August 8th (1961) was a Tuesday. It's the 220th day of the year (221st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 145 days left to the end of the year.
Famous Birthdays on August 8 in 1961
» The Edge, Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist (U2)
» Daniel House, American bass player and producer (10 Minute Warning and Skin Yard)
» Ron Klain, American lawyer, Chief of Staff to the Vice President of the United States
» Bruce Matthews (American football) known as Bruce Matthews, American football player and coach
» Rikki Rockett, American drummer (Poison (American band) or Poison)
» Annemieke Verdoorn, Dutch actress
» Simon Weston, Welsh soldier
August 8th Famous Deaths for 1961
» Mei Lanfang, Chinese opera singer and actor (b. 1894)
August 8th Holidays in History
» Christian Calendar of saints e.g Feast Day:
» Cyriacus
» Saint Dominic or Dominic de Guzman, founder of the Dominican Order.
» Pope Hormisdas e.g Hormisdas
» Scribonius Largus called Largus
» Mary MacKillop
» Smaragdus (and companions)
» August 8 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Earliest day on which Melon Day can fall, while August 14 is the latest; celebrated on the second Sunday in August. (Turkmenistan)
» List of holidays by country Tanzania known as Farmer’s Day or 'Nane Nane', Swahili for "8-8". (Tanzania)