February 8th (1942) was a Sunday. It's the 36th day of the year (37th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 329 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 8th February, 1942
» World War II: Empire of Japan or Japan Battle of Singapore or invades Singapore.
Famous Birthdays on February 8 in 1942
» Robert Klein, American comedian, actor, and singer
» Terry Melcher, American singer-songwriter and producer (Bruce & Terry) (d. 2004)
» Bob Munden, American target shooter (d. 2012)
February 8th Holidays in History
» Christian Feast Day:
» Cuthmann of Steyning
» Saint Jerome Emiliani named Jerome Emiliani
» Josephine Bakhita
» Juventius of Pavia
» Meingold of Huy
» Saint Stephen of Muret known as Stephen of Muret
» February 8 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Earliest day on which Feast of Orthodoxy can fall, while March 14 is the latest; celebrated 42 days before Easter. (Orthodoxy)
» Parinirvana Day e.g Nirvana Day (Mahayana Buddhism)