May 8th, 1856 was a Thursday.
April 21st, 1856 - May 21st, 1856
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 650 days, exactly on February 6th, 2026, people who were born on May 8th, 1856 will be 62,000 days old!
Austrian composer (1857-1924)
*May 8th, 1857, Hlohovec †August 23rd, 1924, PerchtoldsdorfVenezuelan journalist and cultural activist
*May 8th, 1924, Soroca †February 20th, 2017, CaracasPresident of the United States from 1945 to 1953
*May 8th, 1884, Lamar †December 26th, 1972, Kansas CitySwiss businessman and co-founder of the Red Cross (1828-1910)
*May 8th, 1828, Geneva †October 30th, 1910, HeidenAustrian and British economist
*May 8th, 1899, Vienna †March 23rd, 1992, Freiburg im BreisgauAmerican stand-up comedian (1926–2017)
*May 8th, 1926, Queens †April 6th, 2017, Beverly HillsFrench comics author (1938–2012)
*May 8th, 1938, Nogent-sur-Marne †March 10th, 2012, Montrouge13th Prime Minister of Norway
*January 17th, 1856, Nordre Land Municipality †September 15th, 1939, OsloAustrian neurologist and founder of psychoanalysis (1856–1939)
*May 6th, 1856, Příbor †September 23rd, 1939, LondonSerbian-American inventor (1856–1943)
*July 10th, 1856, Smiljan †January 7th, 1943, New York CityIrish playwright, critic, and polemicist (1856–1950)
*July 26th, 1856, Dublin †November 2nd, 1950, Ayot St LawrencePresident of the United States from 1913 to 1921
*December 28th, 1856, Woodrow Wilson Birthplace †February 3rd, 1924, Woodrow Wilson HouseGerman general (1856–1929)
*July 7th, 1856, Słupsk †October 27th, 1929, UnichowoAmerican portrait and genre painter (1856-1942)
*October 28th, 1856, San Francisco †February 9th, 1942, San FranciscoLatvian theologian (1856-1919)
*May 26th, 1856, Kandava †January 16th, 1919, KandavaAmerican author of children's books (1856–1919)
*May 15th, 1856, Chittenango †May 6th, 1919, HollywoodFrench military and political leader (1856–1951)
*April 24th, 1856, Cauchy-à-la-Tour †July 23rd, 1951, Port-JoinvilleAmerican painter (1856–1925)
*January 12th, 1856, Florence †April 15th, 1925, LondonGerman politician (1856–1921)
*November 29th, 1856, Hohenfinow †January 1st, 1921, HohenfinowAmerican politician (1856-1937)
*December 22nd, 1856, Potsdam †December 21st, 1937, Saint PaulBritish physicist (1856-1940)
*December 18th, 1856, Cheetham Hill †August 30th, 1940, CambridgeAfrican-American educator, author, orator, and advisor (1856-1915)
*April 5th, 1856, Hale's Ford †November 14th, 1915, TuskegeeGerman botanist (1856–1901)
*May 12th, 1856, Strasbourg †September 9th, 1901, BaselAmerican illustrator and caricaturist
*May 25th, 1856, Philadelphia †May 27th, 1915, Knickerbocker HospitalAmerican businessman
*August 12th, 1856, New York City †April 13th, 1917, Atlantic CitySpanish author
*November 3rd, 1856, Santander †May 19th, 1912, SantanderFixed holidays (Christian feast day, Victory in Europe Day, and its related observances) which are celebrated on May 8th.
M = 1000 | D = 500 | C = 100 | L = 50 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Yes: 1856 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).