July 8th, 1453

Born on July 8th, 1453

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 208,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 514 days, exactly on September 27th, 2025, people who were born on July 8th, 1453 will be 209,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on July 8th?

July 8th, 2021

Head of a Bear (pictured) sold at auction in London for a total of £8.8 million, a record for a drawing by Leonardo da Vinci.

July 8th, 2014

German citizen Lars Mittank disappeared from Varna Airport, Bulgaria; his last known movements have been widely watched on YouTube.

July 8th, 2003

Sudan Airways Flight 139 crashes near Port Sudan Airport during an emergency landing attempt, killing 116 of the 117 people on board.

July 8th, 1994

Upon the death of Kim Il-sung, Kim Jong-il (pictured) became the supreme leader of North Korea.

July 8th, 1980

Aeroflot Flight 4225 crashes near Almaty International Airport in the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic (present day Kazakhstan) killing all 166 people on board.

July 8th, 1966

King Mwambutsa IV of Burundi is deposed by his son Prince Charles Ndizi.

July 8th, 1965

Canadian Pacific Air Lines Flight 21 is destroyed by a bomb near 100 Mile House, Canada, killing 52.

July 8th, 1962

Following student protests at Rangoon University, Burmese general Ne Win ordered the demolition of the historic students' union building.

July 8th, 1950

Korean War: American troops withdrew from Cheonan, in modern-day South Korea, after suffering heavy casualties from a North Korean attack.

July 8th, 1947

Following reports of the capture of a "flying disc" by U.S. Army Air Forces personnel near Roswell, New Mexico, the military stated that the crashed object was a conventional weather balloon.

July 8th, 1874

The Mounties begin their March West, their first journey to the Canadian Prairies.

July 8th, 1776

The United States Declaration of Independence received its first formal public reading, in Philadelphia.

July 8th, 1758

French and Indian War: French forces defeated the British at Fort Carillon on the shore of Lake Champlain in the British colony of New York.

July 8th, 1709

Great Northern War: Swedish forces under Charles XII were defeated by Russian troops led by Peter the Great at the Battle of Poltava.

July 8th, 1663

Charles II of England granted the Rhode Island Royal Charter, described as the "grandest instrument of human liberty ever constructed", to the Baptist minister John Clarke.

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

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

29

Khosit Phetpradab

Badminton player

*July 8th, 1994, Ratchaburi

71

Knud Arne Jürgensen

Danish music historian

*July 8th, 1952, Copenhagen

78

Ferdinand von Zeppelin

German general and airship pioneer (1838–1917)

*July 8th, 1838, Constance †March 8th, 1917, Berlin

100

Jean Rouverol

American actress and screenwriter

*July 8th, 1916, St. Louis †March 24th, 2017, Dover

103

Alejandra Soler

Spanish teacher and politician (1913-2017)

*July 8th, 1913, Valencia †March 1st, 2017, Valencia

97

John D. Rockefeller

American business magnate and philanthropist (1839–1937)

*July 8th, 1839, Richford †May 23rd, 1937, Ormond Beach

39

Hwang Ji-man

Badminton player

*July 8th, 1984, Miryang

55

Rashid Sidek

Malaysian badminton player

*July 8th, 1968, Banting

36

Hiroyuki Saeki

Badminton player

*July 8th, 1987, Kurashiki

32

Febby Angguni

Indonesian badminton player

*July 8th, 1991, Bandung City

30

Zeynep Bastık

Turkish singer-songwriter, dancer and actress

*July 8th, 1993, Çanakkale

39

Rachel van Cutsen

Badminton player

*July 8th, 1984, Spijkenisse

52

Virginie Delvingt

Badminton player

*July 8th, 1971, Strasbourg

42

Ang Li Peng

Malaysian badminton player

*July 8th, 1981, Banting

73

Jean de La Fontaine

French poet, fabulist and writer (1621–1695)

*July 8th, 1621, Château-Thierry †April 13th, 1695, Paris

66

Louis Jordan

American jazz, blues and rhythm and blues musician, songwriter and bandleader (1908–1975)

*July 8th, 1908, Arkansas †February 4th, 1975, Los Angeles

60

Rocky Carroll

American actor

*July 8th, 1963, Cincinnati

55

Billy Crudup

American actor (born 1968)

*July 8th, 1968, Manhasset

65

Kevin Bacon

American actor (born 1958)

*July 8th, 1958, Philadelphia

59

Artemisia Gentileschi

Italian Baroque painter (1593—1651)

*July 8th, 1593, Rome †November 30th, 1652, Naples

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Born in 1453

24

Giuliano de' Medici

Italian politician (1469-1478)

*October 25th, 1453, Florence †April 26th, 1478, Florence Cathedral

17

Edward of Westminster

Prince of Wales

*October 13th, 1453, Palace of Westminster †May 4th, 1471, Battle of Tewkesbury

52

Georg Fugger

German businessman (1453-1506)

*May 10th, 1453, Augsburg †March 14th, 1506, Augsburg

51

Filippo Beroaldo

Italian philosopher (1453-1505)

*November 7th, 1453, Bologna †July 17th, 1505, Bologna

61

Giacomo Cozzarelli

Italian sculptor and architect (1453-1515)

*November 20th, 1453, Siena †March 23rd, 1515, Siena

73

Christopher I, Margrave of Baden

Margrave of Baden

*November 13th, 1453, Baden-Baden †April 19th, 1527, Hohenbaden Castle

89

Girolamo Benivieni

Italian poet

*February 6th, 1453, Florence †August 23rd, 1542, Florence

66

Dietrich von Plieningen

German politician (1453-1520)

*April 24th, 1453, Dillingen an der Donau †February 26th, 1520, Augsburg

82

Pedro Fernández de Villegas

Archdeacon of Burgos

*March 25th, 1453, Burgos †January 1st, 1536, Burgos

62

Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba

Spanish general (1453-1515)

*September 1st, 1453, Castle of Montilla †December 2nd, 1515, Granada

23

Sylyn ahmad

Syrian princess

*February 6th, 1453, Porto Venere †April 26th, 1476, Florence

40

Ermolao Barbaro

Italian diplomat

*May 21st, 1453, Venice †June 14th, 1493, Rome

14

Alfonso

Prince of Asturias (1453-1468)

*November 15th, 1453, Monasterio de Nuestra Señora de Gracia †July 5th, 1468, Cardeñosa

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1453 is a normal year and no leap year.

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