Born on August 6th, 1861
Weekday
Tuesday
August 6th, 1861 was a Tuesday.
Zodiac
♌
Leo (The Lion)
July 23rd, 1861 - August 23rd, 1861
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 59,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 565 days, exactly on November 14th, 2025, people who were born on August 6th, 1861 will be 60,000 days old!
59,435 Days
8,490 Weeks
1,952 Months
... in seconds, minutes and hours
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What happened on August 6th?
Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on August 6th
Born on August 6th, 1861
Edith Roosevelt
First Lady of the United States from 1901 to 1909
*August 6th, 1861, New York City †September 30th, 1948, Oyster BaySame Day
Who's birthday is on August 6th?
86 Paul Claudel
French diplomat, poet and playwright (1868-1955)
*August 6th, 1868, Villeneuve-sur-Fère †February 23rd, 1955, Paris.jpg "Einar Lurås Oftebro")
84 Howard Hodgkin
British artist (1932-2017)
*August 6th, 1932, Hammersmith †March 9th, 2017, London
73 Alexander Fleming
Scottish biologist, pharmacologist, botanist, and Nobel laureate (1881–1955)
*August 6th, 1881, Lochfield †March 11th, 1955, London
78 Silvano Basagni
Italian sport shooter (1938-2017)
*August 6th, 1938, Florence †May 10th, 2017, Florence
Andy Warhol
American artist, film director, and producer (1928–1987)
*August 6th, 1928, Pittsburgh †February 22nd, 1987, New York City
Allan Holdsworth
British musician (1946–2017)
*August 6th, 1946, Bradford †April 15th, 2017, Vista.jpg "Robin van Persie")
38 Bafétimbi Gomis
French-Senegalese association football player
*August 6th, 1985, La Seyne-sur-Mer
77 Lucille Ball
American actress (1911–1989)
*August 6th, 1911, Jamestown †April 26th, 1989, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.jpg "Gordon Freeth")
87 Gordon Freeth
Australian politician and diplomat (1914–2001)
*August 6th, 1914, Angaston †November 27th, 2001, Perth_(cropped).jpg "Alfred Tennyson")
83 Alfred Tennyson
British Poet Laureate (1809–1892)
*August 6th, 1809, Somersby †October 6th, 1892, Aldworth.jpg "Leslie Odom Jr.")
.jpg "José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero")
63 José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
Spanish politician and member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
*August 6th, 1960, Valladolid.jpg "M. Night Shyamalan")
Same year
Born in 1861
80 Rabindranath Tagore
Bengali poet, philosopher and polymath (1861–1941)
*May 7th, 1861, Kolkata †August 7th, 1941, Kolkata
68 Fridtjof Nansen
Norwegian polar explorer and diplomat; Nobel Peace Prize laureate (1861-1930)
*October 10th, 1861, Vestre Aker †May 13th, 1930, Polhøgda
Friedrich Simon Archenhold
German astronomer
*October 2nd, 1861, Lichtenau †October 14th, 1939, Berlin
76 Georges Méliès
French film maker and illusionist (1861–1938)
*December 8th, 1861, Paris †January 21st, 1938, ParisMaximilian von Spee
German admiral
*June 22nd, 1861, Copenhagen †December 8th, 1914, South Atlantic Ocean
Marie von Miller
German painter (1861–1933)
*February 22nd, 1861, Munich †August 18th, 1933, Starnberg
65 Mehmed VI
Last sultan of the Ottoman Empire
*January 14th, 1861, Istanbul †May 16th, 1926, SanremoFranz Xaver Engelhart
German composer, priest and choir director
*March 4th, 1861, Geiselhöring †July 14th, 1924, Regensburg
70 Frederick Jackson Turner
American historian (1861-1932)
*November 14th, 1861, Portage †March 14th, 1932, San Marino.jpg "Victor Horta")
86 Victor Horta
Belgian architect, designer, publicist, teacher and creator of Art Nouveau
*January 6th, 1861, Ghent †September 8th, 1947, City of Brussels
64 Rudolf Steiner
Austrian social reformer, occultist and esotericist (1861–1925)
*February 25th, 1861, Donji Kraljevec †March 30th, 1925, Dornach
75 Lou Andreas-Salomé
German-Russian Psychoanalyst and author
*February 12th, 1861, Saint Petersburg †February 5th, 1937, GöttingenCharles Édouard Guillaume
Swiss physicist (1861-1938)
*February 15th, 1861, Fleurier †June 13th, 1938, SèvresPauline Johnson
Canadian poet and performer
*March 10th, 1861, Six Nations of the Grand River First Nation †March 7th, 1913, VancouverLuigi Facta
Italian politician (1861-1930)
*September 13th, 1861, Pinerolo †November 5th, 1930, PineroloJosé Rizal
Filipino nationalist, writer and polymath (1861–1896)
*June 19th, 1861, Calamba †December 30th, 1896, ManilaBirthdays of famous people
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Public holidays on August 6th
Fixed holidays (Christian holidays and observances) which are celebrated on August 6th.
Transfiguration of Jesus
Christian holidays and observancesen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transfiguration_of_JesusAugust 6 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian holidays and observancesen.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_6_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's Accession Day. (United Arab Emirates)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zayed_bin_Sultan_Al_NahyanIndependence Day (Bolivia), celebrates the independence of Bolivia from Spain in 1825.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_BoliviaIndependence Day (Jamaica), celebrates the independence of Jamaica from the United Kingdom in 1962.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_Day_(Jamaica)Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony (Hiroshima, Japan)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiroshima_Peace_Memorial_CeremonyDate as a Roman numeral / digit
6.8.1861
Legend
| M = 1000 | D = 500 | C = 100 | L = 50 | X = 10 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Leap year
No: With 365 days 1861 is a normal year and no leap year.