Events on 8 February 50
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The Byzantine civil war of 1341-47 ends with a power-sharing agreement between John VI Kantakouzenos and John V Palaiologos.
Year 1587
Mary, Queen of Scots, is executed on suspicion of having been involved in the Babington Plot to murder her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I.
Year 1601
Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, rebels against Queen Elizabeth I and the revolt is quickly crushed.
Year 1693
The College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, is granted a charter by King William III and Queen Mary II.
Year 1807
After two days of bitter fighting, the Russians under Bennigsen and the Prussians under L'Estocq concede the Battle of Eylau to Napoleon.
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Birthdays on 8 February 155
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Vettius Valens
b. 120 – d. 175
Vettius Valens, Greek astrologer (d. 175)
Proclus
b. 412 – d. 485
Proclus, Greek mathematician and philosopher (b. 412)
Muhammad ibn Tughj al-Ikhshid
b. 882 – d. 946
Muhammad ibn Tughj al-Ikhshid, Egyptian ruler (b. 882)
Yaroslav II of Vladimir
b. 1191 – d. 1246
Yaroslav II of Vladimir (b. 1191)
Afonso IV of Portugal
b. 1291 – d. 1357
Afonso IV of Portugal (b. 1291)
Constantine XI Palaiologos
b. 1405 – d. 1453
Constantine XI Palaiologos, Byzantine emperor (b. 1404)
Ulrich, Duke of Württemberg
b. 1487 – d. 1550
Ulrich, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1550)
Daniele Barbaro
b. 1514 – d. 1570
Daniele Barbaro, Venetian churchman, diplomat and scholar (d. 1570)
Agrippa d'Aubigné
b. 1552 – d. 1630
Agrippa d'Aubigné, French soldier and poet (b. 1552)
Robert Burton (scholar)
b. 1577 – d. 1640
Robert Burton, English priest, physician, and scholar (d. 1640)
Guercino
b. 1591 – d. 1666
Guercino, Italian painter (d. 1666)
Charles-Jean-François Hénault
b. 1685 – d. 1770
Charles-Jean-François Hénault, French historian and author (d. 1770)
Deaths on 8 February 95
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Severus of Antioch
d. 538
Severus of Antioch, patriarch of Antioch
Elvira of Castile, Queen of Sicily
d. 1135
Elvira of Castile, Queen of Sicily (b.c. 1100)
Alexios IV Angelos
d. 1204 (b. 1182)
Alexios IV Angelos, Byzantine emperor (b. 1182)
Robert I, Count of Artois
d. 1250 (b. 1216)
Robert I, Count of Artois (b. 1216)
William II Longespée
d. 1250 (b. 1212)
William II Longespée, English martyr (b. 1212)
Hulagu Khan
d. 1265 (b. 1217)
Hulagu Khan, Mongol ruler (b. 1217)
Przemysł II
d. 1296 (b. 1257)
Przemysł II of Poland (b. 1257)
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Helen of Anjou
d. 1314 (b. 1236)
Helen of Anjou, queen of Serbia (b. 1236)
Blanche of France, Duchess of Orléans
d. 1382 (b. 1328)
Blanche of France, Duchess of Orléans (b. 1382)
Gerolamo Emiliani
d. 1537 (b. 1481)
Saint Gerolamo Emiliani, Italian humanitarian (b. 1481)
Mary, Queen of Scots
d. 1587 (b. 1542)
Mary, Queen of Scots (b. 1542)
Robert Rollock
d. 1599 (b. 1555)
Robert Rollock, Scottish theologian and academic (b. 1555)