April 8th, 1541

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Born on April 8th, 1541 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
Age in days, weeks and months
What happened on April 8th?
Birthdays of famous people
Public holidays on April 8th
Date as a Roman numeral / digit
Calendar (April 1541)

Born on April 8th, 1541

Weekday

Tuesday

April 8th, 1541 was a Tuesday.

Age

483

People born on April 8th, 1541 (assuming the person is still alive) would have turned 483 years old this year (2024).

Zodiac

♈

Aries (The Ram)

March 21st, 1541 - April 20th, 1541

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 176,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 568 days, exactly on November 16th, 2025, people who were born on April 8th, 1541 will be 177,000 days old!

176,432 Days

25,204 Weeks

5,796 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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What happened on April 8th?

April 8th, 1968

BOAC Flight 712 experienced an engine fire shortly after take-off from London Heathrow, leading to the deaths of five people on board, including flight attendant Jane Harrison, who was posthumously awarded a George Cross for heroism.

April 8th, 1959

A team of computer scientists and others met to discuss the creation of a common business-oriented programming language, which became COBOL.

April 8th, 1943

Otto and Elise Hampel were executed in Berlin for performing acts of resistance against Nazism.

April 8th, 1942

World War II: The United States Army Air Forces flew its first mission from India over the Hump (the eastern end of the Himalayas) to deliver materiel to China.

April 8th, 1933

The Australian state of Western Australia voted to secede from the federation, but efforts to implement the result proved to be unsuccessful.

April 8th, 1911

American cartoonist Winsor McCay released the silent short film Little Nemo (featured), one of the earliest animated films.

April 8th, 1904

France and the United Kingdom signed the Entente Cordiale, agreeing to a peaceful coexistence after centuries of intermittent conflict.

April 8th, 1864

American Civil War: Late-arriving reinforcements helped Confederate forces rout the Union Army at the Battle of Mansfield.

April 8th, 1630

Kiliaen van Rensselaer purchased land near present-day Albany, New York, to establish Rensselaerswyck, which became the most successful patroonship under the Dutch West India Company.

April 8th, 1271

Crusades: The Knights Hospitaller surrendered the Krak des Chevaliers, a castle in present-day Syria, to the army of the Mamluk sultan Baybars.

April 8th, 0876

Abbasid forces decisively defeated the Saffarid emir Ya'qub ibn Laith, forcing the latter to halt his advance into Iraq.

April 8th, 0217

Roman emperor Caracalla (pictured) was assassinated near Harran and succeeded by his Praetorian Guard prefect Macrinus.

April 8th, 1820

The Venus de Milo, an ancient Greek statue of a woman with its arms missing, was discovered on the island of Milos.

April 8th, 1960

The Netherlands and West Germany sign an agreement to negotiate the return of German land annexed by the Dutch in return for 280 million German marks as Wiedergutmachung.

April 8th, 1959

The Organization of American States drafts an agreement to create the Inter-American Development Bank.

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

Born on April 8th, 1541

Michele Mercati

Italian polyhistor (1541-1593)

*April 8th, 1541, San Miniato †June 25th, 1593, Rome

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Josie Nelson

British cyclist

*April 8th, 2002, Burton upon Trent

Katee Sackhoff

American actress

*April 8th, 1980, Portland

Arabella Kiesbauer

German talk show host

*April 8th, 1969, Vienna

Hans-Georg von der Marwitz

German politician

*April 8th, 1961, Heidelberg

Kofi Annan

7th Secretary-General of the United Nations (1938-2018)

*April 8th, 1938, Kumasi †August 18th, 2018, Bern

Ulrich Manthe

German legal scientist and legal historian

*April 8th, 1947, Homburg

Miho Tanaka

Badminton player

*April 8th, 1976, Saga Prefecture

Face

Russian rapper

*April 8th, 1997, Ufa

Keiko Yoshitomi

Japanese badminton player

*April 8th, 1975, Fukuoka Prefecture

Robert Kiyosaki

American finance author and investor

*April 8th, 1947, Hilo

Maja Pohar

Badminton player

*April 8th, 1976, Ljubljana

Liu Shengshu

Chinese badminton player

*April 8th, 2004, Liaoning

Philip IV of Spain

King of Spain and Portugal (1605-1665)

*April 8th, 1605, Valladolid Royal Palace †September 17th, 1665, Cuarto bajo del Rey

Dean Norris

American actor

*April 8th, 1963, South Bend

Hugo von Mohl

German botanist (1805–1872)

*April 8th, 1805, Stuttgart †April 1st, 1872, Tübingen

Adrian Boult

British conductor

*April 8th, 1889, Chester †February 22nd, 1983, London

Karl Scherm

German association football player (1904-1977)

*April 8th, 1904, Nuremberg †June 30th, 1977, Nuremberg

Eric Porter

British actor (1928-1995)

*April 8th, 1928, Shepherd's Bush †May 15th, 1995, London

Glendon Swarthout

1918-1992 American writer

*April 8th, 1918, Pinckney †September 23rd, 1992, Scottsdale

Mary Pickford

Canadian actress and producer (1892–1979)

