December 8th, 1947

Born on December 8th, 1947

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What happened on December 8th?

December 8th, 1813

Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 premiered in Vienna, conducted by the composer himself.

December 8th, 1777

American Revolutionary War: British commander-in-chief Sir William Howe withdrew his troops from the Battle of White Marsh to Philadelphia.

December 8th, 2013

After a fatal car accident in the Little India region of Singapore, angry mobs of passers-by attacked the bus involved and emergency vehicles, the first riot in the country in over 40 years.

December 8th, 2010

The Japanese experimental spacecraft IKAROS (model pictured) flew by Venus at a distance of 80,800 km (50,200 mi), completing its planned mission to demonstrate solar-sail technology.

December 8th, 1998

The Australian Cricket Board's cover-up of Shane Warne and Mark Waugh's involvement with bookmakers was revealed.

December 8th, 1991

Belarusian, Russian and Ukrainian leaders signed the Belovezh Accords, agreeing to dissolve the Soviet Union and establish the Commonwealth of Independent States.

December 8th, 1988

In Chng Suan Tze, the Court of Appeal of Singapore held that preventive detention was subject to judicial review, prompting the government to amend the constitution and legislation to avoid judicial review.

December 8th, 1987

Arab–Israeli conflict: An Israeli army tank transporter killed four Palestinian refugees and injured seven others during a traffic accident at the Erez Crossing on the Israel–Gaza Strip border, sparking the First Intifada.

December 8th, 1980

English musician John Lennon was murdered at the entrance of the Dakota, his residence in New York City.

December 8th, 1963

After being struck by lightning while in a holding pattern, Pan Am Flight 214 crashed near Elkton, Maryland, U.S., killing all 81 people on board.

December 8th, 1942

The Holocaust in Greece: German occupiers began the destruction of the Jewish cemetery of Salonica, using the headstones as building materials around the city.

December 8th, 1941

The Holocaust: The Chełmno extermination camp in occupied Poland, the first such Nazi camp to kill Jews, began operations.

December 8th, 1927

Three different organizations established by Robert S. Brookings merged to form the Brookings Institution, one of the United States' oldest think tanks.

December 8th, 1880

At an assembly of 10,000 Boers, Paul Kruger announced the fulfilment of the decision to restore the government and volksraad of the South African Republic.

December 8th, 1854

Pope Pius IX (pictured) promulgated the apostolic constitution Ineffabilis Deus, proclaiming the dogmatic definition of the Immaculate Conception, which holds that the Virgin Mary was conceived free of original sin.

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

Born on December 8th, 1947

69

Gregg Allman

American musician

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

76

Francis Huster

French actor, film director, theatre director and screenwriter

*December 8th, 1947, Neuilly-sur-Seine

76

Thomas Cech

American chemist, biochemistry professor

*December 8th, 1947, Chicago

76

Chava Alberstein

Israeli singer

*December 8th, 1947, Szczecin

76

Margaret Geller

American astronomer

*December 8th, 1947, Ithaca

61

Gérard Blanc

French singer and actor

*December 8th, 1947, Boulogne-Billancourt †January 25th, 2009, 17th arrondissement of Paris

76

Michael Antoni

German jurist and political scientist

*December 8th, 1947, Fulda

76

Belinda Balaski

American actress

*December 8th, 1947, Inglewood

63

Kati-Claudia Fofonoff

Skolt Saami writer and translator from Finland (1947–2011)

*December 8th, 1947, Ivalo †June 12th, 2011

76

Angela Leal

Brazilian actress

*December 8th, 1947, Rio de Janeiro

76

Ron Hansen

American novelist, essayist, and professor

*December 8th, 1947, Omaha

76

David Schmoeller

American film director, producer and screenwriter

*December 8th, 1947, Louisville

69

Memè Perlini

Italian actor (1947-2017)

*December 8th, 1947, Sant'Angelo in Lizzola †April 5th, 2017, Rome

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31

Katie Stevens

American actress and singer

*December 8th, 1992, Southbury

41

Nicki Minaj

Trinidadian-born rapper, singer, songwriter and actress (born 1982)

