August 8th, 1916

Born on August 8th, 1916

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 39,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 800 days, exactly on February 12th, 2026, people who were born on August 8th, 1916 will be 40,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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

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

42

Roger Federer

Swiss tennis player

*August 8th, 1981, Basel

82

Paul Dirac

British theoretical physicist (1902–1984)

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

86

Dustin Hoffman

American actor and filmmaker (born 1937)

*August 8th, 1937, Los Angeles

85

Connie Stevens

American actress and singer

*August 8th, 1938, Brooklyn

68

Silvio Amadio

Film director, Screenwriter

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

74

Keith Carradine

American actor and singer

*August 8th, 1949, San Mateo

25

Shawn Mendes

Canadian singer

*August 8th, 1998, Pickering

70

Nigel Mansell

British racing driver (born 1953)

*August 8th, 1953, Upton-upon-Severn

91

Dino De Laurentiis

Italian film producer (1919-2010)

*August 8th, 1919, Torre Annunziata †November 10th, 2010, Los Angeles

69

Webb Pierce

American honky-tonk vocalist, songwriter and guitarist

*August 8th, 1921, West Monroe †February 24th, 1991

81

J. F. Powers

American writer (1917-1999)

*August 8th, 1917, Jacksonville †June 12th, 1999, Collegeville Township

87

Bhisham Sahni

Indian writer, playwright, and actor (1915-2003)

*August 8th, 1915, Rawalpindi †July 11th, 2003, Delhi

67

Mohamed Morsi

President of Egypt from 2012 to 2013

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

91

Esther Williams

American swimmer and actress (1921–2013)

*August 8th, 1921, Inglewood †June 6th, 2013, Los Angeles

43

Michael Urie

American actor (born 1980)

*August 8th, 1980, Dallas

76

Rory Calhoun

American actor (1922–1999)

*August 8th, 1922, Los Angeles †April 28th, 1999, Burbank

39

Bali Rodríguez

Costa Rican model

*August 8th, 1984, San José

18

Alysa Liu

American figure skater

*August 8th, 2005, Clovis

93

Nita Talbot

Actress

*August 8th, 1930, New York City

66

Dieuwertje Blok

Dutch presenter of Sinterklaasjournaal

*August 8th, 1957, Nederhorst den Berg

Same year
Born in 1916

101

Jacque Fresco

American futurist and self-described social engineer

*March 13th, 1916, Brooklyn †May 18th, 2017, Sebring

100

Jean Rouverol

American actress and screenwriter

*July 8th, 1916, St. Louis †March 24th, 2017, Dover

101

Harry Huskey

American computer design pioneer (1916-2017)

*January 19th, 1916, Whittier †April 9th, 2017, Santa Cruz

79

François Mitterrand

21st President of the French Republic from 1981 to 1995

*October 26th, 1916, Jarnac †January 8th, 1996, 7th arrondissement of Paris

103

Kirk Douglas

American stage and film actor (1916-2020)

*December 9th, 1916, Amsterdam †February 5th, 2020, Beverly Hills

74

Roald Dahl

British writer and poet (1916–1990)

*September 13th, 1916, Llandaff †November 23rd, 1990, Oxford

89

Geoffrey Keen

English actor (1916–2005)

*August 21st, 1916, Wallingford †November 3rd, 2005, Northwood

87

Nasiba Zeynalova

Azerbaijani actress

*April 20th, 1916, Baku †March 10th, 2004, Baku

71

Jackie Gleason

American comedian and actor (1916-1987)

*February 26th, 1916, Brooklyn †June 24th, 1987, Fort Lauderdale

84

Joseph O'Conor

Anglo-Irish actor and playwright

*February 14th, 1916, Dublin †January 21st, 2001, London

79

Harold Wilson

British politician

*March 11th, 1916, Huddersfield †May 24th, 1995, London

104

Olivia de Havilland

English and American actress (1916–2020)

*July 1st, 1916, Tokyo †July 26th, 2020, 16th arrondissement of Paris

88

Francis Crick

British molecular biologist, biophysicist, neuroscientist; co-discoverer of the structure of DNA

*June 8th, 1916, Northampton †July 28th, 2004, La Jolla

101

Sam Beazley

British actor

*March 29th, 1916, Kensington †June 12th, 2017, London

73

Arnaud d'Usseau

American screenwriter

*April 18th, 1916, Los Angeles †January 29th, 1990, New York City

82

Ben Edwards

American scenographer, film producer, and lighting designer

*July 5th, 1916, Union Springs †February 12th, 1999, New York City

77

Mark Stevens

American actor (1916–1994)

*December 13th, 1916, Cleveland †September 15th, 1994, Spain

101

Bernard Lewis

British-American historian (1916–2018)

*May 31st, 1916, London †May 19th, 2018, Voorhees Township

100

Cosmo Haskard

Irish-born British colonial administrator and retired British Army officer (1916-2017)

*November 25th, 1916, Dublin †February 21st, 2017, County Cork

100

John Crutcher

American politician (1916-2017)

*December 19th, 1916, Ensign †March 13th, 2017, Jefferson

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on August 8th

Fixed holidays (Christian Feast Day, Christian feast day) which are celebrated on August 8th.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

Yes: 1916 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).

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