June 8th, 1259

Born on June 8th, 1259

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 279,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 601 days, exactly on January 18th, 2026, people who were born on June 8th, 1259 will be 280,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on June 8th?

June 8th, 2009

Two American journalists, having been arrested for illegal entry into North Korea, were sentenced to twelve years hard labor before being pardoned two months later.

June 8th, 2008

A Japanese man drove a truck into a crowd of pedestrians in Akihabara, Tokyo, and proceeded to stab at least 12 people, killing 7 and wounding 10, before being apprehended.

June 8th, 2007

A major storm caused the bulk carrier Pasha Bulker to run aground in New South Wales, Australia.

June 8th, 1982

Falklands War: The Argentine Air Force attacked British transport ships while unloading supplies off Bluff Cove in the Falkland Islands, killing 56 British servicemen and wounding 150 others.

June 8th, 1972

Vietnam War: Associated Press photographer Nick Ut took a Pulitzer Prize–winning photograph of a naked nine-year-old Phan Thi Kim Phuc fleeing after being burned by napalm.

June 8th, 1967

The Israeli Air Force attacked the U.S. Navy intelligence ship USS Liberty in international waters, killing 34 people and wounding 171 others.

June 8th, 1953

An F5 tornado struck Flint and Beecher, Michigan, causing 116 fatalities, 844 injuries and $19 million in damage during a larger tornado outbreak sequence.

June 8th, 1950

Thomas Blamey became the only Australian to attain the rank of field marshal.

June 8th, 1941

World War II: The Allies commenced the Syria–Lebanon campaign against Vichy French possessions in the Levant.

June 8th, 1929

Margaret Bondfield became the first female member of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom when she was named Minister of Labour by Ramsay MacDonald.

June 8th, 1862

American Civil War: The Confederate Army won a resounding victory at the Battle of Cross Keys, one of the two decisive battles in Jackson's Valley Campaign.

June 8th, 1826

In York, Upper Canada, members of the Family Compact destroyed William Lyon Mackenzie's printing press in the Types Riot after Mackenzie accused them of corruption.

June 8th, 1783

Laki, a volcanic fissure in Iceland (pictured), began an eight-month eruption, triggering a major famine and causing widespread fluoride poisoning.

June 8th, 1776

American Revolutionary War: British forces defeated the Continental Army at the Battle of Trois-Rivières, the last battle of the American invasion of Quebec.

June 8th, 2023

Former US President Donald Trump is indicted on federal charges of misusing classified information.

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

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

68

Tim Berners-Lee

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

*June 8th, 1955, London

46

Robert Schumann

German composer, pianist and critic (1810–1856)

*June 8th, 1810, Zwickau †July 29th, 1856, Endenich

29

Eden Ben Zaken

Israeli singer

*June 8th, 1994, Jerusalem

23

Harry Nach

Chilean singer

*June 8th, 2000, Santiago

87

Giovanni Domenico Cassini

Italian/French mathematician, astronomer, engineer, and astrologer (*1625 – †1712)

*June 8th, 1625, Perinaldo †September 14th, 1712, Paris

81

Joan Rivers

American comedian, actress, and television host (1933–2014)

*June 8th, 1933, Brooklyn †September 4th, 2014, Mount Sinai Hospital

33

Luke Baines

Australian actor

*June 8th, 1990, Hyde

83

Nancy Sinatra

American singer and actress

*June 8th, 1940, Jersey City

84

Marguerite Yourcenar

French novelist and essayist (1903-1987)

*June 8th, 1903, City of Brussels †December 17th, 1987, Bar Harbor

46

Kanye West

American rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer (born 1977)

*June 8th, 1977, Atlanta

28

Ferland Mendy

Senegalese and French association football player

*June 8th, 1995, Meulan-en-Yvelines

91

Frank Lloyd Wright

American architect (1867-1959)

*June 8th, 1867, Richland Center †April 9th, 1959, Phoenix

73

Kathy Baker

American actress

*June 8th, 1950, Midland

86

Suharto

2nd President of Indonesia (1967—1998)

*June 8th, 1921, Kemusuk †January 27th, 2008, Jakarta

68

Griffin Dunne

American actor, film director and film producer (born 1955)

*June 8th, 1955, New York City

61

Nick Rhodes

British keyboardist

*June 8th, 1962, Birmingham

68

Robert Preston

American actor and singer (1918–1987)

*June 8th, 1918, Massachusetts †March 21st, 1987, Montecito

72

Alexis Smith

Canadian-born American actress and singer (1921-1993)

*June 8th, 1921, Penticton †June 9th, 1993, Los Angeles

92

Barbara Bush

First Lady of the United States from 1989 to 1993

*June 8th, 1925, Manhattan †April 17th, 2018, Houston

88

Francis Crick

British molecular biologist, biophysicist, neuroscientist; co-discoverer of the structure of DNA

*June 8th, 1916, Northampton †July 28th, 2004, La Jolla

77

Graham Henry

New Zealand rugby union footballer and coach

*June 8th, 1946, Christchurch

69

Charles Reade

British writer

*June 8th, 1814, Ipsden †April 11th, 1884, London

37

Ben Hermans

Belgian cyclist

*June 8th, 1986, Hasselt

87

Erich Mückenberger

German politician (1910-1998)

*June 8th, 1910, Chemnitz †February 10th, 1998, Berlin

40

Kim Clijsters

Belgian tennis player

*June 8th, 1983, Bilzen

39

Javier Mascherano

Argentine association football player

*June 8th, 1984, San Lorenzo, Santa Fe

68

Don Grady

Actor, composer, musician (1944-2012)

*June 8th, 1944, San Diego †June 27th, 2012, Thousand Oaks

48

Shilpa Shetty

Indian film actress

*June 8th, 1975, Mangaluru

44

Alexei Kozlov

Estonian figure skater

*June 8th, 1979, Tallinn

48

Marie-Antoine Carême

French chef

*June 8th, 1784, Paris †January 12th, 1833, Paris

86

Theodor Schmidt-Kaler

German astronomer

*June 8th, 1930, Marktrodach †June 1st, 2017, Margetshöchheim

72

Bonnie Tyler

Welsh singer

*June 8th, 1951, Skewen

44

Toifilou Maoulida

French footballer

*June 8th, 1979, Kani-Kéli

24

Jinan Safa Safira

Indonesian singer

*June 8th, 1999, Jakarta

86

Gillian Clarke

Welsh poet

*June 8th, 1937, Cardiff

72

Miguel Ángel Moratinos

Spanish politician

*June 8th, 1951, Madrid

57

Julianna Margulies

American actress (born 1966)

*June 8th, 1966, Spring Valley

42

Rafał Brzozowski

Polish singer

*June 8th, 1981, Warsaw

81

Jacques Dubochet

Swiss chemist

*June 8th, 1942, Aigle

73

Sônia Braga

Brazilian-American actress

*June 8th, 1950, Maringá

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Public holidays on June 8th

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

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1259 is a normal year and no leap year.

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