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Who was born on February 8

160 notable people were born on February 8. If it is your birthday too, you are in good company.

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Daniel Bernoulli — Swiss mathematician and physicist, born on February 8 1700.

Emperor Sakuramachi — Emperor of Japan from 1735 to 1747, born on February 8 1720.

André Grétry — Composer from present-day Belgium, born on February 8 1741.

Gia Long — Founding emperor of the Nguyễn dynasty (r. 1802–04), born on February 8 1762.

Caroline Augusta of Bavaria — Empress of Austria from 1816 to 1835, born on February 8 1792.

Grand Duke Michael Pavlovich of Russia — Russian grand duke, born on February 8 1798.

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Who was born on February 8?

160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on February 8, including Daniel Bernoulli, Emperor Sakuramachi, André Grétry. The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.

What happened on February 8?

41 documented historical events happened on February 8, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Honorius declared Constantius III to be his co-emperor of the Western Roman Empire. On the same day, in another year: Seventh Crusade: The Ayyubid Sultanate of Egypt defeated and captured King Louis IX of France at the Battle of Fariskur. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.

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