November 8th, 1507

Born on November 8th, 1507

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 188,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 358 days, exactly on April 25th, 2025, people who were born on November 8th, 1507 will be 189,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on November 8th?

November 8th, 2020

Second Nagorno-Karabakh War: Azerbaijani forces defeated the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh in the Battle of Shusha, reclaiming the town after 28 years.

November 8th, 1987

A Provisional Irish Republican Army bomb exploded during a Remembrance Sunday ceremony in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, killing 12 people and injuring 63 others.

November 8th, 1974

British peer Lord Lucan disappeared without a trace, a day after allegedly murdering his children's nanny Sandra Rivett.

November 8th, 1971

English rock group Led Zeppelin released their fourth album, which became one of the best-selling albums worldwide.

November 8th, 1966

Former Massachusetts attorney general Edward Brooke became the first African American elected to the United States Senate since Reconstruction.

November 8th, 1965

Vietnam War: In the Battle of Gang Toi, one of the earliest battles between the two sides, Viet Cong forces repelled an Australian attack.

November 8th, 1957

En route from San Francisco to Honolulu, Pan Am Flight 7 crashed into the Pacific Ocean due to unknown causes, killing all 44 people on board.

November 8th, 1940

The Italian invasion of Greece failed as outnumbered Greek units repulsed the Italians at the Battle of Elaia–Kalamas.

November 8th, 1932

The Australian military withdrew from their "war against emus" in Western Australia, due to negative press coverage of the operation.

November 8th, 1644

The Shunzhi Emperor (portrait shown), the third emperor of the Qing dynasty, was enthroned in Beijing after the collapse of the Ming dynasty as the first Qing emperor to rule over China.

November 8th, 1520

Following a successful invasion of Sweden by Danish forces under Christian II, scores of Swedish leaders in Stockholm were imprisoned and later executed despite Christian's promise of general amnesty.

November 8th, 1291

A law was passed that confined most of Venice's glassmaking industry to nearby Murano.

November 8th, 0960

Arab–Byzantine wars: Having been the target of many raids by the Emirate of Aleppo, Byzantine forces led by Leo Phokas the Younger ambushed the Hamdanids and annihilated their army.

November 8th, 1997

Eritrea adopts the nakfa as its official currency.

November 8th, 2020

Myanmar holds the 2020 general election, re-electing a government led by the National League for Democracy, which is deposed by the Burmese military the following February during the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état.

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

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

94

Asunción Balaguer

Spanish actress (1925-2019)

*November 8th, 1925, Manresa †November 23rd, 2019, Cercedilla

88

Alain Delon

French actor (born 1935)

*November 8th, 1935, Sceaux

99

Teoh Seng Khoon

Badminton player

*November 8th, 1918, Ipoh †July 31st, 2018, Ipoh

69

Kazuo Ishiguro

British novelist (1954-)

*November 8th, 1954, Nagasaki

70

John Musker

American animation director

*November 8th, 1953, Chicago

49

Matthew Rhys

Welsh actor

*November 8th, 1974, Cardiff

31

Minnie Riperton

American singer (1947–1979)

*November 8th, 1947, Chicago †July 12th, 1979, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

57

Gordon Ramsay

British chef, restaurateur, and television personality

*November 8th, 1966, Scotland

51

Gretchen Mol

American actress and former model

*November 8th, 1972, Deep River

64

Bram Stoker

Irish novelist and short story writer (1847–1912)

*November 8th, 1847, Clontarf †April 20th, 1912, St George's Square

97

June Havoc

American actress, vaudeville performer, and memoirist

*November 8th, 1912, Vancouver †March 28th, 2010, Stamford

76

Gottlob Frege

German philosopher, logician, and mathematician (1848–1925)

*November 8th, 1848, Wismar †July 26th, 1925, Bad Kleinen

59

Lars Harms

German politician

*November 8th, 1964, Husum

26

Aaron Swartz

American computer programmer and internet-political activist (1986-2013)

