February 8

Events

 * - becomes co- of the.
 * - founded, and given the motto "Praesidium Libertatis".
 * - was executed at suspicion of having been involved in the  to murder her cousin,.
 * -, rebels against - revolt is quickly crushed.
 * - King disbands the.
 * - A doctor in, declares that three teenage girls are under domination of , leading to the.
 * - The in  is granted a charter by  and.
 * - The is established in Russia.
 * - -  defeats ns under.
 * -  with an army to join  and liberate  from Spain.
 * - becomes the first  chosen by the.
 * - established.
 * - mysteriously appear in southern.
 * - In the, voters reject the , and vote to continue the practice of slavery. (Delaware finally ratifies the amendment on , .)
 * - The  results in the establishment of the of.
 * - first proposes adoption of  at a meeting of the.
 * - The authorized the  to survey  tribal land and divide it into individual allotments.
 * - troops are defeated by s at,.
 * - : A surprise attack by the ese at,  starts the.
 * - The is incorporated by.
 * - 's controversial film  premieres in.
 * - The  publishes for the first time.
 * -  introduces the first  in the.
 * - : The first state execution using in the  takes place in.
 * - becomes the first person to be selected by a  draft, by the.
 * - : - Soviet Army encircles the troops of Paulus. The Germans surrender.
 * 1943  - :  -  forces defeat  troops.
 * - of  sentenced for.
 * - The of  abolished  in the province. One   (4000 km²)  of land thus acquired is to be distributed among the landless s.
 * - of the  issued an, stating that she and her family would be known as the , and that her descendants will take the name "".
 * - . 9 trade unionists are killed by French police at the instigation of collaborator, then chief of the Paris.
 * - Travel, financial and commercial transactions by citizens to  are made illegal by the  administration.
 * - : A protest staged at a white-only  in  is broken-up by highway patrolmen leading to the.
 * - The last weekly issue of the  hits stands.
 * - The  debuts.
 * - After 84 days in, the crew of the first   return to.
 * 1974  - Military  in.
 * - Proceedings of the are broadcast on  for the first time.
 * - became the  of the  for the first time.
 * - head of the  bomb squad,, and his partner  Ronald Ball of the  and explosives unit were killed while trying to dismantle two pipe bombs when they responded to a call. McCree was recognized as one of the top explosive experts in the world.
 * - An Independent Air crashes into  mountain in  off the coast of, killing 144.
 * - sues  after  allegedly rigs two crashes intended to demonstrate that some  pickups can easily catch fire if hit in certain places.  settles the lawsuit the next day.
 * - The passes the.
 * 1996  - The massive Internet collaboration "" takes place.
 * - First female game in  history:  beats  6-0.
 * - and s agree to cease-fire.
 * - Palestinians attack offices in ; International observers end decade-long presence.

