June 8th, 1798

Born on June 8th, 1798

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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 1798

56

Adam Mickiewicz

Polish national poet, dramatist, essayist, publicist, translator, and political activist (1798-1855)

*December 24th, 1798, Zavosse †November 26th, 1855, Istanbul

67

Massimo d'Azeglio

Italian statesman, novelist and painter

*October 21st, 1798, Turin †January 15th, 1866, Cannero Riviera

38

Giacomo Leopardi

Italian poet, philosopher, and writer (1798-1837)

*June 29th, 1798, Recanati †June 14th, 1837, Naples

62

Empress Alexandra Feodorovna of Russia

Empress Consort of Russia from 1825 to 1855

*July 13th, 1798, Berlin †October 20th, 1860, Tsarskoye Selo

55

Abigail Fillmore

First Lady of the United States from 1850 to 1853

*March 13th, 1798, Saratoga County †March 30th, 1853, Washington, D.C.

75

August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben

German scholar and poet

*April 2nd, 1798, Fallersleben †January 19th, 1874, Princely Abbey of Corvey

96

Franz Ernst Neumann

German physicist and mineralogist (1798-1895)

*September 11th, 1798, Joachimsthal †May 23rd, 1895, Königsberg

77

František Palacký

Czech philosopher, historian, publicist and writer (1798-1876)

*June 14th, 1798, Hodslavice †May 26th, 1876, Prague

82

Jules Armand Dufaure

French politician and lawyer (1798-1881)

*December 4th, 1798, Saujon †June 27th, 1881, Rueil-Malmaison

75

Gustav Rose

German mineralogist and university teacher (1798-1873)

*March 18th, 1798, Berlin †July 15th, 1873, Berlin

74

Alfred Iverson Sr.

American politician

*December 3rd, 1798, Liberty County †March 4th, 1873, Macon

88

Nakayama Miki

Founder of Tenrikyo (1798–1887)

*June 2nd, 1798, Tenri †February 18th, 1887, Tenri

76

Therese Grob

Austrian singer

*November 16th, 1798, Vienna †March 17th, 1875, Vienna

52

Joseph Anselm Feuerbach

German archaeologist (1798-1851)

*September 9th, 1798, Jena †September 8th, 1851, Freiburg im Breisgau

64

Ida Arenhold

German social reformer (1798–1863)

*October 11th, 1798, Herzberg am Harz †September 24th, 1863, Hanover

70

Henry Labouchere, 1st Baron Taunton

English politician (1798-1869)

*August 15th, 1798, Over Stowey †July 13th, 1869, Over Stowey

67

Thomas Hodgkin

British pathologist and social reformer (1798-1866)

*August 17th, 1798, London †April 5th, 1866, Jaffa

68

Henriette Méric-Lalande

Singer

*November 4th, 1798, Dunkirk †September 7th, 1867, Chantilly

80

Antonio Benedetto Antonucci

Bishop of the Catholic Church (1798-1879)

*September 17th, 1798, Subiaco †January 28th, 1879, Ancona

59

Joseph von Auffenberg

German dramatist (1798-1857)

*August 25th, 1798, Freiburg im Breisgau †December 25th, 1857, Freiburg im Breisgau

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No: With 365 days 1798 is a normal year and no leap year.

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