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Vatican sentenced scholar Giordano Bruno to death.
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Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots (1560-67), was beheaded at age 44 in Fotheringhay Castle for her alleged part in the conspiracy to usurp Elizabeth I. In 2004 Jane Dunn authored "Elizabeth and Mary: Cousins, Rivals, Queens." In 2006 studies identified an oil painting of Mary as the only one made of Mary as queen.
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Jacob Praetorius, composer, was born.
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Robert Burton (d.1640), writer, Anglican clergyman (Anatomy of Melancholy), was born. "A mere madness, to live like a wretch and die rich." (AP, 8/19/98)(MC, 2/8/02)
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The Knights of the Cross with the assistance of Vytautas and the hercog of Lotaringia defeated Samogitia for the 1st time.
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Flavius Constantine became emperor Constantine III of Roman Empire West.
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St. Proclus, Patriarch of Constantinople, was born. [see 411] (HN, 2/8/98)
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412 –
roclus, Greek philosopher (d. 487)
1995 –
Jordan Todosey, Canadian actress
1989 –
Danielle Harmer, English actress
1988 –
Keegan Meth, Zimbabwean cricketer
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Carolina Kostner, Italian European champion figure skater
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Panagiotis Vasilopoulos, Greek basketball player
1983 –
Jim Verraros, American singer
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Danny Tamberelli, American actor
1982 –
Eric Alexander, American football player
1982 –
Satomi Korogi, Japanese voice actress
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February, 8
- Births
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2009,
Marian Cozma, Romanian handball player (b. 1982)
2008,
Chua Ek Kay, Singaporean painter (b. 1947)
2007,
Anna Nicole Smith, American model, actress, and entertainer (b. 1967)
2007,
Ian Stevenson, Canadian-American professor and reincarnation expert (b. 1918)
2006,
Elton Dean, English musician (Soft Machine) (b. 1945)
2006,
Akira Ifukube, Japanese composer (b. 1914)
2005,
Jimmy Smith, American jazz musician (b. 1925)
2005,
Keith Knudsen, American drummer, vocalist and songwriter (The Doobie Brothers) (b. 1948)
2004,
Julius Schwartz, American comic book and science fiction editor (b. 1915)
2002,
Joachim Hoffmann, German historian (b. 1930)
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February, 8
- Deaths
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