1857 April 1857 April 8th, 1857

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  1. Born on April 8th, 1857 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
  2. Age in days, weeks and months
  3. What happened on April 8th?
  4. Birthdays of famous people
  5. Public holidays on April 8th
  6. Date as a Roman numeral / digit
  7. Calendar (April 1857)

Born on April 8th, 1857

Weekday

Wednesday

April 8th, 1857 was a Wednesday.

Age

167

People born on April 8th, 1857 (assuming the person is still alive) would have turned 167 years old this year (2024).

Zodiac

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Aries (The Ram)

March 21st, 1857 - April 20th, 1857

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 61,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 984 days, exactly on January 7th, 2027, people who were born on April 8th, 1857 will be 62,000 days old!

61,016 Days

8,716 Weeks

2,004 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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What happened on April 8th?

BOAC Flight 712 April 8th, 1968

BOAC Flight 712 experienced an engine fire shortly after take-off from London Heathrow, leading to the deaths of five people on board, including flight attendant Jane Harrison, who was posthumously awarded a George Cross for heroism.
Computer science April 8th, 1959

A team of computer scientists and others met to discuss the creation of a common business-oriented programming language, which became COBOL.
Otto and Elise Hampel April 8th, 1943

Otto and Elise Hampel were executed in Berlin for performing acts of resistance against Nazism.
World War II April 8th, 1942

World War II: The United States Army Air Forces flew its first mission from India over the Hump (the eastern end of the Himalayas) to deliver materiel to China.
Western Australia April 8th, 1933

The Australian state of Western Australia voted to secede from the federation, but efforts to implement the result proved to be unsuccessful.
Winsor McCay April 8th, 1911

American cartoonist Winsor McCay released the silent short film Little Nemo (featured), one of the earliest animated films.
Entente Cordiale April 8th, 1904

France and the United Kingdom signed the Entente Cordiale, agreeing to a peaceful coexistence after centuries of intermittent conflict.
American Civil War April 8th, 1864

American Civil War: Late-arriving reinforcements helped Confederate forces rout the Union Army at the Battle of Mansfield.
Kiliaen van Rensselaer (merchant) April 8th, 1630

Kiliaen van Rensselaer purchased land near present-day Albany, New York, to establish Rensselaerswyck, which became the most successful patroonship under the Dutch West India Company.
Crusades April 8th, 1271

Crusades: The Knights Hospitaller surrendered the Krak des Chevaliers, a castle in present-day Syria, to the army of the Mamluk sultan Baybars.
Abbasid Caliphate April 8th, 0876

Abbasid forces decisively defeated the Saffarid emir Ya'qub ibn Laith, forcing the latter to halt his advance into Iraq.
Caracalla April 8th, 0217

Roman emperor Caracalla (pictured) was assassinated near Harran and succeeded by his Praetorian Guard prefect Macrinus.
Venus de Milo April 8th, 1820

The Venus de Milo, an ancient Greek statue of a woman with its arms missing, was discovered on the island of Milos.
Netherlands April 8th, 1960

The Netherlands and West Germany sign an agreement to negotiate the return of German land annexed by the Dutch in return for 280 million German marks as Wiedergutmachung.
Organization of American States April 8th, 1959

The Organization of American States drafts an agreement to create the Inter-American Development Bank.

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

Same Day
Who's birthday is on April 8th?

Josie Nelson: Age & Birthday 22
Josie Nelson

British cyclist

*April 8th, 2002, Burton upon Trent
Edmund Husserl: Age & Birthday 79
Edmund Husserl

German philosopher, known as the father of phenomenology (*1859 – †1938)

*April 8th, 1859, Prostějov †April 27th, 1938, Freiburg im Breisgau
Kofi Annan: Age & Birthday 80
Kofi Annan

7th Secretary-General of the United Nations (1938-2018)

*April 8th, 1938, Kumasi †August 18th, 2018, Bern
Katee Sackhoff: Age & Birthday 44
Katee Sackhoff

American actress

*April 8th, 1980, Portland
Hans-Georg von der Marwitz: Age & Birthday 63
Hans-Georg von der Marwitz

German politician

*April 8th, 1961, Heidelberg
Arabella Kiesbauer: Age & Birthday 55
Arabella Kiesbauer

German talk show host

*April 8th, 1969, Vienna
77
Ulrich Manthe

German legal scientist and legal historian

*April 8th, 1947, Homburg
Robert Kiyosaki: Age & Birthday 77
Robert Kiyosaki

American finance author and investor

*April 8th, 1947, Hilo
48
Miho Tanaka

Badminton player

*April 8th, 1976, Saga Prefecture
49
Keiko Yoshitomi

Japanese badminton player

*April 8th, 1975, Fukuoka Prefecture
Adrian Boult: Age & Birthday 93
Adrian Boult

British conductor

*April 8th, 1889, Chester †February 22nd, 1983, London
27
Face

Russian rapper

*April 8th, 1997, Ufa
48
Maja Pohar

Badminton player

*April 8th, 1976, Ljubljana
20
Liu Shengshu

Chinese badminton player

*April 8th, 2004, Liaoning
Mary Pickford: Age & Birthday 87
Mary Pickford

Canadian actress and producer (1892–1979)

*April 8th, 1892, Toronto †May 29th, 1979, Santa Monica
73
Karl Scherm

German association football player (1904-1977)

*April 8th, 1904, Nuremberg †June 30th, 1977, Nuremberg
Dean Norris: Age & Birthday 61
Dean Norris

American actor

*April 8th, 1963, South Bend
Albert I of Belgium: Age & Birthday 58
Albert I of Belgium

