May 8th, 1588 was a Sunday.
April 21st, 1588 - May 21st, 1588
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 763 days, exactly on June 1st, 2026, people who were born on May 8th, 1588 will be 160,000 days old!
Venezuelan journalist and cultural activist
*May 8th, 1924, Soroca †February 20th, 2017, CaracasDuke of Savoy (1587–1637)
*May 8th, 1587, Turin †October 7th, 1637, VercelliAmerican 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, HeidenAustrian and British economist
*May 8th, 1899, Vienna †March 23rd, 1992, Freiburg im BreisgauEnglish philosopher (1588–1679)
*April 5th, 1588, Westport †December 4th, 1679, DerbyshireFrench theologian, philosopher, mathematician and music theorist, often referred to as the "father of acoustics" (1588-1648)
*September 8th, 1588, Oizé †September 1st, 1648, ParisFrench classical scholar, writer and professor in Leiden (1588-1653)
*April 15th, 1588, Semur-en-Auxois †September 3rd, 1653, SpaDutch politician and diplomat (1588-1648)
*September 30th, 1588, Utrecht †June 25th, 1648, UtrechtDutch painter of Flemish origin (1588-1650)
*January 10th, 1588, Amsterdam †November 30th, 1653, AmsterdamQueen consort of Poland and Sweden
*December 24th, 1588, Graz †July 10th, 1631, WarsawPainter from Italy (1588-1649)
*April 4th, 1588, Padua †July 20th, 1649, VeniceConsort of Ahmed, Valide Sultan and regent of Murad IV and Ibrahim I, grandmother and regent of Mehmed IV, regent 3 times and valide 2
*November 30th, 1588, Tinos †September 2nd, 1651, IstanbulGerman poet (1588-1650)
*November 26th, 1588, Stadthagen †May 7th, 1650, StadthagenItalian painter (1588-1649)
*January 20th, 1588, Bologna †September 15th, 1649, BolognaMargrave of Brandenburg (1588–1611)
*March 22nd, 1588, Old Cölln †May 19th, 1611, SłońskCount von Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg, Bavarian Field-marshal and commander in the Thirty Years' War (1588-1635)
*May 21st, 1588, Speyer †August 24th, 1635, ConstanceAustrian historian, diplomat and politician (1588-1650)
*February 21st, 1588, Landskron Castle †January 1st, 1650, BadenGerman orientalist (1588-1636)
*November 11th, 1588, Höxter †April 8th, 1636, Lutherstadt WittenbergSwedish politician (1588-1644)
*June 28th, 1588, Djursholm †July 13th, 1644, StockholmGerman count
*July 7th, 1588, Korbach †October 6th, 1640, Bad ArolsenEnglish composer, singer, lutenist and painter (1588-1666)
*September 10th, 1588, London †December 31st, 1665, GreenwichFixed 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 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Yes: 1588 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).