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February 8
(Redirected from 8 February)
February 8 is the 39th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 326 days remaining, 327 in leap years.
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Events
up to 19th century
20th century
1900-1949
1950-1999
21st century
Births
up to 19th century
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412 - Proclus, Neoplatonic philosopher
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1290 - King Afonso IV of Portugal (d. 1357)
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1807 - Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins, sculptor and naturalist (d. 1889)
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1820 - William Tecumseh Sherman, soldier (d. 1891)
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1828 - Jules Verne, author (d. 1905)
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1850 - Kate Chopin, author (d. 1904)
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1878 - Martin Buber, philosopher (d. 1965)
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1880 - Franz Marc, painter and graphic artist, co-founder of Blauer Reiter (d. 1916)
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1886 - Charles Ruggles, actor (d. 1970)
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1894 - Ludwig Marcuse , author and philosopher (d. 1971)
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1895 - King Vidor, director (d. 1982)
20th century
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1902 - Lyle Talbot , actor (d. 1996)
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1908 - Emil Staiger , scientist of literature (d. 1987)
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1911 - Elizabeth Bishop, poet, Pulitzer Prize winner (d. 1979)
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1911 - Big Joe Turner, blues singer (d. 1985)
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1918 - Fred Blassie, former professional wrestler (d. 2003)
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1920 - Lana Turner, actress (d. 1995)
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1925 - Jack Lemmon, actor and film director (d. 2001)
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1926 - Neal Cassady, writer (d. 1968)
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1931 - James Dean, actor (d. 1955)
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1932 - John Williams, composer, conductor
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1937 - Manfred Krug , actor
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1940 - Ted Koppel, journalist
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1941 - Nick Nolte, actor
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1942 - Robert Klein, stand-up comedian
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1953 - Mary Steenburgen, actress
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1955 - John Grisham, novelist
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1957 - Cindy Wilson, singer, of The B-52's
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1968 - Gary Coleman, actor
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1972 - Paul Wight, professional wrestler
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1974 - Seth Green, actor
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1977 - Yucef Merhi, artist
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1983 - Jim Verraros, American Idol singer
Deaths
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1587 - Mary, Queen of Scots (b. 1542)
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1725 - Tsar Peter I of Russia (b. 1672)
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1768 - George Dance the Elder, architect (b. 1695)
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1921 - Peter Kropotkin, Russian anarchist (b. 1842)
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1929 - Maria Christina, Queen Regent of Spain (b. 1858)
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1956 - Connie Mack, baseball executive, manager (b. 1862)
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1957 - John von Neumann, mathematician, quantum physicist (b. 1903)
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1960 - Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, architect (b. 1880)
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1977 - Eivind Groven, Norwegian composer and ethnomusicologist (b. 1901).
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1985 - Sir William Lyons , founder of Jaguar Motors
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1990 - Del Shannon, entertainer (suicide) (b. 1934)
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1998 - Halldór Laxness, author (b. 1902)
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1998 - Julian Simon, economist, author (b. 1932)
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1999 - Iris Murdoch, author (b. 1919)
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2001 - Ivo Caprino, Norwegian animated film director
Holidays and observances
February 7 - February 9 - January 8 - March 8 -- listing of all days
Last updated: 02-08-2005 11:04:09
Last updated: 05-03-2005 17:50:55
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