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Notable anniversaries in history for today: February 8
- 900th: 1124 - Stefanus of Thiers/Muret founder of order of Grammond/saint, dies.
- 200th: 1824 - Birth of Barnard Elliot Bee; Brigadier General (Confederate Army) (dies 1861).
- 200th: 1824 - Rhijnvis Feith, Dutch mayor/writer (Zwolle, Julia), dies at age 71.
- 100th: 1924 - First coast-to-coast radio hookup: General John Joseph Carty speech in Chicago, Illinois.
- 100th: 1924 - US mobster Gee John is first executed in gas chamber, in Nevada.
- 90th: 1934 - Birth of Elly Ameling in Rotterdam, Holland; soprano (Ilya - Idomeneo).
- 90th: 1934 - Export-Import Bank organizes in Washington DC.
- 90th: 1934 - Gaston Doumergue forms new French government.
- 80th: 1944 - Birth of Jim Capaldi; rocker (Traffic).
- 80th: 1944 - Clem Wilson, cricket player (brother of Rockley, two Tests for England 1896), dies.
- 80th: 1944 - German submarine U-762 sunk off Ireland.
- 70th: 1954 - Birth of "Sensational" Sherri Martel [Russell] in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; wrestler (WWF/AWA).
- 70th: 1954 - Mabel Paige, actress (Lucky Jordan), dies at age 73.
- 60th: 1964 - Birth of Dennis Gibson; NFL inside linebacker (San Diego Chargers).
- 60th: 1964 - Representative Martha Griffiths' address gets civil rights protection for women added to the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
- 60th: 1964 - Tom Terriss, English director (His Buddy's Wife, Sumuru), dies at age 91.
- 50th: 1974 - Fritz Zwicky, Swiss/US astronomer (supernova), dies at age 75.
- 50th: 1974 - After 84 days in space, the crew of the first American space station Skylab return to Earth.
- 50th: 1974 - TV soap opera The Secret Storm ends a 20-year run.
- 50th: 1974 - CBS TV debuts the sitcom Good Times, starring Jimmie Walker.
- 50th: 1974 - Birth of Seth Green; American actor (Austin Powers movies, voice of Chris, Griffin in Family Guy), creator of Robot Chicken TV series).
- 40th: 1984 - First time eight people in space.
- 40th: 1984 - Oakland Athletics take New York Yankees' pitcher Tim Belcher as Type A free agent compensation.
- 40th: 1984 - Soyuz T-10 launches with crew of three to Salyut 7.
- 40th: 1984 - Death of Karel Miljon, Dutch boxer (born 1903).
- 40th: 1984 - (to February 19) The XIV Olympic Winter Games are held in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia.
- 30th: 1994 - Jacob Firet, Dutch theologist (Agogic Moment), dies at age 70.
- 30th: 1994 - Kapil Dev sets world record for Test Cricket wickets with 432.
- 30th: 1994 - Ken Hall, Australian director/producer (Kokoda front line), dies at age 92.
- 30th: 1994 - Raymond Scott, composer (Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm), dies at age 85.
- 20th: 2004 - CBS live telecasts the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences presentation of the 46th Annual Grammy Awards.
- Record of the Year: Coldplay for "Clocks";
- Best Female Pop Vocal Performance: Christina Aguilera for "Beautiful";
- Best Male Pop Vocal Performance: Justin Timberlake for "Cry Me A River";
- Best Female Rock Vocal Performance: Pink for "Trouble";
- Best Male Rock Vocal Performance: Dave Matthews for "Gravedigger";
- Best Short Form Music Video: Johnny Cash for "Hurt"
- 15th: 2009 - Death toll in Australia reaches 130 from brushfires, the deadliest fire disaster in Australia's history.
- 15th: 2009 - First baseman Ryan Howard and the Philadelphia Phillies agree to a three-year, US$54 million contract.
- 15th: 2009 - The Taliban releases a video of Polish geologist Piotr Stanczak, whom they had abducted a few months earlier, being beheaded.
- 15th: 2009 - In London, England, the British Academy Film Awards are presented:
- Best film: Slumdog Millionaire
- Best leading actress: Kate Winslet for The Reader
- Best supporting actor: Heath Ledger for The Dark Knight
- Best leading actor: Mickey Rourke for The Wrestler
- Best British film: Man on Wire
- Best supporting actress: Penelope Cruz for Vicky Cristina Barcelona
- Best director: Danny Boyle for Slumdog Millionare
- Best adapted screenplay: Simon Beaufoy for Slumdog Millionaire
- Best production design: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- Best visual effects: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- Best make-up and hair: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- Best original screenplay: In Bruges
- Best short animated film: A Matter of Loaf and Death
- Orange Rising Star Award: Noel Clarke
- Best foreign language film: I've Loved You So Long
- Bafta Fellowship: Terry Gilliam
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