Born on August 8th, 1885
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August 8th, 1885 was a Saturday.
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Leo (The Lion)
July 23rd, 1885 - August 23rd, 1885
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 50,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 342 days, exactly on March 27th, 2025, people who were born on August 8th, 1885 will be 51,000 days old!
50,658 Days
7,236 Weeks
1,664 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, 1885
Conrad Gauthier
Singer-songwriter, actor, singer and folklorist from Quebec
*August 8th, 1885, Montreal †February 14th, 1964Same Day
Who's birthday is on August 8th?
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Kathinka Hedwig Agerskov
Danish painter
*August 8th, 1859, Flensburg †November 23rd, 1890, FrederiksbergPiero 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
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82 Shmuel Yosef Agnon
Ukrainian-born Israeli Hebrew writer, Nobel laureate in Literature (1888-1970)
*August 8th, 1887, Buchach †February 17th, 1970, JerusalemSara Teasdale
American writer and poet (1884-1933)
*August 8th, 1884, St. Louis †January 29th, 1933, New York City
67 Mohamed Morsi
President of Egypt from 2012 to 2013
*August 8th, 1951, El-Adwah †June 17th, 2019, Tora Prison
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
American novelist (1896–1953)
*August 8th, 1896, Washington, D.C. †December 14th, 1953, St. AugustineErnest Lawrence
American nuclear physicist (1901–1958)
*August 8th, 1901, Canton †August 27th, 1958, Palo AltoSame year
Born in 1885
77 Niels Bohr
Danish physicist (1885–1962)
*October 7th, 1885, Copenhagen †November 18th, 1962, CopenhagenFridtjof Backer-Grøndahl
Norwegian musician
*October 15th, 1885, Christiania †June 21st, 1959, Oslo_by_Harris_%26_Ewing.png "Alice Paul")
92 Alice Paul
American suffragist, feminist, and activist (1885–1977)
*January 11th, 1885, Mount Laurel †July 9th, 1977, Moorestown Township
65 Sinclair Lewis
American writer and playwright (1885–1951)
*February 7th, 1885, Sauk Centre †January 10th, 1951, Rome
82 Edna Ferber
American novelist, short story writer and playwright
*August 15th, 1885, Appleton †April 16th, 1968, New York City
87 Ezra Pound
American poet and critic (1885–1972)
*October 30th, 1885, Hailey †November 1st, 1972, Venice
67 René Grousset
French historian (1885-1952)
*September 5th, 1885, Aubais †September 12th, 1952, 8th arrondissement of Paris_-_02.jpg "Theda Bara")
69 Theda Bara
American actress (1885–1955)
*July 29th, 1885, Cincinnati †April 7th, 1955, Los Angeles
84 François Mauriac
French writer (1885-1970)
*October 11th, 1885, Bordeaux †September 1st, 1970, ParisGeorg Lippold
German archaeologist (1885-1954)
*February 21st, 1885, Mainz †July 23rd, 1954, Erlangen
40 Allan Riverstone McCulloch
Australian ichthyologist (1885-1925)
*June 20th, 1885, Sydney †September 1st, 1925, Honolulu
85 Eugène Christophe
French racing cyclist
*January 22nd, 1885, 1st arrondissement of Paris †February 1st, 1970, 14th arrondissement of Paris
67 Marjorie Bowen
British writer
*November 1st, 1885, Hampshire †December 23rd, 1952, St Charles Hospital
60 George S. Patton
United States Army general (1885–1945)
*November 11th, 1885, San Gabriel †December 21st, 1945, Heidelberg.jpg "Andrew Tombes")
90 Andrew Tombes
American actor (1885-1976)
*June 29th, 1885, Ashtabula †March 17th, 1976, New York City
56 Robert Delaunay
French painter (1885–1941)
*April 12th, 1885, Paris †October 25th, 1941, Montpellier
80 Chester W. Nimitz
United States Navy fleet admiral (1885–1966)
*February 24th, 1885, Fredericksburg †February 20th, 1966, Yerba Buena IslandErich von Stroheim
Austrian actor and director (1885–1957)
*September 22nd, 1885, Vienna †May 12th, 1957, ParisJerome Kern
American composer of musical theater and popular music (1885-1945)
*January 27th, 1885, Manhattan †November 11th, 1945, New York CityBirthdays 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
8.8.1885
Legend
| M = 1000 | D = 500 | C = 100 | L = 50 | X = 10 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Leap year
No: With 365 days 1885 is a normal year and no leap year.