Born on August 8th, 1956
Weekday
Wednesday
August 8th, 1956 was a Wednesday.
Zodiac
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Leo (The Lion)
July 23rd, 1956 - August 23rd, 1956
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 24,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 268 days, exactly on January 18th, 2025, people who were born on August 8th, 1956 will be 25,000 days old!
24,732 Days
3,533 Weeks
812 Months
... in seconds, minutes and hours
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Born on August 8th, 1956: When to retire?
| Birth | 20 | 67 80 |
| Childhood & Education 20 Years | Work 47 Years | Retirement 13 Years |
Pension starts soon
People who were born on August 8th, 1956 are expected to retire this year.
What happened on August 8th, 1956?
Marcinelle mining disaster in Belgium. 262 coal miners, including a substantial number of Italian migrant workers, were killed in one of the largest mining accidents in Belgian history.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcinelle_mining_disaster A mining disaster killed 262 workers, mainly Italian nationals, at the Bois du Cazier coal mine in Belgium.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcinelle_mining_disasterWhat else happened on August 8th?
Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on August 8th
Born on August 8th, 1956
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65 Birgit Vanderbeke
German writer
*August 8th, 1956, Dahme/Mark †December 24th, 2021, Saint-Quentin-la-Poterie
János Herbst
Hungarian football player and politician (1956-2015)
*August 8th, 1956, Pécs †November 19th, 2015Same Day
Who's birthday is on August 8th?
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67 Mohamed Morsi
President of Egypt from 2012 to 2013
*August 8th, 1951, El-Adwah †June 17th, 2019, Tora Prison
Piero Drogo
Italian racing driver (1926-1973)
*August 8th, 1926, Vignale Monferrato †April 28th, 1973, BolognaSteve Hewlett
British print and radio journalist; academic (1958-2017)
*August 8th, 1958, Solihull †February 20th, 2017, London.jpg "Nigel Mansell")
Same year
Born in 1956
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67 Theresa May
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2016 to 2019
*October 1st, 1956, Eastbourne
60 Carrie Fisher
American actress, writer and screenwriter (1956–2016)
*October 21st, 1956, Burbank †December 27th, 2016, UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical CenterIan Curtis
British musician (1956–1980)
*July 15th, 1956, Stretford †May 18th, 1980, Macclesfield
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Birthdays 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
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Legend
| M = 1000 | CM = 900 | L = 50 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Born on August 8th, 1956
Future birthdays
Leap year
Yes: 1956 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).