October 8th, 1788 was a Wednesday.
September 24th, 1788 - October 23rd, 1788
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 964 days, exactly on December 20th, 2026, people who were born on October 8th, 1788 will be 87,000 days old!
President of the European Commission since 2019
*October 8th, 1958, Ixelles - ElseneEnglish naturalist and artist
*October 8th, 1789, London †December 6th, 1855, Hutt ValleyAmerican politician (1789-1874)
*October 8th, 1789, Westborough †June 20th, 1874, ThomastonCanadian actor (1887-1956)
*October 8th, 1887, Montreal †December 7th, 1956, Van NuysNorwegian composer and violinist
*October 8th, 1790, Christiania †December 30th, 1828, ChristianiaAmerican actor (1919-1988)
*October 8th, 1919, New York City †July 3rd, 1988, North HollywoodEnglish 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) which are celebrated on October 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).