1927 April 1927 April 8th, 1927

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  1. Born on April 8th, 1927 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
  2. Age in days, weeks and months
  3. Born on April 8th, 1927: When to retire?
  4. What happened on April 8th?
  5. Birthdays of famous people
  6. Public holidays on April 8th
  7. Date as a Roman numeral / digit
  8. Calendar (April 1927)

Born on April 8th, 1927

Weekday

Friday

April 8th, 1927 was a Friday.

Age

97

People born on April 8th, 1927 (assuming the person is still alive) would have turned 97 years old this year (2024).

Zodiac

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Aries (The Ram)

March 21st, 1927 - April 20th, 1927

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 35,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 559 days, exactly on October 30th, 2025, people who were born on April 8th, 1927 will be 36,000 days old!

35,441 Days

5,063 Weeks

1,164 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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Hours

Born on April 8th, 1927: When to retire?

Birth 20 67 80
Childhood & Education 20 Years Work 47 Years Retirement 13 Years

Please adjust life expectancy

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Assumptions & Individualization

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What happened on April 8th?

BOAC Flight 712 April 8th, 1968

BOAC Flight 712 experienced an engine fire shortly after take-off from London Heathrow, leading to the deaths of five people on board, including flight attendant Jane Harrison, who was posthumously awarded a George Cross for heroism.
Computer science April 8th, 1959

A team of computer scientists and others met to discuss the creation of a common business-oriented programming language that became COBOL.
Otto and Elise Hampel April 8th, 1943

Otto and Elise Hampel were executed in Berlin for performing acts of resistance against Nazism.
World War II April 8th, 1942

World War II: The United States Army Air Forces flew its first mission from India over the Hump (the eastern end of the Himalayas) to deliver materiel to China.
Western Australia April 8th, 1933

The Australian state of Western Australia voted to secede from the federation, but efforts to implement the result proved to be unsuccessful.
Winsor McCay April 8th, 1911

American cartoonist Winsor McCay released the silent short film Little Nemo (featured), one of the earliest animated films.
Entente Cordiale April 8th, 1904

France and the United Kingdom signed the Entente Cordiale, agreeing to a peaceful coexistence after centuries of intermittent conflict.
American Civil War April 8th, 1864

American Civil War: Late-arriving reinforcements helped Confederate forces rout the Union Army at the Battle of Mansfield.
Kiliaen van Rensselaer (merchant) April 8th, 1630

Kiliaen van Rensselaer purchased land near present-day Albany, New York, to found the Manor of Rensselaerswyck, which became the most successful patroonship under the Dutch West India Company.
Crusades April 8th, 1271

Crusades: The Knights Hospitaller surrendered the Krak des Chevaliers, a castle in present-day Syria, to the army of the Mamluk sultan Baibars.
Abbasid Caliphate April 8th, 0876

Abbasid forces decisively defeated those of Saffarid emir Ya'qub ibn Laith, forcing the latter to halt his advance into Iraq.
Caracalla April 8th, 0217

Roman emperor Caracalla (pictured) was assassinated near Harran and succeeded by his Praetorian Guard prefect Macrinus.
Venus de Milo April 8th, 1820

A Greek peasant discovered a statue of a woman with its arms missing—the Venus de Milo—on the Aegean island of Milos.
Netherlands April 8th, 1960

The Netherlands and West Germany sign an agreement to negotiate the return of German land annexed by the Dutch in return for 280 million German marks as Wiedergutmachung.
Organization of American States April 8th, 1959

The Organization of American States drafts an agreement to create the Inter-American Development Bank.

