May 8th, 1317

Born on May 8th, 1317

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 258,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 767 days, exactly on June 20th, 2026, people who were born on May 8th, 1317 will be 259,000 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?

72

Matti Geschonneck

German film director

*May 8th, 1952, Potsdam

61

Florence Parly

French politician

*May 8th, 1963, Boulogne-Billancourt

36

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

98

David Attenborough

British broadcaster and naturalist (born 1926)

*May 8th, 1926, Isleworth

43

Jan Eichhorn

German luger

*May 8th, 1981, Sonneberg

38

Nguyễn Hoàng Hải

Badminton player

*May 8th, 1986, Bắc Giang

22

Lanny Tria Mayasari

Badminton player

*May 8th, 2002, Sleman

52

Sisse Graum Jørgensen

Danish film producer

*May 8th, 1972, Copenhagen

61

Michel Gondry

French film director, screenwriter and producer

*May 8th, 1963, Versailles

54

Naomi Klein

Canadian author and activist

*May 8th, 1970, Montreal

78

Ruth Padel

British poet and author

*May 8th, 1946, Wimpole Street

60

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

73

Jean Giraud

French comics author (1938–2012)

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

35

Nora Arnezeder

French actress and singer

*May 8th, 1989, Paris

88

Harry S. Truman

President of the United States from 1945 to 1953

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

82

Henry Dunant

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

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

49

Enrique Iglesias

Spanish singer

*May 8th, 1975, Madrid

92

Friedrich Hayek

Austrian and British economist

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

84

Toni Tennille

American singer

*May 8th, 1940, Montgomery

40

David King

British pair skater

*May 8th, 1984, Carlisle

48

Giuseppe Zeno

Italian actor

*May 8th, 1976, Cercola

84

James R. Thompson

American politician in Illinois (1936-2020)

*May 8th, 1936, Chicago †August 14th, 2020, Chicago

100

João Havelange

Brazilian businessman and athlete (1916-2016)

*May 8th, 1916, Rio de Janeiro †August 16th, 2016, Rio de Janeiro

63

Bill de Blasio

109th mayor of New York City from 2014 to 2022

*May 8th, 1961, Manhattan

43

Andrea Barzagli

Italian association football player

*May 8th, 1981, Fiesole

87

Thomas Pynchon

American novelist (born 1937)

*May 8th, 1937, Glen Cove

57

Meles Zenawi

Ethiopian politician; Prime Minister of Ethiopia (1955-2012)

*May 8th, 1955, Adwa †August 20th, 2012, City of Brussels

44

Chen Yu

Badminton player

*May 8th, 1980, Nanning

52

Reid Smith

American actor (1949-2001)

*May 8th, 1949, Burbank †October 16th, 2001, Burbank

64

Franco Baresi

Italian association football player

*May 8th, 1960, Travagliato

76

Otto Kaiser

Austrian pair skater

*May 8th, 1901, Vienna †June 7th, 1977

87

Yoka Berretty

Dutch actress (1928-2015)

*May 8th, 1928, Rotterdam †November 28th, 2015, Amsterdam

78

Miyoshi Umeki

Japanese-American singer and actress

*May 8th, 1929, Otaru †August 28th, 2007, Licking

74

Tatjana Ždanoka

Latvian mathematician and politician

*May 8th, 1950, Riga

47

Joe Bonamassa

American musician (born 1977)

*May 8th, 1977, New Hartford

46

Inessa Armand

French communist politician, editor

*May 8th, 1874, Paris †September 24th, 1920, Nalchik

63

Nick Zedd

American filmmaker and writer

*May 8th, 1958, Takoma Park †February 27th, 2022, Mexico City

70

John Michael Talbot

American Roman Catholic singer-songwriter

*May 8th, 1954, Oklahoma City

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 1317 is a normal year and no leap year.

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