March 8th, 1808

Born on March 8th, 1808

Weekday

Tuesday

March 8th, 1808 was a Tuesday.

Age

218

People born on March 8th, 1808 (assuming the person is still alive) would have turned 218 years old this year (2026).

Zodiac

♓

Pisces (The Fish)

February 20th, 1808 - March 20th, 1808

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 79,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 283 days, exactly on March 20th, 2027, people who were born on March 8th, 1808 will be 80,000 days old!

79,717 Days

11,388 Weeks

2,619 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

What happened on March 8th?

March 8th, 2014

Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 disappeared en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 people on board, with aircraft debris subsequently washing ashore a few years later in the Indian Ocean.

March 8th, 2017

The Azure Window, a limestone natural arch in Gozo, Malta, collapsed during a stor

March 8th, 1983

Cold War: In a speech to the National Association of Evangelicals in Orlando, Florida, U.S. president Ronald Reagan described the Soviet Union as an "evil empire".

March 8th, 1979

Images taken by Voyager 1 proved the existence of volcanoes on Io (pictured), a moon of Jupiter.

March 8th, 1978

BBC Radio 4 began broadcasting Douglas Adams's The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, a science fiction radio series that was later adapted into novels, a television series, and other formats.

March 8th, 1966

Nelson's Pillar, a large granite pillar topped by a statue of Lord Nelson in Dublin, Ireland, was severely damaged by a bomb.

March 8th, 1963

The Ba'ath Party came to power in a coup d'état by a clique of quasi-leftist Syrian Army officers calling themselves the National Council for the Revolutionary Command.

March 8th, 1924

Three violent explosions at a coal mine near Castle Gate, Utah, killed all 171 miners working there.

March 8th, 1919

During the Egyptian Revolution, British authorities arrested rebel leader Saad Zaghloul and exiled him to Malta.

March 8th, 1910

French aviator Raymonde de Laroche became the first woman to receive a pilot's licence.

March 8th, 1736

Nader Shah, the founder of the Afsharid dynasty, was crowned Shah of Iran.

March 8th, 1702

Anne (pictured) became the Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland, succeeding her brother-in-law William III.

March 8th, 1658

After a devastating defeat in the Second Northern War, King Frederick III of Denmark–Norway was forced to give up nearly half his Danish territory to Sweden to save the remainder.

March 8th, 1655

The court of Northampton County, Virginia, issued a ruling that made John Casor the first person of African descent in the Thirteen Colonies to be declared a slave for life as a result of a civil suit.

March 8th, 1576

A Spanish colonial officer wrote a letter to King Philip II containing the first known mention of the Maya ruins of Copán in present-day Honduras.

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

Born on March 8th, 1808

Charles Merivale

English historian and churchman (1808-1893)

*March 8th, 1808, London †December 27th, 1893, Ely

Same year
Born in 1808

Andrew Johnson

President of the United States from 1865 to 1869

*December 29th, 1808, Raleigh †July 31st, 1875, Elizabethton

Napoleon III

President of the Second French Republic, Emperor of the Second French Empire and the last king in French history (1848–1870)

*April 20th, 1808, Paris †January 9th, 1873, Chislehurst

Michael William Balfe

Irish composer

*May 15th, 1808, Dublin †October 20th, 1870, Hertfordshire

Hugh Falconer

Scottish scientist (1808–1865)

*February 29th, 1808, Forres †January 31st, 1865, London

Alexander William Doniphan

American politician and soldier (1808-1887)

*July 9th, 1808, Mason County †August 8th, 1887, Richmond

Gérard de Nerval

French writer, poet, essayist and translator (1808–1855)

*May 22nd, 1808, Paris †January 26th, 1855, Paris

Gustav Hopf

*May 29th, 1808, Ohrdruf †October 8th, 1872

Antonio Meucci

Italian inventor and telephone pioneer (1808–1889)

*April 13th, 1808, Florence †October 18th, 1889, Staten Island

Johann Gustav Droysen

German historian (1808–1884)

*July 6th, 1808, Trzebiatów †June 19th, 1884, Berlin

Henry Edward Manning

English Catholic archbishop and cardinal (1808–1892)

*July 15th, 1808, Totteridge †January 14th, 1892, London

August Reichensperger

German politician (1808-1895)

*March 22nd, 1808, Koblenz †July 16th, 1895, Cologne

Ludwig Lange

German architect (1808-1868)