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

Born on April 8th, 1927

Charlie Maxwell: Age & Birthday 97
Charlie Maxwell
American baseball player
*April 8th, 1927, Lawton
86
Ollie Mitchell
American trumpeter
*April 8th, 1927, Los Angeles †May 11th, 2013, Puakō
83
Tilly Armstrong
British novelist (1927-2010)
*April 8th, 1927, Sutton †July 6th, 2010, Carshalton
97
Lois Miriam Wilson
Canadian politician
*April 8th, 1927, Winnipeg
94
Phyllis Webb
Canadian poet and broadcaster (1927–2021)
*April 8th, 1927, Victoria †November 11th, 2021, Saltspring Island
85
Paul Gordon
American basketball player (1927-2012)
*April 8th, 1927, Baltimore †November 2nd, 2012, Saddle River
94
Leland Byrd
Basketball player
*April 8th, 1927, Lynch †November 30th, 2021

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

Eric Porter: Age & Birthday 67
Eric Porter

British actor (1928-1995)

*April 8th, 1928, Shepherd's Bush †May 15th, 1995, London
Josie Nelson: Age & Birthday 22
Josie Nelson

British cyclist

*April 8th, 2002, Burton upon Trent
Kofi Annan: Age & Birthday 80
Kofi Annan

7th Secretary-General of the United Nations (1938-2018)

*April 8th, 1938, Kumasi †August 18th, 2018, Bern
77
Ulrich Manthe

German legal scientist and legal historian

*April 8th, 1947, Homburg
Hans-Georg von der Marwitz: Age & Birthday 63
Hans-Georg von der Marwitz

German politician

*April 8th, 1961, Heidelberg
Robert Kiyosaki: Age & Birthday 77
Robert Kiyosaki

American finance author and investor

*April 8th, 1947, Hilo
Arabella Kiesbauer: Age & Birthday 55
Arabella Kiesbauer

German talk show host

*April 8th, 1969, Vienna
Katee Sackhoff: Age & Birthday 44
Katee Sackhoff

American actress

*April 8th, 1980, Portland
76
Fred Ebb

American musical theatre composer (1928-2004)

*April 8th, 1928, New York City †September 11th, 2004, New York City
Glendon Swarthout: Age & Birthday 74
Glendon Swarthout

1918-1992 American writer

*April 8th, 1918, Pinckney †September 23rd, 1992, Scottsdale
48
Miho Tanaka

Badminton player

*April 8th, 1976, Saga Prefecture
49
Jacques Brel

Belgian singer (1929–1978)

*April 8th, 1929, Schaerbeek †October 9th, 1978, Avicenne Hospital
49
Keiko Yoshitomi

Japanese badminton player

*April 8th, 1975, Fukuoka Prefecture
48
Maja Pohar

Badminton player

*April 8th, 1976, Ljubljana
27
Face

Russian rapper

*April 8th, 1997, Ufa
Dean Norris: Age & Birthday 61
Dean Norris

American actor

*April 8th, 1963, South Bend
93
Betty Ford

First Lady of the United States from 1974 to 1977

*April 8th, 1918, Chicago †July 8th, 2011, Rancho Mirage
20
Liu Shengshu

Chinese badminton player

*April 8th, 2004, Liaoning
73
Karl Scherm

German association football player (1904-1977)

*April 8th, 1904, Nuremberg †June 30th, 1977, Nuremberg
Jürgen Moltmann: Age & Birthday 98
Jürgen Moltmann

German Reformed theologian

*April 8th, 1926, Hamburg

Same year
Born in 1927

Shirley Fry: Age & Birthday 94
Shirley Fry

American tennis and badminton player

*June 30th, 1927, Akron †July 13th, 2021, Naples
John Boardman: Age & Birthday 96
John Boardman

British classical archaeologist (born 1927)

*August 20th, 1927, London Borough of Redbridge
Hansjürgen Müller-Beck: Age & Birthday 90
Hansjürgen Müller-Beck

German prehistorian

*August 13th, 1927, Apolda †August 2nd, 2018, Bern
Roger Moore: Age & Birthday 89
Roger Moore

English actor (1927–2017)

*October 14th, 1927, Stockwell †May 23rd, 2017, Crans-Montana
88
Bhumibol Adulyadej

King of Thailand

*December 5th, 1927, Mount Auburn Hospital †October 13th, 2016, Siriraj Hospital
Benedict XVI: Age & Birthday 95
Benedict XVI

