August 8th, 1796

Born on August 8th, 1796

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on August 8th?

August 8th, 2014

The World Health Organization declared the Western African Ebola epidemic, which began in December 2013, to be a public health emergency of international concern.

August 8th, 2009

Nine people died when a tour helicopter and a small private airplane collided over the Hudson River in Hoboken, New Jersey.

August 8th, 1998

The Iranian consulate in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan, was raided by Taliban leading to the death of 10 Iranian diplomats and an Iranian journalist.

August 8th, 1991

The Warsaw radio mast (pictured), then the tallest structure ever built, at 646.38 metres (2,120.7 ft), collapsed due to an error in exchanging the guys on the highest telecommunications equipment of the mast.

August 8th, 1988

A series of marches, demonstrations, protests, and riots, which became known as the 8888 Uprising, began against the one-party state of the Burma Socialist Programme Party.

August 8th, 1969

At a zebra crossing in London (pictured), photographer Iain Macmillan took the photo that was used for the cover of the Beatles' album Abbey Road.

August 8th, 1956

A mining disaster killed 262 workers, mainly Italian nationals, at the Bois du Cazier coal mine in Belgium.

August 8th, 1929

The German airship Graf Zeppelin departed Lakehurst, New Jersey, on a flight to circumnavigate the world.

August 8th, 1919

The Third Anglo-Afghan War ended with the United Kingdom signing a treaty to recognise the independence of the Emirate of Afghanistan.

August 8th, 1918

The Battle of Amiens began in northern France, marking the start of the Allies' Hundred Days Offensive through the German front lines that ultimately led to the end of World War I.

August 8th, 1914

The Endurance departed Plymouth, England, on the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition.

August 8th, 1576

The cornerstone of Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe's observatory Uraniborg was laid on the island of Hven.

August 8th, 1264

Reconquista: In the early stages of the Mudéjar revolt, Muslim rebels captured the Alcázar of Jerez de la Frontera in present-day Spain, holding it for about two months.

August 10th, 2005

Spring and Autumn period: Amid a succession dispute, the forces of Duke Zhuang of Lu, who was attempting to install a claimant to the Qi throne, were defeated at the Battle of Qianshi.

August 8th, 1695

The foundation for what is now known as the Wren Building, the oldest surviving college building in the United States, was laid in a ceremony at Middle Plantation, Virginia.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on August 8th

Same year
Born in 1796

71

Franz Berwald

Swedish composer

*July 23rd, 1796, Stockholm †April 3rd, 1868, Stockholm

66

Edward Gibbon Wakefield

New Zealand politician (1796-1862)

*March 20th, 1796, London †May 16th, 1862, Wellington

77

Adolphe Quetelet

Belgian astronomer, mathematician, statistician and sociologist (1796-1874)

*February 22nd, 1796, Ghent †February 17th, 1874, City of Brussels

53

Michał Mycielski

Brigadier general (1796–1849)

*June 24th, 1796, Berlin †September 27th, 1849, Maincy

43

Charles Follen

German-American educator

*September 6th, 1796, Romrod †January 13th, 1840, Long Island Sound

63

Horace Mann

American politician (1796-1859)

*May 4th, 1796, Franklin †August 2nd, 1859, Yellow Springs

21

Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales

British princess (1796-1817); only child of George, Prince of Wales (later King George IV)

*January 7th, 1796, Carlton House †November 6th, 1817, Claremont

61

Daniel Elster

Composer and choir director (1796-1857)

*September 16th, 1796, Benshausen †December 19th, 1857, Wettingen

80

Fernán Caballero

Spanish women novelist

*December 24th, 1796, Morges †April 7th, 1877, Seville

77

Manuel Bretón de los Herreros

Spanish dramatist, poet, and journalist

*January 1st, 1796, Quel, La Rioja †January 1st, 1873, Madrid

90

Asher Brown Durand

American painter and engraver (1796-1886)

*August 21st, 1796, Maplewood †September 17th, 1886, Maplewood

82

Giorgio Pallavicino Trivulzio

Italian politician (1796-1878)

*April 24th, 1796, Milan †August 4th, 1878, Casteggio

56

Robert James Graves

Irish surgeon (1796–1853)

*March 27th, 1796, Dublin †March 20th, 1853, Dublin

75

Robert Wight

Scottish surgeon, botanist and botanical collector (1796-1872)

*July 6th, 1796, East Lothian †May 26th, 1872, Reading

61

Charles FitzRoy

British military officer (1796–1858)

*June 10th, 1796, Derbyshire †February 16th, 1858, London

52

Stephan Ludwig Roth

Transylvanian Saxon intellectual, pedagogue and Lutheran pastor (1796-1849)

*November 24th, 1796, Mediaș †May 11th, 1849, Cluj-Napoca

69

Philippe Buchez

French historian, sociologist, and politician (1796-1865)

*March 31st, 1796, Matagne-la-Petite †August 11th, 1865, Rodez

76

John Torrey

U.S. botanist (1796–1873)

*August 15th, 1796, New York City †March 10th, 1873, New York City

65

John Stevens Henslow

British botanist, priest and geologist (1796-1861)

*February 6th, 1796, Rochester †May 16th, 1861, Hitcham

50

Casimir de Scorbiac

French catholic priest and vicar general

*March 4th, 1796, Montauban †October 1st, 1846, Montauban

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Leap year

Yes: 1796 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).

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