Mabinogion appears Albertus Magnus isolates the element arsenic Vincent of Beauvais writes proto-encyclopedic The Greater Mirror City of Stockholm founded Alphonso III of Portugal takes Algarve... Sir William II de Longespée (ca. ... For broader historical context, see 1260s and 13th century. ... Hulagu Khan (also known as Hülegü, and Hulegu) (1217 – 8 February 1265) was a Mongol ruler who conquered much of Southwest Asia. ... Events April 9 - Peter of Courtenay crowned emperor of the Latin Empire of Constantinople at Rome, by Pope Honorius III May 20 - First Barons War, royalist victory at Lincoln. ... Events March 30 - Edward I stormed Berwick-upon-Tweed, sacking the then Scottish border town with much bloodshed. ... PrzemysÅ‚ II PrzemysÅ‚ II (October 14, 1257 – February 8, 1296), was a duke of PoznaÅ„, Greater Poland, Kraków and Pomerania, and King of Poland from 1295 until his death. ... For broader historical context, see 1250s and 13th century. ... 1587 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. ... Mary I of Scotland (Mary Stuart) (December 8, 1542 – February 8, 1587), better known as Mary, Queen of Scots, was Queen of Scots, monarch of the Kingdom of Scotland, from December 14, 1542 – July 24, 1567; and Queen Consort of France from July 10, 1559 – December 5, 1560. ... Events War resumes between Francis I of France and Emperor Charles V. This time Henry VIII of England is allied to the Emperor, while James V of Scotland and Sultan Suleiman I are allied to the French. ... Events Swedish King Sigismund III Vasa is replaced by his brother Charles IX of Sweden. ... Robert Rollock (c. ... Events August 6 - Pope Urban VIII is elected to the Papacy. ... Thomas Cecil (May 5, 1546-February 8, 1623), eldest son of William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, was created 1st Earl of Exeter on May 4, 1605, the same day his half-brother Robert Cecil, 1st Viscount Cranborne was created 1st Earl of Salisbury. ... // Events Spanish conquest of Yucatan Peace between England and France Foundation of Trinity College, Cambridge by Henry VIII of England Katharina von Bora flees to Magdeburg Science Architecture Michelangelo Buonarroti is made chief architect of St. ... The year 1696 had the earliest equinoxes and solstices for 400 years in the Gregorian calendar, because this year is a leap year and the Gregorian calendar would have behaved like the Julian calendar since March 1500 had it have been in use that long. ... Ivan V Ivan V (In Russian: Иван V Алексеевич Романов) (27 August (O.S.)/6 September 1666 - 29 January (O.S.)/8 February 1696) was joint tsar of Russia with Peter I and co-reigned during 1682-1696. ... Events September 2 - Great Fire of London: A large fire breaks out in London in the house of Charles IIs baker on Pudding Lane near London Bridge. ... // Events January 12 - Two-month freezing period begins in France - The coast of the Atlantic and Seine River freeze, crops fail and at least 24. ... Giuseppe Torelli Giuseppe Torelli (Verona, April 22, 1658 - Bologna, February 8, 1709) was an Italian violinist, pedagogue and composer. ... Events January 13 - Edward Sexby, who had plotted against Oliver Cromwell, dies in Tower of London February 6 - Swedish troops of Charles X Gustav of Sweden cross The Great Belt (Storebælt) in Denmark over frozen sea May 1 - Publication of Hydriotaphia, Urn Burial and The Garden of Cyrus by... Events February 8 - Catherine I became empress of Russia February 20 - The first reported case of white men scalping Native Americans takes place in New Hampshire colony. ... Portrait of Peter by Paul Delaroche Peter I (Russian: Пётр I Алексеевич or Pyotr I Alexeyevich) (10 June 1672–8 February 1725 [30 May 1672– 28 January 1725 O.S.] ) ruled Russia from 7 May (27 April O.S.) 1682 until his death. ... Events England, France, Munster and Cologne invade the United Provinces, therefore this name is know as ´het rampjaar´ (the disaster year) in the Netherlands. ... Events While in debtors prison, John Cleland writes Fanny Hill (Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure). ... Bouquet of Flowers in an Urn by Jan van Huysum, from 1724 Jan van Huysum (1682 - February 8, 1749), Dutch painter, was born at Amsterdam. ... Events March 11 – Chelsea hospital for soldiers is founded in England May 6 - Louis XIV of France moves his court to Versailles. ... Events March 2 - Small earthquake in London, England April 4 - Small earthquake in Warrington, England August 23 - Small earthquake in Spalding, England September 30 - Small earthquake in Northampton, England November 16 – Westminster Bridge officially opened Jonas Hanway is the first Englishman to use an umbrella James Gray reveals her sex... Aaron Hill (February 10, 1685 - February 8, 1750) was an English dramatist and miscellaneous writer. ... Events February 6 - James Stuart, Duke of York becomes King James II of England and Ireland and King James VII of Scotland. ... 1768 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... George Dance the Elder (1695 – 8 February 1768) was an English architect of the 18th century. ... Events January 27 - Change of emperor of the Ottoman Empire from Ahmed II to Mustafa II (1695-1703) July 17 - The Bank of Scotland is founded by an Act of Parliament of the old Scottish Parliament. ... 1772 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Augusta of Saxe-Gotha (November 30, 1719-February 8, 1772) was Princess of Wales from May 8, 1736 to March 31, 1751. ... // Events January 23 - The Principality of Liechtenstein is created within the Holy Roman Empire April 25 - Daniel Defoe publishes Robinson Crusoe June 10 - Battle of Glen Shiel Prussia conducts Europes first systematic census Miners in Falun, Sweden find an apparently petrified body of Fet-Mats Israelsson in an unused... 1849 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... France PreÅ¡eren, a portrait by Božidar Jakac, 1940. ... -1... 1856 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Agostino Bassi. ... 1773 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... -1... Hans Jæger (September 2, 1854 in Drammen, Norway - February 8, 1910 in Oslo) was a Norwegian writer, philosopher and political activist who was part of the Oslo (then Kristiania) based bohemian group Kristianiabohêmen. ... 1854 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Peter Kropotkin Prince Peter Alexeevich Kropotkin (In Russian Пётр Алексе́евич Кропо́ткин) (December 9, 1842 - February 8, 1921) was one of Russias foremost anarchists and one of the first advocates of what he called anarchist communism: the model of society he advocated for most of his life was that of a communalist society... 