This site was created to easily navigate collection of various events in history. History is the study of the past, particularly the written record of the human race, but more generally including scientific and archaeological discoveries about the past. It is important to know dates and events in the past.

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February 8th, 2008	Event	Nebraska bans electric chair as sole execution method.
February 8th, 2008	Death	Chua Ek Kay, Singaporean painter (born in 1947)
February 8th, 2007	Death	Anna Nicole Smith, American model, actress, and entertainer (born in 1967)
February 8th, 2007	Death	Ian Stevenson, Canadian-American professor and reincarnation expert (born in 1918)
February 8th, 2006	Death	Elton Dean, English musician (Soft Machine) (born in 1945)
February 8th, 2006	Death	Akira Ifukube, Japanese composer (born in 1914)
February 8th, 2005	Event	Israel and Palestinians agree to cease-fire.
February 8th, 2005	Death	Jimmy Smith, American jazz musician (born in 1925)
February 8th, 2005	Death	Keith Knudsen, American drummer, vocalist and songwriter (The Doobie Brothers) (born in 1948)
February 8th, 2004	Death	Julius Schwartz, American comic book and science fiction editor (born in 1915)

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