May 8th, 1788 was a Thursday.
April 21st, 1788 - May 21st, 1788
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 813 days, exactly on July 20th, 2026, people who were born on May 8th, 1788 will be 87,000 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 BreisgauEnglish Romantic poet and lyricist (1788–1824)
*January 22nd, 1788, London †April 19th, 1824, MissolonghiGerman philosopher (1788–1860)
*February 22nd, 1788, Gdańsk †September 21st, 1860, FrankfurtMarshal of France (1788-1862)
*March 26th, 1788, Paris †September 16th, 1862, 2nd arrondissement of LyonFrench engineer and physicist (1788-1827)
*May 10th, 1788, Broglie †July 14th, 1827, Ville-d'AvrayFrench-German lithographer (1788-1839)
*August 17th, 1788, Mulhouse †April 25th, 1839, MulhouseBritish Prime Minister, Conservative statesman, and art collector (1788–1850)
*February 5th, 1788, Ramsbottom †July 2nd, 1850, WestminsterAmerican writer and editor
*October 24th, 1788, Newport †April 30th, 1879, PhiladelphiaFirst Lady of the United States from 1849 to 1850
*September 21st, 1788, Calvert County †August 14th, 1852, MississippiFrench scientist and pioneer in the study of electric and luminescent phenomena (1788-1878)
*March 7th, 1788, Châtillon-Coligny †January 18th, 1878, 5th arrondissement of ParisItalian archaeologist, numismatist, art historian, legal historian, economist and academic (1788-1850)
*August 14th, 1788, Naples †January 9th, 1850, NaplesAustrian general (1788-1851)
*May 25th, 1788, Vienna †April 18th, 1851, PestEnglish architect, archaeologist, and writer
*April 27th, 1788, London †September 17th, 1863, LondonArchaeologist (1788-1865)
*December 29th, 1788, Copenhagen †May 21st, 1865, CopenhagenFrench archaeologist (1788-1868)
*September 10th, 1788, Perthes †August 5th, 1868, AbbevilleBritish chemist; succeeded Humphry Davy as Professor of Chemistry at the Royal Institution, 1813
*January 11th, 1788, London †February 11th, 1866, Tunbridge WellsFixed 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: 1788 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).