Born on January 8th, 1742
Weekday
Monday
January 8th, 1742 was a Monday.
Age
People born on January 8th, 1742 (assuming the person is still alive) would have turned 282 years old this year (2024).
Zodiac
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Capricorn (The Sea-Goat)
December 22nd, 1741 - January 20th, 1742
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 103,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 900 days, exactly on October 6th, 2026, people who were born on January 8th, 1742 will be 104,000 days old!
103,100 Days
14,728 Weeks
3,387 Months
... in seconds, minutes and hours
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What happened on January 8th?
Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on January 8th
Born on January 8th, 1742
Philip Astley
English equestrian, circus owner, and inventor, regarded as being the "father of the modern circus"
*January 8th, 1742, Newcastle-under-Lyme †January 27th, 1814, ParisSame Day
Who's birthday is on January 8th?
76 Stephen Hawking
British theoretical physicist, cosmologist and author (1942–2018)
*January 8th, 1942, Oxford †March 14th, 2018, Cambridge
42 Elvis Presley
American singer and actor (1935–1977)
*January 8th, 1935, Tupelo †August 16th, 1977, Memphis.jpeg "David Bowie")
69 David Bowie
English musician and actor (1947–2016)
*January 8th, 1947, Brixton †January 10th, 2016, ManhattanJoseph Déchelette
French archaeologist and prehistorian
*January 8th, 1862, Roanne †October 3rd, 1914, Nouvron-Vingré
Per A. Anonsen
Norwegian actor, film editor, screenwriter and film producer
*January 8th, 1942, Oslo
65 Wilkie Collins
British writer (1824-1889)
*January 8th, 1824, London †September 23rd, 1889, London_03_(cropped).jpg "Kim Jong-un")
40 Kim Jong-un
General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and 3rd Supreme leader of North Korea
*January 8th, 1984, Pyongyang
90 Alfred Russel Wallace
British naturalist, explorer, geographer, anthropologist and biologist (1823-1913)
*January 8th, 1823, Usk †November 7th, 1913, Broadstone_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg "Manuel Bayeu")
68 Manuel Bayeu
Spanish painter (1740-1809)
*January 8th, 1740, Zaragoza †November 30th, 1808, Zaragoza
Hans von Bülow
German conductor and pianist (1830–1894)
*January 8th, 1830, Dresden †February 12th, 1894, Cairo
Same year
Born in 1742
43 Carl Wilhelm Scheele
Swedish German chemist who discovered oxygen
*December 9th, 1742, Stralsund †May 21st, 1786, Köping
76 Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher
Prussian field marshal (1742–1819)
*December 16th, 1742, Rostock †September 12th, 1819, KrobielowiceHenry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville
Scottish advocate and politician (1742-1811)
*April 28th, 1742, Dalkeith †May 28th, 1811, EdinburghJean Baptiste Treilhard
French judge and diplomat (1742-1810)
*January 3rd, 1742, Brive-la-Gaillarde †December 5th, 1810, ParisPius VII
Head of the Catholic Church, ruler of the Papal States from 1800 to 1823
*August 14th, 1742, Cesena †August 20th, 1823, Rome
56 Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
German scientist, satirist
*July 1st, 1742, Ober-Ramstadt †February 24th, 1799, GöttingenJean Cesar Godeffroy
Merchant from Hamburg (1742-1818)
*October 16th, 1742, Hamburg †May 7th, 1818, Hamburg
51 Jean-Louis Carra
French journalist and politician
*March 9th, 1742, Pont-de-Veyle †October 31st, 1793, Paris
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66 Johann Heinrich Tischbein
German 1742–1808 F:0
*November 28th, 1742, Haina †December 22nd, 1808, Kassel
48 Ignaz von Born
Czech mineralogist and nobleman (1742-1791)
*December 26th, 1742, Cavnic †July 24th, 1791, Vienna
43 Johan Herman Wessel
Norwegian-Danish writer
*October 6th, 1742, Vestby Municipality †December 29th, 1785, Copenhagen
63 Jean Dauberval
French ballet dancer and choreographer
*August 19th, 1742, Montpellier †February 14th, 1806, Tours
84 Claus von der Decken
German politician (1742-1826)
*January 5th, 1742, Rittershausen †February 10th, 1826, Hanover.jpg "Jean-Mathieu-Philibert Sérurier")
77 Jean-Mathieu-Philibert Sérurier
French soldier and political figure who rose to the rank of Marshal of France (1742-1819)
*December 8th, 1742, Laon †December 21st, 1819, Paris
63 Johann Ernst Schulz
German author and theologian
*December 20th, 1742, East Prussia †April 9th, 1806, Königsberg
84 Charlotte von Stein
Lady-in-waiting at the court in Weimar; close friend to both Friedrich Schiller and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
*December 25th, 1742, Eisenach †January 6th, 1827, Weimar.jpg "Félix Máximo López")
Birthdays of famous people
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Public holidays on January 8th
Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on January 8th.
Babinden (Belarus, Russia)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BabindenOur Lady of Prompt Succor (Roman Catholic Church)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our_Lady_of_Prompt_SuccorJanuary 8 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_8_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)Commonwealth Day (Northern Mariana Islands)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Mariana_IslandsEarliest day on which Children's Day can fall, while January 14 is the latest; celebrated on the second Saturday in January. (Thailand)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_ThailandTyping Day (International observance)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typing_DayDate as a Roman numeral / digit
8.1.1742
Legend
| M = 1000 | D = 500 | C = 100 | XL = 40 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Leap year
No: With 365 days 1742 is a normal year and no leap year.