June 8th, 1949

Born on June 8th, 1949

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What happened on June 8th, 1949?

June 8th, 1949

George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four is published.

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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, 1949

74

Michael Bennett

English cyclist

*June 8th, 1949, Birmingham

74

Emanuel Ax

American pianist

*June 8th, 1949, Lviv

74

Nikolay Balboshin

Olympic wrestler

*June 8th, 1949, Potsdam

74

Hildegard Falck

German middle distance runner

*June 8th, 1949, Bad Münder am Deister

74

James Jannard

American businessman

*June 8th, 1949, Los Angeles

36

Jeffrey Mylett

American actor (1949-1986)

*June 8th, 1949, North Canton †May 7th, 1986, Los Angeles

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

68

Tim Berners-Lee

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

*June 8th, 1955, London

73

Kathy Baker

American actress

*June 8th, 1950, Midland

29

Eden Ben Zaken

Israeli singer

*June 8th, 1994, Jerusalem

83

Nancy Sinatra

American singer and actress

*June 8th, 1940, Jersey City

68

Griffin Dunne

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

*June 8th, 1955, New York City

81

Joan Rivers

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

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

73

Sônia Braga

Brazilian-American actress

*June 8th, 1950, Maringá

23

Harry Nach

Chilean singer

*June 8th, 2000, Santiago

72

Bonnie Tyler

Welsh singer

*June 8th, 1951, Skewen

68

Don Grady

Actor, composer, musician (1944-2012)

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

72

Miguel Ángel Moratinos

Spanish politician

*June 8th, 1951, Madrid

61

Nick Rhodes

British keyboardist

*June 8th, 1962, Birmingham

46

Robert Schumann

German composer, pianist and critic (1810–1856)

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

46

Kanye West

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

*June 8th, 1977, Atlanta

33

Luke Baines

Australian actor

*June 8th, 1990, Hyde

77

Graham Henry

New Zealand rugby union footballer and coach

*June 8th, 1946, Christchurch

86

Suharto

2nd President of Indonesia (1967—1998)

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

92

Barbara Bush

First Lady of the United States from 1989 to 1993

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

84

Marguerite Yourcenar

French novelist and essayist (1903-1987)

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

72

Alexis Smith

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

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

Same year
Born in 1949

75

Joachim Witt

German rock musician

*February 22nd, 1949, Hamburg

74

Rudy Hartono

Indonesian badminton player

*August 18th, 1949, Surabaya

75

Åse Kleveland

Swedish-Norwegian singer and politician

*March 18th, 1949, Stockholm

70

Jahn Teigen

Norwegian singer, musician, and comedian (1949–2020)

*September 27th, 1949, Tønsberg Municipality †February 24th, 2020, Ystad

74

David Rubenstein

American businessman

*August 11th, 1949, Baltimore

74

Sherman Howard

American actor

*June 11th, 1949, Chicago

74

Egon Flaig

German university teacher, Historian of classical antiquity and writer

*May 16th, 1949, Oberstenfeld

74

Meryl Streep

American actress (born 1949)

*June 22nd, 1949, Summit

74

Odaline de la Martinez

American conductor and composer

*October 31st, 1949, Matanzas

74

Gertrúd Ladányi

Badminton player

*May 3rd, 1949, Esztergom

66

Papa Wemba

Congolese singer and musician

*June 14th, 1949, Lubefu †April 24th, 2016, Abidjan

67

Denis Johnson

American writer (novel, drama, poetry, essay) (1949-2017)

*July 1st, 1949, Munich †May 24th, 2017, Sea Ranch

40

Stiv Bators

American punk rock vocalist and guitarist

*October 22nd, 1949, Youngstown †June 3rd, 1990, 1st arrondissement of Paris

74

Sverre Årnes

Norwegian writer

*May 14th, 1949, Surnadal Municipality

74

Gloria Gaynor

American singer

*September 7th, 1949, Newark

75

Jessica Lange

American actress

*April 20th, 1949, Cloquet

67

Carlos Slepoy

Argentinian lawyer (1949-2017)

*October 2nd, 1949, Buenos Aires †April 17th, 2017, Madrid

68

Stanley Greene

American photographer (1949-2017)

*February 14th, 1949, Brooklyn †May 19th, 2017, Paris

74

Bruce Springsteen

American rock singer (born 1949)

*September 23rd, 1949, Long Branch

74

Benjamin Netanyahu

Prime Minister of Israel (1996–1999, 2009–2021, 2022–present)

*October 21st, 1949, Tel Aviv

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No: With 365 days 1949 is a normal year and no leap year.

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