Born on August 8th, 1924
Weekday
Friday
August 8th, 1924 was a Friday.
Zodiac
♌
Leo (The Lion)
July 23rd, 1924 - August 23rd, 1924
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 36,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 586 days, exactly on November 26th, 2025, people who were born on August 8th, 1924 will be 37,000 days old!
36,414 Days
5,202 Weeks
1,196 Months
... in seconds, minutes and hours
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Born on August 8th, 1924: When to retire?
| Birth | 20 | 67 80 |
| Childhood & Education 20 Years | Work 47 Years | Retirement 13 Years |
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What happened on August 8th?
Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on August 8th
Born on August 8th, 1924
95 Gene Deitch
American illustrator, animator and film director (1924-2020)
*August 8th, 1924, Chicago †April 16th, 2020, PragueStan Miasek
American basketball player (1924-1989)
*August 8th, 1924, New York City †October 18th, 1989, ParkvilleÉdouard Jaguer
French poet
*August 8th, 1924, 19th arrondissement of Paris †May 9th, 2006, 19th arrondissement of ParisEberhard Werner
German artist (1924-2002)
*August 8th, 1924, Głogów †September 23rd, 2002, LübbeckeLia van Leer
Israeli film archive pioneer (1924-2015)
*August 8th, 1924, Bălți †March 13th, 2015, JerusalemSame Day
Who's birthday is on August 8th?
Piero Drogo
Italian racing driver (1926-1973)
*August 8th, 1926, Vignale Monferrato †April 28th, 1973, Bologna.jpg "Roger Federer")
82 Paul Dirac
British theoretical physicist (1902–1984)
*August 8th, 1902, Bristol †October 20th, 1984, TallahasseeErnst Badian
Austrian classical scholar (1925–2011)
*August 8th, 1925, Vienna †February 1st, 2011, BostonKathinka Hedwig Agerskov
Danish painter
*August 8th, 1859, Flensburg †November 23rd, 1890, Frederiksberg
91 Esther Williams
American swimmer and actress (1921–2013)
*August 8th, 1921, Inglewood †June 6th, 2013, Los Angeles
67 Mohamed Morsi
President of Egypt from 2012 to 2013
*August 8th, 1951, El-Adwah †June 17th, 2019, Tora Prison
91 Dino De Laurentiis
Italian film producer (1919-2010)
*August 8th, 1919, Torre Annunziata †November 10th, 2010, Los Angeles
Stanley Mann
Canadian-born film and television writer (1928-2016)
*August 8th, 1928, Toronto †January 11th, 2016, Los AngelesSame year
Born in 1924
94 George H. W. Bush
President of the United States from 1989 to 1993
*June 12th, 1924, Milton †November 30th, 2018, Houston
92 Lola Albright
American actress and singer (1924–2017)
*July 20th, 1924, Akron †March 23rd, 2017, Toluca Lake
90 Peter Scholl-Latour
German-French journalist and author (1924-2014)
*March 9th, 1924, Bochum †August 16th, 2014, Rhöndorf
95 Robert Mugabe
2nd president of Zimbabwe from 1987 to 2017
*February 21st, 1924, Kutama †September 6th, 2019, Gleneagles Hospital
92 Gustavo Rojo
Uruguayan-Mexican actor (1923-2017)
*September 5th, 1924, Atlantic Ocean †April 22nd, 2017, Mexico City.jpg "Paul Hébert")
92 Sofía Ímber
Venezuelan journalist and cultural activist
*May 8th, 1924, Soroca †February 20th, 2017, CaracasLeslie Phillips
British actor (1924–2022)
*April 20th, 1924, Tottenham †November 7th, 2022, Minneapolis.jpg "Charles Aznavour")
94 Charles Aznavour
Armenian-French singer and diplomat (1924-2018)
*May 22nd, 1924, 6th arrondissement of Paris †October 1st, 2018, MourièsKarl Heinz Oppel
German actor and voice actor
*December 16th, 1924, Dresden †October 27th, 2016, Berlin_(cropped).JPG "David Rubinger")
92 David Rubinger
Israeli photojournalist and photographer (1924-2017)
*June 24th, 1924, Vienna †March 1st, 2017, Jerusalem
87 Rauf Denktaş
Leader of Turkish Cypriots and founding President of TRNC (1924-2012)
*January 27th, 1924, Paphos †January 13th, 2012, North Nicosia
96 Cicely Tyson
American actress (1924–2021)
*December 19th, 1924, Harlem †January 28th, 2021, New York City.JPG "Pat Hingle")
84 Pat Hingle
American actor (1924–2009)
*July 19th, 1924, Denver †January 3rd, 2009, Carolina BeachBirthdays 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
8.8.1924
Legend
| M = 1000 | CM = 900 | X = 10 | V = 5 | IV = 4 | I = 1 |
Leap year
Yes: 1924 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).