April 8th, 1291

Born on April 8th, 1291

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 267,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 253 days, exactly on January 10th, 2025, people who were born on April 8th, 1291 will be 268,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on April 8th?

April 8th, 1968

BOAC Flight 712 experienced an engine fire shortly after take-off from London Heathrow, leading to the deaths of five people on board, including flight attendant Jane Harrison, who was posthumously awarded a George Cross for heroism.

April 8th, 1959

A team of computer scientists and others met to discuss the creation of a common business-oriented programming language, which became COBOL.

April 8th, 1943

Otto and Elise Hampel were executed in Berlin for performing acts of resistance against Nazism.

April 8th, 1942

World War II: The United States Army Air Forces flew its first mission from India over the Hump (the eastern end of the Himalayas) to deliver materiel to China.

April 8th, 1933

The Australian state of Western Australia voted to secede from the federation, but efforts to implement the result proved to be unsuccessful.

April 8th, 1911

American cartoonist Winsor McCay released the silent short film Little Nemo (featured), one of the earliest animated films.

April 8th, 1904

France and the United Kingdom signed the Entente Cordiale, agreeing to a peaceful coexistence after centuries of intermittent conflict.

April 8th, 1864

American Civil War: Late-arriving reinforcements helped Confederate forces rout the Union Army at the Battle of Mansfield.

April 8th, 1630

Kiliaen van Rensselaer purchased land near present-day Albany, New York, to establish Rensselaerswyck, which became the most successful patroonship under the Dutch West India Company.

April 8th, 1271

Crusades: The Knights Hospitaller surrendered the Krak des Chevaliers, a castle in present-day Syria, to the army of the Mamluk sultan Baybars.

April 8th, 0876

Abbasid forces decisively defeated the Saffarid emir Ya'qub ibn Laith, forcing the latter to halt his advance into Iraq.

April 8th, 0217

Roman emperor Caracalla (pictured) was assassinated near Harran and succeeded by his Praetorian Guard prefect Macrinus.

April 8th, 1820

The Venus de Milo, an ancient Greek statue of a woman with its arms missing, was discovered on the island of Milos.

April 8th, 1960

The Netherlands and West Germany sign an agreement to negotiate the return of German land annexed by the Dutch in return for 280 million German marks as Wiedergutmachung.

April 8th, 1959

The Organization of American States drafts an agreement to create the Inter-American Development Bank.

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

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

22

Josie Nelson

British cyclist

*April 8th, 2002, Burton upon Trent

52

Michele Mercati

Italian polyhistor (1541-1593)

*April 8th, 1541, San Miniato †June 25th, 1593, Rome

44

Katee Sackhoff

American actress

*April 8th, 1980, Portland

55

Arabella Kiesbauer

German talk show host

*April 8th, 1969, Vienna

63

Hans-Georg von der Marwitz

German politician

*April 8th, 1961, Heidelberg

80

Kofi Annan

7th Secretary-General of the United Nations (1938-2018)

*April 8th, 1938, Kumasi †August 18th, 2018, Bern

77

Ulrich Manthe

German legal scientist and legal historian

*April 8th, 1947, Homburg

48

Miho Tanaka

Badminton player

*April 8th, 1976, Saga Prefecture

27

Face

Russian rapper

*April 8th, 1997, Ufa

49

Keiko Yoshitomi

Japanese badminton player

*April 8th, 1975, Fukuoka Prefecture

77

Robert Kiyosaki

American finance author and investor

*April 8th, 1947, Hilo

48

Maja Pohar

Badminton player

*April 8th, 1976, Ljubljana

20

Liu Shengshu

Chinese badminton player

*April 8th, 2004, Liaoning

61

Dean Norris

American actor

*April 8th, 1963, South Bend

93

Adrian Boult

British conductor

*April 8th, 1889, Chester †February 22nd, 1983, London

73

Karl Scherm

German association football player (1904-1977)

*April 8th, 1904, Nuremberg †June 30th, 1977, Nuremberg

66

Hugo von Mohl

German botanist (1805–1872)

*April 8th, 1805, Stuttgart †April 1st, 1872, Tübingen

67

Eric Porter

British actor (1928-1995)

*April 8th, 1928, Shepherd's Bush †May 15th, 1995, London

74

Glendon Swarthout

1918-1992 American writer

*April 8th, 1918, Pinckney †September 23rd, 1992, Scottsdale

87

Mary Pickford

Canadian actress and producer (1892–1979)

*April 8th, 1892, Toronto †May 29th, 1979, Santa Monica

Same year
Born in 1291

51

Aymon, Count of Savoy

Count of Savoy

*December 15th, 1291, Bourg-en-Bresse †June 22nd, 1343, Rossillon

66

Afonso IV of Portugal

King of Portugal

*February 8th, 1291, Coimbra †May 28th, 1357, Lisbon

23

Gilbert de Clare, 8th Earl of Gloucester

14th-century English magnate

*May 4th, 1291, Clare Castle †June 24th, 1314, Bannockburn

69

Philippe de Vitry

French composer, music theorist and poet

*October 31st, 1291, Paris †June 9th, 1361, Meaux

38

Cangrande I della Scala

Italian noble

*March 9th, 1291, Verona †July 22nd, 1329, Treviso

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1291 is a normal year and no leap year.

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