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February 8, 2024

February 8, 2024, was a Thursday. It was 9 months and 13 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Aquarius.

On This Day

What happened?

What happened on February 8, 2024?

  • The video game "Helldivers 2" is released.
  • Meta suspends the Facebook and Instagram accounts of Iran's Supreme Leader due to his support of Hamas' October 7th attack.

Facts

This date was 287 days ago. Approximately 10 months have passed. It was the 39th day of 2024, in week 06. The decade was the 2020s. A baby that was born on this day is now 9 months old. The Earth has experienced 3 seasons of weather since then.

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Alberto Shmoel

Helldivers 2 was released on this date.
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Zodiac info

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Personality summary image

  • Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on February 8, 2024, will have the star sign Aquarius.
  • Zodiac Element: Air.
  • Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 2024 is the year of the Dragon (Yang Earth).
  • The Life Path Number for this date is 9.
  • Native American Zodiac: February 8, 2024 falls under the Otter.
  • Birthstone: A person during the month of February will have the birthstone Amethyst.
  • Birth flower (February): The Violet and the Primrose.

Personality traits

Check out our personality summary for people who were born on February 8, 2024.

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Events

What happened around this time?

Notable events that happened close to February 8, 2024.

  • January 11, 2024:
    • Microsoft overtakes Apple to become the world's most valuable company.
    • The United States and Britain launch military strikes against Iran-backed rebels in Houthi-controlled Yemen.
    • South Africa opens its genocide case against Israel at The Hague.
    • Former England manager Sven-Göran Eriksson reveals that he has been diagnosed with terminal cancer.
    • Two Navy SEALs go missing off the coast of Somalia.
  • January 12, 2024:
    • Argentina's annual inflation rate reaches 211.4%.
    • Ariana Grande releases the song "Yes, And?".
  • January 13, 2024: Soccer: The Africa Cup of Nations begins.
  • January 15, 2024: Donald Trump wins the Republican Party caucus in Iowa.
  • January 16, 2024:
    • Soccer: Italian side Roma sack manager Jose Mourinho.
    • NFL: It is reported that Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce is retiring.
  • January 17, 2024: Arnold Schwarzenegger is held by customs officers at Munich airport after failing to declare a luxury watch.
  • January 18, 2024:
    • Soccer: Former Liverpool midfielder Jordan Henderson signs for Ajax just months after he transferred to Saudi club Al-Ettifaq.
    • Benson Boone releases the song "Beautiful Things".
  • January 19, 2024: Actor Alec Baldwin is indicted on an involuntary manslaughter charge relating to the 2021 Rust shooting incident.
  • January 20, 2024: Iran-backed militants launch ballistic missiles at a US-led coalition base in Iraq.
  • January 21, 2024:
    • Florida Governor Ron DeSantis drops out of the 2024 presidential race.
    • Storm Isha hits Ireland and the United Kingdom.
    • The death toll in Gaza reaches 25,000.
    • The US announces that two Navy SEALs who went missing off the coast of Somalia are dead.
  • January 24, 2024:
    • Six bodies are found at a remote crossroads in California's Mojave Desert.
    • 65 Ukrainian POWs are killed after a Russian Air Force transport plane crashes near the Ukrainian border.
    • A debate about "Japaneseness" is sparked after a Ukrainian-born Japanese model named Karolina Shiino is crowned Miss Japan.
  • January 25, 2024:
    • Death row inmate Kenneth Eugene Smith is executed by nitrogen hypoxia in Alabama.
    • A former WWE employee accuses founder Vince McMahon of sexual abuse and trafficking.
    • Former adult film star Jesse Jane is found dead from an apparent overdose.
    • A report finds that a record number of Americans are homeless.
  • January 26, 2024:
    • The video game "Tekken 8" is released.
    • Soccer: Jürgen Klopp announces that he will be leaving Liverpool at the end of the season.
    • The International Court of Justice orders Israel to "take all measures within its power" to prevent genocide in Gaza.
    • A jury rules that Donald Trump must pay E. Jean Carroll $83.3 million in damages for defamation.
    • WWE chairman Vince McMahon resigns from his position amid allegations of sexual abuse and trafficking.
    • The UNRWA announces that it is investigating allegations that some of its members were involved in Hamas' October 7 attack.
  • January 27, 2024:
    • WWE Royal Rumble: Cody Rhodes and Bayley win their Royal Rumble matches.
    • Soccer: Xavi announces that he will be stepping down as the manager of Barcelona at the end of the season.
  • January 28, 2024: Three US troops are killed by a drone attack in northeast Jordan.
  • January 30, 2024: UPS announces 12,000 job cuts due to a fall in shipping volume.
  • February 1, 2024:
    • Actor Carl Weathers (Apollo Creed) dies at the age of 76.
    • Formula One: Lewis Hamilton announces his decision to join Ferrari.
