What happened this day in history February 8

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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