May 8th, 1776 was a Wednesday.
April 21st, 1776 - May 21st, 1776
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 432 days, exactly on July 2nd, 2025, people who were born on May 8th, 1776 will be 91,000 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, HeidenPresident of the United States from 1945 to 1953
*May 8th, 1884, Lamar †December 26th, 1972, Kansas CityAmerican 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, MontrougeAustrian and British economist
*May 8th, 1899, Vienna †March 23rd, 1992, Freiburg im BreisgauFrench mathematician, physicist, and philosopher (1776-1831)
*April 1st, 1776, Paris †June 27th, 1831, ParisGerman Romantic author (1776-1822)
*January 24th, 1776, Königsberg †June 25th, 1822, BerlinDanish-German statesman and historian (1776–1831)
*August 27th, 1776, Copenhagen †January 2nd, 1831, BonnEnglish painter (1776-1837)
*June 11th, 1776, East Bergholt †March 31st, 1837, Charlotte StreetGerman chemist, physicist and philosopher
*December 16th, 1776, Zamienice †January 23rd, 1810, MunichFrench physician (1776-1847)
*November 14th, 1776, Poitou †February 4th, 1847, ParisEnglish musician (1776-1867)
*May 10th, 1776, London †February 23rd, 1867, LondonGerman miner (1776-1861)
*December 26th, 1776, Neustädtel †November 20th, 1861, FreibergItalian diplomat, explorer and scholar
*January 4th, 1776, Barbania †March 9th, 1852, Turin2nd President of Haiti (1776-1850)
*February 15th, 1776, Port-au-Prince †July 9th, 1850, ParisPrime Minister of Spain (1776-1842)
*December 19th, 1776, Graus †March 7th, 1842, HueteHereditary Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1776-1871)
*November 28th, 1776, Bad Homburg vor der Höhe †April 1st, 1871, LudwigslustGerman poet and translator
*February 7th, 1776, Hamburg †February 9th, 1842, HamburgSpanish doctor, writer and botanist (1776-1839)
*October 4th, 1776, Encinacorba †June 23rd, 1839, BarcelonaBritish newspaperman and politician (1776-1847)
*February 23rd, 1776, London †July 28th, 1847, LondonGerman banker; father of Felix and Fanny Mendelssohn Bartholdy
*December 10th, 1776, Berlin †November 19th, 1835, 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 | L = 50 | X = 10 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Yes: 1776 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).