August 8th, 1955

Born on August 8th, 1955

Weekday

Monday

August 8th, 1955 was a Monday.

Age

People born on August 8th, 1955 will turn 71 this year (2026), in exactly 65 days .

Zodiac

♌

Leo (The Lion)

July 23rd, 1955 - August 23rd, 1955

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 25,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 132 days, exactly on October 14th, 2026, people who were born on August 8th, 1955 will be 26,000 days old!

25,868 Days

3,695 Weeks

849 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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Born on August 8th, 1955: When to retire?

Birth

67 80

Childhood & Education 20 Years

Work 47 Years

Retirement 13 Years

Already retired

According to the assumptions made it looks like you can already enjoy your well-deserved retirement!

What happened on August 8th?

August 8th, 2014

The World Health Organization declared the Western African Ebola 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, 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 (pictured), then the tallest structure ever built, at 646.38 metres (2,120.7 ft), collapsed due to an error in exchanging the guys on the highest telecommunications equipment of the mast.

August 8th, 1988

A series of marches, demonstrations, protests, and riots, which became known as the 8888 Uprising, began against the one-party state of the Burma Socialist Programme Party.

August 8th, 1969

At a zebra crossing in London (pictured), photographer Iain Macmillan took the photo 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 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 northern France, marking the start of the Allies' 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 Jerez de la Frontera 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.

August 8th, 1695

The foundation for what is now known as the Wren Building, the oldest surviving college building in the United States, was laid in a ceremony at Middle Plantation, Virginia.

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

Born on August 8th, 1955

Herbert Prohaska

Austrian football player and coach

*August 8th, 1955, Vienna

Branscombe Richmond

American actor

*August 8th, 1955, Los Angeles

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Born in 1955

Milly Quezada

Dominican Republic singer

*May 21st, 1955, Santo Domingo

Pete Shelley

British singer-songwriter (1955–2018)

*April 17th, 1955, Leigh †December 6th, 2018, Tallinn

Adolf Sauerland

German politician

*June 4th, 1955, Duisburg

Bill Gates

American businessman, investor, and philanthropist (born 1955)

*October 28th, 1955, Seattle

Guillermo Lasso

47th president of Ecuador

*November 16th, 1955, Guayaquil

Tim Berners-Lee

English computer scientist, inventor of the World Wide Web (born 1955)

*June 8th, 1955, London

Steve Jobs

American entrepreneur; co-founder of Apple Inc. (1955–2011)

*February 24th, 1955, San Francisco †October 5th, 2011, Palo Alto

Lars Brygmann

Danish actor

*November 30th, 1955, Copenhagen

Lasse Lindtner

Norwegian actor

*March 7th, 1955, Bergen

Nicolas Sarkozy

23rd president of the French Republic from 2007 to 2012

*January 28th, 1955, Paris

Bill Paxton

American actor and filmmaker (1955–2017)

*May 17th, 1955, Fort Worth †February 25th, 2017, Los Angeles

Uwe Reinders

German association football player and manager

*January 19th, 1955, Essen

Jimmy LaFave

American musician

*July 12th, 1955, Wills Point †May 21st, 2017, Austin

Peter Neururer

German association football manager

*April 26th, 1955, Marl

Friedrich Merz

German politician, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany

*November 11th, 1955, Brilon

Jair Bolsonaro

38th President of the Federative Republic of Brazil from 2019 to 2023, Captain of the Brazilian Army, Federal Deputy of Brazil (1991-2019) and Councilman of the City of Rio de Janeiro (1989-1991)

*March 21st, 1955, Glicério