Born on August 8th, 1880
Weekday
Sunday
August 8th, 1880 was a Sunday.
Zodiac
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Leo (The Lion)
July 23rd, 1880 - August 23rd, 1880
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 52,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 509 days, exactly on September 17th, 2025, people who were born on August 8th, 1880 will be 53,000 days old!
52,491 Days
7,498 Weeks
1,724 Months
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What happened on August 8th?
Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on August 8th
Born on August 8th, 1880
Earle Page
Australian politician, 11th Prime Minister of Australia (1880-1961)
*August 8th, 1880, Grafton †December 20th, 1961, SydneyEmilio Madero González
Mexican offcier who participated in the Mexican Revolution
*August 8th, 1880, Parras de la Fuente †January 16th, 1962, Mexico CitySame 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
Emiliano Zapata
Mexican revolutionary (1879-1919)
*August 8th, 1879, Anenecuilco †April 10th, 1919, Morelos
67 Mohamed Morsi
President of Egypt from 2012 to 2013
*August 8th, 1951, El-Adwah †June 17th, 2019, Tora Prison
.jpg "Shmuel Yosef Agnon")
82 Shmuel Yosef Agnon
Ukrainian-born Israeli Hebrew writer, Nobel laureate in Literature (1888-1970)
*August 8th, 1887, Buchach †February 17th, 1970, Jerusalem
Sara Teasdale
American writer and poet (1884-1933)
*August 8th, 1884, St. Louis †January 29th, 1933, New York City
Same year
Born in 1880
47 Nikolai Astrup
Norwegian painter (1880-1928)
*August 30th, 1880, Bremanger Municipality †January 21st, 1928, Førde.jpg "Mustafa Kemal Atatürk")
57 Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
Founding father of the Republic of Turkey (c. 1881-1938)
*November 30th, 1880, Thessaloniki †November 10th, 1938, Dolmabahçe Palace.jpg "Christabel Pankhurst")
77 Christabel Pankhurst
Suffragette, co-founder of the Women's Social and Political Union, editor (1880-1958)
*September 22nd, 1880, Manchester †February 13th, 1958, Santa MonicaFritz Weege
German art historian and archaeologist (1880-1945)
*October 29th, 1880, Frankfurt †August 20th, 1945, Wrocław
87 Helen Keller
American author and activist (1880–1968)
*June 27th, 1880, Tuscumbia †June 1st, 1968, Easton
90 John Boyd Orr
Scottish nutritionist, Director-General of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (1880-1971)
*September 23rd, 1880, Kilmaurs †June 25th, 1971, Brechin.jpg "George Marshall")
78 George Marshall
American army officer and statesman (1880–1959)
*December 31st, 1880, Uniontown †October 16th, 1959, Washington, D.C..jpg "Douglas MacArthur")
84 Douglas MacArthur
United States Army general in WWI, WWII and Korea (1880–1964)
*January 26th, 1880, Little Rock †April 5th, 1964, Washington, D.C.
92 Johannes Aavik
Estonian philologist and Fennophile
*December 8th, 1880, Randvere †March 18th, 1973, Stockholm
Charlotte Fränkel
German classical archaeologist
*August 25th, 1880, Berlin †December 7th, 1933, Berlin
78 Walter von Molo
Austrian writer (1880–1958)
*June 14th, 1880, Šternberk †October 27th, 1958, Murnau am StaffelseeRudolf von Gutmann
Austrian industrialist and art collector (1880–1966)
*May 21st, 1880, Vienna †July 9th, 1966, VictoriaLudwig von Ficker
Austrian publisher and writer
*April 13th, 1880, Munich †March 20th, 1967, Innsbruck
40 Alexander Blok
Russian poet (1880–1921)
*November 16th, 1880, Saint Petersburg †August 7th, 1921, Saint Petersburg
82 Wilhelmina of the Netherlands
Queen of the Netherlands from 1890 to 1948 (1880-1962)
*August 31st, 1880, Noordeinde Palace †November 28th, 1962, Het Loo Palace
55 Oswald Spengler
German historian and philosopher (1880-1936)
*May 29th, 1880, Blankenburg †May 8th, 1936, MunichBirthdays 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
8.8.1880
Legend
| M = 1000 | D = 500 | C = 100 | L = 50 | X = 10 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Leap year
Yes: 1880 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).