February 8th, 1579 was a Thursday.
People born on February 8th, 1579 (assuming the person is still alive) would have turned 445 years old this year (2024).
January 21st, 1579 - February 19th, 1579
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 387 days, exactly on May 20th, 2025, people who were born on February 8th, 1579 will be 163,000 days old!
English scholar (1577–1640)
*February 8th, 1577, Leicestershire †January 25th, 1640, OxfordFirst Prime Minister of Malaysia
*February 8th, 1903, Alor Setar †December 6th, 1990, PenangAustralian swimmer, Olympic gold medallist, world champion, former world record-holder
*February 8th, 1989, BrisbaneJamaican sports executive
*February 8th, 1950, Clarendon Parish †June 6th, 2017, KingstonSwiss mathematician (1700-1782)
*February 8th, 1700, Groningen †March 17th, 1782, BaselRussian chemist
*February 8th, 1834, Tobolsk †January 20th, 1907, Saint PetersburgBritish actress (1888–1976)
*February 8th, 1888, London †October 14th, 1976, CranbrookGerman association football player
*February 8th, 1932, Vogelbach †December 3rd, 2021, LandstuhlBritish philologist, historian, poet and etruscologist
*August 23rd, 1579, Aberdeenshire †September 6th, 1625, BolognaSpanish writer c. 1583-c.1648
*March 24th, 1579, Madrid †February 20th, 1649, AlmazánDutch philologist and historian
*February 9th, 1579, Loosduinen district †September 20th, 1639, SorøJapanese shogun (1579–1632)
*May 2nd, 1579, Hamamatsu †March 14th, 1632, Edo CastleEnglish Jacobean playwright (1579–1625)
*November 30th, 1579, Rye †August 1st, 1625, LondonDominican lay brother and saint
*December 9th, 1579, Lima †November 3rd, 1639, LimaDutch politician (1579-1651)
*June 11th, 1579, Amsterdam †November 9th, 1651, AmsterdamFrench courtier and Marshal of France (1579-1646)
*April 12th, 1579, Haroué †October 12th, 1646, ProvinsGerman-Baltic clergyman and pedagogue
*January 1st, 1579, Riga †December 16th, 1643, RigaGerman countess (1579-1655)
*November 29th, 1579, Darmstadt †July 17th, 1655, WehenGerman prince
*June 17th, 1579, Dessau †January 17th, 1650, KöthenFlemish painter (1579–1657)
*November 11th, 1579, Antwerp †August 19th, 1657, AntwerpGerman politician and historian (1579-1640)
*March 22nd, 1579, Ampfurth †June 5th, 1640, JenaMargrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
*January 23rd, 1579, Königsberg †February 11th, 1649, BayreuthCatholic cardinal
*November 16th, 1579, Venice †June 5th, 1653, RomeDuke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and Prince of Wolfenbüttel (1579-1666)
*April 10th, 1579, Dannenberg (Elbe) †September 17th, 1666, WolfenbüttelFixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on February 8th.
M = 1000 | D = 500 | L = 50 | X = 10 | IX = 9 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
No: With 365 days 1579 is a normal year and no leap year.