Born on February 8
February 8 birthdays & history
If you were born on February 8, you share a birthday with Jules Verne, Dmitri Mendeleev and John Ruskin. February 8 babies are Aquarius, with amethyst as their birthstone and the violet as their birth flower. February 8 is the 39th day of the year in leap years.
Famous people born on February 8
- 1828Jules Verne, French author, poet, and playwright
- 1834Dmitri Mendeleev, Russian chemist and academic
- 1819John Ruskin, English author, critic, and academic
- 1931James Dean, American actor
- 1700Daniel Bernoulli, Dutch-Swiss mathematician and physicist
- 1959Mauricio Macri, Argentinian businessman and politician, President of Argentina
- 1925Jack Lemmon, American actor
- 1878Martin Buber, Austrian-Israeli philosopher and academic
- 1932John Williams, American pianist, composer, and conductor
- 1955John Grisham, American lawyer and author
What happened on February 8
- 421Honorius declared Constantius III to be his co-emperor of the Western Roman Empire.
- 1693The William III and Mary II of England charter the College of William & Mary, establishing what is now the second-oldest university in the United States.
- 1837Richard Mentor Johnson became the only person ever to be elected Vice President of the United States by the Senate.
- 1879Sandford Fleming first proposes the adoption of Universal Standard Time at a meeting of the Royal Canadian Institute.
- 1885The first Japanese immigrants arrive in Hawaii.
- 1887The Dawes Act is enacted, authorizing the U.S. President to divide Native American tribal land into individual allotments.
- 1910William D. Boyce established the Boy Scouts of America, expanding the Scout Movement into the United States.
- 1946The People's Republic of Korea is dissolved in the North and replaced by the communist-controlled Provisional People's Committee of North Korea.
- 1950The Stasi, the secret police of East Germany, is established.
- 1960The official groundbreaking of the Walk of Fame took place in Hollywood, Los Angeles, in California.
- 1960Queen Elizabeth II issues an Order-in-Council, proclaiming the House of Windsor and declaring that her descendants will take the name Mountbatten-Windsor.
- 1979Denis Sassou Nguesso was chosen as the new President of the Republic of the Congo after Joachim Yhombi-Opango was forced from power.
Also observed on February 8
- Parinirvana Day (some Mahayana Buddhism traditions; most celebrate on February 15)
- Prešeren Day (Slovenia)
- Propose Day (India)
Questions, answered
What star sign is February 8?
People born on February 8 are Aquarius. Their birthstone is amethyst and their birth flower is the violet.
Which famous people were born on February 8?
Jules Verne (1828), Dmitri Mendeleev (1834), John Ruskin (1819), James Dean (1931), Daniel Bernoulli (1700), Mauricio Macri (1959) were all born on February 8.
What happened on February 8 in history?
Among other things: in 1960, The official groundbreaking of the Walk of Fame took place in Hollywood, Los Angeles, in California; in 1960, Queen Elizabeth II issues an Order-in-Council, proclaiming the House of Windsor and declaring that her descendants will take the name Mountbatten-Windsor; in 1979, Denis Sassou Nguesso was chosen as the new President of the Republic of the Congo after Joachim Yhombi-Opango was forced from power.
Can I get a newspaper front page from February 8?
Yes. The Birthday Gazette makes a personalised vintage-style front page for any February 8 birth year, with their name in the headline, events, famous birthdays and typical US prices. The preview is free and the print files cost $9.
Events, birthdays and observances are adapted from Wikipedia contributors, “February 8”, English Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0 (shortened and filtered). Ranking uses Wikidata (CC0). Sources.