Born on August 8th, 1585
Weekday
Thursday
August 8th, 1585 was a Thursday.
Zodiac
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Leo (The Lion)
July 23rd, 1585 - August 23rd, 1585
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 160,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 756 days, exactly on May 28th, 2026, people who were born on August 8th, 1585 will be 161,000 days old!
160,244 Days
22,892 Weeks
5,264 Months
... in seconds, minutes and hours
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What happened on August 8th, 1585?
John Davis enters Cumberland Sound in search of the Northwest Passage.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Davis_(explorer)What else happened on August 8th?
Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on August 8th
Same Day
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
68 Louise de Marillac
Co-founder, with Vincent de Paul, of the Daughters of Charity (1591-1660)
*August 12th, 1591, Paris †March 15th, 1660, Paris
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
Albrecht Günther, Count of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
German aristocrat
*August 8th, 1582, Rudolstadt †January 20th, 1634, ErfurtSame year
Born in 1585
57 Armand-Jean du Plessis, duc de Richelieu
French clergyman, cardinal, noble and statesman (1585-1642)
*September 9th, 1585, Paris †December 4th, 1642, Paris
87 Heinrich Schütz
German composer and organist (1585–1672)
*October 18th, 1585, Bad Köstritz †November 6th, 1672, Dresden.png "Cornelius Jansen")
52 Cornelius Jansen
Bishop and theologian (1585-1638)
*October 28th, 1585, Acquoy †May 6th, 1638, Ypres
71 Johann Georg I, Elector of Saxony
German noble (1585–1656)
*March 5th, 1585, Dresden †October 8th, 1656, Dresden
60 Mary Ward
English Venerated Catholic (1585-1645)
*January 23rd, 1585, Newby with Mulwith †January 30th, 1645, Heworth
65 Claude Favre de Vaugelas
Savoyard grammarian and man of letters (1585-1650)
*January 6th, 1585, Meximieux †February 26th, 1650, Paris
63 William Drummond of Hawthornden
British writer 1585–1649
*December 13th, 1585, Midlothian †December 4th, 1649, Hawthornden Castle
55 Livia della Rovere
Italian noble (1585-1641)
*December 16th, 1585, Pesaro †July 6th, 1641, Castelleone di Suasa
John Cotton
English minister, theologian, immigrant to Massachusetts (1585-1652)
*December 4th, 1585, Derby †December 23rd, 1652, BostonHendrick Avercamp
Dutch painter (1585-1634)
*January 27th, 1585, Amsterdam †May 15th, 1634, KampenAlexandre I de Bournonville
(1585-1656)
*September 14th, 1585, City of Brussels †March 12th, 1656, LyonNiklaus Geisler
German architect and sculptor
*April 7th, 1585, Schweinfurt †January 1st, 1665, LucerneThomas Howard, 21st Earl of Arundel
English diplomat (1585-1646)
*July 7th, 1585, Finchingfield †October 4th, 1646, PaduaGiovanni Biliverti
Florentine painter (1585-1644)
*August 25th, 1585, Florence †July 16th, 1644, Florence
57 Herman op den Graeff
"Mennonite lord bishop" of Krefeld, in 1632 delegate to the Krefeld Mennonite Church Delegation and signer of the Dordrecht Confession of Faith that year
*November 26th, 1585, Kerken †December 27th, 1642, KrefeldPierre Belain d'Esnambuc
Governor of St. Christopher
*February 28th, 1585, Allouville-Bellefosse †November 30th, 1636, Saint KittsJean Caylar d'Anduze de Saint-Bonnet
Marshal of France
*March 1st, 1585, Saint-Jean-du-Gard †June 14th, 1636, Fontaneto d'AgognaChristian, Count of Waldeck-Wildungen
Count of Waldeck-Wildungen
*November 30th, 1585, Eisenberg castle ruins †December 31st, 1637, Schloss WaldeckGregor Francke
German theologian
*December 10th, 1585, Taucha †January 2nd, 1651, Frankfurt (Oder)Birthdays 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
8.8.1585
Legend
| M = 1000 | D = 500 | L = 50 | X = 10 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Leap year
No: With 365 days 1585 is a normal year and no leap year.