*April 8th, 1892, Toronto †May 29th, 1979, Santa Monica

Same year
Born in 1541

Menso Alting

Preacher and reformer

*November 9th, 1541, Eelde †October 7th, 1612, Emden

Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex

English noble and general (1541-1576)

*September 16th, 1541, Carmarthen †September 22nd, 1576, Dublin

Francesco I de' Medici

Grand Duke of Tuscany (1541-1587)

*March 25th, 1541, Florence †October 17th, 1587, Poggio a Caiano

Louis des Balbes de Berton de Crillon

French general

*March 15th, 1541, Murs †December 2nd, 1615, Avignon

Philip II, Landgrave of Hesse-Rheinfels

German noble

*January 1st, 1541, Marburg †January 1st, 1583, Rheinfels Castle

Johann Bauhin

Swiss botanist

*December 12th, 1541, Basel †October 26th, 1612, Montbéliard

Johann von Wattenwyl

Swiss politician (1541-1604)

*January 1st, 1541, Bern †May 28th, 1604, Bern

Philip V, Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg

Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg from 1590 to 1599

*February 21st, 1541, Bouxwiller †June 2nd, 1599, Niederbronn-les-Bains

Sophie of Brandenburg

(1541-1564)

*December 14th, 1541, Old Cölln †June 27th, 1564, Český Krumlov

Aires de Saldanha

Portuguese colonial governor

*November 30th, 1541, Santarém †January 1st, 1605, Portuguese Empire

Louis of Berlaymont

French archbishop

*November 30th, 1541, Brussels metropolitan area †January 1st, 1596, Mons

Sigmund Fugger von Kirchberg und Weißenhorn

Bishop of Regensburg (1542-1600)

*November 30th, 1541, Augsburg †January 1st, 1600

Virgil Pingitzer

*October 9th, 1541, Hallein †July 20th, 1619, Jena

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on April 8th

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

Earliest day on which Fast and Prayer Day can fall, while April 14 is the latest; celebrated on the second Friday in April (Liberia)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Liberia

International Romani Day

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Romani_Day

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

VIII.IV.MDXLI

8.4.1541

Legend

M = 1000

D = 500

XL = 40

V = 5

IV = 4

I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1541 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
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April 8th, 1541

Born on April 8th, 1541

Weekday

Tuesday

Age

Zodiac

♈

Aries (The Ram)

Age in days, weeks and months Wow, over 176,000 days old!

176,432 Days

25,204 Weeks

5,796 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

What happened on April 8th?

BOAC Flight 712 experienced an engine fire shortly after take-off from London Heathrow, leading to the deaths of five people on board, including flight attendant Jane Harrison, who was posthumously awarded a George Cross for heroism.

A team of computer scientists and others met to discuss the creation of a common business-oriented programming language, which became COBOL.

Otto and Elise Hampel were executed in Berlin for performing acts of resistance against Nazism.

World War II: The United States Army Air Forces flew its first mission from India over the Hump (the eastern end of the Himalayas) to deliver materiel to China.

The Australian state of Western Australia voted to secede from the federation, but efforts to implement the result proved to be unsuccessful.

American cartoonist Winsor McCay released the silent short film Little Nemo (featured), one of the earliest animated films.

France and the United Kingdom signed the Entente Cordiale, agreeing to a peaceful coexistence after centuries of intermittent conflict.

American Civil War: Late-arriving reinforcements helped Confederate forces rout the Union Army at the Battle of Mansfield.

Kiliaen van Rensselaer purchased land near present-day Albany, New York, to establish Rensselaerswyck, which became the most successful patroonship under the Dutch West India Company.

Crusades: The Knights Hospitaller surrendered the Krak des Chevaliers, a castle in present-day Syria, to the army of the Mamluk sultan Baybars.

Abbasid forces decisively defeated the Saffarid emir Ya'qub ibn Laith, forcing the latter to halt his advance into Iraq.

Roman emperor Caracalla (pictured) was assassinated near Harran and succeeded by his Praetorian Guard prefect Macrinus.

The Venus de Milo, an ancient Greek statue of a woman with its arms missing, was discovered on the island of Milos.

The Netherlands and West Germany sign an agreement to negotiate the return of German land annexed by the Dutch in return for 280 million German marks as Wiedergutmachung.

The Organization of American States drafts an agreement to create the Inter-American Development Bank.

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

Born on April 8th, 1541

Italian polyhistor (1541-1593)

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

Same year Born in 1541

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on April 8th

Buddha's Birthday, also known as Hana Matsuri, "Flower Festival" (Japan)

Anne Ayres (Episcopal Church (USA))

Constantina

Julie Billiart of Namur

Perpetuus

Walter of Pontoise

William Augustus Muhlenberg (Episcopal Church (USA))

April 8 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Earliest day on which Fast and Prayer Day can fall, while April 14 is the latest; celebrated on the second Friday in April (Liberia)

International Romani Day

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

8.4.1541

Legend

Leap year

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Age in days, weeks and months
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Born in 1541

Calendar
April 1541

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18	28	29	30