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<p><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_8" title="February 8">February 8</a></b>
</p><ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1601" title="1601">1601</a> – <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Devereux,_2nd_Earl_of_Essex" title="Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex">Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex</a>, led <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essex%27s_Rebellion" title="Essex's Rebellion">a failed rebellion</a></b> against Queen <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_I" title="Elizabeth I">Elizabeth I of England</a>.</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1879" title="1879">1879</a> – Angered by a controversial <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umpire_(cricket)" title="Umpire (cricket)">umpiring</a> decision, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cricket" title="Cricket">cricket</a> spectators <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_Riot_of_1879" title="Sydney Riot of 1879">rioted and attacked</a></b> the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England_cricket_team" title="England cricket team">England team</a> during a match in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney" title="Sydney">Sydney</a>, Australia.</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1910" title="1910">1910</a> – <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_D._Boyce" title="William D. Boyce">William D. Boyce</a></b> established the <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boy_Scouts_of_America" title="Boy Scouts of America">Boy Scouts of America</a></b>, expanding the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scouting" title="Scouting">Scout Movement</a> into the United States.</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1965" title="1965">1965</a> – After taking evasive action to avoid a mid-air collision just after taking off from New York's <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_F._Kennedy_International_Airport" title="John F. Kennedy International Airport">John F. Kennedy International Airport</a>, <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Air_Lines_Flight_663" title="Eastern Air Lines Flight 663">Eastern Air Lines Flight 663</a></b> crashed into the Atlantic Ocean, killing all 84 people on board.</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010" title="2010">2010</a> – A freak storm triggered <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Salang_avalanches" title="2010 Salang avalanches">a series of avalanches</a></b> that buried more than 3.5 km (2.2 mi) of road near the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salang_Tunnel" title="Salang Tunnel">Salang Tunnel</a> in Afghanistan, killing 175 people and trapping more than 2,500 travellers.</li></ul>
<p><b>Births and Deaths: </b><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_of_Anjou" title="Helen of Anjou">Helen of Anjou</a></b> (<abbr title="died">d.</abbr> 1314); <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_Chopin" title="Kate Chopin">Kate Chopin</a></b> (<abbr title="born">b.</abbr> 1850); <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Kropotkin" title="Peter Kropotkin">Peter Kropotkin</a></b> (<abbr title="died">d.</abbr> 1921)</p>
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