March 8th, 1488

Born on March 8th, 1488

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 195,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 180 days, exactly on October 24th, 2024, people who were born on March 8th, 1488 will be 196,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on March 8th?

March 8th, 2017

The Azure Window, a limestone natural arch in Gozo, Malta, collapsed during a stor

March 8th, 1983

Cold War: In a speech to the National Association of Evangelicals in Orlando, Florida, U.S. president Ronald Reagan described the Soviet Union as an "evil empire".

March 8th, 1979

Images taken by Voyager 1 proved the existence of volcanoes on Io (pictured), a moon of Jupiter.

March 8th, 1978

BBC Radio 4 began broadcasting Douglas Adams's The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, a science fiction radio series that was later adapted into novels, a television series, and other formats.

March 8th, 1966

Nelson's Pillar, a large granite pillar topped by a statue of Lord Nelson in Dublin, Ireland, was severely damaged by a bomb.

March 8th, 1963

The Ba'ath Party came to power in a coup d'état by a clique of quasi-leftist Syrian Army officers calling themselves the National Council for the Revolutionary Command.

March 8th, 1919

During the Egyptian Revolution, British authorities arrested rebel leader Saad Zaghloul and exiled him to Malta.

March 8th, 1910

French aviator Raymonde de Laroche became the first woman to receive a pilot's licence.

March 8th, 1736

Nader Shah, the founder of the Afsharid dynasty, was crowned Shah of Iran.

March 8th, 1702

Anne (pictured) became the Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland, succeeding her brother-in-law William III.

March 8th, 1658

After a devastating defeat in the Second Northern War, King Frederick III of Denmark–Norway was forced to give up nearly half his Danish territory to Sweden to save the remainder.

March 8th, 1655

The court of Northampton County, Virginia, issued a ruling that made John Casor the first person of African descent in the Thirteen Colonies to be declared a slave for life as a result of a civil suit.

March 8th, 1576

A Spanish colonial officer wrote a letter to King Philip II containing the first mention of the Maya ruins of Copán in present-day Honduras.

March 8th, 2018

The first Aurat March (social/political demonstration) was held being International Women's Day in Karachi, Pakistan, since then annually held across Pakistan and feminist slogan Mera Jism Meri Marzi (My body, my choice), in demand for women's right to bodily autonomy and against gender-based violence came into vogue in Pakistan.

March 8th, 2017

The Azure Window, a natural arch on the Maltese island of Gozo, collapses in stormy weather.

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

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

66

Gary Numan

English musician (born 1958)

*March 8th, 1958, Hammersmith

83

Hebe Camargo

Brazilian recording artist, television host, singer

*March 8th, 1929, Taubaté †September 29th, 2012, Albert Einstein Israelite Hospital

45

Dan Tangnes

Norwegian ice hockey player (1979-)

*March 8th, 1979, Oslo

80

Joachim Schimpke

Badminton player

*March 8th, 1944, Hohenstein-Ernstthal

48

Takae Masumo

Badminton player

*March 8th, 1976, Hokkaido

42

Petra Overzier

German badminton player

*March 8th, 1982, Cologne

29

Sinan Zorlu

Badminton player

*March 8th, 1995, Osmangazi

22

Christo Popov

Badminton player

*March 8th, 2002, Sofia

67

Lynn Redgrave

British actress (1943–2010)

*March 8th, 1943, Marylebone †May 2nd, 2010, Kent

73

Kenneth Grahame

British novelist

*March 8th, 1859, Edinburgh †July 6th, 1932, Berkshire

48

Hines Ward

American football player, wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers

*March 8th, 1976, Seoul

79

Micky Dolenz

American actor and musician

*March 8th, 1945, Los Angeles

65

Aidan Quinn

American actor

*March 8th, 1959, Chicago

42

Marjorie Estiano

Brazilian actress and singer

*March 8th, 1982, Curitiba

75

Antonello Venditti

Italian recording artist and singer-songwriter (1949-)

*March 8th, 1949, Rome

46

Nick Zano

Actor, television producer

*March 8th, 1978, Nutley

69

Friedrich Wilhelm Dörpfeld

German educationist

*March 8th, 1824, Wermelskirchen †October 27th, 1893, Ronsdorf

32

Joon Wolfsberg

German singer-songwriter

*March 8th, 1992, Cologne

34

Petra Kvitová

Czech tennis player

*March 8th, 1990, Bílovec

43

Timo Boll

German table tennis player

*March 8th, 1981, Erbach

Same year
Born in 1488

56

Johannes Magnus

Roman Catholic archbishop

*March 19th, 1488, Linköping Cathedral Congregation †March 22nd, 1544, Rome

50

Ferdinand Columbus

Spanish bibliophile and cosmographer, the second son of Christopher Columbus (1488-1539)

*August 15th, 1488, Córdoba †July 12th, 1539, Seville

64

Sebastian Münster

German cartographer, cosmographer, and Hebrew scholar

*January 20th, 1488, Nieder-Ingelheim †May 26th, 1552, Basel

35

Ulrich von Hutten

German scholar, poet and reformer (1488-1523)

*April 21st, 1488, Steckelberg Castle †August 29th, 1523, Ufenau

61

Ferdinand, Duke of Calabria

Duke of Calabria

*December 17th, 1488, Andria †October 26th, 1550, Valencia

52

Helius Eobanus Hessus

16th-century German poet

*January 6th, 1488, Halgehausen †October 4th, 1540, Marburg

79

Marius Nizolius

Italian academic

*March 5th, 1488, Brescello †June 5th, 1567, Sabbioneta

69

Juan Álvarez de Toledo

Catholic cardinal

*July 15th, 1488, Toledo †September 15th, 1557, Rome

71

Pedro Pacheco de Villena

Catholic cardinal

*June 29th, 1488, La Puebla de Montalbán †March 5th, 1560, Rome

60

Johann Briesmann

German theologian

*December 31st, 1488, Cottbus †October 1st, 1549, Königsberg

72

Caspar Aquila

German religious reformer

*August 16th, 1488, Augsburg †November 22nd, 1560, Saalfeld

56

Jungjong of Joseon

11th King of Joseon Dynasty in Korean history

*March 5th, 1488, Changdeokgung †November 15th, 1544, Changgyeonggung

78

Girolamo della Robbia

Italian sculptor (1488–1566)

*March 9th, 1488, Florence †August 4th, 1566, Paris

16

Sidonie of Bavaria

Eldest daughter of Duke Albrecht IV of Bavaria-Munich

*May 1st, 1488, Munich †March 29th, 1505, Munich

63

George de Hohenlohe-Waldenbourg

(1488-1551)

*January 17th, 1488, Neuenstein †March 16th, 1551, Waldenburg

43

Georg, Truchsess von Waldburg

German military leader

*January 25th, 1488, Bad Waldsee †May 29th, 1531, Bad Waldsee

55

Magnus I, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg

German noble

*January 1st, 1488, Ratzeburg †August 1st, 1543, Ratzeburg

49

John III of the Palatinate

48th Archbishop of Regensburg

*May 7th, 1488, Heidelberg †February 3rd, 1538

51

Jodock III of Rosenberg

Bohemian nobleman (1488-1539)

*June 30th, 1488, Český Krumlov †October 15th, 1539

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on March 8th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, International Women's Day, and its related observances) which are celebrated on March 8th.

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Leap year

Yes: 1488 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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