February 08, 2012
Today is 39th day of the year
328 days remain until the new year
328 days remain until the new year
Births Today
- 1819 - John Ruskin, English writer and artist
- 1820 - William Sherman, US general whom the 'Sherman Tank' was named after
- 1828 - Jules Verne, French author of '20,000 Leagues Under The Sea'
- 1920 - Lana Turner, American film actress
- 1925 - Jack Lemmon, Veteran American film actor
- 1931 - James Dean, American film actor ('Rebel Without A Cause')
- 1932 - John Williams, US film score writer; 'Jaws' & 'Indiana Jones'
events today
- 1725 - Catherine the Great became the Empress of Russia
- 1886 - A protest march in Trafalgar Square, by unemployed, ended in riots and looting
- 1924 - The gas chamber was used for the first time in an American state prison
- 1955 - Marshall Bulganin became the Soviet Prime Minister & 1st Secretary of the Communist Party
- 1969 - The first test flight of the Boeing 747, Jumbo jet, took place
- 1974 - The US spacestation, Skylab, crashed back to Earth, breaking up in the atmosphere
- 1984 - British peacekeeping troops left the Lebanon
- 1994 - Los Angeles, after an earthqauke & fires, was struk by flooding & mud slides
holidays today
- Slovenia,Pre?eren Day, the Slovenian cultural holiday.
- Nirvana Day, an annual Buddhist festival.
- Boy Scouts of America, Scout Sunday; The Sunday preceding February 8 is designated as Scout Sunday and the following Saturday is designated as Scout Sabbath.
- Korea,Kite-flying Day