July 8th, 1688 was a Thursday.
June 22nd, 1688 - July 22nd, 1688
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 284 days, exactly on April 13th, 2025, people who were born on July 8th, 1688 will be 123,000 days old!
German general and airship pioneer (1838–1917)
*July 8th, 1838, Constance †March 8th, 1917, BerlinAmerican business magnate and philanthropist (1839–1937)
*July 8th, 1839, Richford †May 23rd, 1937, Ormond BeachAmerican actress and screenwriter
*July 8th, 1916, St. Louis †March 24th, 2017, DoverSpanish teacher and politician (1913-2017)
*July 8th, 1913, Valencia †March 1st, 2017, ValenciaFrench poet, fabulist and writer (1621–1695)
*July 8th, 1621, Château-Thierry †April 13th, 1695, ParisAmerican jazz, blues and rhythm and blues musician, songwriter and bandleader (1908–1975)
*July 8th, 1908, Arkansas †February 4th, 1975, Los AngelesPresident of West Germany (1974-1979)
*July 8th, 1919, Solingen †August 24th, 2016, Bad KrozingenKing of Prussia
*August 14th, 1688, Berlin †May 31st, 1740, City PalaceEnglish poet (1688–1744)
*May 21st, 1688, City of London †May 30th, 1744, TwickenhamFrench novelist and dramatist (1688-1763)
*February 4th, 1688, Paris †February 11th, 1763, ParisSwedish 18th century scientist and theologian
*January 29th, 1688, Stockholm †March 29th, 1772, LondonShah of Iran (r. 1736–47) and founder of the Afsharid dynasty
*October 22nd, 1688, Dargaz †June 19th, 1747, QuchanLieutenant governor, acting governor of the Province of New York (1688-1776)
*February 7th, 1688, Duns †September 28th, 1776, FlushingGerman violinist and composer
*April 15th, 1688, Buttelstedt †December 5th, 1758, ZerbstDuke of Saxe-Weimar and Saxe-Eisenach
*April 19th, 1688, Weimar †January 19th, 1748, Eisenach(1688-1742) German theological writer
*March 28th, 1688, Elsterwerda †April 18th, 1742, LeipzigQueen consort of Spain (1688-1714)
*September 17th, 1688, Turin †February 14th, 1714, MadridQueen regnant of Sweden from 1718 to 1720
*January 23rd, 1688, Stockholm †November 24th, 1741, StockholmPretender to the English, Scottish and Irish throne
*June 10th, 1688, St James's Palace †January 1st, 1766, RomeDutch princess (1688-1765)
*February 7th, 1688, Kassel †April 9th, 1765, LeeuwardenItalian cardinal (1688-1754)
*March 20th, 1688, Modena †March 20th, 1754, RomeFrench line-engraver (1688-1754)
*April 29th, 1688, Paris †July 5th, 1754, ParisGerman writer (1688-1744)
*October 6th, 1688, Esslingen am Neckar †March 14th, 1744, DresdenFixed holidays (Christian Feast Day) which are celebrated on July 8th.
M = 1000 | D = 500 | C = 100 | L = 50 | X = 10 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Yes: 1688 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).