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8 February 2028
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
No UN observance in the current list for this date.
Selected anniversaries
Anniversary
1983 - The Irish-bred race horse Shergar was stolen by gunmen, who demanded a £2 million ransom.Irish-bred Thoroughbred racehorse (1978–1983)
Anniversary
1981 - Rhodesian Bush War: Zimbabwe African National Liberation Army cadres in Gwelo attacked Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army troops, killing over 60 of them and starting the 1981 Entumbane uprising.1964–1979 conflict in Southern Africa
Anniversary
1979 - Denis Sassou Nguesso (pictured) was chosen as the new President of the Republic of the Congo after Joachim Yhombi-Opango was forced from power.President of the Republic of the Congo (1979–1992; since 1997)
Anniversary
1968 - Law enforcement officers in Orangeburg, South Carolina (pictured), fired into a crowd of college students who were protesting segregation, killing three and injuring twenty-seven others.City in South Carolina, United States
Anniversary
1965 - After taking evasive action to avoid a mid-air collision just after taking off from New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport, Eastern Air Lines Flight 663 crashed into the Atlantic Ocean, killing all 84 people on board.International airport serving New York City
Historical events
History
2023 - Two children are killed and six others are injured when a bus crashes into a daycare centre in Laval, Quebec, Canada. The driver is arrested and charged with homicide and dangerous driving.2023 fatal crash in Quebec, Canada
History
2020 - A soldier opens fire in a military camp and a shopping center in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, killing 29 people and injuring 58 others before being shot dead by police the next day. It is considered the deadliest mass shooting in the country's history.2020 mass shooting in Thailand
History
2014 - A hotel fire in Medina, Saudi Arabia, kills 15 Egyptian pilgrims with 130 others injured.Deadly fire in Medina, Saudi Arabia
History
2013 - A blizzard kills at least 18 and leaves hundreds of thousands of people without electricity in the northeastern United States and parts of Canada.Nor'easter in 2013
History
2010 - Over 2 miles (3.2 km) of road are buried after a storm in the Hindu Kush mountains of Afghanistan triggers a series of avalanches, killing at least 172 people and trapping over 2,000 others.Mountain range near the border of Afghanistan and Pakistan
History
1993 - An Iran Air Tours Tupolev Tu-154 and an Iranian Air Force Sukhoi Su-24 collide mid-air near Qods, Iran, killing all 133 people on board both aircraft.Airline in Iran
History
1989 - Independent Air Flight 1851 strikes Pico Alto mountain while on approach to Santa Maria Airport in the Azores, killing all 144 passengers on board.1989 aviation accident in Portugal
History
1986 - Twenty-three people are killed when a VIA Rail passenger train collides with a Canadian National freight train near the town of Hinton, Alberta, making it one of the worst rail accidents in Canada.Inter-city passenger rail operator in Canada
History
1983 - A dust storm hits Melbourne, resulting in the worst drought on record and severe weather conditions in the city.Dust storm throughout Victoria, Australia
History
1974 - The crew of Skylab 4, the last mission to visit the American space station Skylab, returns to Earth after 84 days in space.Third crewed mission to Skylab
Notable births
Born
1998 - Rui Hachimura, Japanese basketball playerJapanese basketball player (born 1998)
Born
1996 - Leighton Vander Esch, American football playerAmerican football player (born 1996)
Born
1995 - Gabriel Deck, Argentine basketball playerArgentine basketball player (born 1995)
Notable deaths
Died
2025 - Dick Jauron, American football player and coach (born 1950)American football player and coach (1950–2025)
Died
2025 - Sam Nujoma, Namibian politician, 1st President of Namibia (born 1929)President of Namibia from 1990 to 2005
Died
2025 - Gyalo Thondup, Brother of the 14th Dalai Lama (born 1928)Brother of the 14th Dalai Lama (1928–2025)
Died
2023 - Arto Heiskanen, Finnish professional hockey player (born 1963)Finnish ice hockey player (1963–2023)
Died
2021 - Marty Schottenheimer, American football player and coach (born 1943)American football player and coach (1943–2021)
Died
2017 - Peter Mansfield, English physicist, Nobel laureate (born 1933)English physicist (1933–2017)
Sky
Moon phase
Waxing Gibbous
94.9% illuminated
Lunar age: 12.6 days
Sun zodiac
Aquarius
19.24 degrees
Constellation: Capricornus
Moon zodiac
Cancer
19.31 degrees
Constellation: Gemini
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.