June 8th, 1841

Born on June 8th, 1841

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 66,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 201 days, exactly on November 15th, 2024, people who were born on June 8th, 1841 will be 67,000 days old!

... 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 British transport ships while unloading supplies off Bluff Cove in the Falkland Islands, killing 56 British servicemen and wounding 150 others.

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 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, 2023

Former US President Donald Trump is indicted on federal charges of misusing classified information.

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

Same Day
Who's birthday is on June 8th?

46

Robert Schumann

German composer, pianist and critic (1810–1856)

*June 8th, 1810, Zwickau †July 29th, 1856, Endenich

68

Tim Berners-Lee

English computer scientist, inventor of the World Wide Web (born 1955)

*June 8th, 1955, London

29

Eden Ben Zaken

Israeli singer

*June 8th, 1994, Jerusalem

91

Frank Lloyd Wright

American architect (1867-1959)

*June 8th, 1867, Richland Center †April 9th, 1959, Phoenix

23

Harry Nach

Chilean singer

*June 8th, 2000, Santiago

81

Joan Rivers

American comedian, actress, and television host (1933–2014)

*June 8th, 1933, Brooklyn †September 4th, 2014, Mount Sinai Hospital

84

Marguerite Yourcenar

French novelist and essayist (1903-1987)

*June 8th, 1903, City of Brussels †December 17th, 1987, Bar Harbor

83

Nancy Sinatra

American singer and actress

*June 8th, 1940, Jersey City

69

Charles Reade

British writer

*June 8th, 1814, Ipsden †April 11th, 1884, London

33

Luke Baines

Australian actor

*June 8th, 1990, Hyde

86

Suharto

2nd President of Indonesia (1967—1998)

*June 8th, 1921, Kemusuk †January 27th, 2008, Jakarta

46

Kanye West

American rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer (born 1977)

*June 8th, 1977, Atlanta

73

Kathy Baker

American actress

*June 8th, 1950, Midland

68

Robert Preston

American actor and singer (1918–1987)

*June 8th, 1918, Massachusetts †March 21st, 1987, Montecito

72

Alexis Smith

Canadian-born American actress and singer (1921-1993)

*June 8th, 1921, Penticton †June 9th, 1993, Los Angeles

88

Francis Crick

British molecular biologist, biophysicist, neuroscientist; co-discoverer of the structure of DNA

*June 8th, 1916, Northampton †July 28th, 2004, La Jolla

92

Barbara Bush

First Lady of the United States from 1989 to 1993

*June 8th, 1925, Manhattan †April 17th, 2018, Houston

28

Ferland Mendy

Senegalese and French association football player

*June 8th, 1995, Meulan-en-Yvelines

68

Griffin Dunne

American actor, film director and film producer (born 1955)

*June 8th, 1955, New York City

87

Giovanni Domenico Cassini

Italian/French mathematician, astronomer, engineer, and astrologer (*1625 – †1712)

*June 8th, 1625, Perinaldo †September 14th, 1712, Paris

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Born in 1841

62

Antonín Dvořák

Czech composer

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

90

Ferdinand Buisson

French academic and politician (1841-1932)

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

80

Otto von Gierke

German philosopher (1841–1921)

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

78

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

French painter and sculptor (1841–1919)

*February 25th, 1841, Limoges †December 3rd, 1919, Cagnes-sur-Mer

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

58

Félix Faure

7th President of the French Republic (1841–1899)

*January 30th, 1841, Paris †February 16th, 1899, Paris

54

Berthe Morisot

French painter (1841-1895)

*January 14th, 1841, Bourges †March 2nd, 1895, Paris

68

Edward VII

King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India (1841–1910)

*November 9th, 1841, Buckingham Palace †May 6th, 1910, Buckingham Palace

67

René Panhard

French engineer, merchant, and pioneer of the automobile industry in France (1841-1908)

*May 27th, 1841, 9th arrondissement of Paris †July 16th, 1908, La Bourboule

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

68

Hirobumi Itō

1st, 5th, 7th and 10th Prime Minister of Japan (1841–1909)

*October 16th, 1841, Tsukari †October 26th, 1909, Harbin railway station

90

Gustave Le Bon

French psychologist (1841-1931)

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

93

Oliver Wendell Holmes

US Supreme Court justice from 1902 to 1932

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

86

Ina Coolbrith

American poet, writer, and librarian

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

89

Armand Fallières

9th president of France (1841–1931)

*November 6th, 1841, Mézin †June 22nd, 1931, Lannes

62

Tom Emmett

English professional cricketer (1841-1904)

*September 3rd, 1841, Halifax †June 29th, 1904, Leicester

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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 1841 is a normal year and no leap year.

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