Historical Events
- Austrian alpine skier Matthias Mayer narrowly retains his Olympic Super-G title from American Ryan Cochran-Siegle at the Beijing Winter Games; Mayer's 3rd Olympic gold medal
BRIT Awards
BRIT Awards: Adele wins best artist, song and album of the year
- Horn of Africa with 13 million people now facing humanitarian crisis amid drought where the rainy season has failed three years in a row, according to UN World Food Program [1]
Famous Deaths
- (Arthur) Bamber Gascoigne, English television presenter (University Challenge, 1962-87), and author, dies at 87
- Gerald Williams, American MLB baseball outfielder, 1992-2005 (NY Yankees, and 5 other teams), dies of cancer at 55
About February 8, 2022
Day of the Week: Tuesday
How Long Ago? 1 year, 7 months and 22 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Generation Alpha
Chinese Zodiac: Tiger
Star Sign: Aquarius
Music Charts
#1 Song: We Don't Talk About Bruno - Carolina Gaitan, Mauro Castillo, Adassa, Rhenzy Feliz, Diane Guerrero, Stephanie Beatriz & Encanto Cast
#1 Song: We Don't Talk About Bruno - Carolina Gaitán - La Gaita, Mauro Castillo, Adassa, Rhenzy Feliz, Diane Guerrero, Stephanie Beatriz
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