Are you asking the question “What day of the week was I born?” Continue reading to find out what day of the week you were born.
Day Of The Week: February 8
February 8, 2024 is the 39th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 327 days remaining until the end of 2024. The day of the week is Thursday.
If you are into daily horoscope then Aquarius is your zodiac sign. Amethyst is your modern birthstone. Bloodstone is your mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Historical Events: February 8
- 421 –Constantius III becomes co-Emperor of the Western Roman Empire.
- 1250 –Seventh Crusade: Crusaders engage Ayyubid forces in the Battle of Al Mansurah.
- 1601 –Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, rebels against Queen Elizabeth I – the revolt is quickly crushed.
- 1807 –Battle of Eylau – Napoleon defeats Russians under General Benigssen.
- 1910 –The Boy Scouts of America is incorporated by William D. Boyce.
- 1924 –Capital punishment: The first state execution in the United States by gas chamber takes place in Nevada.
- 1948 –The formal creation of the Korean People’s Army of North Korea is announced.
- 1949 –Cardinal Mindszenty of Hungary is sentenced for treason.
- 1971 –South Vietnamese ground troops launch an incursion into Laos to try to cut off the Ho Chi Minh trail and stop communist infiltration.
- 2016 –New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Fire Monkey in Chinese astrology.
Who were born on February 8?
- 1685 –Charles-Jean-François Hénault, French historian (d. 1770)
- 1720 –Emperor Sakuramachi of Japan (d. 1750)
- 1792 –Queen Caroline Augusta of Bavaria of Hungary and Bohemia (d. 1873)
- 1822 –Maxime Du Camp, French photographer and journalist (d. 1894)
- 1825 –Henry Walter Bates, English naturalist and explorer (d. 1892)
- 1902 –Demchugdongrub, Mongolian politician (d. 1966)
- 1903 –Greta Keller, Austrian-born cabaret singer and actress (d. 1977)
- 1933 –Jack Larson, American actor
- 1966 –Bruno Labbadia, German footballer
- 1989 –Dani Harmer, English actress
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