Sports · February 8, 1992

1992 Winter Olympics

Name: 1992 Winter Olympics
Start: 1992-02-08
Location: Théâtre des Cérémonies, France

34 years ago · Théâtre des Cérémonies, France

34th anniversary

The 1992 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVI Olympic Winter Games (French: XVIes Jeux Olympiques d'hiver) and commonly known as Albertville '92 (Arpitan: Arbèrtvile '92), were a winter multi-sport event held from 8 to 23 February 1992 in and around Albertville, France.

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The 35th anniversary falls on February 8, 2027.

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b. 1958

Albert II, Prince of Monaco

Albert II (Albert Alexandre Louis Pierre Grimaldi; born 14 March 1958) is Prince of Monaco, reigning since 2005. Born at the Prince's Palace of Monaco, Albert is the second child and only son of Prince Rainier III and Princess Grace.

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1828–1905

Jules Verne

Jules Gabriel Verne ( VURN; French:; 8 February 1828 – 24 March 1905) was a French novelist, poet, and playwright.

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1819–1900

John Ruskin

John Ruskin (8 February 1819 – 20 January 1900) was an English polymath – a writer, lecturer, art historian, art critic, draughtsman and philanthropist of the Victorian era.

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1931–1955

James Dean

James Byron Dean (February 8, 1931 – September 30, 1955) was an American actor. He became one of the most influential figures in Hollywood in the 1950s, and his impact on cinema and popular culture was profound, although his career lasted only five years.

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1925–2001

Jack Lemmon

John Uhler Lemmon III (February 8, 1925 – June 27, 2001) was an American actor. Considered proficient in both dramatic and comic roles, he was known for his anxious, middle-class everyman screen persona in comedy-drama films.

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Russo-Japanese War

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2002 Winter Olympics

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