June 8th, 1803

Born on June 8th, 1803

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 81,000 days old!

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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 1803

65

Hector Berlioz

French composer and conductor (1803–1869)

*December 11th, 1803, La Côte-Saint-André †March 8th, 1869, Paris

49

Christian Doppler

Austrian mathematician, physicist (1803–1853)

*November 29th, 1803, Salzburg †March 17th, 1853, Venice

78

Ralph Waldo Emerson

American philosopher (1803–1882)

*May 25th, 1803, Boston †April 27th, 1882, Concord

63

Salomon Munk

German-born Jewish-French Orientalist (1803–1867)

*May 14th, 1803, Głogów †February 5th, 1867, Paris

51

Léon Faucher

French economist, journalist and politician (1803-1854)

*September 8th, 1803, Limoges †December 14th, 1854, Marseille

80

Maria Doolaeghe

Flemish poet and writer (1803-1884)

*October 25th, 1803, Diksmuide †April 7th, 1884, Diksmuide

52

Adolphe Adam

French composer (1803–1856)

*July 24th, 1803, former 3rd arrondissement of Paris †May 3rd, 1856, former 2nd arrondissement of Paris

75

Albrecht von Roon

Prussian general (1803-1879)

*April 30th, 1803, Pleśna, West Pomeranian Voivodeship †February 23rd, 1879, Berlin

75

Jacob Abbott

American writer of children's books (1803-1879)

*November 14th, 1803, Hallowell †October 31st, 1879, Farmington

41

Flora Tristan

French writer and suffragist (1803-1844)

*April 7th, 1803, Paris †November 14th, 1844, Bordeaux

67

Charles Kestner

French politician

*June 30th, 1803, Strasbourg †August 12th, 1870, Strasbourg

59

Eduard Ahrens

Baltic German clergyman and linguist (1803-1863)

*April 3rd, 1803, Tallinn †February 19th, 1863, Kuusalu

72

Edgar Quinet

French writer (1803-1875)

*February 17th, 1803, Bourg-en-Bresse †March 27th, 1875, Versailles

78

Ramón de Mesonero Romanos

Spanish writer

*July 19th, 1803, Madrid †April 30th, 1882, Madrid

32

Joseph Marchand

French missionary (1803-1835)

*August 17th, 1803, Passavant †November 30th, 1835, Ho Chi Minh City

79

Lucas de Tornos

Spanish naturalist

*January 1st, 1803, Cariñena †January 1st, 1882, Madrid

68

Antonija Höffern

Slovenian noblewoman and educator (1803–1871)

*February 4th, 1803, Knežja Vas †May 21st, 1871, Ljubljana

77

Frédéric Kuhlmann

French professor of chemistry and entrepreneur (1803-1881)

*May 22nd, 1803, Colmar †January 27th, 1881, Lille

60

August Lucas

German painter (1803-1863)

*May 7th, 1803, Darmstadt †September 28th, 1863, Darmstadt

62

Augustus Van Dievoet

Belgian lawyer (1803-1865)

*May 3rd, 1803, City of Brussels †October 31st, 1865, City of Brussels

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No: With 365 days 1803 is a normal year and no leap year.

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