June 8th, 1928

Born on June 8th, 1928

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on June 8th, 1928?

June 8th, 1928

Second Northern Expedition: The National Revolutionary Army captures Beijing, whose name is changed to Beiping ("Northern Peace").

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Expedition

What else 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.

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

Born on June 8th, 1928

77

Lothar Curdt

German politician (1928-2005)

*June 8th, 1928, Nikolausberg †July 6th, 2005, Göttingen

95

Gustavo Gutiérrez

Peruvian theologian

*June 8th, 1928, Lima

42

Mimi Mariani

Indonesian actress (1928–1971)

*June 8th, 1928, Malang City †May 1st, 1971, Kebon Kelapa

86

Ángel Tulio Zof

Argentine footballer (1928-2014)

*June 8th, 1928, Rosario †November 26th, 2014, Buenos Aires

83

Emmanuel Poulle

French medievalist and archivist

*June 8th, 1928, Paris †August 1st, 2011, Avranches

89

Kate Wilhelm

American science fiction writer (1928-2018)

*June 8th, 1928, Toledo †March 8th, 2018, Eugene

87

Maria Herr-Beck

German politician (1928-2015)

*June 8th, 1928, Alzey †October 7th, 2015, Mainz

87

Helmi Gasser

Swiss art historian, author (1928-2015)

*June 8th, 1928, Lucerne †December 13th, 2015, Basel

89

Rubens Augusto de Souza Espínola

Priest of Roman Catholic church from Brazil (1928-2017)

*June 8th, 1928, São Carlos †December 28th, 2017

90

Helmut Denter

German politician (1928-2018)

*June 8th, 1928, Lengerich †June 28th, 2018

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68

Tim Berners-Lee

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

*June 8th, 1955, London

81

Joan Rivers

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

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

92

Barbara Bush

First Lady of the United States from 1989 to 1993

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

83

Nancy Sinatra

American singer and actress

*June 8th, 1940, Jersey City

29

Eden Ben Zaken

Israeli singer

*June 8th, 1994, Jerusalem

86

Suharto

2nd President of Indonesia (1967—1998)

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

86

Theodor Schmidt-Kaler

German astronomer

*June 8th, 1930, Marktrodach †June 1st, 2017, Margetshöchheim

72

Alexis Smith

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

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

23

Harry Nach

Chilean singer

*June 8th, 2000, Santiago

68

Robert Preston

American actor and singer (1918–1987)

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

46

Robert Schumann

German composer, pianist and critic (1810–1856)

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

88

Francis Crick

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

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

84

Marguerite Yourcenar

French novelist and essayist (1903-1987)

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

73

Kathy Baker

American actress

*June 8th, 1950, Midland

33

Luke Baines

Australian actor

*June 8th, 1990, Hyde

68

Griffin Dunne

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

*June 8th, 1955, New York City

46

Kanye West

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

*June 8th, 1977, Atlanta

68

Don Grady

Actor, composer, musician (1944-2012)

*June 8th, 1944, San Diego †June 27th, 2012, Thousand Oaks

61

Nick Rhodes

British keyboardist

*June 8th, 1962, Birmingham

87

Erich Mückenberger

German politician (1910-1998)

*June 8th, 1910, Chemnitz †February 10th, 1998, Berlin

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89

Egil Monn-Iversen

Norwegian composer, conductor and producer

*April 14th, 1928, Oslo †July 7th, 2017, Oslo

88

Søren Elung Jensen

Actor (1928-2017)

*July 7th, 1928, Odense †January 22nd, 2017, Hellerup

95

Noam Chomsky

American linguist and activist (born 1928)

*December 7th, 1928, East Oak Lane

39

Che Guevara

Argentine Marxist revolutionary (1928–1967)

*June 14th, 1928, Rosario †October 9th, 1967, La Higuera

86

Maya Angelou

American poet, author, and civil rights activist (1928–2014)

*April 4th, 1928, St. Louis †May 28th, 2014, Winston-Salem

95

Aníbal Abreu

Venezuelan composer

*December 14th, 1928, Caracas

77

Heinz Melkus

German racing driver (1928-2005)

*April 20th, 1928, Dresden †September 5th, 2005, Dresden

86

Horst Köbbert

German television presenter (1928-2014)

*February 12th, 1928, Rostock †July 11th, 2014, Rostock

77

Axel Strøbye

Danish film actor

*February 22nd, 1928, Frederiksberg †July 12th, 2005, Copenhagen

80

Karl-Michael Vogler

German actor

*August 28th, 1928, Remscheid †June 9th, 2009, Seehausen am Staffelsee

81

Inge Taubert

German historian

*October 11th, 1928, Zwickau †December 19th, 2009, Raschau-Markersbach

71

Rigobert Günther

German historian of classical antiquity (1928-2000)

*May 18th, 1928, Magdeburg †April 2nd, 2000, Leipzig

95

Jean-Marie Le Pen

French politician

*June 20th, 1928, La Trinité-sur-Mer

89

Alberto Zedda

Italian conductor (1928-2017)

*January 2nd, 1928, Milan †March 6th, 2017, Pesaro

89

Bengt Gustavsson

Swedish footballer (1928-2017)

*January 13th, 1928, Ringarum †February 16th, 2017, Norrköping

89

Bab Christensen

Norwegian actress (1928-2017)

*January 8th, 1928, Oslo †April 10th, 2017, Oslo

91

Hosni Mubarak

President of Egypt from 1981 to 2011

*May 4th, 1928, Kafr el-Muṣīlḥa †February 25th, 2020, Cairo

95

Frank Borman

American astronaut

*March 14th, 1928, Gary †November 7th, 2023, Billings

58

Andy Warhol

American artist, film director, and producer (1928–1987)

*August 6th, 1928, Pittsburgh †February 22nd, 1987, New York City

96

Paul Dooley

American actor, writer, and comedian

*February 22nd, 1928, Parkersburg

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Leap year

Yes: 1928 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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