*November 8th, 1986, Highland Park †January 11th, 2013, Brooklyn

69

Michael Perham

Bishop of Gloucester; Dean of Derby (1947-2017)

*November 8th, 1947, Dorchester †April 17th, 2017

58

Paul Eber

German Lutheran theologian

*November 8th, 1511, Kitzingen †December 10th, 1569, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

84

Morley Safer

Canadian-American reporter and correspondent (1931-2016)

*November 8th, 1931, Toronto †May 19th, 2016, Manhattan

38

Russell Penn

English association football player (born 1985)

*November 8th, 1985, Dudley

54

Rachel Bay Jones

American actress

*November 8th, 1969, New York City

67

Richard Curtis

Film director, writer and producer

*November 8th, 1956, Wellington

Same year
Born in 1507

59

Annibale Caro

Italian poet and Knight of Malta (1507-1566)

*June 6th, 1507, Civitanova Marche †November 17th, 1566, Rome

26

Magdalena of Saxony

Princess of Saxony, Electress of Brandenburg (1507-1534)

*March 7th, 1507, Dresden †January 25th, 1534, Berlin

70

Christoph von Carlowitz

German diplomat

*December 13th, 1507, Hermsdorf †June 8th, 1578, Bohemia

43

Ōuchi Yoshitaka

Daimyo (1507-1551)

*December 18th, 1507, Japan †September 30th, 1551, Nagato

59

Jiajing Emperor of Ming

Emperor of the Ming dynasty from 1521 to 1567

*September 16th, 1507, Zhongxiang City †January 23rd, 1567, Beijing

65

Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola

Italian architect

*October 1st, 1507, Vignola †July 7th, 1573, Rome

75

Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba

Spanish military tactician and diplomat (1507-1582)

*October 29th, 1507, Piedrahíta †December 11th, 1582, Lisbon

71

Catherine of Austria, Queen of Portugal

Queen consort and regent of Portugal

*January 14th, 1507, Torquemada †February 12th, 1578, Lisbon

76

Petrus Medmann

German politician (1507-1584)

*November 7th, 1507, Cologne †September 18th, 1584, Emden

65

Antoine Rodolphe Chevallier

French academic

*January 1st, 1507, Montchamp †October 8th, 1572, Bailiwick of Guernsey

61

Erasmus von Limburg

German theologian (1507-1568)

*August 7th, 1507, Gaildorf †November 27th, 1568, Saverne

69

Alvise I Mocenigo

Doge of Venice (1570–1577)

*October 26th, 1507, Venice †June 4th, 1577, Venice

73

Marie of Baden-Sponheim

Margravine of Baden by birth and by marriage Duchess of Bavaria

*June 25th, 1507, Baden-Baden †November 16th, 1580, Munich

60

Ferdinando Sanseverino, Prince of Salerno

Prince of Salerno

*January 18th, 1507, Naples †January 1st, 1568, Avignon

41

Henry II, Duke of Münsterberg-Oels

Duke of Münsterberg, Duke of Oels and Count of Glatz

*March 29th, 1507, Oleśnica †August 2nd, 1548, Bierutów

46

George III, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau

German prince

*August 15th, 1507, Dessau †October 17th, 1553, Dessau

72

Jerónimo Nadal

Spanish catholic priest (1507-1580)

*August 11th, 1507, Palma de Mallorca †April 3rd, 1580, Rome

27

Infante Ferdinand, Duke of Guarda and Trancoso

Portuguese nobleman (1507-1534)

*June 5th, 1507, Abrantes †November 7th, 1534, Abrantes

61

Johannes Oporinus

Humanist printer in Basel

*January 25th, 1507, Basel †July 6th, 1568, Basel

1

James, Duke of Rothesay

Scottish prince

*February 21st, 1507, Holyrood Palace †February 27th, 1508, Stirling Castle

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on November 8th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on November 8th.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1507 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
November 1507