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| February 8th, 2005 (February 08 2005) | Event | Israel and Palestinians agree to cease-fire. | |
| February 8th, 2005 (February 08 2005) | Death | Jimmy Smith, American jazz musician (born in 1925) | |
| February 8th, 2005 (February 08 2005) | Death | Keith Knudsen, American drummer, vocalist and songwriter (The Doobie Brothers) (born in 1948) | |
| February 8th, 1995 (February 08 1995) | Birth | Jordan Todosey, Canadian actress | |
| February 8th, 1985 (February 08 1985) | Death | William Lyons, British automobile manufacturer (born in 1901) | |
| February 8th, 1975 (February 08 1975) | Death | Robert Robinson, British chemist, Nobel laureate (born in 1886) | |
| February 8th, 1955 (February 08 1955) | Event | The Government of Sindh abolished Jagirdari system in the province. One million acres (4000 km?) of land thus acquired is to be distributed among the landless peasants. | |
| February 8th, 1955 (February 08 1955) | Birth | John Grisham, American writer | |
| February 8th, 1955 (February 08 1955) | Birth | Nancy Oliver, American playwright and television writer | |
| February 8th, 1925 (February 08 1925) | Birth | Jack Lemmon, American actor and film director (died in 2001) | |
| February 8th, 1915 (February 08 1915) | Event | D.W. Griffith s controversial film The Birth of a Nation premieres in Los Angeles. | |
| February 8th, 1895 (February 08 1895) | Birth | Hermann Florstedt, Nazi leader (died in 1945) | |
| February 8th, 1865 (February 08 1865) | Event | In the U.S., Delaware voters reject the Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, and vote to continue the practice of slavery. (Delaware finally ratifies the amendment on February 12, 1901.) | |
| February 8th, 1855 (February 08 1855) | Event | The Devil s Footprints mysteriously appear in southern Devon. | Devo Quotes |
| February 8th, 1725 (February 08 1725) | Death | Tsar Peter I of Russia (born in 1672) | |
| February 8th, 1685 (February 08 1685) | Birth | Charles-Jean-Francois Henault, French historian (died in 1770) | |
| February 8th, 1575 (February 08 1575) | Event | Universiteit Leiden founded, and given the motto "Praesidium Libertatis". | |
| February 8th, 1405 (February 08 1405) | Birth | Constantine XI Palaiologos, the last reigning Emperor of the Byzantine Empire (died in 1453) | |
| February 8th, 1265 (February 08 1265) | Death | Hulagu Khan, Mongol ruler (born in 1217) | |
