Born on August 8th, 1656
Weekday
Tuesday
August 8th, 1656 was a Tuesday.
Zodiac
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Leo (The Lion)
July 23rd, 1656 - August 23rd, 1656
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 134,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 683 days, exactly on March 22nd, 2026, people who were born on August 8th, 1656 will be 135,000 days old!
134,317 Days
19,188 Weeks
4,413 Months
... in seconds, minutes and hours
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What 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
Johann Georg Scheffner
German author and translator
*August 8th, 1736, Königsberg †August 16th, 1820, Königsberg
67 Mohamed Morsi
President of Egypt from 2012 to 2013
*August 8th, 1951, El-Adwah †June 17th, 2019, Tora Prison
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82 Shmuel Yosef Agnon
Ukrainian-born Israeli Hebrew writer, Nobel laureate in Literature (1888-1970)
*August 8th, 1887, Buchach †February 17th, 1970, Jerusalem
61 Friedrich Christian von Plettenberg
Prince-Bishop of Münster
*August 8th, 1644, Lenhausen Castle †May 6th, 1706, GrevenSame year
Born in 1656
85 Edmond Halley
English astronomer, mathematician, geophysicist, meteorologist and physicist
*October 29th, 1656, Haggerston †January 14th, 1742, Greenwich
66 Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach
Sculptor and architect from Austria (1656-1723)
*July 20th, 1656, Graz †April 5th, 1723, Vienna,_by_Godfrey_Kneller.jpg "John Leake")
64 John Leake
English naval officer and politician (1656-1720)
*July 4th, 1656, Rotherhithe †August 21st, 1720, Greenwich
66 Guillaume Dubois
French cardinal and politician (1656-1723)
*September 6th, 1656, Brive-la-Gaillarde †August 10th, 1723, Palace of Versailles
81 Benoît de Maillet
French naturalists, biologist and diplomat (1656-1738)
*April 12th, 1656, Saint-Mihiel †January 30th, 1738, Marseille
89 Nicolas de Largillière
French painter (1656-1746)
*October 10th, 1656, Paris †March 20th, 1746, ParisJoseph Pitton de Tournefort
French botanist (1656-1708)
*June 5th, 1656, Aix-en-Provence †December 28th, 1708, ParisUlrika Eleonora of Denmark
Queen consort of Sweden (1656-1693)
*September 11th, 1656, Copenhagen †July 26th, 1693, Karlberg PalaceAnthony Cary, 5th Viscount Falkland
English politician (1656-1694)
*February 16th, 1656, Swallowfield †May 24th, 1694, LondonAnton Florian, Prince of Liechtenstein
(1656-1721) Prince of Liechtenstein
*May 28th, 1656, Wilfersdorf Castle †October 11th, 1721, ViennaAnton Egon, Prince of Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg
Princely Landgrave of Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg and Governor of the Electorate of Saxony
*April 23rd, 1656, Munich †October 10th, 1716, WermsdorfJohann Caspar Ferdinand Fischer
German Bohemian composer
*September 6th, 1656, Krásno †August 27th, 1746, RastattGeorg Reutter I
German composer and organist
*November 3rd, 1656, Vienna †August 29th, 1738, ViennaSébastien Truchet
French Dominican priest, inventor, and scientist (1657–1729)
*November 30th, 1656, Lyon †February 5th, 1729, ParisThomas Baker
English antiquarian, born 1656
*September 14th, 1656, Lanchester †July 2nd, 1740, LondonJuan Andrés de Ustariz
Royal Governor of Chile 1709-1716
*March 31st, 1656, Narbarte †May 19th, 1718, SantiagoBirthdays 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
8.8.1656
Legend
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Leap year
Yes: 1656 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).