Born on October 8th, 1544
Weekday
Sunday
October 8th, 1544 was a Sunday.
Zodiac
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Libra (The Scales)
September 24th, 1544 - October 23rd, 1544
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 175,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 847 days, exactly on August 22nd, 2026, people who were born on October 8th, 1544 will be 176,000 days old!
175,153 Days
25,021 Weeks
5,754 Months
... in seconds, minutes and hours
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What happened on October 8th?
Birthdays
... 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 1544
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59 William Gilbert
English physician, physicist and natural philosopher (1544-1603)
*May 24th, 1544, Colchester †November 30th, 1603, London
16 Francis II of France
King of France (1544-1560)
*January 19th, 1544, Fontainebleau †December 5th, 1560, Orléans
32 Anna of Saxony
Dutch princess (1545-1577)
*December 23rd, 1544, Dresden †December 18th, 1577, Dresden
Bogislaw XIII, Duke of Pomerania
Duke of Pomerania-Stettin from 1603 to 1606
*August 9th, 1544, Wolgast †March 7th, 1606, SzczecinGillis van Coninxloo
Flemish painter (1544-1607)
*January 24th, 1544, Antwerp †January 4th, 1607, AmsterdamDorothea Susanne of Simmern
Duchess of Saxe-Weimar
*November 15th, 1544, Simmern †April 8th, 1592, WeimarIsaac Habrecht
Swiss clockmaker
*February 23rd, 1544, Schaffhausen †November 11th, 1620, Strasbourg
34 Takenaka Shigeharu
Japanese samurai
*September 27th, 1544, Ōno district †July 6th, 1579, Miki Castle,_fondateur_de_la_congr%C3%A9gation_des_Fr%C3%A8res_de_la_doctrine_chr%C3%A9tienne_-_P2187_-_Mus%C3%A9e_Carnavalet.jpg "César de Bus")
63 César de Bus
French Roman Catholic priest and saint
*February 3rd, 1544, Cavaillon †April 15th, 1607, AvignonJohann Conrad Meyer
Swiss politician (1544-1604)
*May 5th, 1544, Schaffhausen †June 18th, 1604, MaienfeldThomas Hobson
English keeper of a livery stable
*January 1st, 1544, Stratford-upon-Avon †January 1st, 1631, WalesBirthdays 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
8.10.1544
Legend
| M = 1000 | D = 500 | XL = 40 | X = 10 | V = 5 | IV = 4 | I = 1 |
Leap year
Yes: 1544 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).