February 8 is the 39th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 326 days remaining, 327 in leap years.
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)
* 1700 - Daniel Bernoulli, Dutch-born mathematician (d. 1782)
* 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)
* 1847 - Hugh Price Hughes, English social reformer (d. 1902)
* 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)
* 1890 - Claro M. Recto, Filipino nationalist (d. 1960)
* 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
* 1941 - Tom Rush, American singer and songwriter
* 1942 - Robert Klein, American comedian
* 1942 - Terry Melcher, American musician and record producer (d. 2004)
* 1948 - John Ford Coley, American 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 writer
* 1960 - Dino Ciccarelli, Canadian hockey player
* 1961 - Vince Neil, American musician
* 1966 - Hristo Stoichkov, Bulgarian footballer
* 1966 - Kirk Muller, Canadian hockey player
* 1968 - Gary Coleman, American actor
* 1968 - Claudette Pace, Maltese singer
* 1972 - Paul Wight, American professional wrestler
* 1974 - Seth Green, American actor
* 1974 - Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, French disc jockey (Daft Punk)
* 1977 - Bridgette Kerkove, American actress
* 1977 - Dave Farrell, American musician (Linkin Park)
* 1977 - Yucef Merhi, Venezuelan artist
* 1982 - Eric Alexander, American football player
* 1983 - Jim Verraros, American singer
* 1988 - Keegan Meth, Zimbabwean cricketer
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answer #6
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answered by Anonymous
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