King of the Belgians from 1909 to 1934

*April 8th, 1875, Palace of the Count of Flanders †February 17th, 1934, Marche-les-Dames
56
Carlos Deltour

French rower (1864-1920)

*April 8th, 1864, Guadalajara †May 29th, 1920, Cambo-les-Bains
66
Hugo von Mohl

German botanist (1805–1872)

*April 8th, 1805, Stuttgart †April 1st, 1872, Tübingen

Same year
Born in 1857

84
Ernst Fabricius

German historian, archaeologist and scholar (1857–1942)

*September 6th, 1857, Darmstadt †March 22nd, 1942, Freiburg im Breisgau
William Howard Taft: Age & Birthday 72
William Howard Taft

President of the United States from 1909 to 1913

*September 15th, 1857, Cincinnati †March 8th, 1930, Washington metropolitan area
Ferdinand de Saussure: Age & Birthday 55
Ferdinand de Saussure

Swiss linguist (1857-1913)

*November 26th, 1857, Geneva †February 22nd, 1913, Vufflens-le-Château
76
Friedrich August Emil Heuer
*December 27th, 1857, Rammenau †March 29th, 1934, Dresden
Heinrich Hertz: Age & Birthday 36
Heinrich Hertz

German physicist (1857–1894)

*February 22nd, 1857, Hamburg †January 1st, 1894, Bonn
Joseph Conrad: Age & Birthday 66
Joseph Conrad

Polish-British writer (1857–1924)

*December 3rd, 1857, Terekhove †August 3rd, 1924, Bishopsbourne
Pius XI: Age & Birthday 81
Pius XI

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1922 to 1939

*May 31st, 1857, Desio †February 10th, 1939, Vatican City
Henrik Pontoppidan: Age & Birthday 86
Henrik Pontoppidan

Writer, Nobel Laureate

*July 24th, 1857, Fredericia †August 21st, 1943, Copenhagen
70
Otto Sidow

German politician (SPD)

*May 1st, 1857, Friesack †September 6th, 1927, Brandenburg an der Havel
Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell: Age & Birthday 83
Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell

Lieutenant-general in the British Army, writer, founder and Chief Scout of the Scout Movement (1857-1941)

*February 22nd, 1857, Paddington †January 8th, 1941, Nyeri
Eugène Regnault: Age & Birthday 83
Eugène Regnault

French diplomat (1857-1941)

*December 28th, 1857, Boulogne-sur-Mer †September 25th, 1941, Gorre
Mario Méndez Bejarano: Age & Birthday 73
Mario Méndez Bejarano

Spanish author

*December 5th, 1857, Seville †January 16th, 1931, Madrid
Julien Tiersot: Age & Birthday 79
Julien Tiersot

French musicologist, composer and pioneer in ethnomusicology (1857-1936)

*July 5th, 1857, Bourg-en-Bresse †August 10th, 1936, 13th arrondissement of Paris
Margaret Deland: Age & Birthday 87
Margaret Deland

American writer and poet (1857–1945)

*February 23rd, 1857, Allegheny †January 13th, 1945, Boston
62
Ruggero Leoncavallo

Italian composer

*April 23rd, 1857, Naples †August 9th, 1919, Montecatini Terme
Edward Elgar: Age & Birthday 76
Edward Elgar

English composer (1857-1934)

*June 2nd, 1857, Lower Broadheath †February 23rd, 1934, Worcester
Alfred Binet: Age & Birthday 54
Alfred Binet

French psychologist and inventor of the first usable intelligence test

*July 8th, 1857, Nice †October 18th, 1911, Paris
Charles Scott Sherrington: Age & Birthday 94
Charles Scott Sherrington

English footballer, neurophysiologist and Nobel Prize recipient (1857–1952)

*November 27th, 1857, Islington †March 4th, 1952, Eastbourne
Julius Wagner-Jauregg: Age & Birthday 83
Julius Wagner-Jauregg

Austrian doctor, Nobel prize laureate and psychiatrist

*March 7th, 1857, Wels †September 27th, 1940, Vienna
Theo Van Gogh: Age & Birthday 33
Theo Van Gogh

Dutch art dealer (1857–1891)

*May 1st, 1857, Zundert †January 25th, 1891, Utrecht

Birthdays of famous people

Melanie Martinez: Age & BirthdayChris Adcock: Age & BirthdayLarry Elder: Age & BirthdayJon Cassar: Age & BirthdayElena Prus: Age & BirthdayRobin Tabeling: Age & BirthdaySam Fender: Age & BirthdayAnggun: Age & BirthdayLars Bender: Age & BirthdaySven Bender: Age & Birthday

Public holidays on April 8th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on April 8th.

Buddha's Birthday, also known as Hana Matsuri, "Flower Festival" (Japan)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddha's_Birthday
Anne Ayres (Episcopal Church (USA))
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Ayres
Constantina
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantina
Julie Billiart of Namur
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julie_Billiart
Perpetuus
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Perpetuus
Walter of Pontoise
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_of_Pontoise
William Augustus Muhlenberg (Episcopal Church (USA))
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Augustus_Muhlenberg
April 8 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_8_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)
Earliest day on which Fast and Prayer Day can fall, while April 14 is the latest; celebrated on the second Friday in April (Liberia)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Liberia
International Romani Day
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Romani_Day

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

VIII.IV.MDCCCLVII

8.4.1857

Legend

M = 1000D = 500C = 100L = 50V = 5IV = 4I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1857 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
April 1857

April 1857

w# Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su
14 12345
15 6789101112
16 13141516171819
17 20212223242526
18 27282930

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