May 9th, 1708 was a Wednesday.
People born on May 9th, 1708 (assuming the person is still alive) would have turned 316 years old this year (2024).
April 21st, 1708 - May 21st, 1708
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 528 days, exactly on December 13th, 2025, people who were born on May 9th, 1708 will be 116,000 days old!
French mathematician, inventor of descriptive geometry and father of differential geometry (1746-1818)
*May 9th, 1746, Beaune †July 28th, 1818, ParisFounder of the German automobile company Adam Opel AG
*May 9th, 1837, Rüsselsheim am Main †September 8th, 1895, Rüsselsheim am MainSwiss classical philologist (1843-1918)
*May 9th, 1843, Zürich †August 27th, 1918, ZürichNorwegian musicologist and educator
*May 9th, 1875, Ringsaker Municipality †August 5th, 1976, OsloIrish-American playwright and actor (1814-1880)
*May 9th, 1814, Dublin †June 7th, 1880, New York CityBritish actress and politician (1936–2023)
*May 9th, 1936, Birkenhead †June 15th, 2023, BlackheathPrime Minister of Great Britain from 1766 to 1768
*November 15th, 1708, London †May 11th, 1778, London Borough of BromleyHoly Roman Emperor and Grand Duke of Tuscany
*December 8th, 1708, Nancy †August 18th, 1765, InnsbruckSwiss anatomist, physiologist, naturalist and poet (1708-1777)
*October 16th, 1708, Bern †December 12th, 1777, BernElder daughter of Emperor Peter I of Russia and Catherine I of Russia
*February 27th, 1708, Moscow †May 4th, 1728, Kiel18th century physicist and mayor of Gdansk
*May 30th, 1708, Gdańsk †July 23rd, 1767, GdańskAustrian composer (1708–1772)
*April 6th, 1708, Vienna †March 11th, 1772, ViennaFrench farmer (1708-1789)
*March 31st, 1708, La Besseyre-Saint-Mary †January 1st, 1790, FranceDutch theologian, university teacher and writer (1708-1793)
*October 3rd, 1708, Amsterdam †April 10th, 1793, UtrechtGerman merchant (1708-1770)
*September 16th, 1708, Leipzig †August 7th, 1770, LeipzigGerman botanist (1708-1789)
*February 14th, 1708, Anklam †January 5th, 1789, BerlinCzech Roman Catholic priest
*November 5th, 1708, Třebechovice pod Orebem †May 15th, 1764, RajhradCzech composer and organist
*February 9th, 1708, Cítoliby †June 7th, 1789, CítolibyBritish politician, diplomat and poet (1708-1759)
*December 8th, 1708, London †November 2nd, 1759, LondonFixed holidays (Christian feast day, Commemoration of the end of the German occupation of the Channel Islands related observances, Victory Day observances, celebration of the Soviet Union victory over Nazi Germany) which are celebrated on May 9th.
M = 1000 | D = 500 | C = 100 | IX = 9 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Yes: 1708 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).