| February 8th 1947 | - Death: | Ernest Samuel Williams, composer, dies at 65 |
| February 8th 1895 | - Birth: | King Vidor, director (War & Peace, Stella Dallas) |
| February 8th 1891 | - Birth: | Edgar Palm, Cura‡ao, pianist/composer |
| February 8th 1971 | - Event: | South Vietnamese troops invade Laos |
| February 8th 1947 | - Event: | Jan van der Hoorn wins 8th Dutch 11-cities skating race (10:51) |
| February 8th 1937 | - Birth: | Joe Raposa, composer/songwriter (Sesame Street) |
| February 8th 1973 | - Birth: | Dave Dopek, Bolingbrook Illinois, 200m runner |
| February 8th 1882 | - Birth: | George Siegmann, actor (Birth of Nation, Queen of Sheba, Oliver Twist) |
| February 8th 1907 | - Death: | Hendrik W Bakhuis Roozeboom, chemist (fasenleer), dies at 52 |
| February 8th 1943 | - Birth: | Jose de Almeida Prado, composer |
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