February 8th, 1988

Born on February 8th, 1988

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 13,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 774 days, exactly on June 8th, 2026, people who were born on February 8th, 1988 will be 14,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on February 8th?

February 8th, 1948

The closing ceremony of the first Olympics held after World War II was held in St. Moritz, Switzerland.

February 8th, 1250

Seventh Crusade: Louis IX of France was defeated at the Battle of Fariskur and captured by the Ayyubid Sultanate of Egypt.

February 8th, 2010

A freak storm triggered a series of avalanches that buried more than 3.5 km (2.2 mi) of road near the Salang Tunnel in Afghanistan, killing 175 people and trapping more than 2,500 travellers.

February 8th, 1983

The Irish-bred race horse Shergar was stolen by gunmen, who demanded a £2 million ransom.

February 8th, 1968

Local police in Orangeburg, South Carolina, fired into a crowd of people who were protesting segregation, killing three and injuring twenty-seven others.

February 8th, 1965

After taking evasive action to avoid a mid-air collision just after taking off from New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport, Eastern Air Lines Flight 663 crashed into the Atlantic Ocean, killing all 84 people on board.

February 8th, 1960

The official groundbreaking of the Walk of Fame took place in Hollywood, California.

February 8th, 1924

Gee Jon became the first person in the United States to be executed by lethal gas.

February 8th, 1910

William D. Boyce (pictured) established the Boy Scouts of America, expanding the Scout Movement into the United States.

February 8th, 1837

Richard Mentor Johnson became the only person ever to be elected Vice President of the United States by the Senate.

February 8th, 1601

Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, led a failed rebellion against Queen Elizabeth I of England.

February 8th, 1587

Mary, Queen of Scots (pictured), was executed at Fotheringhay Castle for her involvement in the Babington Plot to murder her cousin, Elizabeth I of England.

February 8th, 2014

A hotel fire in Medina, Saudi Arabia, kills 15 Egyptian pilgrims with 130 others injured.

February 8th, 2013

A blizzard kills at least 18 and leaves hundreds of thousands of people without electricity in the northeastern United States and parts of Canada.

February 8th, 2010

Over 2 miles (3.2 km) of road are buried after a storm in the Hindu Kush mountains of Afghanistan triggers a series of avalanches, killing at least 172 people and trapping over 2,000 others.

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

Born on February 8th, 1988

36

Renato Augusto

Brazilian association football player, born 1988

*February 8th, 1988, Rio de Janeiro

36

Nozomi Sasaki

Female fashion model, singer and actress from Japan

*February 8th, 1988, Akita

36

Giancarlo González

Costa Rican association football player

*February 8th, 1988, Desamparados

36

Maxi Hayn

German handball player

*February 8th, 1988, Rostock

36

Arik Braun

German chess player

*February 8th, 1988, Aresing

36

Abdullah Al Muzayen

Kuwaiti Squash player

*February 8th, 1988, Kuwait

36

Ramiro González

Uruguayan bicycle racer

*February 8th, 1988, Tacuarembó

36

Keegan Meth

Zimbabwean cricketer

*February 8th, 1988, Bulawayo

36

Christian Schneuwly

Swiss footballer

*February 8th, 1988, Wünnewil-Flamatt

36

Oleg Kharytonov

Ukrainian canoeist

*February 8th, 1988, Yuzhne

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

35

Bronte Barratt

Australian swimmer, Olympic gold medallist, world champion, former world record-holder

*February 8th, 1989, Brisbane

29

Joshua Kimmich

German association football player (born 1995)

*February 8th, 1995, Rottweil

37

Javi García

Spanish footballer

*February 8th, 1987, Mula

40

Shelley Thompson

German Association footballer

*February 8th, 1984, Langenfeld

33

Wahbi Khazri

Tunisian and French association football player

*February 8th, 1991, Ajaccio

37

Carolina Kostner

Italian figure skater

*February 8th, 1987, Bolzano

44

William Jackson Harper

American actor

*February 8th, 1980, Dallas

50

Seth Green

American actor (born 1974)

*February 8th, 1974, Philadelphia

29

Kasper Asgreen

Danish cyclist, born 1995

*February 8th, 1995, Kolding

34

Klay Thompson

American basketball player (born 1990)

*February 8th, 1990, Los Angeles

87

Prince Abdul Rahman

First Prime Minister of Malaysia

*February 8th, 1903, Alor Setar †December 6th, 1990, Penang

67

Horace Burrell

Jamaican sports executive

*February 8th, 1950, Clarendon Parish †June 6th, 2017, Kingston

24

James Dean

American actor (1931–1955)

*February 8th, 1931, Marion †September 30th, 1955, Cholame

58

Bruno Labbadia

German association football player and manager

*February 8th, 1966, Darmstadt

55

Mary McCormack

American actress

*February 8th, 1969, Plainfield

52

Guillaume Gallienne

French actor

*February 8th, 1972, Neuilly-sur-Seine

33

Will Cherry

American basketball player

*February 8th, 1991, Oakland

42

Rory Sutherland

Racing cyclist

*February 8th, 1982, Canberra

33

Michael Lang

Swiss footballer

*February 8th, 1991, Egnach

34

Bethany Hamilton

American surfer

*February 8th, 1990, Līhuʻe

Same year
Born in 1988

35

Adele

British singer

*May 5th, 1988, Tottenham

36

Wang Yihan

Chinese badminton player

*January 18th, 1988, Shanghai

35

Mizuki Fujii

Badminton player

*August 5th, 1988, Ashikita

35

Ma Jin

Badminton player

*May 7th, 1988, Nantong

35

Arun Vishnu

Badminton player

*August 2nd, 1988, Kozhikode

36

Line Damkjær Kruse

Badminton player

*January 7th, 1988, Aarhus

36

Chan Yun Lung

Badminton player

*February 29th, 1988, Hong Kong

35

Gzuz

German rapper

*June 29th, 1988, Hamburg

36

KC Rebell

German rapper

*January 26th, 1988, Pazarcık

36

Christian Meaas Svendsen

Norwegian musician

*February 26th, 1988, Kongsberg Municipality

35

Jérôme Boateng

German association football player

*September 3rd, 1988, West Berlin

35

Pramod Bhagat

Indian para-badminton player

*June 4th, 1988, Attabira

35

Mats Hummels

German association football player

*December 16th, 1988, Bergisch Gladbach

35

Sara Hjort Ditlevsen

Danish actress

*May 23rd, 1988, Copenhagen

35

Monika Lewczuk

Polish singer-songwriter and former model

*June 10th, 1988, Łomża

36

Gabi Tóth

Hungarian singer

*January 17th, 1988, Tapolca

35

Friðrik Dór

Icelandic singer

*October 7th, 1988, Hafnarfjörður

36

Marcel Schmelzer

German footballer

*January 22nd, 1988, Magdeburg

35

Lyna bonasera

Belgian actress

*May 17th, 1988, West Los Angeles

35

Savitree Amitrapai

Badminton player

*November 19th, 1988, Bangkok

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on February 8th

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

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Born on February 8th, 1988
Future birthdays

Leap year

Yes: 1988 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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February 1988