Born on February 8th, 1587
Weekday
Sunday
February 8th, 1587 was a Sunday.
Age
People born on February 8th, 1587 (assuming the person is still alive) would have turned 437 years old this year (2024).
Zodiac
♒
Aquarius (The Water-Bearer)
January 21st, 1587 - February 19th, 1587
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 159,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 310 days, exactly on March 3rd, 2025, people who were born on February 8th, 1587 will be 160,000 days old!
159,690 Days
22,812 Weeks
5,246 Months
... in seconds, minutes and hours
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Hours
What happened on February 8th, 1587?
Mary, Queen of Scots is executed on suspicion of having been involved in the Babington Plot to murder her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary,_Queen_of_Scots Mary, Queen of Scots (pictured), was executed at Fotheringhay Castle for her involvement in the Babington Plot to murder her cousin, Elizabeth I of England.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary,_Queen_of_ScotsWhat else happened on February 8th?
Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on February 8th
Same Day
Who's birthday is on February 8th?
Prince Abdul Rahman
First Prime Minister of Malaysia
*February 8th, 1903, Alor Setar †December 6th, 1990, PenangBronte Barratt
Australian swimmer, Olympic gold medallist, world champion, former world record-holder
*February 8th, 1989, Brisbane
67 Horace Burrell
Jamaican sports executive
*February 8th, 1950, Clarendon Parish †June 6th, 2017, Kingston
62 Robert Burton
English scholar (1577–1640)
*February 8th, 1577, Leicestershire †January 25th, 1640, Oxford
82 Daniel Bernoulli
Swiss mathematician (1700-1782)
*February 8th, 1700, Groningen †March 17th, 1782, BaselGuercino
Painter of the Italian 17th century (1591-1666)
*February 8th, 1591, Cento †December 22nd, 1666, BolognaDmitri Mendeleev
Russian chemist
*February 8th, 1834, Tobolsk †January 20th, 1907, Saint PetersburgJacob Praetorius
German composer and organist
*February 8th, 1586, Hamburg †October 22nd, 1651, Hamburg
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88 Edith Evans
British actress (1888–1976)
*February 8th, 1888, London †October 14th, 1976, Cranbrook
_(cropped).jpg "William Jackson Harper")
Same year
Born in 1587
Gabriel Gustafsson Oxenstierna
Swedish statesman (1587-1640)
*June 15th, 1587, Tallinn †November 27th, 1640, Stockholm
436 Virginia Dare
First child born in the Americas to English parents
*August 18th, 1587, Roanoke Colony
39 Simon VII, Count of Lippe
Count of Lippe-Detmold
*December 30th, 1587, Schloss Brake †March 26th, 1627, Detmold.png "Louis De Geer")
64 Louis De Geer
Dutch politician, industrialist, gun merchant (1587-1652)
*November 17th, 1587, Liège †June 19th, 1652, Amsterdam
Joost van den Vondel
Dutch poet and writer (1587-1679)
*November 17th, 1587, Cologne †February 5th, 1679, AmsterdamGaspar de Guzmán, Count-Duke of Olivares
Spanish royal favourite of Philip IV and minister (1587-1645)
*January 6th, 1587, Rome †July 22nd, 1645, ToroVictor Amadeus I of Savoy
Duke of Savoy (1587–1637)
*May 8th, 1587, Turin †October 7th, 1637, VercelliKhusrau Mirza
Son of the Mughal emperor Jahangir (1587-1622)
*August 16th, 1587, Lahore †January 26th, 1622, LahoreDorothea Hedwig of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
Princess of Anhalt-Zerbst
*February 3rd, 1587, Wolfenbüttel †October 16th, 1609, ZerbstKaspar von Barth
German philologist (1587-1658)
*June 21st, 1587, Kostrzyn nad Odrą †September 17th, 1658, LeipzigRobert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick
Royal Navy admiral (1587-1658)
*June 5th, 1587, Leez Priory †April 19th, 1658, LondonAntoine Boësset
French musician (1587-1643)
*February 24th, 1587, Blois †December 8th, 1643, ParisNikolaus von Wolkenstein
Austrian canon
*January 4th, 1587, Schloss Bruck †April 6th, 1624, PaduaPaul Röber
German theologian
*February 5th, 1587, Wurzen †March 18th, 1651, Lutherstadt WittenbergHans van Steenwinckel the Younger
Danish architect
*June 24th, 1587, Copenhagen †August 6th, 1639, CopenhagenCountess Juliane of Nassau-Siegen
Daughter of Count John of Nassau-Siegen, by marriage Landgravine of Hesse-Kassel
*September 3rd, 1587, Dillenburger Schloss †February 15th, 1643, EschwegeRaffaello Vanni
Italian painter (1587-1673)
*October 4th, 1587, Siena †November 29th, 1673, SienaBirthdays of famous people
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Public holidays on February 8th
Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on February 8th.
February 8 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_8_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)Parinirvana Day (some Mahayana Buddhism traditions; most celebrate on February 15)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parinirvana_DayPrešeren Day (Slovenia)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prešeren_DayPropose Day (India)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propose_DayDate as a Roman numeral / digit
8.2.1587
Legend
| M = 1000 | D = 500 | L = 50 | X = 10 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Leap year
No: With 365 days 1587 is a normal year and no leap year.