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| February 8th, 2006 (February 08 2006) | Death | Elton Dean, English musician (Soft Machine) (born in 1945) | |
| February 8th, 2006 (February 08 2006) | Death | Akira Ifukube, Japanese composer (born in 1914) | |
| February 8th, 1996 (February 08 1996) | Event | The U.S. Congress passes the Communications Decency Act. | |
| February 8th, 1996 (February 08 1996) | Event | The massive Internet collaboration "24 Hours in Cyberspace" takes place. | |
| February 8th, 1996 (February 08 1996) | Death | Del Ennis, American baseball player (born in 1925) | |
| February 8th, 1986 (February 08 1986) | Event | 1984 Summer Olympics head of the LAPD bomb squad, Arleigh McCree, and his partner Officer Ronald Ball of the Firearms and explosives unit were killed while trying to dismantle two pipe bombs when they responded to a call. McCree was recognized as one of the top explosive experts in the world. | |
| February 8th, 1976 (February 08 1976) | Birth | Khaled Mashud, Bangladeshi cricketer | |
| February 8th, 1976 (February 08 1976) | Birth | Adam Piatt, American baseball player | |
| February 8th, 1966 (February 08 1966) | Birth | Kirk Muller, Canadian ice hockey player | |
| February 8th, 1966 (February 08 1966) | Birth | Hristo Stoichkov, Bulgarian footballer | |
| February 8th, 1956 (February 08 1956) | Birth | Dave Meros, American bassist (Spock s Beard) | |
| February 8th, 1956 (February 08 1956) | Death | Connie Mack, American baseball manager and executive (born in 1862) | |
| February 8th, 1936 (February 08 1936) | Birth | Larry Verne, American singer | |
| February 8th, 1926 (February 08 1926) | Birth | Neal Cassady, American writer (died in 1968) | |
| February 8th, 1906 (February 08 1906) | Birth | Chester Carlson, American physicist and inventor (died in 1968) | |
| February 8th, 1886 (February 08 1886) | Birth | Charles Ruggles, American actor (died in 1970) | |
| February 8th, 1856 (February 08 1856) | Death | Agostino Bassi, Italian entomologist (born in 1773) | |
| February 8th, 1726 (February 08 1726) | Event | The Supreme Privy Council is established in Russia. | |
| February 8th, 1696 (February 08 1696) | Death | Tsar Ivan V of Russia (born in 1666) | |
| February 8th, 1586 (February 08 1586) | Birth | Jacob Praetorius, German composer (died in 1651) | |
| February 8th, 1296 (February 08 1296) | Death | King Przemysl II of Poland (born in 1257) | |
