June 8th, 1503

Born on June 8th, 1503

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 191,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 981 days, exactly on February 9th, 2029, people who were born on June 8th, 1503 will be 192,000 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 1503

62

Nostradamus

French seer and astrologer (1503–1566)

*December 14th, 1503, Saint-Rémy-de-Provence †July 2nd, 1566, Salon-de-Provence

61

Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor

Holy Roman Emperor of the Habsburg dynasty and king of Bohemia, Croatia and Hungary (1503–1564)

*March 10th, 1503, Alcalá de Henares †July 25th, 1564, Vienna

35

Isabella of Portugal

16th-century Holy Roman Empress and Queen of Spain (1503-1539)

*October 24th, 1503, Lisbon †May 1st, 1539, Toledo

69

Bronzino

Italian Mannerist painter (1503-1572)

*November 17th, 1503, Florence †November 23rd, 1572, Florence

55

Christian III of Denmark

King of Denmark and Norway

*August 12th, 1503, Gottorf Castle †January 1st, 1559, Kolding

56

Franz Burchart

German politician, diplomat and jurist (1503-1560)

*July 3rd, 1503, Weimar †January 15th, 1560, Weimar

56

Johann Gropper

Catholic cardinal

*March 6th, 1503, Soest †March 23rd, 1559, Rome

43

Pier Luigi Farnese

Duke of Parma (1503-1547)

*November 19th, 1503, Rome †September 10th, 1547, Piacenza

44

Niccolò Ardinghelli

Italian cardinal

*March 17th, 1503, Florence †August 22nd, 1547, Rome

58

Paul Dax

Austrian artist (1503-1561)

*January 1st, 1503, Sterzing †January 1st, 1561, Innsbruck

Birthdays of famous people

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 1503 is a normal year and no leap year.

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