December 8th, 1688 was a Wednesday.
November 23rd, 1688 - December 21st, 1688
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 502 days, exactly on September 13th, 2025, people who were born on December 8th, 1688 will be 123,000 days old!
Trinidadian-born rapper, singer, songwriter and actress (born 1982)
*December 8th, 1982, Saint JamesMother of Alexander von Humboldt and Wilhelm von Humboldt (1741–1796)
*December 8th, 1741, Berlin †November 19th, 1796, TegelIrish singer-songwriter (1966–2023)
*December 8th, 1966, Glenageary †July 26th, 2023, LondonAmerican musician
*December 8th, 1947, Saint Thomas Hospital †May 27th, 2017, Richmond HillItalian perfumer and inventor
*December 8th, 1685, Santa Maria Maggiore †November 25th, 1766, CologneEnglish diplomat; (1678-1757)
*December 8th, 1678, Houghton Hall †February 5th, 1757, WhitehallAmerican singer and poet; lead vocalist of The Doors (1943–1971)
*December 8th, 1943, Melbourne †July 3rd, 1971, ParisAmerican actor (1936–2009)
*December 8th, 1936, Hollywood †June 3rd, 2009, BangkokSwiss and Austrian film and stage actor
*December 8th, 1930, Vienna †February 1st, 2014, InnsbruckAmerican entertainer (1925–1990)
*December 8th, 1925, New York City †May 16th, 1990, Beverly HillsQueen of Scotland from 1542 to 1567
*December 8th, 1542, Linlithgow †February 8th, 1587, Fotheringhay CastleFrench filmmaker and illusionist (1861–1938)
*December 8th, 1861, Paris †January 21st, 1938, ParisKing 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 science 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 December 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).