June 8th, 1841

Born on June 8th, 1841

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 1841

62

Antonín Dvořák

Czech composer

*September 8th, 1841, Nelahozeves †May 1st, 1904, Prague

80

Otto von Gierke

German philosopher (1841–1921)

*January 11th, 1841, Szczecin †October 10th, 1921, Berlin

90

Ferdinand Buisson

French academic and politician (1841-1932)

*December 20th, 1841, former 1st arrondissement of Paris †February 16th, 1932, Thieuloy-Saint-Antoine

68

Alessandro Fortis

Italian politician (1842-1909)

*September 16th, 1841, Forlì †December 4th, 1909, Rome

88

Georges Clemenceau

Prime Minister of France, 1906–1909 and 1917–1920

*September 28th, 1841, Mouilleron-en-Pareds †November 24th, 1929, Paris

74

Karl Marbach

French priest (1841-1916)

*November 22nd, 1841, Wissembourg †October 15th, 1916, Strasbourg

90

Gustave Le Bon

French psychologist (1841-1931)

*May 7th, 1841, Nogent-le-Rotrou †December 13th, 1931, Paris

63

Henry Morton Stanley

British journalist and explorer (1841–1904)

*January 28th, 1841, Denbigh †May 10th, 1904, London

68

George Turner

British artist (1841-1910)

*April 2nd, 1841, Cromford †March 29th, 1910, Idridgehay

75

Emil Theodor Kocher

Surgeon, laureate of the 1909 Nobel Prize in Medicine (1841-1917)

*August 25th, 1841, Bern †July 27th, 1917, Bern

84

Henri Fayol

French mining engineer and executive, developer a general theory of business administration Fayolism (1841-1925)

*July 29th, 1841, Istanbul †November 19th, 1925, Rue de Bellechasse

71

Lester Frank Ward

American sociologist and paleontologist (1841-1913)

*June 18th, 1841, Joliet †April 18th, 1913, Washington, D.C.

53

Emmanuel Chabrier

French Romantic composer and pianist

*January 18th, 1841, Ambert †September 13th, 1894, 9th arrondissement of Paris

77

Wilfrid Laurier

7th prime minister of Canada (1841-1919)

*November 20th, 1841, Saint-Lin–Laurentides †February 17th, 1919, Ottawa

93

Oliver Wendell Holmes

American jurist (1841–1935); US Supreme Court justice from 1902 to 1932

*March 8th, 1841, Boston †March 6th, 1935, Washington, D.C.

70

Gerhard Armauer Hansen

Norwegian physician

*July 29th, 1841, Bergen †February 12th, 1912, Florø

86

Ina Coolbrith

American poet, writer, and librarian

*March 10th, 1841, Nauvoo †February 29th, 1928, Oakland

78

Lavinia Warren

American circus performer (1841–1919)

*January 1st, 1841, Middleborough †November 25th, 1919, Middleborough

70

Sam Loyd

American chess player, chess composer, puzzle author, and recreational mathematician

*January 30th, 1841, Philadelphia †April 10th, 1911, New York City

69

Alexander Mikhaylovich Zaytsev

Russian chemist

*June 20th, 1841, Kazan †August 19th, 1910, Kazan

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1841 is a normal year and no leap year.

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