May 8th, 1947

Born on May 8th, 1947

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What happened on May 8th?

May 8th, 1984

The Soviet Union announced the boycott of the Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, citing security concerns.

May 8th, 1976

Great American Revolution opened at Six Flags Magic Mountain, California.

May 8th, 1373

Julian of Norwich experienced religious visions, later recorded in Revelations of Divine Love, the earliest surviving English-language work attributed to a woman.

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, a naturally mummified corpse, was discovered in a peat bog near Silkeborg, Denmark.

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.

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

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

Born on May 8th, 1947

79

H. Robert Horvitz

American biologist

*May 8th, 1947, Chicago

79

Aram I

Catholicoi of Cilicia

*May 8th, 1947, Beirut

79

Boris Shukhov

Soviet cyclist

*May 8th, 1947, Kodyma

79

Axel Müller

German chemist

*May 8th, 1947, Neuwied

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78

Rodney Williams

Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda (born 1947)

*November 2nd, 1947, Swetes

78

Hillary Clinton

American politician, diplomat, and presidential candidate (born 1947)

*October 26th, 1947, Edgewater Hospital

79

Ulf Brunnberg

Actor

*April 7th, 1947, Bromma parish

69

David Bowie

English musician and actor (1947–2016)

*January 8th, 1947, Brixton †January 10th, 2016, Manhattan

69

Gregg Allman

American musician

*December 8th, 1947, Saint Thomas Hospital †May 27th, 2017, Richmond Hill

79

Hans-Jürgen Kreische

German association football player and manager

*July 19th, 1947, Dresden

78

Stephen King

American writer (born 1947)

*September 21st, 1947, Portland

78

Geoffrey Hinton

British-Canadian computer scientist and psychologist

*December 6th, 1947, Wimbledon

79

Peter Nogly

German association football player and manager

*January 14th, 1947, Lübeck

78

Dieter Riedel

East German association football player and manager

*September 16th, 1947, Gröditz

78

Angry Anderson

Australian rock singer

*August 5th, 1947, Melbourne

78

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Austrian and American actor, bodybuilder, and politician (born 1947)

*July 30th, 1947, Thal

78

Dilma Rousseff

36th President of Brazil, 3rd President of the BRICS Bank

*December 14th, 1947, Belo Horizonte

78

Ulrich Daldrup

German Politician, Scientist and former Mayor of Aachen

*September 27th, 1947, Porta Westfalica

79

Mitt Romney

United States Senator from Utah since 2019

*March 12th, 1947, Harper University Hospital

78

Françoise Barré-Sinoussi

French virologist and Nobel laureate, co-discoverer of HIV

*July 30th, 1947, Paris

79

Elton John

British singer, songwriter and musician

*March 25th, 1947, Pinner

68

Johan Cruyff

Dutch footballer and manager (1947–2016)

*April 25th, 1947, Betondorp †March 24th, 2016, Barcelona

79

Robert Kiyosaki

American finance author and investor

*April 8th, 1947, Hilo

69

Alan Thicke

Canadian actor, songwriter, and television host (1947–2016)

*March 1st, 1947, Kirkland Lake †December 13th, 2016, Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center

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Born on May 8th, 1947
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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1947 is a normal year and no leap year.

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