May 8th, 1271

Born on May 8th, 1271

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 275,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 982 days, exactly on January 5th, 2027, people who were born on May 8th, 1271 will be 276,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on May 8th?

May 8th, 1987

A British Special Air Service unit ambushed a Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) unit in Loughgall, Northern Ireland, killing eight IRA members and one civilian.

May 8th, 1970

Construction workers attacked students and others who were protesting the Vietnam War in New York City.

May 8th, 1963

In Huế, South Vietnam, soldiers opened fire into a crowd of Buddhists protesting against a government ban on the flying of the Buddhist flag on Phật Đản, killing nine and sparking the Buddhist crisis.

May 8th, 1957

South Vietnamese president Ngô Đình Diệm began a state visit to the United States, his regime's main sponsor.

May 8th, 1950

The Tollund Man (pictured), a naturally mummified corpse, was discovered in a peat bog near Silkeborg, Denmark.

May 8th, 1945

A parade in Sétif, French Algeria, celebrating the end of World War II in Europe became a riot and was followed by reprisals, carried out by colonial authorities over the following weeks, that killed thousands.

May 8th, 1942

World War II: The Axis launched a major counteroffensive, turning the tide of the Battle of the Kerch Peninsula.

May 8th, 1927

French aviators Charles Nungesser and François Coli aboard the biplane L'Oiseau Blanc took off from Paris, attempting to make the first non-stop flight to New York, only to disappear before arrival.

May 8th, 1924

Lithuania signed the Klaipėda Convention, making the Klaipėda Region (taken from East Prussia) into an autonomous region under Lithuanian rule.

May 8th, 1842

A train derailed and caught fire near Versailles, France, killing at least 52 people.

May 8th, 1821

Greek War of Independence: At the Battle of Gravia Inn, a 120-man Greek force led by Odysseas Androutsos repulsed an Ottoman army of 8,000 soldiers.

May 8th, 1643

First English Civil War: The first siege of Wardour Castle ended after six days with the surrender of the Royalist garrison under Lady Blanche Arundell (pictured).

May 8th, 2021

A car bomb explodes in front of a school in Kabul, capital city of Afghanistan killing at least 55 people and wounding over 150.

May 8th, 2019

British 17-year-old Isabelle Holdaway is reported to be the first patient ever to receive a genetically modified phage therapy to treat a drug-resistant infection.

May 8th, 1997

China Southern Airlines Flight 3456 crashes on approach into Bao'an International Airport, killing 35 people.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on May 8th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on May 8th?

71

Matti Geschonneck

German film director

*May 8th, 1952, Potsdam

60

Florence Parly

French politician

*May 8th, 1963, Boulogne-Billancourt

35

Carola Rackete

German merchant navy captain

*May 8th, 1988, Preetz

92

Sofía Ímber

Venezuelan journalist and cultural activist

*May 8th, 1924, Soroca †February 20th, 2017, Caracas

97

David Attenborough

British broadcaster and naturalist (born 1926)

*May 8th, 1926, Isleworth

42

Jan Eichhorn

German luger

*May 8th, 1981, Sonneberg

37

Nguyễn Hoàng Hải

Badminton player

*May 8th, 1986, Bắc Giang

21

Lanny Tria Mayasari

Badminton player

*May 8th, 2002, Sleman

51

Sisse Graum Jørgensen

Danish film producer

*May 8th, 1972, Copenhagen

60

Michel Gondry

French film director, screenwriter and producer

*May 8th, 1963, Versailles

53

Naomi Klein

Canadian author and activist

*May 8th, 1970, Montreal

77

Ruth Padel

British poet and author

*May 8th, 1946, Wimpole Street

59

Melissa Gilbert

American actress

*May 8th, 1964, Los Angeles

90

Don Rickles

American stand-up comedian (1926–2017)

*May 8th, 1926, Queens †April 6th, 2017, Beverly Hills

34

Nora Arnezeder

French actress and singer

*May 8th, 1989, Paris

73

Jean Giraud

French comics author (1938–2012)

*May 8th, 1938, Nogent-sur-Marne †March 10th, 2012, Montrouge

88

Harry S. Truman

President of the United States from 1945 to 1953

*May 8th, 1884, Lamar †December 26th, 1972, Kansas City

48

Enrique Iglesias

Spanish singer

*May 8th, 1975, Madrid

82

Henry Dunant

Swiss businessman and co-founder of the Red Cross (1828-1910)

*May 8th, 1828, Geneva †October 30th, 1910, Heiden

92

Friedrich Hayek

Austrian and British economist

*May 8th, 1899, Vienna †March 23rd, 1992, Freiburg im Breisgau

Same year
Born in 1271

32

Ghazan

Ruler of the Mongol Ilkhanate from 1295 to 1304

*November 5th, 1271, Mazandaran Province †May 11th, 1304, Qazvin

33

Wenceslaus II of Bohemia

King of Bohemia and Poland

*September 27th, 1271, Prague †June 21st, 1305, Old Town

65

Elizabeth of Aragon

Queen of Portugal (1271-1336)

*January 4th, 1271, Aljafería †July 4th, 1336, Estremoz

23

Charles Martel of Anjou

Former King of Hungary (1290–1295)

*September 15th, 1271, Naples †August 12th, 1295, Naples

39

Stephen I, Duke of Bavaria

Duke of Lower Bavaria

*March 14th, 1271, Landshut †December 10th, 1310, Landshut

26

Judith of Habsburg

Polish and Bohemian queen consort

*March 13th, 1271, Rheinfelden †June 18th, 1297, Prague

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on May 8th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, Victory in Europe Day, and its related observances) which are celebrated on May 8th.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1271 is a normal year and no leap year.

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