June 8th, 1659

Born on June 8th, 1659

Age in days, weeks and months
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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 British transport ships while unloading supplies off Bluff Cove in the Falkland Islands, killing 56 British servicemen and wounding 150 others.

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 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, 2023

Former US President Donald Trump is indicted on federal charges of misusing classified information.

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

Same Day
Who's birthday is on June 8th?

46

Robert Schumann

German composer, pianist and critic (1810–1856)

*June 8th, 1810, Zwickau †July 29th, 1856, Endenich

87

Giovanni Domenico Cassini

Italian/French mathematician, astronomer, engineer, and astrologer (*1625 – †1712)

*June 8th, 1625, Perinaldo †September 14th, 1712, Paris

68

Tim Berners-Lee

English computer scientist, inventor of the World Wide Web (born 1955)

*June 8th, 1955, London

29

Eden Ben Zaken

Israeli singer

*June 8th, 1994, Jerusalem

23

Harry Nach

Chilean singer

*June 8th, 2000, Santiago

81

Joan Rivers

American comedian, actress, and television host (1933–2014)

*June 8th, 1933, Brooklyn †September 4th, 2014, Mount Sinai Hospital

83

Nancy Sinatra

American singer and actress

*June 8th, 1940, Jersey City

33

Luke Baines

Australian actor

*June 8th, 1990, Hyde

84

Marguerite Yourcenar

French novelist and essayist (1903-1987)

*June 8th, 1903, City of Brussels †December 17th, 1987, Bar Harbor

91

Frank Lloyd Wright

American architect (1867-1959)

*June 8th, 1867, Richland Center †April 9th, 1959, Phoenix

46

Kanye West

American rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer (born 1977)

*June 8th, 1977, Atlanta

28

Ferland Mendy

Senegalese and French association football player

*June 8th, 1995, Meulan-en-Yvelines

73

Kathy Baker

American actress

*June 8th, 1950, Midland

86

Suharto

2nd President of Indonesia (1967—1998)

*June 8th, 1921, Kemusuk †January 27th, 2008, Jakarta

68

Griffin Dunne

American actor, film director and film producer (born 1955)

*June 8th, 1955, New York City

68

Robert Preston

American actor and singer (1918–1987)

*June 8th, 1918, Massachusetts †March 21st, 1987, Montecito

69

Charles Reade

British writer

*June 8th, 1814, Ipsden †April 11th, 1884, London

72

Alexis Smith

Canadian-born American actress and singer (1921-1993)

*June 8th, 1921, Penticton †June 9th, 1993, Los Angeles

92

Barbara Bush

First Lady of the United States from 1989 to 1993

*June 8th, 1925, Manhattan †April 17th, 2018, Houston

88

Francis Crick

British molecular biologist, biophysicist, neuroscientist; co-discoverer of the structure of DNA

*June 8th, 1916, Northampton †July 28th, 2004, La Jolla

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36

Henry Purcell

English composer (1659–1695)

*September 10th, 1659, Westminster †November 21st, 1695, Westminster

84

Hyacinthe Rigaud

French painter (1659-1743)

*July 18th, 1659, Perpignan †December 29th, 1743, Paris

49

David Gregory

Scottish astronomer and mathematician (1659-1708)

*June 3rd, 1659, Aberdeen †October 10th, 1708, Maidenhead

65

William Wollaston

English philosopher (1659-1724)

*March 26th, 1659, Staffordshire †October 29th, 1724, London

19

Christiane of Saxe-Merseburg

(1659-1679)

*June 1st, 1659, Merseburg †March 13th, 1679, Eisenberg

55

Charles Ancillon

French jurist/diplomat

*July 28th, 1659, Metz †July 5th, 1715, Berlin

69

Jakob Roggeveen

Dutch Pacific Ocean explorer

*February 1st, 1659, Middelburg †January 31st, 1729, Middelburg

74

Sebastiano Ricci

Italian painter (1659–1734)

*August 1st, 1659, Belluno †May 15th, 1734, Venice

36

Henry Every

English captain and pirate

*August 23rd, 1659, Newton Ferrers †November 30th, 1695, Devon

41

Ferdinand Willem, Duke of Württemberg-Neuenstadt

Dutch general and noble (1659-1701)

*September 12th, 1659, Neuenstadt am Kocher †June 7th, 1701, Sluis

56

Sebastián Durón

Spanish composer (1660-1716)

*November 30th, 1659, Spain †August 3rd, 1716, Cambo-les-Bains

42

Royal Consort Huibin Jang

Royal consort (1659-1701)

*September 19th, 1659, Eunpyeong District †October 10th, 1701, Changgyeonggung

66

Franz Beer

Austrian architect (1659/1660-1726)

*July 3rd, 1659, Au †January 19th, 1726, Bezau

71

Sofia Elisabet Weber

Swedish writer, poet, feminist and salon hostess (1659-1730)

*April 29th, 1659, Stockholm †September 14th, 1730, Stockholm

72

Johann Jänichen

German teacher

*September 29th, 1659, Kamenz †October 10th, 1731, Halle (Saale)

74

Andrea Fantoni

Italian artist (1659-1734)

*August 26th, 1659, Rovetta †July 25th, 1734, Bergamo

38

Sophie Wilhelmine von Ostfriesland

Peerage person ID=6434

*October 17th, 1659, Aurich †February 4th, 1698, Bierutów

59

Adam Ludwig Lewenhaupt

Swedish general

*April 15th, 1659, Copenhagen †February 12th, 1719, Moscow

79

Francesco Galli Bibiena

Italian architect (1659-1739)

*December 12th, 1659, Bologna †January 20th, 1739, Bologna

60

Yamamoto Tsunetomo

Samurai (1659-1719)

*June 11th, 1659, Saga †November 30th, 1719, Saga Domain

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1659 is a normal year and no leap year.

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