*March 22nd, 1808, Darmstadt †March 31st, 1868, Munich

Cristina Trivulzio Belgiojoso

Italian noblewoman, patriot, editor and philanthropist

*June 28th, 1808, Milan †July 5th, 1871, Milan

Salmon P. Chase

American politician and lawyer (1808–1873)

*January 13th, 1808, Cornish †May 7th, 1873, New York City

Franz Hermann Schulze-Delitzsch

German economist (1808-1883)

*August 29th, 1808, Delitzsch †April 29th, 1883, Potsdam

Elias Parish Alvars

English harpist and composer (1808-1849)

*February 28th, 1808, Teignmouth †January 25th, 1849, Vienna

Antonio Ros de Olano

Spanish general (1808-1886)

*December 9th, 1808, Caracas †July 24th, 1886, Madrid

Johann Grund

Austrian painter (1808–1887)

*May 19th, 1808, Vienna †August 4th, 1887, Baden-Baden

Johann Ritter von Oppolzer

Austrian doctor (1808–1871)

*August 4th, 1808, Nové Hrady †April 16th, 1871, Vienna

Edwin Atwater

Canadian businessman and politician (1808-1874)

*September 14th, 1808, Chittenden County †June 18th, 1874, Montreal

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on March 8th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, International Women's Day, and its related observances) which are celebrated on March 8th.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

VIII.III.MDCCCVIII

8.3.1808

Legend

M = 1000

D = 500

C = 100

V = 5

I = 1

Leap year

Yes: 1808 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).

Calendar
March 1808

March 1808

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9		1	2	3	4	5	6
10	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
11	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
12	21	22	23	24	25	26	27
13	28	29	30	31

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9		1	2	3	4	5	6
10	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
11	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
12	21	22	23	24	25	26	27
13	28	29	30	31

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9		1	2	3	4	5	6
10	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
11	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
12	21	22	23	24	25	26	27
13	28	29	30	31

March 8th, 1808

Born on March 8th, 1808

Weekday

Tuesday

Age

Zodiac

♓

Pisces (The Fish)

Age in days, weeks and months Wow, over 79,000 days old!

79,717 Days

11,388 Weeks

2,619 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

What happened on March 8th?

Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 disappeared en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 people on board, with aircraft debris subsequently washing ashore a few years later in the Indian Ocean.

The Azure Window, a limestone natural arch in Gozo, Malta, collapsed during a stor

Cold War: In a speech to the National Association of Evangelicals in Orlando, Florida, U.S. president Ronald Reagan described the Soviet Union as an "evil empire".

Images taken by Voyager 1 proved the existence of volcanoes on Io (pictured), a moon of Jupiter.

BBC Radio 4 began broadcasting Douglas Adams's The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, a science fiction radio series that was later adapted into novels, a television series, and other formats.

Nelson's Pillar, a large granite pillar topped by a statue of Lord Nelson in Dublin, Ireland, was severely damaged by a bomb.

The Ba'ath Party came to power in a coup d'état by a clique of quasi-leftist Syrian Army officers calling themselves the National Council for the Revolutionary Command.

Three violent explosions at a coal mine near Castle Gate, Utah, killed all 171 miners working there.

During the Egyptian Revolution, British authorities arrested rebel leader Saad Zaghloul and exiled him to Malta.

French aviator Raymonde de Laroche became the first woman to receive a pilot's licence.

Nader Shah, the founder of the Afsharid dynasty, was crowned Shah of Iran.

Anne (pictured) became the Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland, succeeding her brother-in-law William III.

After a devastating defeat in the Second Northern War, King Frederick III of Denmark–Norway was forced to give up nearly half his Danish territory to Sweden to save the remainder.

The court of Northampton County, Virginia, issued a ruling that made John Casor the first person of African descent in the Thirteen Colonies to be declared a slave for life as a result of a civil suit.

A Spanish colonial officer wrote a letter to King Philip II containing the first known mention of the Maya ruins of Copán in present-day Honduras.

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

Born on March 8th, 1808

English historian and churchman (1808-1893)

Same year Born in 1808

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on March 8th

Edward King (Church of England)

Felix of Burgundy

John of God

Philemon the actor

March 8 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

International Women's Collaboration Brew Day

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

8.3.1808

Legend

Leap year

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Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 79,000 days old!

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

Same year
Born in 1808

Calendar
March 1808

w#	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
9		1	2	3	4	5	6
10	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
11	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
12	21	22	23	24	25	26	27
13	28	29	30	31