April 8th, 2021

April 8th, 2021, fell on a Thursday. It was day 98 of 2021. The decade was the 2020s.

15 days have passed since April 8th, 2021.

Basic Facts

Basic facts and information about this date:

15 days have passed since April 8th, 2021.
Week Number: This date occurred during Week 14 of 2021.
Leap Year: 2021 is NOT a leap year.
Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 1617836400.

Around This Time...

Notable events that occurred around April 8th, 2021:

March 9th, 2021: Piers Morgan storms off the breakfast programme "Good Morning Britain" after he is criticized for his comments on Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.
March 10th, 2021: The body of 33-year-old English woman Sarah Everard is found near Ashford, Kent.
March 12th, 2021: Metropolitan Police officer Wayne Couzens is charged with the murder of Sarah Everard in London.
March 15th, 2021: Several countries in the EU temporarily halt the roll-out of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine due to fears about blood clotting.
March 16th, 2021: German race driver Sabine Schmitz passes away from cancer at the age of 51.
March 16th, 2021: 8 people are killed during a series of shootings at three massage parlors in Atlanta.
March 19th, 2021: UFC fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov announces his retirement.
March 23rd, 2021: A large container ship causes an obstruction after it runs aground in the Suez Canal in Egypt.
March 24th, 2021: Actress Jessica Walter passes away at the age of 80.
March 29th, 2021: A large container ship is freed after obstructing the Suez Canal in Egypt for six days.
April 2nd, 2021: Rapper DMX suffers an overdose at his home in New York.
April 4th, 2021: It is confirmed that rapper DMX is in a vegetative state following a heart attack at his home in New York.
April 5th, 2021: It is announced that Q&A website "Yahoo! Answers" will be shutting down after 15 years.
April 5th, 2021: English actor Paul Ritter dies from a brain tumor at the age of 54.
April 6th, 2021: Media personality Kim Kardashian achieves billionaire status.
This date: April 8th, 2021
April 9th, 2021: Prince Philip passes away at the age of 99.
April 9th, 2021: Rap star DMX dies at the age of 50.
April 15th, 2021: 8 people are killed in a mass shooting at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis, Indiana.
April 17th, 2021: Jake Paul defeats Ben Askren in a boxing match.
April 17th, 2021: The funeral of Prince Philip is held at St George's Chapel in Windsor Castle.
April 18th, 2021: Soccer: 12 of Europe's biggest football clubs announce that they will be forming a breakaway Super League.
April 19th, 2021: Soccer: José Mourinho is sacked as the manager of Tottenham Hotspur.
April 19th, 2021: Soccer: The announcement that 12 of Europe's biggest football clubs will be forming a "Super League" is roundly criticized by fans, players, managers, politicians and media pundits.
April 20th, 2021: Former US police officer Derek Chauvin is convicted of the murder of George Floyd.
April 20th, 2021: Soccer: Multiple teams begin to pull out of the European Super League after Chelsea signal their intention to withdraw.
April 20th, 2021: Soccer: Ed Woodward announces that he will be resigning as the executive vice-chairman of Manchester United following backlash against the proposed European Super League.

Horoscopes & Birthstone Information

Zodiac & Birthstone information:

Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on April 8th, 2021, will have the star sign Aries.
However, if you are going by the new star sign system (2020), then the sign for this date is actually Pisces.
Zodiac Element: Fire.
Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 2021 is the year of the Ox (Yin Wood).
Native American Zodiac: April 8th, 2021 falls under the Falcon.
Birthstone: Anyone born during the month of April will have the birthstone Diamond.

2021 - Toys & Games

Toys and games that would have been popular on this date in 2021:

PlayStation 5
Xbox Series X

Celebrity Birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures and noteable people who were born on the 8th of April:

April 8th, 1918: Betty Ford: First Lady (US).
April 8th, 1938: Kofi Annan: UN Secretary

US President

Who was the US President on April 8th, 2021?

Joe Biden was the President of the United States.

UK Prime Minister

Who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on April 8th, 2021?

Boris Johnson was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Irish Taoiseach

Who was the Taoiseach (Prime Minister) of Ireland on this date?

Micheál Martin was the Taoiseach of Ireland.

Conception Dates

Interesting facts about conception dates.

A baby that was born on April 8th, 2021 was probably conceived around the 29th of June, 2020. (Rough Estimate).
The due date for a baby that was conceived on April 8th, 2021 is the 16th of January, 2022. (Rough Estimate).

Videos

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Time Difference & Statistics

Here are some fun statistics about April 8th, 2021.

15 days have passed since this date.
1,296,000 seconds have passed since the April 8th, 2021.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 1,512,000 times.
Since April 8th, 2021, earth has travelled approximately 668,736,000 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 216,000 times.
If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 111,456 steps. That's about 50 miles!
Since this date, 15,552 meteors have entered the earth's atmosphere!

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