May 8th, 1720 was a Wednesday.
April 21st, 1720 - May 21st, 1720
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 977 days, exactly on December 30th, 2026, people who were born on May 8th, 1720 will be 112,000 days old!
Venezuelan journalist and cultural activist
*May 8th, 1924, Soroca †February 20th, 2017, CaracasSwiss businessman and co-founder of the Red Cross (1828-1910)
*May 8th, 1828, Geneva †October 30th, 1910, HeidenAmerican 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 CityAustrian and British economist
*May 8th, 1899, Vienna †March 23rd, 1992, Freiburg im BreisgauFrench-Italian composer
*November 16th, 1720, Lunéville †April 12th, 1788, FlorenceMother of Maria Anna ("Nannerl") and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
*December 25th, 1720, Sankt Gilgen †July 3rd, 1778, ParisMonegasque prince (1720-1795)
*November 10th, 1720, Paris †March 21st, 1795, ParisPrincess of Anhalt-Dessau (1720-1793)
*December 7th, 1720, Dessau †December 5th, 1793, DessauBritish philosopher, preacher and mathematician (1723–1791)
*November 30th, 1720, Glamorgan †April 19th, 1791, LondonSlovak-Hungarian Jesuit, astronomer, mathematician, and physicist (1720–1792)
*May 15th, 1720, Banská Štiavnica †April 14th, 1792, ViennaSwedish industrialist and entomologist (1720-1778)
*February 10th, 1720, Finspång †March 7th, 1778, StockholmSwiss philosopher and naturalist (1720 – 1793)
*March 13th, 1720, Geneva †May 20th, 1793, GenthodDanish courtier, local administrator in Zealand
*May 30th, 1720, Hamar Municipality †June 11th, 1803, Jungshovedgaard1720 - 1788
*January 1st, 1720, Tauberbischofsheim †January 1st, 1788Jacobite pretender to the thrones of England, Scotland, Ireland, and France; (1720-1788)
*December 31st, 1720, Palazzo Muti †January 31st, 1788, Palazzo MutiItalian painter (1720-1778)
*October 4th, 1720, Mogliano Veneto †November 9th, 1778, RomePolish-Lithuanian rabbi and Talmudist (1720–1797)
*April 23rd, 1720, Sialiec †October 9th, 1797, VilniusMonarch of Parma, Piacenza
*March 15th, 1720, Madrid †July 18th, 1765, AlessandriaGerman philosopher
*October 16th, 1720, Winterthur †February 27th, 1779, BerlinFixed holidays (Christian feast day, Victory in Europe Day, and its related observances) which are celebrated on May 8th.
M = 1000 | D = 500 | C = 100 | X = 10 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Yes: 1720 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).