June 8th, 1455

Born on June 8th, 1455

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 208,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 445 days, exactly on August 28th, 2027, people who were born on June 8th, 1455 will be 209,000 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 the neutral oil tanker Hercules while she was traversing the South Atlantic.

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 (pictured) 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, 1924

British Mount Everest expedition: British mountaineers Andrew Irvine and George Mallory go missing.

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

Same year
Born in 1455

67

Johann Reuchlin

German humanist and scholar of Greek and Hebrew (1455–1522)

*January 29th, 1455, Pforzheim †June 30th, 1522, Stuttgart

48

Johann von Dalberg

Roman Catholic bishop

*May 14th, 1455, Oppenheim †July 27th, 1503, Heidelberg

77

Pietro Accolti

Catholic cardinal

*March 15th, 1455, Florence †December 11th, 1532, Rome

48

George the Rich, Duke of Bavaria

Last Duke of Bavaria-Landshut

*August 15th, 1455, Burghausen †December 1st, 1503, Ingolstadt

43

John Cicero, Elector of Brandenburg

Elector of Brandenburg (1455–1499)

*August 2nd, 1455, Ansbach †January 9th, 1499, Arneburg

62

Giovanni Cataldo Parisio

Italian writer and politician

*January 1st, 1455, Palermo †January 1st, 1517, Lisbon

83

Andrea Gritti

Doge of Venice (1455-1539)

*April 17th, 1455, Bardolino †December 28th, 1538, Venice

28

Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham

English nobleman

*September 4th, 1455, Abergavenny †November 2nd, 1483, Salisbury

64

Andries Boelens

Dutch politician (1455-1519)

*September 3rd, 1455, Amsterdam †November 20th, 1519

80

Gabriel von Eyb

*September 29th, 1455, Arberg †December 1st, 1535

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Public holidays on June 8th

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

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1455 is a normal year and no leap year.

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