8 February - Thursday
Carnival in Lucerne
Carnival in Germany
Carnival in Mexico
The beginning of Maslopus - Maslenitsa in the Czech Republic
Day of Russian Science
Day of military topographer in Russia
Day of Slovenian Culture, Prešern Day
1816 In the police operation for the first time involved a dog
1838 Samuel Morse first publicly demonstrated his system of electromagnetic telegraphy
1919 Decree "On the introduction of a time account by the international system" was published in Russia
1929 The word "helicopter" appeared in Russian