June 8th, 1600

Born on June 8th, 1600

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 155,000 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 1600

81

Pedro Calderón de la Barca

Spanish dramatist (1600-1681)

*January 17th, 1600, Madrid †May 25th, 1681, Madrid

69

Clement IX

Pope from 1667, lived 1600-1669

*January 28th, 1600, Pistoia †December 9th, 1669, Rome

70

Jan Cossiers

Flemish painter (1600-1671)

*July 15th, 1600, Antwerp †July 4th, 1671, Antwerp

70

Johan Picardt

German-Dutch historian, physician and writer (1600-1670)

*February 5th, 1600, Bad Bentheim †May 21st, 1670, Coevorden

49

Friedrich Spanheim

German theologian (1600-1649)

*January 1st, 1600, Amberg †May 14th, 1649, Leiden

68

Johann Heinrich Waser

Swiss politician, 1600 - 1669

*March 25th, 1600, Zürich †February 10th, 1669, Zürich

81

Giovanni Paolo Oliva

Iralian Jesuit

*October 4th, 1600, Genoa †November 26th, 1681, Rome

78

George Gobat

French theologian

*July 1st, 1600, Charmoille †March 23rd, 1679, Constance

52

Alexander Keirincx

Flemish painter (1600-1652)

*January 23rd, 1600, Antwerp †October 7th, 1652, Amsterdam

66

Nicolas Sanson

French cartographer

*December 20th, 1600, Abbeville †July 7th, 1667, Paris

74

Johann Botsack

German theologian

*June 11th, 1600, Herford †September 16th, 1674

31

Prince Adolf of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp

*September 15th, 1600, Gottorf Castle †September 19th, 1631, Eilenburg

40

Otto Brüggemann

*February 14th, 1600, Hamburg †May 5th, 1640, Schleswig

99

Antonio Serra

Italian economist

*January 1st, 1600, Cosenza †November 30th, 1699, Naples

64

Johann Schröder

German chemist

*January 1st, 1600, Bad Salzuflen †May 31st, 1664, Frankfurt

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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

Yes: 1600 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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