Born on August 8th, 1809
Weekday
Tuesday
August 8th, 1809 was a Tuesday.
Zodiac
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Leo (The Lion)
July 23rd, 1809 - August 23rd, 1809
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 78,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 574 days, exactly on November 23rd, 2025, people who were born on August 8th, 1809 will be 79,000 days old!
78,426 Days
11,203 Weeks
2,576 Months
... in seconds, minutes and hours
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What happened on August 8th?
Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on August 8th
Born on August 8th, 1809
Ljudevit Gaj
Croatian academic, writer and politician
*August 8th, 1809, Krapina †April 20th, 1872, ZagrebSame Day
Who's birthday is on August 8th?
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Kathinka Hedwig Agerskov
Danish painter
*August 8th, 1859, Flensburg †November 23rd, 1890, FrederiksbergPiero Drogo
Italian racing driver (1926-1973)
*August 8th, 1926, Vignale Monferrato †April 28th, 1973, Bologna
82 Paul Dirac
British theoretical physicist (1902–1984)
*August 8th, 1902, Bristol †October 20th, 1984, Tallahassee
81 Enrico Cialdini
Italian general (1811-1892)
*August 8th, 1811, Castelvetro di Modena †September 8th, 1892, LivornoVictor Jacquemont
French botanist (1801-1832)
*August 8th, 1801, Paris †December 7th, 1832, Mumbai
67 Mohamed Morsi
President of Egypt from 2012 to 2013
*August 8th, 1951, El-Adwah †June 17th, 2019, Tora Prison
Johann Georg Scheffner
German author and translator
*August 8th, 1736, Königsberg †August 16th, 1820, KönigsbergSame year
Born in 1809
56 Abraham Lincoln
President of the United States from 1861 to 1865 (American, 1809-1865)
*February 12th, 1809, Hodgenville †April 15th, 1865, Washington, D.C.
73 Charles Darwin
English naturalist and biologist (1809–1882)
*February 12th, 1809, The Mount †April 19th, 1882, Down House
40 Edgar Allan Poe
American writer and literary critic (1809–1849)
*January 19th, 1809, Boston †October 7th, 1849, Baltimore
38 Felix Mendelssohn
German composer, pianist, organist and conductor of Jewish descent
*February 3rd, 1809, Hamburg †November 4th, 1847, Leipzig
42 Nikolai Gogol
Russian writer of Ukrainian origin (1809–1852)
*March 19th, 1809, Velyki Sorochyntsi †February 21st, 1852, Moscow.jpg "William Ewart Gladstone")
88 William Ewart Gladstone
British Liberal prime minister (1809–1898)
*December 29th, 1809, Liverpool †May 19th, 1898, Hawarden Castle
56 Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
French politician, philosopher, anarchist and socialist (1809–1865)
*January 15th, 1809, Besançon †January 19th, 1865, Passy.jpg "Luigi Federico Menabrea")
86 Luigi Federico Menabrea
Italian politician, scientist, and general (1809–1896)
*September 4th, 1809, Chambéry †May 25th, 1896, Saint-Cassin_(cropped).jpg "Alfred Tennyson")
83 Alfred Tennyson
British Poet Laureate (1809–1892)
*August 6th, 1809, Somersby †October 6th, 1892, AldworthLouis Braille
Inventor of braille, a system of reading and writing used by people who are blind or visually impaired (1809-1852)
*January 4th, 1809, Coupvray †January 6th, 1852, Paris
73 Joseph Liouville
French mathematician and engineer (1809–1882)
*March 24th, 1809, Saint-Omer †September 8th, 1882, rue de Savoie
81 Hannibal Hamlin
Vice president of the United States from 1861 to 1865
*August 27th, 1809, Paris †July 4th, 1891, Bangor.jpg "Karl Bodmer")
27 Mariano José de Larra
Spanish romantic writer (1809-1837)
*March 24th, 1809, Madrid †February 13th, 1837, Madrid
85 Oliver Wendell Holmes
American poet and physician (1809–1894)
*August 29th, 1809, Cambridge †October 7th, 1894, BostonLouis Charles Delescluze
French revolutionary leader, journalist, and military commander of the Paris Commune
*October 2nd, 1809, Dreux †May 25th, 1871, ParisBettino Ricasoli
Italian politician (1809–1880)
*March 9th, 1809, Florence †October 23rd, 1880, Castello di BrolioTimothy Shay Arthur
American novelist, short story writer and publisher
*June 6th, 1809, Newburgh †March 6th, 1885, PhiladelphiaJules Favre
French politician and lawyer (1809-1880)
*March 21st, 1809, Lyon †January 19th, 1880, VersaillesArmand Barbes
French Republican revolutionary (1809-1870)
*September 18th, 1809, Pointe-à-Pitre †June 26th, 1870, The HagueBirthdays of famous people
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Public holidays on August 8th
Fixed holidays (Christian Feast Day) which are celebrated on August 8th.
Ceasefire Day (end of Iran–Iraq War) (Iraqi Kurdistan)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_IraqDominic de Guzmán, founder of the Dominican Order.
Christian Feast Dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_DominicAugust 8 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian Feast Dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_8_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)Father's Day or Bā bā Day (爸爸節), Bā Bā is Mandarin for "father" and "8-8", or August 8. (Mongolia, Taiwan)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Father's_DayHappiness Happens Day
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secret_Society_of_Happy_PeopleInternational Cat Day
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Cat_DayNamesday of the Queen (Sweden)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_flying_days_in_SwedenNane Nane Day (Tanzania)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nane_Nane_DaySignal Troops Day (Ukraine)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_UkraineDate as a Roman numeral / digit
8.8.1809
Legend
| M = 1000 | D = 500 | C = 100 | IX = 9 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Leap year
No: With 365 days 1809 is a normal year and no leap year.