August 8th, 1902

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Born on August 8th, 1902 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
Age in days, weeks and months
What happened on August 8th?
Birthdays of famous people
Public holidays on August 8th
Date as a Roman numeral / digit
Calendar (August 1902)

Born on August 8th, 1902

Weekday

Friday

August 8th, 1902 was a Friday.

Age

121

People born on August 8th, 1902 will turn 122 this year (2024), in exactly 104 days .

Zodiac

♌

Leo (The Lion)

July 23rd, 1902 - August 23rd, 1902

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 44,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 543 days, exactly on October 21st, 2025, people who were born on August 8th, 1902 will be 45,000 days old!

44,457 Days

6,351 Weeks

1,460 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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What happened on August 8th?

August 8th, 2014

The World Health Organization declared the Western African Ebola virus epidemic, which began in December 2013, to be a public health emergency of international concern.

August 8th, 2009

Nine people died when a tour helicopter and a small private airplane collided over the Hudson River in Hoboken, New Jersey.

August 8th, 2008

A EuroCity train en route to Prague struck a part of a motorway bridge that had fallen onto the track near Studénka station and derailed, killing 8 people and injuring 64 others.

August 8th, 1998

The Iranian consulate in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan, was raided by Taliban leading to the death of 10 Iranian diplomats and an Iranian journalist.

August 8th, 1991

The Warsaw radio mast, the tallest structure ever built at 646.38 m (2,120.7 ft), collapsed due to an error in exchanging the guys on the highest stock of the mast.

August 8th, 1988

Tropical Storm Beryl formed over southeastern Louisiana, making it one of the few tropical cyclones to form over land.

August 8th, 1969

At a zebra crossing (pictured) on Abbey Road in London, Iain Macmillan took the photograph that was used for the cover of the Beatles' album Abbey Road.

August 8th, 1956

A mining disaster killed 262 workers, mainly Italian nationals, at the Bois du Cazier coal mine in Belgium.

August 8th, 1929

The German airship Graf Zeppelin (pictured) departed Lakehurst, New Jersey, on a flight to circumnavigate the world.

August 8th, 1919

The Third Anglo-Afghan War ended with the United Kingdom signing a treaty to recognise the independence of the Emirate of Afghanistan.

August 8th, 1918

The Battle of Amiens began in Amiens, France, marking the start of the Allied Powers' Hundred Days Offensive through the German front lines that ultimately led to the end of World War I.

August 8th, 1914

The Endurance departed Plymouth, England, on the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition.

August 8th, 1576

The cornerstone of Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe's observatory Uraniborg was laid on the island of Hven.

August 8th, 1264

Reconquista: In the early stages of the Mudéjar revolt, Muslim rebels captured the alcázar of the city of Jerez in present-day Spain, holding it for about two months.

August 10th, 2005

Spring and Autumn period: Amid a succession dispute, the forces of Duke Zhuang of Lu, who was attempting to install a claimant to the Qi throne, were defeated at the Battle of Qianshi.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on August 8th

Born on August 8th, 1902

Paul Dirac

British theoretical physicist (1902–1984)

*August 8th, 1902, Bristol †October 20th, 1984, Tallahassee

Don Terry

American film actor (1902-1988)

*August 8th, 1902, Natick †October 6th, 1988

Same Day
Who's birthday is on August 8th?

Roger Federer

Swiss tennis player

*August 8th, 1981, Basel

Ernest Lawrence

American nuclear physicist (1901–1958)

*August 8th, 1901, Canton †August 27th, 1958, Palo Alto

Piero Drogo

Italian racing driver (1926-1973)

*August 8th, 1926, Vignale Monferrato †April 28th, 1973, Bologna

Dustin Hoffman

American actor (born 1937)

*August 8th, 1937, Los Angeles

Chris Dednam

Badminton player

*August 8th, 1983, Bloemfontein

Kathinka Hedwig Agerskov

Danish painter

*August 8th, 1859, Flensburg †November 23rd, 1890, Frederiksberg

Connie Stevens

American actress and singer

*August 8th, 1938, Brooklyn

Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings

American novelist (1896–1953)

*August 8th, 1896, Washington, D.C. †December 14th, 1953, St. Augustine

Mohamed Morsi

President of Egypt from 2012 to 2013

*August 8th, 1951, El-Adwah †June 17th, 2019, Tora Prison

Bali Rodríguez

Costa Rican model

*August 8th, 1984, San José

Keith Carradine

American actor and singer

*August 8th, 1949, San Mateo

Shawn Mendes

Canadian singer

*August 8th, 1998, Pickering

Damian Halata

German association football player and manager

*August 8th, 1962, Świętochłowice

Louis van Gaal

Dutch footballer and manager (born 1951)

*August 8th, 1951, Amsterdam

Michael Leutert

German politician

*August 8th, 1974, Bad Schlema

Alexander Bugera

German association football player and manager

*August 8th, 1978, Amberg

Michael Urie

American actor (born 1980)

*August 8th, 1980, Dallas

Dayton Lummis

American actor (1903-1988)

*August 8th, 1903, Summit †March 23rd, 1988, Santa Monica

Silvio Amadio

Film director, Screenwriter

*August 8th, 1926, Frascati †May 19th, 1995, Rome

Same year
Born in 1902

Harald Lie

Norwegian composer

*November 21st, 1902, Oslo †May 23rd, 1942, Oslo

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Denise Colomb

French photographer

*April 1st, 1902, 10th arrondissement of Paris †January 1st, 2004, Paris

101

Leni Riefenstahl

German film director, photographer, actress and Nazi propagandist (1902–2003)

*August 22nd, 1902, Berlin †September 8th, 2003, Pöcking

John Steinbeck

American writer

*February 27th, 1902, Salinas †December 20th, 1968, Harlem

Thelma Ritter

American actress and vaudevillian (1902-1969)

*February 14th, 1902, Brooklyn †February 5th, 1969, New York City

Ralph Richardson

British actor (1902–1983)

*December 19th, 1902, Cheltenham †October 10th, 1983, London

Carlo Gambino

American mobster

*August 24th, 1902, Palermo †October 15th, 1976, Massapequa

Jan Tschichold

Graphic designer (1902–1974)

*April 2nd, 1902, Leipzig †August 11th, 1974, Locarno

Austrian-British philosopher of science and social and political philosopher noted for falsificationism and for criticism of Plato, Hegel and Marx as totalitarian opponents of open society (1902-1994)

*July 28th, 1902, Vienna †September 17th, 1994, Kenley