Pope of the Catholic Church from 2005 to 2013 (1927–2022)

*April 16th, 1927, Birth house of Benedict XVI †December 31st, 2022, Mater Ecclesiae Monastery
Gabriel García Márquez: Age & Birthday 87
Gabriel García Márquez

Colombian writer and Nobel laureate (1927–2014)

*March 6th, 1927, Aracataca †April 17th, 2014, Mexico City
Harry Belafonte: Age & Birthday 96
Harry Belafonte

American singer and actor (1927–2023)

*March 1st, 1927, New York City †April 25th, 2023, New York City
Johannes Georg Seidel: Age & Birthday 90
Johannes Georg Seidel
*May 16th, 1927, Dresden †August 26th, 2017
68
Günter Guillaume

Stasi officer

*February 1st, 1927, Berlin †April 10th, 1995, Petershagen-Eggersdorf
Werner Liebrich: Age & Birthday 68
Werner Liebrich

German footballer (1927–1995)

*January 18th, 1927, Kaiserslautern †March 20th, 1995, Kaiserslautern
89
Lothar Dräger

German comics writer

*January 19th, 1927, Grambow †July 9th, 2016, Potsdam
94
Claude Taittinger

French businessperson

*October 2nd, 1927, Paris †January 3rd, 2022, Paris
91
Erika Simon

German classical archaeologist (1927-2019)

*June 27th, 1927, Rheingönheim †February 15th, 2019, Würzburg
78
Horst Rudolf Abe

German medical historian (1927-2006)

*October 12th, 1927, Erfurt †February 27th, 2006, Erfurt
Günter Grass: Age & Birthday 87
Günter Grass

German novelist, poet, playwright, illustrator, graphic artist, and sculptor (1927-2015)

*October 16th, 1927, Free City of Danzig †April 13th, 2015, Lübeck
83
Hans Wußing

German historian of mathematics

*October 15th, 1927, Waldheim †April 26th, 2011, Leipzig
Uta Ranke-Heinemann: Age & Birthday 93
Uta Ranke-Heinemann

German Catholic theologian and author; World's first woman to hold a chair in Catholic theology

*October 2nd, 1927, Essen †March 25th, 2021, Essen
Rosalynn Carter: Age & Birthday 96
Rosalynn Carter

First Lady of the United States from 1977 to 1981

*August 18th, 1927, Plains †November 19th, 2023, Plains
Kika de la Garza: Age & Birthday 89
Kika de la Garza

American politician (1927-2017)

*September 22nd, 1927, Mercedes †March 13th, 2017, McAllen

Birthdays of famous people

Pete Shelley: Age & BirthdayJulia Hummer: Age & BirthdayImmanuel Kant: Age & BirthdayElizabeth II: Age & BirthdayTimothy Gibbs: Age & BirthdayVibeke Skofterud: Age & BirthdayOswald Menghin: Age & BirthdayAshe: Age & BirthdayZé Felipe: Age & BirthdayKjeld Hillingsø: Age & Birthday

Public holidays on April 8th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on April 8th.

Buddha's Birthday, also known as Hana Matsuri, "Flower Festival" (Japan)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddha's_Birthday
Anne Ayres (Episcopal Church (USA))
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Ayres
Constantina
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantina
Julie Billiart of Namur
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julie_Billiart
Perpetuus
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Perpetuus
Walter of Pontoise
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_of_Pontoise
William Augustus Muhlenberg (Episcopal Church (USA))
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Augustus_Muhlenberg
April 8 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_8_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)
Earliest day on which Fast and Prayer Day can fall, while April 14 is the latest; celebrated on the second Friday in April (Liberia)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Liberia
International Romani Day
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Romani_Day

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

VIII.IV.MCMXXVII

8.4.1927

Legend

M = 1000CM = 900X = 10V = 5IV = 4I = 1

Born on April 8th, 1927
Future birthdays

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2026Wednesday, April 8th
100
2027Thursday, April 8th

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1927 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
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