Daily Calendar for Saturday, February 8, 2025
Died
- Peter I of Russia (Peter the Great) –
- John Hay Whitney (multimillionaire) –
- Raymond Scott (composer) –
- William Dillard, Sr. (founder of the retail chain Dillard’s) –
- Joe Edwards (cartoonist) –
Born
- Henry Walter Bates (naturalist) –
- Jules Verne (writer) –
- King Vidor (director of film) –
- Jack Lemmon (actor) –
- Thelma Chalifoux (politician) –
- James Dean (actor) –
- John Williams (composer) –
- Ted Koppel (newscaster) –
- Mary Steenburgen (actress) –
- John Grisham (author) –
- Seth Green (actor) –
- Jordan Todosey (actress) –
Events
- French and Indians attacked Schenectady, New York –
- College of William & Mary chartered. –
- Simon Willard granted patent for the banjo clock –
- Sandford Fleming proposed Universal Standard Time, Toronto, Ontario –
- Boy Scouts of America incorporated –
- Stars and Stripes newspaper published for the first time –
- President Harding had the first radio installed in the White House –
- Jay Berwanger became the first player to be drafted by the National Football League –
- JFK administration banned travel of U.S. citizens to Cuba –
- Last issue of Saturday Evening Post until the magazine’s 1971 re-emergence –
- Debi Thomas won Women’s Singles, U.S. National Figure Skating Championship –
- Disney’s California Adventure Park opened –
Weather
- Great Arctic outbreak in the Southeast. 8 degrees F in Jacksonville, Florida—extensive crop damage –
- The Lindsay Storm left 20 inches of snow in New York City, where areas went unplowed for more than a week –
- The beaches of Malibu were hit by a winter snowstorm, which also created traffic jams in the Los Angeles area –
- Snow fell in Los Angeles, California –