*December 8th, 1982, Saint James

77

John Rubinstein

American actor, composer and director (born 1946)

*December 8th, 1946, Los Angeles

56

Sinéad O'Connor

Irish singer-songwriter (1966–2023)

*December 8th, 1966, Glenageary †July 26th, 2023, London

27

Jim Morrison

American singer and poet; lead vocalist of The Doors (1943–1971)

*December 8th, 1943, Melbourne †July 3rd, 1971, Paris

70

Tom Barrett

Mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin (1953–)

*December 8th, 1953, Milwaukee

80

Mary Woronov

American actress and author

*December 8th, 1943, Palm Beach

70

Kim Basinger

American actress

*December 8th, 1953, Athens

72

David Carradine

American actor (1936–2009)

*December 8th, 1936, Hollywood †June 3rd, 2009, Bangkok

83

Maximilian Schell

Swiss and Austrian film and stage actor

*December 8th, 1930, Vienna †February 1st, 2014, Innsbruck

58

David Harewood

British actor

*December 8th, 1965, Small Heath

64

Sammy Davis Jr.

American entertainer (1925–1990)

*December 8th, 1925, New York City †May 16th, 1990, Beverly Hills

60

Greg Howe

American musician

*December 8th, 1963, Easton

78

John Banville

Irish writer

*December 8th, 1945, Wexford

23

Luis Montoya

Badminton player

*December 8th, 2000, Guadalajara

42

Azra Akın

Turkish actress and model, Miss World 2002

*December 8th, 1981, Almelo

59

Óscar Ramírez

Costa Rican professional footballer and manager

*December 8th, 1964, Belén Canton

75

John Waters

Australian actor

*December 8th, 1948, Greater London

53

Aaron Allston

American writer (1960-2014)

*December 8th, 1960, Corsicana †February 27th, 2014, Springfield

85

John Kufuor

Fifth President of the Republic of Ghana and Lawyer

*December 8th, 1938, Kumasi

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76

Rodney Williams

Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda (born 1947)

*November 2nd, 1947, Swetes

76

Hillary Clinton

American politician and diplomat (born 1947)

*October 26th, 1947, Edgewater Hospital

77

Ulf Brunnberg

Actor

*April 7th, 1947, Bromma parish

76

Hans-Jürgen Kreische

German association football player and manager

*July 19th, 1947, Dresden

69

David Bowie

English musician and actor (1947–2016)

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

77

Wiranto

Indonesian politician

*April 4th, 1947, Yogyakarta City

76

Stephen King

American writer (born 1947)

*September 21st, 1947, Portland

76

Angry Anderson

Australian rock singer

*August 5th, 1947, Melbourne

76

Kjell Magne Bondevik

33rd Prime Minister of Norway

*September 3rd, 1947, Molde Municipality

76

Arnold Schwarzenegger

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

*July 30th, 1947, Thal

76

Paul Yule

German-American archaeologist

*August 18th, 1947, Minneapolis

77

Mitt Romney

United States Senator from Utah since 2019

*March 12th, 1947, Detroit

76

Dilma Rousseff

President of Brazil from 2011 to 2016 (born 1947)

*December 14th, 1947, Belo Horizonte

77

Ulrich Manthe

German legal scientist and legal historian

*April 8th, 1947, Homburg

76

Françoise Barré-Sinoussi

French virologist and Nobel laureate, co-discoverer of HIV

*July 30th, 1947, Paris

77

Robert Kiyosaki

American finance author and investor

*April 8th, 1947, Hilo

68

Johan Cruyff

Dutch footballer and manager (1947–2016)

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

77

Glenn Close

American actress

*March 19th, 1947, Greenwich

77

Edward James Olmos

American actor

*February 24th, 1947, Los Angeles

76

Robert Englund

American actor, voice-actor, singer, and director

*June 6th, 1947, Glendale

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