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February 8th, 2008 (February 08 2008) | Event | Nebraska bans electric chair as sole execution method. | |
February 8th, 2008 (February 08 2008) | Death | Chua Ek Kay, Singaporean painter (born in 1947) | |
February 8th, 1998 (February 08 1998) | Event | First female ice hockey game in Olympic history: Finland beats Sweden 6-0. | |
February 8th, 1998 (February 08 1998) | Death | Halldor Laxness, Icelandic author, Nobel laureate (born in 1902) | |
February 8th, 1998 (February 08 1998) | Death | Julian Lincoln Simon, American economist and author (born in 1932) | Julian Quotes |
February 8th, 1998 (February 08 1998) | Death | Enoch Powell, British Conservative MP and shadow cabinet member (b.1912) | |
February 8th, 1988 (February 08 1988) | Birth | Keegan Meth, Zimbabwean cricketer | |
February 8th, 1978 (February 08 1978) | Event | Proceedings of the United States Senate are broadcast on radio for the first time. | |
February 8th, 1968 (February 08 1968) | Event | American civil rights movement: The Orangeburg massacre, a mass killing in Orangeburg, South Carolina of black students from South Carolina State University who were protesting segregation at the town s only bowling alley. | |
February 8th, 1968 (February 08 1968) | Birth | Gary Coleman, American actor | |
February 8th, 1968 (February 08 1968) | Birth | Claudette Pace, Maltese singer | |
February 8th, 1948 (February 08 1948) | Birth | Lynda Lyon Block, American convicted murderer (died in 2002) | |
February 8th, 1948 (February 08 1948) | Birth | Dan Seals, American singer | |
February 8th, 1948 (February 08 1948) | Birth | Ron Tyson, American singer (The Temptations) | |
February 8th, 1918 (February 08 1918) | Event | The Stars and Stripes newspaper publishes for the first time. | |
February 8th, 1918 (February 08 1918) | Birth | Fred Blassie, American professional wrestler (died in 2003) | |
February 8th, 1888 (February 08 1888) | Birth | Dame Edith Evans, British actress (died in 1976) | Edith Evans Quotes |
February 8th, 1878 (February 08 1878) | Birth | Martin Buber, German philosopher (died in 1965) | Martin Buber Quotes |
February 8th, 1828 (February 08 1828) | Birth | Jules Verne, French author (died in 1905) | |
February 8th, 1768 (February 08 1768) | Death | George Dance the Elder, English architect (born in 1695) | |