May 8th, 1624

Born on May 8th, 1624

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on May 8th?

May 8th, 1984

The Soviet Union announced the boycott of the Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, citing security concerns.

May 8th, 1976

Great American Revolution opened at Six Flags Magic Mountain, California.

May 8th, 1373

Julian of Norwich experienced religious visions, later recorded in Revelations of Divine Love, the earliest surviving English-language work attributed to a woman.

May 8th, 1987

A British Special Air Service unit ambushed a Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) unit in Loughgall, Northern Ireland, killing eight IRA members and one civilian.

May 8th, 1970

Construction workers attacked students and others who were protesting the Vietnam War in New York City.

May 8th, 1963

In Huế, South Vietnam, soldiers opened fire into a crowd of Buddhists protesting against a government ban on the flying of the Buddhist flag on Phật Đản, killing nine and sparking the Buddhist crisis.

May 8th, 1957

South Vietnamese president Ngô Đình Diệm began a state visit to the United States, his regime's main sponsor.

May 8th, 1950

The Tollund Man, a naturally mummified corpse, was discovered in a peat bog near Silkeborg, Denmark.

May 8th, 1945

A parade in Sétif, French Algeria, celebrating the end of World War II in Europe became a riot and was followed by reprisals, carried out by colonial authorities over the following weeks, that killed thousands.

May 8th, 1942

World War II: The Axis launched a major counteroffensive, turning the tide of the Battle of the Kerch Peninsula.

May 8th, 1927

French aviators Charles Nungesser and François Coli aboard the biplane L'Oiseau Blanc took off from Paris, attempting to make the first non-stop flight to New York, only to disappear before arrival.

May 8th, 1924

Lithuania signed the Klaipėda Convention, making the Klaipėda Region (taken from East Prussia) into an autonomous region under Lithuanian rule.

May 8th, 1842

A train derailed and caught fire near Versailles, France, killing at least 52 people.

May 8th, 1821

Greek War of Independence: At the Battle of Gravia Inn, a 120-man Greek force led by Odysseas Androutsos repulsed an Ottoman army of 8,000 soldiers.

May 8th, 1643

First English Civil War: The first siege of Wardour Castle ended after six days with the surrender of the Royalist garrison under Lady Blanche Arundell

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

Same year
Born in 1624

44

Arnold Geulincx

Flemish Cartesian philosopher

*January 31st, 1624, Antwerp †January 1st, 1669, Leiden

83

Jean II d'Estrées

French noble

*January 1st, 1624, Solothurn †May 19th, 1707, Paris

60

Sten Nilsson Bielke

(1624-1684)

*August 8th, 1624, Turku Castle †September 8th, 1684, Stockholm City

68

Paul Pellisson

French writer

*October 30th, 1624, Béziers †February 7th, 1693, Paris

79

Hiob Ludolf

German orientalist (1624-1704)

*June 15th, 1624, Erfurt †April 8th, 1704, Frankfurt

74

Andrea Malinconico

Italian artist (1624-1698)

*January 1st, 1624, Naples †October 4th, 1698, Naples

82

Jean-Baptiste du Hamel

French philosopher

*June 11th, 1624, Vire †August 6th, 1706, Paris

76

Lambert Doomer

Painter from the Northern Netherlands (1624-1700)

*February 11th, 1624, Amsterdam †July 2nd, 1700, Amsterdam

76

Jean Regnault de Segrais

French poet and novelist (1624-1701)

*August 22nd, 1624, Caen †March 25th, 1701, Caen

54

Henrik Ruse

Dutch military engineer

*April 9th, 1624, Ruinen †February 22nd, 1679, Winsum

65

Thomas Sydenham

English physician (1624–1689)

*September 10th, 1624, Wynford Eagle †December 29th, 1689, London

32

Erik Axelsson Oxenstierna

Swedish politician (1624-1656)

*February 13th, 1624, Fiholm Castle †October 23rd, 1656, Frombork

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on May 8th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, Victory in Europe Day, and its related observances) which are celebrated on May 8th.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

Yes: 1624 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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