Born on August 8th, 1562
Weekday
Wednesday
August 8th, 1562 was a Wednesday.
Zodiac
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Leo (The Lion)
July 23rd, 1562 - August 23rd, 1562
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 168,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 363 days, exactly on April 22nd, 2025, people who were born on August 8th, 1562 will be 169,000 days old!
168,637 Days
24,091 Weeks
5,540 Months
... in seconds, minutes and hours
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What happened on August 8th?
Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on August 8th
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Who's birthday is on August 8th?
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Kathinka Hedwig Agerskov
Danish painter
*August 8th, 1859, Flensburg †November 23rd, 1890, FrederiksbergPiero Drogo
Italian racing driver (1926-1973)
*August 8th, 1926, Vignale Monferrato †April 28th, 1973, Bologna
82 Paul Dirac
British theoretical physicist (1902–1984)
*August 8th, 1902, Bristol †October 20th, 1984, Tallahassee
67 Mohamed Morsi
President of Egypt from 2012 to 2013
*August 8th, 1951, El-Adwah †June 17th, 2019, Tora PrisonJohann Georg Scheffner
German author and translator
*August 8th, 1736, Königsberg †August 16th, 1820, Königsberg
Pietro Durazzo
Doge of the Republic of Genoa
*August 8th, 1560, Genoa †December 18th, 1631, Genoa
Same year
Born in 1562
72 Lope de Vega
Spanish playwright and poet (1562-1635)
*November 25th, 1562, Madrid †August 27th, 1635, Madrid
49 Katō Kiyomasa
16th-century Japanese daimyo
*July 25th, 1562, Myōgyō-ji †August 2nd, 1611, Kumamoto
49 Vincenzo Gonzaga
Duke of Mantua and Montferrat (1562-1612)
*September 21st, 1562, Mantua †February 9th, 1612, MantuaXu Guangqi
Late-Ming-dynasty Chinese politician, Scholar, Lay Catholic leader and Servant of God (*1562 – †1633)
*May 4th, 1562, Shanghai County †November 8th, 1633, Shuntian FuCarlo Emanuele I, Duke of Savoy
Italian noble (1562-1630)
*January 12th, 1562, Rivoli †July 26th, 1630, SaviglianoHercule, Lord of Monaco
Monegasque noble (1562-1604)
*September 24th, 1562, Monaco †November 29th, 1604, MonacoJuan de Torres Osorio
17th-century Spanish Catholic bishop
*January 16th, 1562, Cuéllar †July 19th, 1632, ValladolidPaul Tarnow
German theologian (1562-1633)
*June 28th, 1562, Grevesmühlen †April 6th, 1633, RostockAndreas Osiander
German theologian and hymnist, 1562-1617
*May 26th, 1562, Blaubeuren †April 21st, 1617, TübingenCharles II de Bourbon-Vendôme
Roman Catholic cardinal
*August 19th, 1562, France †July 30th, 1594, ParisKilian Stisser
German jurist and politician (1562-1620)
*March 23rd, 1562, Quedlinburg †January 9th, 1620, Halle (Saale)George, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg
Count of Nassau-Beilstein, then Count of Nassau-Dillenburg
*September 1st, 1562, Dillenburg †August 9th, 1623, DillenburgValerius Herberger
German theologian (1562-1627)
*April 21st, 1562, Wschowa †May 18th, 1627, Wschowa
62 Johann Hartmann Beyer
German mathematician and physician
*November 30th, 1562, Frankfurt †November 30th, 1624, FrankfurtHenning Dedekind
German composer
*December 30th, 1562, Neustadt am Rübenberge †July 28th, 1626, GebeseeBartolomé Leonardo de Argensola
Spanish poet and historian (1562-1631)
*August 26th, 1562, Barbastro †February 4th, 1631, ZaragozaChristen Sørensen Longomontanus
Danish astronomer
*October 4th, 1562, Denmark †October 8th, 1647, CopenhagenBirthdays of famous people
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Public holidays on August 8th
Fixed holidays (Christian Feast Day) which are celebrated on August 8th.
Ceasefire Day (end of Iran–Iraq War) (Iraqi Kurdistan)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_IraqDominic de Guzmán, founder of the Dominican Order.
Christian Feast Dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_DominicAugust 8 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian Feast Dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_8_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)Father's Day or Bā bā Day (爸爸節), Bā Bā is Mandarin for "father" and "8-8", or August 8. (Mongolia, Taiwan)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Father's_DayHappiness Happens Day
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secret_Society_of_Happy_PeopleInternational Cat Day
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Cat_DayNamesday of the Queen (Sweden)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_flying_days_in_SwedenNane Nane Day (Tanzania)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nane_Nane_DaySignal Troops Day (Ukraine)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_UkraineDate as a Roman numeral / digit
8.8.1562
Legend
| M = 1000 | D = 500 | L = 50 | X = 10 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Leap year
No: With 365 days 1562 is a normal year and no leap year.