Births

 * -, Greek philosopher (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * - King (d. )
 * - Palaiologos, the last reigning Emperor of the  (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, French poet and soldier (d. )
 * -, English cleric and writer (d. )
 * -, German composer (d. )
 * -, French Jesuit historian (d. )
 * -, French astronomer (d. )
 * -, French historian (d. )
 * -, Dutch-born mathematician (d. )
 * - of Japan (d. )
 * -, queen of Hungary and Bohemia (d. )
 * -, British explorer (d. )
 * -, English sculptor and naturalist (d. )
 * -, English author (d. )
 * -, American Union general (d. )
 * -, French photographer and journalist (d. )
 * -, French author (d. )
 * -, Russian chemist (d. )
 * -, English social reformer (d. )
 * -, American author (d. )
 * -, German philosopher (d. )
 * -, German painter (d. )
 * -, Austrian economist (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * - Dame, British actress (d. )
 * -, Filipino nationalist (d. )
 * -, Burmese politician (d. )
 * -, German author and philosopher (d. )
 * 1894  -, American film director (d. )
 * -, Nazi leader (d. )
 * - Soviet animator and Russian animation director (d. )
 * -, Mongolian politician (d. )
 * -, Austrian-born cabaret singer and actress (d. )
 * -, American physicist and inventor (d. )
 * -, American poet (d. )
 * -, American professional wrestler (d. )
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * -, American actor and film director (d. )
 * -, American writer (d. )
 * -, Argentine actor (d. )
 * 1930  -, American anthropologist (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, American composer and conductor
 * 1932  -, British racing driver (d. )
 * -, Dutch soprano
 * 1933  -, American actor
 * -, German actor
 * -, Filipino communist
 * -, American journalist
 * -, American actor
 * 1941  -, American singer and songwriter
 * -, American comedian
 * 1942  -, American musician and record producer (d. )
 * -, American actor and musician
 * 1943  -, Pakistani poet and VC of
 * -, English actor
 * 1944  -, Brazilian documentary photographer
 * -, American convicted murderer (d. )
 * 1948  -, American singer
 * 1948  -, American singer
 * -, American actress
 * -, American former supermodel and actress
 * -, American text/sound artist (born Stefan Weisser)
 * -, American actress
 * 1953  -, Quebecois politician
 * -, American writer
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * -, American singer
 * 1961  - ,TV Producer
 * -, Indian cricketer
 * 1963  -, American pianist and singer-songwriter
 * -, British fashion guru
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * 1966  -, Bulgarian footballer
 * -, American actor
 * 1968  -, Maltese singer
 * -, American actress
 * -, American basketball player
 * -, Estonian cross-country skier
 * -, American professional wrestler
 * -, American baseball player
 * -, American baseball player
 * 1974  -, French disc jockey
 * 1974  -, Ecuadorian footballer
 * 1974  -, American actor
 * -, American baseball player
 * -, American musician
 * 1977  -, Australian rules footballer
 * 1977  -, American actress
 * 1977  -, Venezuelan artist
 * 1977  -, Canadian short-track speed skater
 * -, American baseball player
 * -, Australian guitarist
 * 1980  -, English footballer
 * -, American football player
 * 1982  -, Japanese actor
 * -, American singer
 * -, Greek basketball player
 * -, Italian European champion figure skater
 * -, Zimbabwean cricketer
 * -, English actress
 * -, Canadian actress

Deaths

 * -, deposed (b. circa )
 * -, French crusader (b. )
 * 1250  -
 * -, Mongol ruler (b. )
 * - King (b. )
 * -, Italian writer and diplomat (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * -, Scottish educator
 * -, English politician (b. )
 * - Tsar (b. )
 * -, Italian composer (b. )
 * - Tsar (b. )
 * -, Dutch painter (b. )
 * -, English writer (b. )
 * -, English architect (b. )
 * -, Princess of Wales (b. )
 * -, Slovenian poet (b. )
 * 1849  -, French violinist (b. )
 * -, Italian entomologist (b. )
 * -, Dutch chemist (b. )
 * -, Norwegian writer and political activist (b. )
 * -, Russian anarchist (b. )
 * 1921  -, English entertainer (b. )
 * -, Queen Regent of Spain (b. )
 * -, gangster from  in  (b. )
 * -, American baseball manager and executive (b. )
 * -, German physicist and inventor, (b. )
 * 1957  -, Hungarian-born mathematician and physicist (b. )
 * - Sir, English architect (b. )
 * -, American actor, father of (b. )
 * -, German psychiatrist (b. )
 * -, Greek musician and songwriter (b. )
 * -, British chemist, (b. )
 * -, Norwegian composer and ethnomusicologist (b. )
 * -, Greek singer (b. )
 * -, American financier (b. )
 * -, Dutch boxer (b. )
 * -, British automobile manufacturer (b. )
 * -, American actress (b. )
 * -, American entertainer (suicide) (b. )
 * -, British jazz guitarist (b. )
 * -, Sri Lankan communist leader
 * -, American composer (b. )
 * -, American baseball player (b. )
 * -, Icelandic author, (b. )
 * 1998  -, American economist and author (b. )
 * -, Irish author (b. )
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player (b. )
 * 2000  -, American football player (b. )
 * -, Norwegian animated film director (b. )
 * -, German historian (b. )
 * 2002  -,  (b. )
 * -, American comic book and science fiction editor (b. )
 * -, American jazz musician (b. )
 * 2005  -, American drummer, vocalist and songwriter  (b. )
 * -, English musician (b. )
 * 2006  -, Japanese composer (b. )
 * -, American model, actress, and entertainer (b. )
 * 2007  -, professor and  expert (b. ).

Holidays and observances

 * -, the n cultural holiday.
 * - an annual festival.
 * - ; The Sunday preceding February 8 is designated as Scout Sunday and the following Saturday is designated as.

Liturgical Feasts

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