Born on January 8th, 1912
Weekday
Monday
January 8th, 1912 was a Monday.
Age
People born on January 8th, 1912 (assuming the person is still alive) would have turned 112 years old this year (2024).
Zodiac
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Capricorn (The Sea-Goat)
December 22nd, 1911 - January 20th, 1912
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 41,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 985 days, exactly on January 4th, 2027, people who were born on January 8th, 1912 will be 42,000 days old!
41,015 Days
5,859 Weeks
1,347 Months
... in seconds, minutes and hours
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What happened on January 8th, 1912?
The African National Congress is founded, under the name South African Native National Congress (SANNC).
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_National_CongressWhat else happened on January 8th?
Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on January 8th
Born on January 8th, 1912
José Ferrer
American actor and director (1912–1992)
*January 8th, 1912, Santurce †January 26th, 1992, Coral Gables
102 Lawrence Walsh
United States federal judge (1912-2014)
*January 8th, 1912, Port Maitland †March 19th, 2014, Oklahoma City.jpg "Susumu Fujita")
79 Tadashi Imai
Japanese film director (1912–1991)
*January 8th, 1912, Tokyo †November 22nd, 1991, TokyoRudolf Escher
Dutch composer (1912-1980)
*January 8th, 1912, Amsterdam †March 17th, 1980, De KoogSame Day
Who's birthday is on January 8th?
42 Elvis Presley
American singer and actor (1935–1977)
*January 8th, 1935, Tupelo †August 16th, 1977, Memphis
76 Stephen Hawking
British theoretical physicist, cosmologist and author (1942–2018)
*January 8th, 1942, Oxford †March 14th, 2018, Cambridge.jpeg "David Bowie")
69 David Bowie
English musician and actor (1947–2016)
*January 8th, 1947, Brixton †January 10th, 2016, ManhattanPer A. Anonsen
Norwegian actor, film editor, screenwriter and film producer
*January 8th, 1942, Oslo
44 Karl Brandt
German Nazi SS officer and physician, executed for war crimes and crimes against humanity (1904–1948)
*January 8th, 1904, Mulhouse †June 2nd, 1948, Landsberg Prison
83 Giacinto Scelsi
Italian composer and poet (1905-1988)
*January 8th, 1905, La Spezia †August 9th, 1988, Rome
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40 Kim Jong-un
General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and 3rd Supreme leader of North Korea
*January 8th, 1984, PyongyangJoseph Déchelette
French archaeologist and prehistorian
*January 8th, 1862, Roanne †October 3rd, 1914, Nouvron-Vingré
86 Georgy Malenkov
Soviet politician (1902–1988)
*January 8th, 1902, Orenburg †January 14th, 1988, Moscow
84 François de Menthon
French politician (1900-1984)
*January 8th, 1900, Montmirey-la-Ville †June 2nd, 1984, Menthon-Saint-Bernard.jpg "Jacques Anquetil")
53 Jacques Anquetil
French cyclist (1934-1987)
*January 8th, 1934, Mont-Saint-Aignan †November 18th, 1987, RouenSame year
Born in 1912
81 Erich Honecker
Former leader of East Germany, General Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party (1976-1989)
*August 25th, 1912, Neunkirchen †May 29th, 1994, La Reina
41 Alan Turing
English computer scientist (1912–1954)
*June 23rd, 1912, Maida Vale †June 7th, 1954, WilmslowJack Marshall
Prime Minister of New Zealand, politician (1912-1988)
*March 5th, 1912, Wellington †August 30th, 1988, Snape
104 Ingeborg Rapoport
German physician and East German communist functionary (1912-2017)
*September 2nd, 1912, Kribi †March 23rd, 2017, Berlin
94 Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker
German physicist (1912–2007)
*June 28th, 1912, Kiel †April 28th, 2007, SöckingLeiva Petersen
German classical philologist and publisher
*November 28th, 1912, Berlin †April 17th, 1992, Weimar
65 John Paul I
Pope of the Catholic Church in 1978 (1912-1978)
*October 17th, 1912, Canale d'Agordo †September 28th, 1978, Vatican City.jpg "John Cage")
79 John Cage
American avant-garde composer (1912-1992)
*September 5th, 1912, Los Angeles †August 12th, 1992, New York City
90 Wendy Hiller
English film and stage actress (1912-2003)
*August 15th, 1912, Stockport †May 14th, 2003, Beaconsfield
94 Milton Friedman
American economist and statistician (1912–2006)
*July 31st, 1912, Brooklyn †November 16th, 2006, San Francisco
59 Jean Vilar
French theatre director and actor (1912–1971)
*March 25th, 1912, Sète †May 28th, 1971, Sète
44 Jackson Pollock
American painter (1912–1956)
*January 28th, 1912, Cody †August 11th, 1956, East Hampton
75 Ray Eames
American artist, designer, and filmmaker
*December 15th, 1912, Sacramento †August 21st, 1988, Los Angeles
65 Wernher von Braun
German and later American aerospace engineer and space architect (1912–1977)
*March 23rd, 1912, Wyrzysk †June 16th, 1977, Alexandria
97 June Havoc
American actress, vaudeville performer, and memoirist
*November 8th, 1912, Vancouver †March 28th, 2010, Stamford
78 Patrick White
English-born Australian writer
*May 28th, 1912, London †September 30th, 1990, SydneyBirthdays of famous people
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Public holidays on January 8th
Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on January 8th.
Babinden (Belarus, Russia)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BabindenOur Lady of Prompt Succor (Roman Catholic Church)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our_Lady_of_Prompt_SuccorJanuary 8 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_8_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)Commonwealth Day (Northern Mariana Islands)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Mariana_IslandsEarliest day on which Children's Day can fall, while January 14 is the latest; celebrated on the second Saturday in January. (Thailand)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_ThailandTyping Day (International observance)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typing_DayDate as a Roman numeral / digit
8.1.1912
Legend
| M = 1000 | CM = 900 | X = 10 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Leap year
Yes: 1912 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).