June 8th, 1779

Born on June 8th, 1779

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.

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

Same year
Born in 1779

72

Thomas Moore

Irish poet, singer and songwriter (1779–1852)

*May 28th, 1779, Dublin †February 25th, 1852, Bromham

68

Jöns Jacob Berzelius

Swedish chemist (1779–1848)

*August 20th, 1779, Väfversunda †August 7th, 1848, Adolf Fredriks parish

29

Mustafa IV

Ottoman Sultan (1779-1808)

*September 8th, 1779, Constantinople †November 17th, 1808, Constantinople

69

William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne

British politician (1779–1848)

*March 15th, 1779, London †November 24th, 1848, Hertfordshire

80

Carl Ritter

German geographer (1779-1859)

*August 7th, 1779, Quedlinburg †September 28th, 1859, Berlin

65

Joseph Story

American jurist (1779–1845); US Supreme Court justice from 1812 to 1845

*September 18th, 1779, Marblehead †September 10th, 1845, Cambridge

68

James Pattison Cockburn

British Army general and artist (1779-1847)

*March 18th, 1779, Woolwich †March 18th, 1847, Woolwich

29

Jacinto Ruiz y Mendoza

Spanish military personnel

*August 16th, 1779, Ceuta †March 13th, 1809, Trujillo

75

Jean Coralli

French ballet dancer and choreographer (1779-1854)

*January 15th, 1779, Paris †May 1st, 1854, Paris

78

Johann Schweigger

German chemist, physicist, and professor

*April 8th, 1779, Erlangen †September 6th, 1857, Halle (Saale)

65

Joseph Widmer

Swiss theologian (1779-1844)

*August 15th, 1779, Hochdorf †December 10th, 1844, Beromünster

70

Francisco Cea Bermúdez

Spanish politician and diplomat (1779-1850)

*October 28th, 1779, Málaga †July 6th, 1850, Paris

60

Isaac Chauncey

U.S. Navy Officer

*February 20th, 1779, Connecticut †January 27th, 1840, Washington, D.C.

65

Augustus Wall Callcott

British artist (1779-1844)

*February 20th, 1779, Kensington †November 2nd, 1844, Kensington

48

Josef Eisenstecken

Austrian military personnel

*April 1st, 1779, Matrei am Brenner †May 1st, 1827, Gries-Quirein

49

Thomas B. Robertson

United States federal judge (1779–1828)

*February 27th, 1779, Petersburg †October 5th, 1828, White Sulphur Springs

62

Louis de Freycinet

French navigator

*August 7th, 1779, Montélimar †August 18th, 1841, Loriol-sur-Drôme

67

Philip, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg

Austrian general and Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg

*March 11th, 1779, Bad Homburg vor der Höhe †December 15th, 1846, Bad Homburg vor der Höhe

72

Abraham Constantin Mouradgea d’Ohsson

Swedish historian and diplomat of Armenian descent

*September 26th, 1779, Istanbul †December 25th, 1851, Berlin

81

Christian Heinrich Zeller

German pedagogue

*March 29th, 1779, Schloss Hohenentringen †May 18th, 1860, Beuggen Castle

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No: With 365 days 1779 is a normal year and no leap year.

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