June 8th, 1664

Born on June 8th, 1664

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 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 1664

62

John Vanbrugh

English architect and dramatist

*January 24th, 1664, City of London †March 26th, 1726, London

88

Giulio Alberoni

Italian cardinal, statesman (1664-1752)

*May 21st, 1664, Fiorenzuola d'Arda †June 26th, 1752, Piacenza

86

Rachel Ruysch

Dutch painter (1664-1750)

*June 3rd, 1664, The Hague †August 12th, 1750, Amsterdam

39

Mustafa II

Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1664-1703)

*June 5th, 1664, Edirne †December 1st, 1703, Istanbul

68

Daniel Nebel

Botanist (1664-1733)

*September 24th, 1664, Heidelberg †March 15th, 1733, Mannheim

81

Pierre Taffin

*March 6th, 1664, Ghent †December 12th, 1745, Valenciennes

48

Philip Reinhard, Count of Hanau-Münzenberg

Count of Hanau-Münzenberg

*January 1st, 1664, Rheinau †January 1st, 1712, Philippsruhe Castle

67

Count Palatine Francis Louis of Neuburg

Archbishop and Prince-Elector of Mainz and Trier, Prince-Bishop of Worms and Wrocław, Hochmeister of the Teutonic Order

*July 18th, 1664, Neuburg an der Donau †April 6th, 1732, Wrocław

66

Bernardo Maria Conti

Italian cardinal

*March 29th, 1664, Rome †April 23rd, 1730, Rome

86

János Pálffy

Austrian field marshal (1664-1751)

*August 20th, 1664, Červený Kameň Castle †March 24th, 1751, Bratislava

74

Anton Maria Maragliano

Italian artist (1664-1739)

*September 18th, 1664, Santa Margherita Ligure †March 7th, 1739, Genoa

57

Matthew Prior

British diplomat, poet (1664-1721)

*July 21st, 1664, London †September 18th, 1721, Wimpole

83

Franz Joachim Beich

German artist (1665-1748)

*November 30th, 1664, Ravensburg †October 16th, 1748, Munich

57

Heinrich Leonhard Schurzfleisch

German librarian and historian (1664-1722)

*November 11th, 1664, Korbach †July 13th, 1722, Weimar

78

Lars Roberg

Swedish physician (1664-1742)

*January 24th, 1664, Stockholm †May 21st, 1742, Helga Trefaldighet

53

Johann Paul Hebenstreit

German moral philosopher and theologian (1664-1718)

*June 25th, 1664, Neustadt an der Orla †May 6th, 1718, Erfurt

44

François Louis, Prince of Conti

French prince

*April 30th, 1664, Paris †February 9th, 1709, Paris

72

David Oppenheim

Czech rabbi

*January 1st, 1664, Worms †September 12th, 1736, Prague

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Leap year

Yes: 1664 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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