They Say It's My Birthday
The big 2-1!!
Some major events that happened on February 8:
People I share my birthday with:
Happy birthday to anyone else reading this with whom I share today!
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.
- 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
- 1587 - Mary, Queen of Scots (b. 1542)
- 1956 - Connie Mack, baseball manager and executive (of the Philadelphia A's)
Happy birthday to anyone else reading this with whom I share today!



