May 8th, 1945

Born on May 8th, 1945

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What happened on May 8th, 1945?

May 8th, 1945

The Halifax riot starts when thousands of civilians and servicemen rampage through Halifax, Nova Scotia.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halifax_riot

May 8th, 1945

A parade in Sétif, French Algeria, celebrating the end of World War II in Europe became a riot and was followed by reprisals, carried out by colonial authorities over the following weeks, that killed thousands.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sétif

What else happened on May 8th?

May 8th, 1987

A British Special Air Service unit ambushed a Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) unit in Loughgall, Northern Ireland, killing eight IRA members and one civilian.

May 8th, 1970

Construction workers attacked students and others who were protesting the Vietnam War in New York City.

May 8th, 1963

In Huế, South Vietnam, soldiers opened fire into a crowd of Buddhists protesting against a government ban on the flying of the Buddhist flag on Phật Đản, killing nine and sparking the Buddhist crisis.

May 8th, 1957

South Vietnamese president Ngô Đình Diệm began a state visit to the United States, his regime's main sponsor.

May 8th, 1950

The Tollund Man (pictured), a naturally mummified corpse, was discovered in a peat bog near Silkeborg, Denmark.

May 8th, 1942

World War II: The Axis launched a major counteroffensive, turning the tide of the Battle of the Kerch Peninsula.

May 8th, 1927

French aviators Charles Nungesser and François Coli aboard the biplane L'Oiseau Blanc took off from Paris, attempting to make the first non-stop flight to New York, only to disappear before arrival.

May 8th, 1924

Lithuania signed the Klaipėda Convention, making the Klaipėda Region (taken from East Prussia) into an autonomous region under Lithuanian rule.

May 8th, 1842

A train derailed and caught fire near Versailles, France, killing at least 52 people.

May 8th, 1821

Greek War of Independence: At the Battle of Gravia Inn, a 120-man Greek force led by Odysseas Androutsos repulsed an Ottoman army of 8,000 soldiers.

May 8th, 1643

First English Civil War: The first siege of Wardour Castle ended after six days with the surrender of the Royalist garrison under Lady Blanche Arundell (pictured).

May 8th, 2021

A car bomb explodes in front of a school in Kabul, capital city of Afghanistan killing at least 55 people and wounding over 150.

May 8th, 2019

British 17-year-old Isabelle Holdaway is reported to be the first patient ever to receive a genetically modified phage therapy to treat a drug-resistant infection.

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

Born on May 8th, 1945

78

Keith Jarrett

American jazz/classical pianist and composer

*May 8th, 1945, Allentown

78

Mike German, Baron German

British politician (born 1945)

*May 8th, 1945, Cardiff

59

Janine Haines

Australian politician

*May 8th, 1945, Tanunda †November 20th, 2004, Adelaide

75

Arthur Docters van Leeuwen

Dutch politician (1945-2020)

*May 8th, 1945, The Hague †August 14th, 2020, The Hague

75

Jean-Louis Azarete

French rugby union player

*May 8th, 1945, Urrugne †December 20th, 2020, Bayonne

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

71

Matti Geschonneck

German film director

*May 8th, 1952, Potsdam

77

Ruth Padel

British poet and author

*May 8th, 1946, Wimpole Street

60

Florence Parly

French politician

*May 8th, 1963, Boulogne-Billancourt

97

David Attenborough

British broadcaster and naturalist (born 1926)

*May 8th, 1926, Isleworth

92

Sofía Ímber

Venezuelan journalist and cultural activist

*May 8th, 1924, Soroca †February 20th, 2017, Caracas

73

Jean Giraud

French comics author (1938–2012)

*May 8th, 1938, Nogent-sur-Marne †March 10th, 2012, Montrouge

83

Toni Tennille

American singer

*May 8th, 1940, Montgomery

42

Jan Eichhorn

German luger

*May 8th, 1981, Sonneberg

35

Carola Rackete

German merchant navy captain

*May 8th, 1988, Preetz

60

Michel Gondry

French film director, screenwriter and producer

*May 8th, 1963, Versailles

59

Melissa Gilbert

American actress

*May 8th, 1964, Los Angeles

53

Naomi Klein

Canadian author and activist

*May 8th, 1970, Montreal

51

Sisse Graum Jørgensen

Danish film producer

*May 8th, 1972, Copenhagen

37

Nguyễn Hoàng Hải

Badminton player

*May 8th, 1986, Bắc Giang

90

Don Rickles

American stand-up comedian (1926–2017)

*May 8th, 1926, Queens †April 6th, 2017, Beverly Hills

52

Reid Smith

American actor (1949-2001)

*May 8th, 1949, Burbank †October 16th, 2001, Burbank

21

Lanny Tria Mayasari

Badminton player

*May 8th, 2002, Sleman

73

Tatjana Ždanoka

Latvian mathematician and politician

*May 8th, 1950, Riga

84

James R. Thompson

American politician in Illinois (1936-2020)

*May 8th, 1936, Chicago †August 14th, 2020, Chicago

86

Thomas Pynchon

American novelist (born 1937)

*May 8th, 1937, Glen Cove

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Born in 1945

78

Vernon Wells

Australian actor

*December 31st, 1945, Rushworth

79

Manuel Neuer

German association football player

*March 27th, 1945, Gelsenkirchen

78

Franz Beckenbauer

German footballer (1945–2024)

*September 11th, 1945, Richard-Wagner-Straße 19 (München) †January 7th, 2024, Salzburg

75

Gerd Müller

German footballer (1945–2021)

*November 3rd, 1945, Nördlingen †August 15th, 2021, Wolfratshausen

79

Thilo Sarrazin

German economist and politician

*February 12th, 1945, Gera

72

Christine Kaufmann

German actress and businesswoman (1945-2017)

*January 11th, 1945, Lengdorf †March 28th, 2017, Munich

78

Victoria Bond

American composer

*May 6th, 1945, Los Angeles

78

Andreas Schmidt-Schaller

German actor

*October 30th, 1945, Arnstadt

78

Lasse Berghagen

Swedish singer, musician, songwriter, writer and television presenter

*May 13th, 1945, Enskede-Årsta-Vantör city district †October 19th, 2023, Stockholms Sankt Johannes

79

Rodrigo Duterte

President of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022

*March 28th, 1945, Maasin

78

Helen Mirren

English actor (born 1945)

*July 26th, 1945, Hammersmith

36

Bob Marley

Jamaican reggae musician (1945–1981)

*February 6th, 1945, Nine Mile †May 11th, 1981, Jackson Memorial Hospital

78

Manfred Clauss

German historian of classical antiquity

*August 16th, 1945, Cologne

78

Aung San Suu Kyi

Former State Counsellor of Myanmar and Leader of the National League for Democracy

*June 19th, 1945, Yangon

78

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

President of Brazil (2003–2010, 2023–present)

*October 27th, 1945, Caetés

78

Radovan Karadžić

Bosnian Serb politician, psychiatrist and poet convicted of genocide

*June 19th, 1945, Petnjica

78

John Lithgow

American actor

*October 19th, 1945, Rochester

76

Peter Patzak

Austrian film director and Screenwriter (1945-2021)

*January 2nd, 1945, Vienna †March 11th, 2021, Krems

71

Claus Ryskjær

Danish actor (1945-2016)

*June 26th, 1945, Frederiksberg †December 12th, 2016

72

Barkley L. Hendricks

African American painter

*April 16th, 1945, Nicetown-Tioga †April 18th, 2017, New London

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No: With 365 days 1945 is a normal year and no leap year.

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