1842 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... -1... Maria Christina Alexandra or Christina of Sweden (1626-1689) was Queen of Sweden. ... 1858 is a common year starting on Friday. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Connie Mack baseball card, 1910 Cornelius Alexander Mack (December 22, 1862 – February 8, 1956), born Cornelius Alexander McGillicuddy, was an American professional baseball player, manager, and team owner. ... 1862 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Walther Wilhelm Georg Bothe (January 8, 1891 – February 8, 1957) was a German physicist, mathematician, chemist, and Nobel Prize winner. ... Hannes Alfvén, 1970 winner for work on astrophysical plasmas List of Nobel Prize laureates in Physics from 1901 to the present day. ... 1891 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... John von Neumann in the 1940s. ... 1903 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Sir Giles Gilbert Scott (November 9, 1880—February 8, 1960) was an English architect known for his work on such buildings as Liverpool Cathedral and Battersea Power Station. ... 1880 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... For the Nintendo 64 emulator, see 1964 (Emulator). ... Ernst Kretschmer (October 8, 1888 - February 8, 1964) German Psychiatrist. ... 1888 is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... Max Yasgurs Farm (1999) Max Yasgur (December 15, 1919 - February 8, 1973) was the owner of farm on which the Woodstock Festival was held in 1969. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... Sir Robert Robinson (1886 - 1975). ... This is a list of Nobel Prize laureates in Chemistry from 1901 to the present day. ... 1886 is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) // Events January 18 - Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... Eivind Groven (October 8, 1901–February 8, 1977) was a Norwegian microtonal composer and music-theorist. ... 1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Karel Leendert Miljon (born September 17, 1903 in Amsterdam — died February 8, 1984 in Bennebroek) was a former Dutch boxer, who won the bronze medal in the light heavyweight division at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. ... 1903 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... This article is about the year. ... Sir William Lyons (born 1901, died 1985) was a British automobile designer and the founder of the Jaguar car company. ... This article is about the year. ... Del Shannon should not be confused with Dell Shannon, the pseudonym under which Elizabeth Livingston wrote police procedurals for 26 years. ... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Cite error 4; Invalid call; no input specified 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... N. Shanmugathasan was a politicial leader in Sri Lanka. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... Raymond Scott (September 10, 1908 – February 8, 1994), was a composer, bandleader, and inventor. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Halldór Laxness Halldór Kiljan Laxness (born Halldór Guðjónsson) (April 23, 1902 – February 8, 1998) was a 20th century Icelandic author of such novels as Independent People, The Atom Station, Paradise Reclaimed, Icelands Bell, The Fish Can Sing and World Light. ... The Nobel Prize in Literature is awarded annually to an author from any country who has, in the words of Alfred Nobel, produced the most outstanding work of an idealistic tendency. The work in this case generally refers to an authors work as a whole, not to any individual... 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Julian Lincoln Simon (February 12, 1932–February 8, 1998) was professor of business administration at the University of Maryland and a Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute. ... 1932 (MCMXXXII) is a leap year starting on Friday. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Dame Iris Murdoch Jean Iris Murdoch DBE (July 15, 1919 – February 8, 1999) was an Anglo–Irish writer and philosopher, best known for her novels, which combine rich characterization and compelling plotlines, usually involving ethical or sexual themes. ... 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Sid Abel (February 18, 1918 - February 7, 2000) was an Canadian professional hockey player and later coach in the National Hockey League. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Derrick Thomas (January 1, 1967 – February 8, 2000) was a NFL linebacker who played for the Kansas City Chiefs. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Ivo Caprino (Oslo, February 17, 1920 – February 8, 2001 in Oslo) was a Norwegian film director and writer, best known for his puppet films. ... 2002 (MMII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Dr. Joachim Hoffmann (December 1, 1930, Königsberg, East Prussia – February 8, 2002, Freiburg) was a German historian. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Julius Schwartz, editor for DC Comics Julius Julie Schwartz (June 19, 1915 - February 8, 2004) was a comic book and pulp magazine editor, and a science fiction agent and prominent fan. ...

Holidays and observances

• Feast day of Saint Jerome Emiliani
• Slovenia - Prešeren Day, the Slovenian cultural holiday
• Nirvana Day - an annual Buddhist festival

The calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organising a liturgical year on the level of days by associating each day with a saint, and referring to the day as the saints day of that saint. ... Jerome Emiliani (or Jerome Aemilian) (1496 - 1537) was an Italian humanitarian and saint. ... ... A replica of an ancient statue found among the ruins of a temple at Sarnath Buddhism is a philosophy based on the teachings of the Buddha, Siddhārtha Gautama, a prince of the Shakyas, whose lifetime is traditionally given as 566 to 486 BCE. It had subsequently been accepted by...

External links

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

February 7 - February 9 - January 8 - March 8 -- listing of all days February 7 is the 38th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... February 9 is the 40th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... January 8 is the 8th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... March 8 poster from Portugal March 8 is the 67th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (68th in Leap years). ... Condensed list of historical anniversaries. ...