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ÉVéNEMENTS DU 8 FéVRIER

Dawes Act

Année: 1887

The Dawes Act is enacted, authorizing the U.S. President to divide Native American tribal land into individual allotments.

Japanese in Hawaii

Année: 1885

The first Japanese immigrants arrive in Hawaii.

Sandford Fleming

Année: 1879

Sandford Fleming first proposes the adoption of Universal Standard Time at a meeting of the Royal Canadian Institute.

England cricket team

Année: 1879

England's cricket team, led by Lord Harris, is attacked in a riot during a match in Sydney.

Royal Netherlands East Indies Army

Année: 1904

The Dutch Colonial Army's Marechaussee regiment led by General G.C.E. van Daalen launch a military campaign in the Dutch East Indies' Northern Sumatra region, leading to the deaths of thousands of civilians.

Empire of Japan

Année: 1904

Japanese forces launch a surprise attack against Russian-controlled Port Arthur, marking the start of the Russo-Japanese war.

Spanish Civil War

Année: 1937

Spanish Civil War: Republican forces establish the Interprovincial Council of Santander, Palencia and Burgos in Cantabria.

Capital punishment in the United States

Année: 1924

The first state execution in the United States by gas chamber takes place in Nevada.

D. W. Griffith

Année: 1915

D. W. Griffith's controversial landmark film The Birth of a Nation premieres in Los Angeles.

Boy Scouts of America

Année: 1910

The Boy Scouts of America is incorporated by William D. Boyce.

NAISSANCES DU 8 FéVRIER

Lana Turner

Année de naissance: 1921

Lana Turner, American actress (died 1995)

Freddie Blassie

Année de naissance: 1918

Freddie Blassie, American wrestler and manager (died 2003)

Georges Guétary

Année de naissance: 1915

Georges Guétary, Egyptian-French singer, dancer, and actor (died 1997)

Bill Finger

Année de naissance: 1914

Bill Finger, American author and screenwriter, co-created Batman (died 1974)

Nexhmije Hoxha

Année de naissance: 1921

Nexhmije Hoxha, Albanian politician (died 2020)

Audrey Meadows

Année de naissance: 1922

Audrey Meadows, American actress and banker (died 1996)

Neal Cassady

Année de naissance: 1926

Neal Cassady, American author and poet (died 1968)

Birgitte Reimer

Année de naissance: 1926

Birgitte Reimer, Danish film actress (died 2021)

Jack Lemmon

Année de naissance: 1925

Jack Lemmon, American actor (died 2001)

Betty Field

Année de naissance: 1913

Betty Field, American actress (died 1973)

DéCèS DU 8 FéVRIER

John von Neumann

Année de décès: 1957

John von Neumann, Hungarian-American mathematician and physicist (born 1903)

Connie Mack

Année de décès: 1956

Connie Mack, American baseball player and manager (born 1862)

Walther Bothe

Année de décès: 1957

Walther Bothe, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1891)

William J. Donovan

Année de décès: 1959

William J. Donovan, American head of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) (born 1883)

Giles Gilbert Scott

Année de décès: 1960

Giles Gilbert Scott, English architect and engineer, designed the Red telephone box and Liverpool Cathedral (born 1880)

Italo Santelli

Année de décès: 1945

Italo Santelli, Italian fencer and coach (born 1866)

Olga Taratuta

Année de décès: 1938

Olga Taratuta, Ukrainian Jewish anarchist (born 1876)

Theodor Curtius

Année de décès: 1928

Theodor Curtius, German chemist (born 1857)

Yordan Milanov

Année de décès: 1932

Yordan Milanov, Bulgarian architect, designed the Sveti Sedmochislenitsi Church (born 1867)

Eemil Nestor Setälä

Année de décès: 1935

Eemil Nestor Setälä, Finnish linguist and politician, Minister for Foreign Affairs (born 1864)

JOURS FéRIéS DU 8 FéVRIER

Stephen of Muret

Christian feast day: Stephen of Muret

February 8 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Christian feast day: February 8 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Parinirvana Day

Parinirvana Day (some Mahayana Buddhism traditions; most celebrate on February 15)

Prešeren Day

Prešeren Day (Slovenia)

Cuthmann of Steyning

Christian feast day: Cuthmann of Steyning

Juventius of Pavia

Christian feast day: Juventius of Pavia

Ælfflæd of Whitby

Christian feast day: Elffled of Whitby

Military Foundation Day

Military Foundation Day (North Korea)

Gerolamo Emiliani

Christian feast day: Gerolamo Emiliani

Josephine Bakhita

Christian feast day: Josephine Bakhita

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