April 8th, 1548

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Born on April 8th, 1548 – 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 1548)

Born on April 8th, 1548

Weekday

Thursday

April 8th, 1548 was a Thursday.

Age

476

People born on April 8th, 1548 (assuming the person is still alive) would have turned 476 years old this year (2024).

Zodiac

♈

Aries (The Ram)

March 21st, 1548 - April 20th, 1548

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 173,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 134 days, exactly on August 30th, 2024, people who were born on April 8th, 1548 will be 174,000 days old!

173,866 Days

24,838 Weeks

5,712 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

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 that 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 found the Manor of 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 Baibars.

April 8th, 0876

Abbasid forces decisively defeated those of 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

A Greek peasant discovered a statue of a woman with its arms missing—the Venus de Milo—on the Aegean 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

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

Michele Mercati

Italian polyhistor (1541-1593)

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

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

Same year
Born in 1548

Giordano Bruno

Italian Dominican friar, philosopher and mathematician (1548–1600)

*January 1st, 1548, Nola †February 17th, 1600, Rome

David Pareus

German theologian (1549-1622)

*December 30th, 1548, Ząbkowice Śląskie †June 15th, 1622, Heidelberg

Francisco Suárez

Spanish Jesuit priest, philosopher and theologian (1548-1617)

*January 5th, 1548, Granada †September 25th, 1617, Lisbon

Andrew Downes

English classical scholar

*November 30th, 1548, Shropshire †January 1st, 1628, Coton

Peter Candid

Flemish painter and graphic designer (1548-1628)

*January 1st, 1548, Bruges †February 29th, 1628, Munich

Vincenzo Scamozzi

16th century Italian architect

*September 2nd, 1548, Vicenza †August 7th, 1616, Venice

Martin Brenner

German theologian

*November 11th, 1548, Dietenheim †October 14th, 1616, Leibnitz

Bernardino Poccetti

Italian painter (1548-1612)

*July 31st, 1548, Florence †October 10th, 1612, Florence

Paul Mathesius

German theologian

*January 28th, 1548, Jáchymov †October 17th, 1584, Oschatz

Antonio Priuli

Doge of Venice (1548-1623)

*May 10th, 1548, Venice †August 12th, 1623, Venice

Magnus Heinason

Faroese naval hero, trader and privateer

*January 1st, 1548, Oyndarfjørður †January 18th, 1589, Copenhagen

Jacopo Mazzoni

Italian philosopher (1548-1598)

*November 27th, 1548, Cesena †April 10th, 1598, Cesena

Pietro Cataldi

Italian mathematician (1552–1626)

*April 15th, 1548, Bologna †February 11th, 1626, Bologna

Wilhelm V, Duke of Bavaria

Monarch of Bavaria

*September 29th, 1548, Landshut †February 7th, 1626, Oberschleißheim

Octavian Secundus Fugger

Merchant and art collector (1549-1600)

*November 30th, 1548, Augsburg †November 30th, 1599, Augsburg

Benedikt Wurzelbauer

German sculptor (1548-1620)

*September 25th, 1548, Nuremberg †October 2nd, 1620, Nuremberg

Cornelis Ketel

Painter from the Northern Netherlands (1548-1616)

*March 18th, 1548, Gouda †August 8th, 1616, Amsterdam

Honda Tadakatsu

Daimyo (1548-1610)

*March 17th, 1548, Okazaki †December 3rd, 1610, Edo

Johannes Zölner

*October 31st, 1548, Jena †February 15th, 1628, Jena

Jacob Fransz de Witt

*January 3rd, 1548, Dordrecht †December 14th, 1621, Dordrecht

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.MDXLVIII

8.4.1548

Legend

M = 1000

D = 500

XL = 40

V = 5

IV = 4

I = 1

Leap year

Yes: 1548 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).

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April 8th, 1548

Born on April 8th, 1548

Weekday

Thursday

Age

Zodiac

♈

Aries (The Ram)

Age in days, weeks and months Wow, over 173,000 days old!

173,866 Days

24,838 Weeks

5,712 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 that 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 found the Manor of 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 Baibars.

Abbasid forces decisively defeated those of 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.

A Greek peasant discovered a statue of a woman with its arms missing—the Venus de Milo—on the Aegean 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

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

Same year Born in 1548

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

8.4.1548

Legend

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Calendar
April 1548

w#	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
14				1	2	3	4
15	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
16	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
17	19	20	21	22	23	24	25
18	26	27	28	29	30