What are the important events that happened on February 8? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
February 8: Facts & Myths About This Day
February 8 is the 39th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 327 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Thursday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is January 26, 2024 – a Thursday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 28,455,840 minutes has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘triacontaenneagon’ day.
Aquarius is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Amethyst is the modern birthstone for this month. Bloodstone is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 2 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,066 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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February 8 Historical Events
1250 –
Seventh Crusade: Crusaders engage Ayyubid forces in the Battle of Al Mansurah.
1879 –
The England cricket team led by Lord Harris is attacked during a riot during a match in Sydney.
1945 –
World War II: The United Kingdom and Canada commence Operation Veritable to occupy the west bank of the Rhine.
1948 –
The formal creation of the Korean People’s Army of North Korea is announced.
1962 –
Charonne massacre. Nine trade unionists are killed by French police at the instigation of Nazi collaborator Maurice Papon, then chief of the Paris Prefecture of Police.
1963 –
Travel, financial and commercial transactions by United States citizens to Cuba are made illegal by the John F. Kennedy administration.
1974 –
Military coup in Upper Volta.
1978 –
Proceedings of the United States Senate are broadcast on radio for the first time.
2001 –
Disney California Adventure Park opens to the public as part of the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California.
2035 –
New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Wood Rabbit in Chinese astrology.
Who were born on February 8?
1966 –
Bruno Labbadia, German footballer
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
1976 –
Nicolas Vouilloz, French rally driver
1979 –
Aaron Cook, American baseball player
1983 –
Cory Jane, New Zealand rugby player
1984 –
Panagiotis Vasilopoulos, Greek basketball player
1990 –
Bethany Hamilton, American surfer and shark attack survivor
Who died on February 8?
1750 –
Aaron Hill, English writer (b. 1685)
1907 –
Hendrik Willem Bakhuis Roozeboom, Dutch chemist (b. 1854)
1921 –
Peter Kropotkin, Russian anarchist (b. 1842)
1932 –
Yordan Milanov, Bulgarian architect (b. 1867)
1957 –
John von Neumann, Hungarian-born mathematician and physicist (b. 1903)
1984 –
Karel Miljon, Dutch boxer (b. 1903)
1993 –
N. Shanmugathasan, Sri Lankan communist leader (b. 1920)
1998 –
Enoch Powell, British politician (b. 1912)
2006 –
Elton Dean, English musician (Soft Machine) (b. 1945)
2010 –
John Murtha, American politician (b. 1932)
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