  • February 2, 2024: Universal Music removes all of its songs from TikTok.
  • February 4, 2024: Rapper Killer Mike is escorted out of the Grammys in handcuffs.
  • February 5, 2024:
    • Buckingham Palace announces that King Charles has cancer.
    • Karolina Shiino: Ukraine-born Miss Japan steps down six days after a weekly tabloid report revealed her affair with a married man.
    • American country music singer Toby Keith dies from cancer at the age of 62.
  • February 6, 2024: Tucker Carlson announces that he will be interviewing Russian President Vladimir Putin.
  • This date: February 8, 2024
  • February 9, 2024:
    • Tucker Carlson interviews Russian President Vladimir Putin.
    • Stock market: The S&P 500 closes above 5,000 for the first time in its history.
    • Ozzy Osbourne accuses Kanye West of sampling his song without his permission.
    • A report by DOJ Special Counsel Robert Hur suggests that US President Joe Biden is suffering from memory lapses.
    • US Vice President Kamala Harris says that Robert Hur's report on Joe Biden's memory is "clearly politically motivated".
  • February 11, 2024:
    • Super Bowl LVIII: The Kansas City Chiefs defeat the San Francisco 49ers 25–22 in overtime.
    • Super Bowl LVIII: Usher performs at the half-time show.
    • Lakewood Church shooting: 36-year-old Genesse Moreno is shot dead shortly after entering Joel Osteen's church in Houston with an assault rifle.
    • Beyoncé releases the song "Texas Hold 'Em".
    • Africa Cup of Nations final: Ivory Coast defeat Nigeria 2-1.
  • February 13, 2024: Canadian YouTuber and Twitch streamer "twomad" is found dead at the age of 23.
  • February 14, 2024:
    • The superhero film "Madame Web" is released.
    • One person is killed and 22 are injured in a mass shooting at a Super Bowl LVIII victory parade in Kansas City, Missouri.
    • It is reported that Russia is developing a space-based nuclear weapon designed to target satellites.
  • February 15, 2024:
    • Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insists that his troops will carry out a ground assault on the Gazan city of Rafah.
    • Kanye West and Ty Dolla release the song "Carnival".
    • Dua Lipa releases the song "Training Season".
  • February 16, 2024:
    • Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny dies in prison at the age of 47.
    • Ukraine begins withdrawing from the city of Avdiivka after a four-month Russian assault.
    • Luke Davies and Jesse Baird are murdered in Sydney, Australia.
  • February 20, 2024: Parenting YouTuber Ruby Franke is jailed for aggravated child abuse.
  • February 22, 2024:
    • A cellular outage impacts thousands of AT&T users in the United States.
    • It is announced that Wendy Williams has been diagnosed with aphasia and frontotemporal dementia.
    • Vice Media stops publishing content on its website and cuts hundreds of jobs.
    • Former Barcelona right-back Dani Alves is found guilty of rape and sentenced to four and a half years in prison.
    • Google pauses Gemini's ability to generate AI images of people after users discover a series of diversity errors.
  • February 24, 2024: Republican presidential nomination: Donald Trump defeats Nikki Haley in her home state of South Carolina.
  • February 25, 2024:
    • Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that 31,000 Ukrainian troops have been killed since the start of Russia's invasion.
    • Soccer: Liverpool win the League Cup after defeating Chelsea 1-0 in extra time.
    • US airman Aaron Bushnell dies after setting himself on fire outside the Israeli embassy in Washington.
  • February 26, 2024: Bitcoin rises above $54,000 for the first time since December 2021.
  • February 27, 2024:
    • Karl Jordan Jr and Ronald Washington are found guilty of the 2002 murder of Jam Master Jay.
    • Jennifer Lopez releases her self-made documentary film "The Greatest Love Story Never Told".
  • February 29, 2024:
    • Soccer: Paul Pogba is banned for four years for doping.
    • 118 civilians are killed after Israeli soldiers open fire on a Palestinian crowd seeking humanitarian aid.
    • The video game "Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth" is released.
  • March 1, 2024: Kevin Monahan is sentenced 25 years to life in prison for shooting a woman (Kaylin Gillis) who mistakenly drove into his rural driveway in upstate New York.
  • March 3, 2024: The United States carries out its first air drop of aid for Gaza.
  • March 4, 2024: The US Supreme Court rules that Donald Trump cannot be kicked off the Colorado ballot over his actions leading up to the January 6 attack.
  • March 5, 2024:
    • Hundreds of thousands of Facebook users are logged out of the social network due to a technical issue.
    • Bitcoin hits a new all-time high before falling by 8%.
  • March 6, 2024:
    • Nikki Haley drops out of the Republican presidential race.
    • Rust armorer, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, is found guilty of Halyna Hutchins' death.
  • March 7, 2024:
    • Sweden officially joins NATO.
    • Boxing: It is announced that Jake Paul will be fighting Mike Tyson.
  • March 8, 2024: Boxing: Anthony Joshua knocks out Francis Ngannou in the second round.
Television shows

