Born on November 8th, 1520
Weekday
Monday
November 8th, 1520 was a Monday.
Zodiac
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Scorpio (The Scorpion)
October 24th, 1520 - November 22nd, 1520
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 183,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 112 days, exactly on August 17th, 2024, people who were born on November 8th, 1520 will be 184,000 days old!
183,888 Days
26,269 Weeks
6,041 Months
... in seconds, minutes and hours
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What happened on November 8th, 1520?
Stockholm Bloodbath begins: A successful invasion of Sweden by Danish forces results in the execution of around 100 people, mostly noblemen.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stockholm_Bloodbath
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.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_II_of_DenmarkWhat else happened on November 8th?
Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on November 8th
Same Day
Who's birthday is on November 8th?
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94 Asunción Balaguer
Spanish actress (1925-2019)
*November 8th, 1925, Manresa †November 23rd, 2019, Cercedilla
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_(cropped).jpg "Gretchen Mol")
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
Aaron Swartz
American computer programmer and internet-political activist (1986-2013)
*November 8th, 1986, Highland Park †January 11th, 2013, BrooklynMichael Perham
Bishop of Gloucester; Dean of Derby (1947-2017)
*November 8th, 1947, Dorchester †April 17th, 2017
84 Morley Safer
Canadian-American reporter and correspondent (1931-2016)
*November 8th, 1931, Toronto †May 19th, 2016, Manhattan
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Same year
Born in 1520
Sixtus V
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1585 to 1590
*December 13th, 1520, Grottammare †August 27th, 1590, RomeMartha Leijonhufvud
Swedish noblewoman
*December 24th, 1520, Ekeberg †January 15th, 1584, StegeholmFXD.jpg "Alessandro Farnese")
68 Alessandro Farnese
Italian cardinal and diplomat (1520–1589)
*October 7th, 1520, Valentano †March 2nd, 1589, Rome.jpg "William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley")
77 William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley
English statesman and chief adviser to Queen Elizabeth I (1520-1598)
*September 13th, 1520, Bourne †August 4th, 1598, Westminster
55 Matthias Flacius
Croatian theologian (1520–1575)
*March 3rd, 1520, Labin †March 11th, 1575, Frankfurt
51 Sigismund II Augustus
King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania
*August 1st, 1520, Kraków †July 7th, 1572, KnyszynFrancesco Piccolomini
Italian philosopher (1520-1604)
*January 25th, 1520, Siena †November 30th, 1603, SienaElisabeth von Pfalz-Simmern
German aristocrat
*February 13th, 1520, Simmern †February 18th, 1564, FürstenauThoinot Arbeau
French dance manual author and priest (1520-1595)
*March 17th, 1520, Dijon †July 23rd, 1595, LangresBarbara Radziwiłł
(1520-1551) queen-consort of Poland, Grand Duchess of Lithuania
*December 16th, 1520, Vilnius †May 8th, 1551, KrakówMadeleine of Valois
Scottish royal consort
*August 10th, 1520, Saint-Germain-en-Laye †July 7th, 1537, Edinburgh
71 Heinrich Sudermann
German politician (1520-1591)
*August 31st, 1520, Cologne †September 7th, 1591, Lübeck
75 Hermann tom Ring
German renaissance painter (1521-1596)
*November 30th, 1520, Münster †October 18th, 1596, MünsterBartholomäus Sastrow
German politician (1520–1603)
*August 21st, 1520, Greifswald †February 7th, 1603, StralsundDorothea of Denmark, Electress Palatine
Electress Palatine (1520-1580)
*November 10th, 1520, Copenhagen †May 31st, 1580, Neumarkt in der OberpfalzBirthdays of famous people
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Public holidays on November 8th
Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on November 8th.
Saint Elizabeth of the Trinity (Roman Catholic Church)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_of_the_TrinitySaints and Martyrs of England (Church of England)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calendar_of_saints_(Church_of_England)November 8 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_8_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)Intersex Day of Remembrance (New South Wales, Australia)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intersex_Day_of_RemembranceInternational Day of Radiology (European Society of Radiology)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Day_of_RadiologyNational Aboriginal Veterans Day (Canada)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Aboriginal_Veterans_DaySynaxis of the Archangel Michael and the other Bodiless Powers of Heaven (Eastern Orthodox Church)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SynaxisWorld Urbanism Day
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Urbanism_DayVictory Day (Azerbaijan)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victory_Day_(Azerbaijan)Date as a Roman numeral / digit
8.11.1520
Legend
| M = 1000 | D = 500 | X = 10 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Leap year
Yes: 1520 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).