Born on October 8th, 1543
Weekday
Friday
October 8th, 1543 was a Friday.
Zodiac
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Libra (The Scales)
September 24th, 1543 - October 23rd, 1543
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 175,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 476 days, exactly on August 21st, 2025, people who were born on October 8th, 1543 will be 176,000 days old!
175,524 Days
25,074 Weeks
5,766 Months
... in seconds, minutes and hours
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What happened on October 8th?
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... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on October 8th
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Who's birthday is on October 8th?
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65 Ursula von der Leyen
President of the European Commission since 2019
*October 8th, 1958, Ixelles - Elsene
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69 Huntley Gordon
Canadian actor (1887-1956)
*October 8th, 1887, Montreal †December 7th, 1956, Van Nuys.jpg "Garbiñe Muguruza")
62 Margaret Douglas
Daughter of Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus, and Margaret Tudor, Queen Dowager of Scotland
*October 8th, 1515, Northumberland †March 7th, 1578, London Borough of Hackney
68 Gabriel Dell
American actor (1919-1988)
*October 8th, 1919, New York City †July 3rd, 1988, North HollywoodSame year
Born in 1543
Tokugawa Ieyasu
Founder and first shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan (1543–1616)
*January 31st, 1543, Okazaki Castle †June 1st, 1616, Sunpu Castle_Effigies_pr%C3%A6positorvm_generalivm_societatis_Iesv_(serietitel),_RP-P-1909-1354.jpg "Claudio Acquaviva")
71 Claudio Acquaviva
Superior General of the Society of Jesus
*September 14th, 1543, Atri †January 31st, 1615, Rome
60 Hartmann Pistoris
German jurist (1543-1603)
*January 22nd, 1543, Leipzig †March 1st, 1603, Leipzig
47 Kanō Eitoku
Japanese artist (1543-1590)
*February 16th, 1543, Heian-kyō †October 12th, 1590, Heian-kyō
65 Charles III, Duke of Lorraine
Duke of Lorraine from 1545
*February 18th, 1543, Nancy †May 14th, 1608, Nancy_by_Sylvester_Harding.jpg "John Still")
64 John Still
Bishop of Bath and Wells in Somerset, England
*November 30th, 1543, Grantham †January 1st, 1608, WellsDorothea van Saksen-Lauenburg
(1543-1586)
*March 11th, 1543, Lüneburg †April 5th, 1586, Herzberg am HarzValentin Schindler
Lutheran Hebraist and professor of the University of Wittenberg, where he was an important teacher of the Hebrew language
*February 14th, 1543, Oederan †June 11th, 1604, HelmstedtChristine of Hesse
Duchess Consort of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp
*June 29th, 1543, Kassel †May 13th, 1604, KielLettice Knollys
English noblewoman
*November 8th, 1543, Rotherfield Greys †December 25th, 1634, Drayton BassettSharaf Khan Bidlisi
Kurdish noble and writer (1543-c.1603)
*February 25th, 1543, Bitlis †January 1st, 1603, BitlisFrançois de Bonne, Duke of Lesdiguières
Marshal of France (1543-1626)
*April 1st, 1543, Saint-Bonnet-en-Champsaur †September 21st, 1626, ValenceJohn Casimir of the Palatinate-Simmern
German prince and reigning count palatine of Simmern (1543-1592)
*March 7th, 1543, Simmern †January 16th, 1592, HeidelbergPetrus Albinus
German professor, father of Saxon historiography
*June 28th, 1543, Schneeberg †July 31st, 1598, DresdenAntonio Archilei
Italian singer, composer and luth player
*March 12th, 1543, Albano Laziale †January 1st, 1612, FlorenceNathanael Chytraeus
German historian and theologian
*January 1st, 1543, Menzingen †January 1st, 1598, BremenBirthdays of famous people
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Public holidays on October 8th
Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on October 8th.
Pelagia (Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/PelagiaSan Ernesto, Che Guevara as a folk saint. (Bolivian campesinos)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Che_Guevara_in_popular_cultureWilliam Dwight Porter Bliss and Richard T. Ely (Episcopal Church)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Dwight_Porter_BlissOctober 8 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_8_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)World Space Week (October 4–10)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Space_WeekAir Force Day (India)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Air_ForceArbor Day (Namibia)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arbor_DayChildren's Day (Iran)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children's_DayNavy Day (Peru)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peruvian_NavyInternational Lesbian Day
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Lesbian_DayNational Fluffernutter Day
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FluffernutterDate as a Roman numeral / digit
8.10.1543
Legend
| M = 1000 | D = 500 | XL = 40 | X = 10 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Leap year
No: With 365 days 1543 is a normal year and no leap year.