February 8th (1887) was a Tuesday. 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, 1887
» The Dawes Act authorizes the President of the United States to survey Native Americans in the United States named Native American tribal land and divide it into individual allotments.
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)