Born on August 8th, 1905
Weekday
Tuesday
August 8th, 1905 was a Tuesday.
Zodiac
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Leo (The Lion)
July 23rd, 1905 - August 23rd, 1905
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 43,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 647 days, exactly on January 25th, 2026, people who were born on August 8th, 1905 will be 44,000 days old!
43,353 Days
6,193 Weeks
1,424 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, 1905
André Jolivet
French composer
*August 8th, 1905, 18th arrondissement of Paris †December 20th, 1974, 7th arrondissement of ParisCarleton Sprague Smith
American historian, musicologist and writer (1905-1994)
*August 8th, 1905, New York City †September 19th, 1994Same Day
Who's birthday is on August 8th?
82 Paul Dirac
British theoretical physicist (1902–1984)
*August 8th, 1902, Bristol †October 20th, 1984, Tallahassee.jpg "Roger Federer")
Piero Drogo
Italian racing driver (1926-1973)
*August 8th, 1926, Vignale Monferrato †April 28th, 1973, Bologna
Kathinka Hedwig Agerskov
Danish painter
*August 8th, 1859, Flensburg †November 23rd, 1890, FrederiksbergErnest Lawrence
American nuclear physicist (1901–1958)
*August 8th, 1901, Canton †August 27th, 1958, Palo Alto
67 Mohamed Morsi
President of Egypt from 2012 to 2013
*August 8th, 1951, El-Adwah †June 17th, 2019, Tora Prison
Eberhard Brünen
German politician (1906-1980)
*August 8th, 1906, Duisburg †October 30th, 1980, Duisburg
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
American novelist (1896–1953)
*August 8th, 1896, Washington, D.C. †December 14th, 1953, St. AugustineRosetta LeNoire
American actress (1911–2002)
*August 8th, 1911, Harlem †March 17th, 2002, Lillian Booth Actors HomeSame year
Born in 1905
112 Edelgard Huber von Gersdorff
German supercentenarian
*December 7th, 1905, Gera †April 9th, 2018, Karlsruhe
74 Jean-Paul Sartre
French existentialist philosopher (1905–1980)
*June 21st, 1905, Paris †April 15th, 1980, 14th arrondissement of Paris
78 Ulf von Euler
Swedish physiologist and pharmacologist (1905–1983)
*February 7th, 1905, Stockholm †March 9th, 1983, Stockholm.jpg "Greta Garbo")
84 Greta Garbo
Swedish-American actress (1905–1990)
*September 18th, 1905, Katarina church parish †April 15th, 1990, New York CityHeinz Kähler
German classical archaeologist
*January 21st, 1905, Tetenbüll †January 9th, 1974, Cologne.jpg "Cilli Wang")
100 Cilli Wang
Dutch-Austrian dancer and theater maker (1905-2005)
*February 1st, 1905, Vienna †July 10th, 2005, Vienna
56 Dag Hammarskjöld
Swedish diplomat, economist, and author (1905-1961)
*July 29th, 1905, Jönköping †September 18th, 1961, Ndola.jpg "Ayn Rand")
77 Ayn Rand
Russian-born American writer and public philosopher (1905–1982)
*February 2nd, 1905, Saint Petersburg †March 6th, 1982, Manhattan
Ernst Kuzorra
German association football player and manager
*October 16th, 1905, Gelsenkirchen †January 1st, 1990, Gelsenkirchen
63 Erika Mann
German actress and writer (1905-1969)
*November 9th, 1905, Munich †August 27th, 1969, Zürich
88 Félix Houphouët-Boigny
Doctor, Ivorian politician, first president of Côte d'Ivoire (1905-1993)
*October 18th, 1905, N’Gokro †December 7th, 1993, Yamoussoukro
66 Louis Armand
French engineer, inventor, administrator, and resistance fighter (1905-1971)
*January 17th, 1905, Cruseilles †August 30th, 1971, Villers-sur-Mer
88 Myrna Loy
American actress (1905–1993)
*August 2nd, 1905, Helena †December 14th, 1993, New York City
50 Robert Newton
English stage and film actor
*June 1st, 1905, Shaftesbury †March 25th, 1956, Beverly Hills
77 Henry Fonda
American actor (1905–1982)
*May 16th, 1905, Grand Island †August 12th, 1982, Los Angeles
78 Mikhail Sholokhov
Soviet writer (1905-1984)
*May 11th, 1905, Kruzhilin †February 21st, 1984, Vyoshenskaya
85 Carl David Anderson
American physicist
*September 3rd, 1905, New York City †January 11th, 1991, San Marino
69 Guy Mollet
French politician (1905-1975)
*December 31st, 1905, Flers †October 3rd, 1975, 7th arrondissement of Paris
83 Giacinto Scelsi
Italian composer and poet (1905-1988)
*January 8th, 1905, La Spezia †August 9th, 1988, RomeBirthdays 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
8.8.1905
Legend
| M = 1000 | CM = 900 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Leap year
No: With 365 days 1905 is a normal year and no leap year.