June 8th, 1703

Born on June 8th, 1703

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 117,000 days old!

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... in seconds, minutes and hours

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 1703

72

Robert James

British physician

*August 23rd, 1703, Staffordshire †March 23rd, 1776, London

87

John Wesley

Founder of the Methodist movement (1703-1791)

*June 17th, 1703, Epworth †March 2nd, 1791, St Luke's

78

José Francisco de Isla

Spanish writer (1703-1781)

*April 24th, 1703, Cistierna †November 2nd, 1781, Bologna

54

Jonathan Edwards

Christian preacher, philosopher, and theologian (1703-1758)

*October 5th, 1703, East Windsor †March 22nd, 1758, Princeton

78

Giovanni Ottavio Manciforte Sperelli

Italian cardinal

*February 22nd, 1703, Assisi †June 5th, 1781, Rome

63

Justus Juncker

German painter (1703–1767)

*July 24th, 1703, Mainz †June 15th, 1767, Frankfurt

76

Luisa Bergalli

Poet, librettist and writer

*April 14th, 1703, Venice †July 18th, 1779, Venice

65

Cajsa Warg

Swedish housekeeper and author

*March 23rd, 1703, Örebro †February 5th, 1769, Stockholm

59

John Theodore of Bavaria

Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal

*September 3rd, 1703, Munich †January 27th, 1763, Liège

54

Christoph Timotheus Seidel

German theologian and professor

*September 20th, 1703, Schönberg †May 30th, 1758, Helmstedt

59

Nicolas René Berryer

French jurist (1703-1762)

*March 4th, 1703, Paris †August 15th, 1762, Versailles

72

William Battie

British physician

*September 1st, 1703, Devon †June 13th, 1776, London

80

Jean-François Séguier

French astronomer and botanist (1703-1784)

*November 25th, 1703, Nîmes †September 1st, 1784, Nîmes

39

Christian Weise

German theologian

*October 5th, 1703, Leipzig †April 25th, 1743, Leipzig

56

James DeLancey

Chief justice, lieutenant governor, and twice acting governor of the province of New York

*November 27th, 1703, New York City †July 30th, 1760, New York City

57

Franz Christoph Janneck

Austrian painter (1703-1761)

*October 3rd, 1703, Graz †January 13th, 1761, Mariahilf

71

Levin Friedrich von Bismarck

German politician (1703-1774)

*October 3rd, 1703, Krevese †October 15th, 1774, Tangerhütte

64

Antoine Deparcieux

French mathematician

*October 28th, 1703, Peyremale †September 2nd, 1768, Paris

61

Gilbert Tennent

American minister

*February 5th, 1703, County Armagh †July 23rd, 1764, Philadelphia

66

Guillaume-François Rouelle

French chemist (1703-1770)

*September 15th, 1703, Mathieu †August 3rd, 1770, Paris

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Public holidays on June 8th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on June 8th.

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1703 is a normal year and no leap year.

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