January 8th, 1840 was a Wednesday.
People born on January 8th, 1840 (assuming the person is still alive) would have turned 184 years old this year (2024).
December 22nd, 1839 - January 20th, 1840
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 685 days, exactly on March 13th, 2026, people who were born on January 8th, 1840 will be 68,000 days old!
British theoretical physicist, cosmologist and author (1942–2018)
*January 8th, 1942, Oxford †March 14th, 2018, CambridgeAmerican singer and actor (1935–1977)
*January 8th, 1935, Tupelo †August 16th, 1977, MemphisFrench archaeologist and prehistorian
*January 8th, 1862, Roanne †October 3rd, 1914, Nouvron-VingréBritish writer (1824-1889)
*January 8th, 1824, London †September 23rd, 1889, LondonGerman conductor and pianist (1830–1894)
*January 8th, 1830, Dresden †February 12th, 1894, CairoEnglish musician and actor (1947–2016)
*January 8th, 1947, Brixton †January 10th, 2016, ManhattanBritish naturalist, explorer, geographer, anthropologist and biologist (1823-1913)
*January 8th, 1823, Usk †November 7th, 1913, BroadstoneNorwegian actor, film editor, screenwriter and film producer
*January 8th, 1942, OsloGeneral Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and 3rd Supreme leader of North Korea
*January 8th, 1984, PyongyangBritish politician (1871-1940)
*January 8th, 1871, Belfast †November 24th, 1940, County DownGerman singer and opera singer
*January 8th, 1838, Vienna †May 10th, 1865, BerlinRussian composer (1840–1893)
*April 25th, 1840, Votkinsk †October 25th, 1893, Malaya Morskaya Street, 13Swedish fashion designer
*June 13th, 1840, Kristianstad †February 20th, 1919, StockholmFrench journalist, playwright and poet (1840–1902)
*April 2nd, 1840, Paris †September 29th, 1902, ParisEnglish novelist and poet (1840–1928)
*June 2nd, 1840, Dorchester †January 11th, 1928, DorchesterFrench sculptor (1840–1917)
*November 12th, 1840, Paris †November 17th, 1917, MeudonGerman linguist (1840-1893)
*March 16th, 1840, Poschwitz †December 11th, 1893, BerlinPrince of Liechtenstein (1840-1929)
*October 5th, 1840, Lednice Castle †February 11th, 1929, Valtice CastleFrench writer, theatre administrator (1840-1913)
*December 3rd, 1840, Limoges †December 23rd, 1913, ParisFounder of the Austrian School of economics
*February 23rd, 1840, Nowy Sącz †February 26th, 1921, ViennaFrench explorer of the Sahara
*February 28th, 1840, Paris †April 25th, 1892, SèvresAmerican-born inventor (1840-1916)
*February 5th, 1840, Sangerville †November 24th, 1916, LondonFixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on January 8th.
M = 1000 | D = 500 | C = 100 | XL = 40 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Yes: 1840 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).