May 8th, 1579 was a Tuesday.
April 21st, 1579 - May 21st, 1579
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 475 days, exactly on August 17th, 2025, people who were born on May 8th, 1579 will be 163,000 days old!
Venezuelan journalist and cultural activist
*May 8th, 1924, Soroca †February 20th, 2017, CaracasGerman author (1580-1662)
*May 8th, 1580, Lößnitz †February 17th, 1662, ZwickauFrench writer
*May 8th, 1573, Barraux †September 24th, 1650, ParisAmerican stand-up comedian (1926–2017)
*May 8th, 1926, Queens †April 6th, 2017, Beverly HillsFrench comics author (1938–2012)
*May 8th, 1938, Nogent-sur-Marne †March 10th, 2012, MontrougePresident of the United States from 1945 to 1953
*May 8th, 1884, Lamar †December 26th, 1972, Kansas CitySwiss businessman and co-founder of the Red Cross (1828-1910)
*May 8th, 1828, Geneva †October 30th, 1910, HeidenBritish 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, Victory in Europe Day, and its related observances) which are celebrated on May 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.