June 8th, 1544

Born on June 8th, 1544

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 176,000 days old!

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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 1544

59

William Gilbert

English physician, physicist and natural philosopher (1544-1603)

*May 24th, 1544, Colchester †November 30th, 1603, London

16

Francis II of France

King of France (1544-1560)

*January 19th, 1544, Fontainebleau †December 5th, 1560, Orléans

51

Torquato Tasso

Italian poet (1544–1595)

*March 11th, 1544, Sorrento †April 25th, 1595, Rome

34

Takenaka Shigeharu

Japanese samurai

*September 27th, 1544, Ōno district †July 6th, 1579, Miki Castle

63

César de Bus

French Roman Catholic priest and saint

*February 3rd, 1544, Cavaillon †April 15th, 1607, Avignon

62

Gillis van Coninxloo

Flemish painter (1544-1607)

*January 24th, 1544, Antwerp †January 4th, 1607, Amsterdam

58

Renata of Lorraine

Duchess consort of Bavaria

*April 20th, 1544, Nancy †May 22nd, 1602, Munich

32

Anna of Saxony

Dutch princess (1545-1577)

*December 23rd, 1544, Dresden †December 18th, 1577, Dresden

77

Diane de La Marck

*June 16th, 1544, Château-Thierry †April 30th, 1622

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Leap year

Yes: 1544 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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