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== Birthdays on February 8th ==
 
== Birthdays on February 8th ==
* Seth Green Actor 1974
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* [[Directory:Seth Green]] Actor 1974
* Alex Chiu Businessman 1971
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* [[Directory:Alex Chiu]] Businessman 1971
* Alonzo Mourning Athlete 1970
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* [[Directory:Alonzo Mourning]] Athlete 1970
* Gary Coleman Actor 1968
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* [[Directory:Gary Coleman]] Actor 1968
* Vince Neil Musician 1961
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* [[Directory:Vince Neil]] Musician 1961
* John Grisham Writer 1955
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* [[Directory:John Grisham]] Writer 1955
* Michael Bergdahl Author 1954
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* [[Directory:Michael Bergdahl]] Author 1954
* Mary Steenburgen Actress 1953
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* [[Directory:Mary Steenburgen]] Actress 1953
* Julia Barr Actress 1949
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* [[Directory:Julia Barr]] Actress 1949
* Robert Klein Comedian 1942
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* [[Directory:Robert Klein]] Comedian 1942
* Terry Melcher Musician 1942
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* [[Directory:Terry Melcher]] Musician 1942
* Nick Nolte Actor 1941
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* [[Directory:Nick Nolte]] Actor 1941
* Ted Koppel Journalist 1940
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* [[Directory:Ted Koppel]] Journalist 1940
* John Williams Composer 1932
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* [[Directory:John Williams]] Composer 1932
* James Dean Actor 1931
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* [[Directory:James Dean]] Actor 1931
* Neal Cassady Writer 1926
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* [[Directory:Neal Cassady]] Writer 1926
* Audrey Meadows Actress 1926
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* [[Directory:Audrey Meadows]] Actress 1926
* Jack Lemmon Actor 1925
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* [[Directory:Jack Lemmon]] Actor 1925
* Jack Lemon Actor 1925
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* [[Directory:Lana Turner]] Actress 1920
* Lana Turner Actress 1920
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* [[Directory:Elizabeth Bishop]] Poet 1911
* Elizabeth Bishop Poet 1911
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* [[Directory:Jim Fraser]] Politician 1908
* Jim Fraser Politician 1908
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* [[Directory:Edith Evans]] Actress 1885
* Edith Evans Actress 1885
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* [[Directory:Joseph A. Schumpeter]] Economist 1883
* Joseph A. Schumpeter Economist 1883
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* [[Directory:Franz Marc]] Artist 1880
* Franz Marc Artist 1880
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* [[Directory:Martin Buber]] Philosopher 1878
* Martin Buber Philosopher 1878
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* [[Directory:Kate Chopin]] Author 1850
* Kate Chopin Author 1850
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* [[Directory:Dmitri Mendeleev]] Scientist 1834
* Dmitri Mendeleev Scientist 1834
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* [[Directory:Jules Verne]] Author 1828
* Jules Verne Author 1828
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* [[Directory:John A. Logan]] Soldier 1826
* John A. Logan Soldier 1826
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* [[Directory:Henry Walter Bates]] Environmentalist 1825
* Henry Walter Bates Environmentalist 1825
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* [[Directory:William Tecumseh Sherman]] Soldier 1820
* William Tecumseh Sherman Soldier 1820
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* [[Directory:John Ruskin]] Writer 1819
* John Ruskin Writer 1819
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* [[Directory:Eliphas Levi]] Author 1810
* Eliphas Levi Author 1810
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* [[Directory:Robert Burton]] Writer 1577
* Robert Burton Writer 1577
 
  
  
 
[[Category:February]] [[Category:Days of the Year]]
 
[[Category:February]] [[Category:Days of the Year]]

Revision as of 20:18, 8 February 2012

February 8 in history:

  • 1837, the Senate selected the vice president of the United States, choosing Richard Mentor Johnson after no candidate received a majority of electoral votes
  • 1904, the Russo-Japanese War, a conflict over control of Manchuria and Korea, began as Japanese forces attacked Port Arthur
  • 1910, the Boy Scouts of America was incorporated
  • 1915, D.W. Griffith's groundbreaking and controversial silent movie epic about the Civil War, "The Birth of a Nation," premiered in Los Angeles
  • 1924, the first execution by gas in the United States took place at the Nevada State Prison in Carson City as Gee Jon, a Chinese immigrant convicted of murder, was put to death
  • 1974, the last three-man crew of the Skylab space station returned to Earth after spending 84 days in space
  • 1978, the deliberations of the Senate were broadcast on radio for the first time as members opened debate on the Panama Canal treaties
  • 2002, the Taliban's foreign minister (Mullah Abdul Wakil Muttawakil) turned himself in to authorities in Afghanistan
  • 2003, Tens of thousands of Venezuelans marched in support of 9,000 oil workers fired for leading a two-month strike against President Hugo Chavez


Birthdays on February 8th