The big 2-1!!

Some major events that happened on February 8:

• 1692 - A doctor in Salem Village, Massachusetts Bay Colony declares that three teenaged girls are under domination of Satan, leading to the Salem witch trials.
• 1900 - British troops are defeated by Boers at Ladysmith, South Africa.
  
• 1963 - Travel, financial and commercial transactions by United States citizens to Cuba are made illegal by the John F. Kennedy administration.
• 1969 - The last weekly issue of the Saturday Evening Post hits magazine stands.
• 1971 - The Nasdaq stock market index debuts.
• 1998 - First female ice hockey game in Olympic history: Finland beats Sweden 6-0
• 2005 - Israel and Palestinians agree to cease-fire.

And last year on this day:

• Palestinians attack Temporary International Presence in Hebron offices in Hebron; International observers end decade-long presence

People I share my birthday with:

• 1677 - Jacques Cassini, French astronomer
• 1820 - William Tecumseh Sherman, American Union general
• 1828 - Jules Verne, French author
• 1851 - Kate Chopin, American author
• 1931 - James Dean, American actor
• 1932 - John Williams, American composer and conductor
• 1940 - Ted Koppel, American journalist
• 1941 - Nick Nolte, American actor
• 1955 - John Grisham, American novelist
• 1961 - Vince Neil, American musician (of Mötley Crüe)
• 1968 - Gary Coleman, American actor
• 1974 - Seth Green, American actor

Deaths:

• 1587 - Mary, Queen of Scots (b. 1542)
• 1956 - Connie Mack, baseball manager and executive (of the Philadelphia A's)

Liturgical Feasts:

• Saint Jerome Emiliani
• Saint Juventius
• Saint Meingold of Huy
• Saint Jacoba (d. 1239)

Happy birthday to anyone else reading this with whom I share today!

Posted by Ryan S. on Thursday, February 08, 2007 at 9:13 AM | Permalink |