Born on August 8th, 1887
Weekday
Monday
August 8th, 1887 was a Monday.
Age
People born on August 8th, 1887 (assuming the person is still alive) would have turned 137 years old this year (2024).
Zodiac
♌
Leo (The Lion)
July 23rd, 1887 - August 23rd, 1887
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 50,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 903 days, exactly on March 27th, 2027, people who were born on August 8th, 1887 will be 51,000 days old!
50,097 Days
7,156 Weeks
1,645 Months
... in seconds, minutes and hours
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What happened on August 8th?
Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on August 8th
Born on August 8th, 1887
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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, JerusalemSame Day
Who's birthday is on August 8th?
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Kathinka Hedwig Agerskov
Danish painter
*August 8th, 1859, Flensburg †November 23rd, 1890, Frederiksberg
82 Paul Dirac
British theoretical physicist (1902–1984)
*August 8th, 1902, Bristol †October 20th, 1984, TallahasseePiero Drogo
Italian racing driver (1926-1973)
*August 8th, 1926, Vignale Monferrato †April 28th, 1973, Bologna
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67 Mohamed Morsi
President of Egypt from 2012 to 2013
*August 8th, 1951, El-Adwah †June 17th, 2019, Tora PrisonSara Teasdale
American writer and poet (1884-1933)
*August 8th, 1884, St. Louis †January 29th, 1933, New York CityMarjorie Kinnan Rawlings
American novelist (1896–1953)
*August 8th, 1896, Washington, D.C. †December 14th, 1953, St. Augustine
77 Thomas Anstey Guthrie
English novelist and journalist
*August 8th, 1856, London †March 10th, 1934Same year
Born in 1887
77 Pierre Taittinger
French politician
*October 4th, 1887, 18th arrondissement of Paris †January 22nd, 1965, Paris
77 Le Corbusier
Swiss-French architect, designer, urbanist, and writer (1886–1965)
*October 6th, 1887, La Chaux-de-Fonds †August 27th, 1965, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin
88 Saint-John Perse
French poet and diplomat
*May 31st, 1887, Pointe-à-Pitre †September 20th, 1975, Hyères
73 Erwin Schrödinger
Austrian physicist (1887–1961)
*August 12th, 1887, Vienna †January 4th, 1961, Vienna
87 Chiang Kai-shek
Chinese politician and military leader (1887–1975)
*October 31st, 1887, Xikou †April 5th, 1975, Taipei
97 Marc Chagall
Russian-French artist (1887–1985)
*July 14th, 1887, Vitebsk †March 28th, 1985, Saint-Paul-de-Vence
95 Arthur Rubinstein
Polish-American classical pianist (1887-1982)
*January 28th, 1887, Łódź †December 20th, 1982, Geneva
61 Ruth Benedict
American anthropologist and folklorologist (1887-1948)
*June 5th, 1887, New York City †September 17th, 1948, New York City
32 John Reed
American journalist, poet, and communist activist
*October 22nd, 1887, Portland †October 17th, 1920, Moscow
107 George Abbott
American writer and director (1887-1995)
*June 25th, 1887, Chautauqua County †January 31st, 1995, Miami Beach
95 Lynn Fontanne
British actress (1887–1983)
*December 6th, 1887, London †July 30th, 1983, Waukesha County
69 Josef Lada
Czech illustrator, painter, caricaturist, scenographer and writer (1887-1957)
*December 17th, 1887, Hrusice †December 14th, 1957, Prague_ca._1915.jpg "Joseph Lamb")
72 Joseph Lamb
American composer of ragtime music
*December 6th, 1887, Montclair †September 3rd, 1960, Brooklyn
72 Raoul Paoli
French rugby union footballer and sportsman (1887-1960)
*November 24th, 1887, Courtalain †March 23rd, 1960, 14th arrondissement of Paris
62 Carmen Lyra
Costa Rican politician and writer
*January 15th, 1887, San José †May 14th, 1949, Mexico City
79 Lajos Áprily
Hungarian poet/translator/recipient:1954 Attila József Prize
*November 14th, 1887, Brașov †August 6th, 1967, Budapest
90 André François-Poncet
French diplomat (1887-1978)
*June 13th, 1887, Provins †January 8th, 1978, 16th arrondissement of Paris.jpg "L. S. Lowry")
88 L. S. Lowry
British visual artist (1887–1976)
*November 1st, 1887, Stretford †February 23rd, 1976, Glossop
69 Huntley Gordon
Canadian actor (1887-1956)
*October 8th, 1887, Montreal †December 7th, 1956, Van NuysBirthdays 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
8.8.1887
Legend
| M = 1000 | D = 500 | C = 100 | L = 50 | X = 10 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Leap year
No: With 365 days 1887 is a normal year and no leap year.