Born on August 8th, 1863
Weekday
Saturday
August 8th, 1863 was a Saturday.
Zodiac
♌
Leo (The Lion)
July 23rd, 1863 - August 23rd, 1863
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 58,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 293 days, exactly on February 19th, 2025, people who were born on August 8th, 1863 will be 59,000 days old!
58,707 Days
8,386 Weeks
1,928 Months
... in seconds, minutes and hours
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What happened on August 8th, 1863?
Tennessee Military Governor Andrew Johnson frees his personal slaves in Greeneville, Tennessee despite them being exempt from the Emancipation Proclamation, now commemorated as Emancipation Day in the state.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TennesseeWhat else happened on August 8th?
Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on August 8th
Born on August 8th, 1863
Hulda von Levetzow
German classical violinist, writer
*August 8th, 1863, Graz †September 2nd, 1947, PulsnitzFlorence Merriam Bailey
American ornithologist, birdwatcher, and nature writer
*August 8th, 1863, Locust Grove †September 22nd, 1948, Washington, D.C.Jean Leon Gerome Ferris
American painter (1863–1930)
*August 8th, 1863, Philadelphia †March 18th, 1930, PhiladelphiaSame Day
Who's birthday is on August 8th?
Kathinka Hedwig Agerskov
Danish painter
*August 8th, 1859, Flensburg †November 23rd, 1890, Frederiksberg.jpg "Roger Federer")
Piero 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
67 Mohamed Morsi
President of Egypt from 2012 to 2013
*August 8th, 1951, El-Adwah †June 17th, 2019, Tora Prison
88 Matthew Henson
American explorer (1866–1955)
*August 8th, 1866, Charles County †March 9th, 1955, New York City
Thomas Anstey Guthrie
English novelist and journalist
*August 8th, 1856, London †March 10th, 1934
Same year
Born in 1863
81 Pietro Mascagni
Italian composer known for operas
*December 7th, 1863, Livorno †August 2nd, 1945, Rome
74 Gabriele D'Annunzio
Italian writer, poet, playwright, soldier and politician (1863-1938)
*March 12th, 1863, Pescara †March 1st, 1938, Gardone Riviera
80 Leo Baekeland
Belgium American inventor (1863-1944)
*November 14th, 1863, Ghent †February 23rd, 1944, Beacon
80 Edvard Munch
Norwegian painter (1863–1944)
*December 12th, 1863, Ådalsbruk †January 23rd, 1944, Ekely
51 John Bunny
American actor (1863-1915)
*September 21st, 1863, New York City †April 26th, 1915, BrooklynHenry Ford
American business magnate (1863–1947)
*July 30th, 1863, Springwells Township †April 7th, 1947, Dearborn
50 Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Heir presumptive to the throne of Austria-Hungary (1863–1914)
*December 18th, 1863, Graz †June 28th, 1914, Sarajevo
39 Swami Vivekananda
Indian Hindu monk and philosopher (1863–1902)
*January 12th, 1863, Swami Vivekananda's Ancestral House & Cultural Centre †July 4th, 1902, Belur
100 Margaret Murray
Anglo-Indian Egyptologist (1863–1963)
*July 13th, 1863, Kolkata †November 13th, 1963, Welwyn
82 David Lloyd George
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1916 to 1922
*January 17th, 1863, Manchester †March 26th, 1945, Llanystumdwy
74 Pierre de Coubertin
Founder of modern Olympic Games, pedagogue and historian (1863-1937)
*January 1st, 1863, Paris †September 2nd, 1937, Geneva
79 W. W. Jacobs
English author of short stories and novels
*September 8th, 1863, Wapping †September 1st, 1943, IslingtonCarl H. Eigenmann
German-American ichthyologist (1863–1927)
*March 9th, 1863, Flehingen †April 24th, 1927, San Diego
61 Gene Stratton-Porter
American writer and naturalist (1863–1924)
*August 17th, 1863, Lagro †December 6th, 1924, Los Angeles
62 Maurice Hennequin
French playwright and writer
*December 10th, 1863, Liège †September 3rd, 1926, Montreux
88 George Santayana
Spanish-American philosopher
*December 16th, 1863, Madrid †September 26th, 1952, Rome
73 Austen Chamberlain
British politician (1863-1937)
*October 16th, 1863, Birmingham †March 17th, 1937, London
94 Henry van de Velde
Belgian painter, architect and interior designer (1863-1957)
*April 3rd, 1863, Antwerp †October 25th, 1957, ZürichBirthdays 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
8.8.1863
Legend
| M = 1000 | D = 500 | C = 100 | L = 50 | X = 10 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Leap year
No: With 365 days 1863 is a normal year and no leap year.