A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.
February 8: Day of the Week
February 8, 2024 was the 39th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 327 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Thursday.
If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Mokuyōbi.
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Here’s the February calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
Aquarius is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Amethyst is the modern birthstone for this month. Bloodstone is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
February 8 Historical Event(s)
1575
Universiteit Leiden is founded, and given the motto Praesidium Libertatis.
1902
New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Water Tiger in Chinese astrology.
1955
The Government of Sindh abolishes the Jagirdari system in the province. One million acres (4000 km²) of land thus acquired is to be distributed among the landless peasants.
1963
The regime of Prime Minister of Iraq, Brigadier General Abdul-Karim Qassem is overthrown by the Ba'ath Party.
1963
Travel, financial and commercial transactions by United States citizens to Cuba are made illegal by the John F. Kennedy administration.
1969
Allende meteorite falls near Pueblito de Allende, Chihuahua, Mexico.
1971
South Vietnamese ground troops launch an incursion into Laos to try to cut off the Ho Chi Minh trail and stop communist infiltration.
1974
Military coup in Upper Volta.
1983
The Melbourne dust storm hits Australia’s second largest city. The result of the worst drought on record and a day of severe weather conditions, a 320 m deep dust cloud envelops the city, turning day to night.
2001
Disney California Adventure Park opens to the public as part of the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California.
Who were born on February 8?
1649
Gabriel Daniel, French Jesuit historian (d. 1728)
1804
Richard Lemon Lander, British explorer (d. 1834)
1893
Ba Maw, Burmese politician (d. 1977)
1903
Greta Keller, Austrian-born cabaret singer and actress (d. 1977)
1914
Bill Finger, American comic book writer (d. 1974)
1974
Seth Green, American actor
1974
Ulises de la Cruz, Ecuadorian footballer
1977
Bridgette Kerkove, American actress
1988
Rucha Hasabnis, Indian TV actress
1990
Bethany Hamilton, American surfer and shark attack survivor
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