TV shows in 2024

The following TV shows were popular in February 2024:

The Family Stallone
The Family Stallone
The Night Agent
The Night Agent
The Last of Us
The Last of Us
House of the Dragon
House of the Dragon
The Bear
The Bear
The Kardashians
The Kardashians
Severance
Severance
The Wheel of Time
The Wheel of Time
Only Murders in the Building
Only Murders in the Building
The White Lotus
The White Lotus
Cobra Kai
Cobra Kai
Bridgerton
Bridgerton
Children TV shows

Kids TV shows on February 8, 2024

Cartoons and TV shows that children and teenagers were watching on this day in 2024:

Pretty Freekin Scary
Pretty Freekin Scary
Transformers: EarthSpark
Transformers: EarthSpark
Monster High
Monster High

The Tiny Chef Show
The Tiny Chef Show
Chibiverse
Chibiverse
Face's Music Party
Face's Music Party
The Villains of Valley View
The Villains of Valley View
Baby Shark's Big Show!
Baby Shark's Big Show!
Danger Force
Danger Force
Tyler Perry's Young Dylan
Tyler Perry's Young Dylan
The Adventures of Paddington
The Adventures of Paddington
Toys

Popular toys and games in 2024

Toys and games that were popular in 2024:

The PlayStation 5
The PlayStation 5
The Xbox Series X
The Xbox Series X
Video games

Video games

Popular video games that people were playing in February 2024.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III 2023
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III
Alan Wake 2 2023
Alan Wake 2
Cities: Skylines II 2023
Cities: Skylines II
Spider-Man 2 (2023) 2023
Spider-Man 2 (2023)
Super Mario Bros. Wonder 2023
Super Mario Bros. Wonder
Assassin's Creed Mirage 2023
Assassin's Creed Mirage
EA Sports FC 24 2023
EA Sports FC 24
Starfield 2023
Starfield
Baldur's Gate 3 2023
Baldur's Gate 3
Final Fantasy XVI 2023
Final Fantasy XVI
Diablo IV 2023
Diablo IV
Street Fighter 6 2023
Street Fighter 6
Celebrity birthdays

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on February 8.

James Dean

James Dean

Actor Deceased
Born on February 8, 1931
He was not alive on this date.

Mary Steenburgen

Mary Steenburgen

Actress
Born on February 8, 1953
She turned 71 on this day in 2024.

Gary Coleman

Gary Coleman

Actor Deceased
Born on February 8, 1968
He was not alive on this date.

The Big Show

The Big Show

Wrestler
Born on February 8, 1972
He turned 52 on this day in 2024.

Kimbo Slice

Kimbo Slice

MMA fighter Deceased
Born on February 8, 1974
He was not alive on this date.

Seth Green

Seth Green

Actor
Born on February 8, 1974
He turned 50 on this day in 2024.

Danny Tamberelli

Danny Tamberelli

Actor
Born on February 8, 1982
He turned 42 on this day in 2024.

Bella Poarch

Bella Poarch

Internet personality
Born on February 8, 1997
She turned 27 on this day in 2024.

USA

US President

Joe Biden was the President of the United States on February 8, 2024.

UK

UK Prime Minister

Rishi Sunak was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Ireland

Irish Taoiseach

Leo Varadkar was the Taoiseach of Ireland.

Conception

Conception dates

Conception estimates for this date.

  • A baby that was born on February 8, 2024 was most likely conceived around May 18, 2023.
  • The due date for a baby that was conceived on February 8, 2024 is close to October 31, 2024.

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Stats for February 8, 2024

Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about February 8, 2024:

  • 287 days have passed since this date.
  • 41 weeks have passed.
  • 24,796,800 seconds have passed since February 8, 2024.
  • If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 28,929,600 times.
  • Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 12,795,148,800 miles through space.
  • If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 4,132,800 times.
  • You have taken approximately 2,132,525 steps. That's roughly 948 miles.
  • 297,562 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
  • How long ago was February 8th?
  • How old is a baby born in February 2024?

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