May 8th, 1961

Born on May 8th, 1961

Age in days, weeks and months
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What 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, 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 (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.

May 8th, 1988

A fire at Illinois Bell's Hinsdale Central Office triggers an extended 1AESS network outage once considered to be the "worst telecommunications disaster in US telephone industry history".

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

Born on May 8th, 1961

62

Bill de Blasio

109th mayor of New York City from 2014 to 2022

*May 8th, 1961, Manhattan

57

Andrea Pollack

East German swimmer

*May 8th, 1961, Schwerin †March 11th, 2019, Berlin

62

David Winning

Canadian film maker

*May 8th, 1961, Calgary

62

Dreya Weber

American actress

*May 8th, 1961, Bloomington

62

Nicolas Baverez

French jurist, lawyer and columnist

*May 8th, 1961, 6th arrondissement of Lyon

62

Vallo Reimaa

Estonian politician

*May 8th, 1961, Kose

62

Gert Kruys

Dutch footballer and manager

*May 8th, 1961, Utrecht

53

Pedro Reyes

Spanish comedian, humorist, actor and television presenter

*May 8th, 1961, Tangier †March 25th, 2015, Valencia

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

60

Florence Parly

French politician

*May 8th, 1963, Boulogne-Billancourt

71

Matti Geschonneck

German film director

*May 8th, 1952, Potsdam

60

Michel Gondry

French film director, screenwriter and producer

*May 8th, 1963, Versailles

59

Melissa Gilbert

American actress

*May 8th, 1964, Los Angeles

63

Franco Baresi

Italian association football player

*May 8th, 1960, Travagliato

42

Jan Eichhorn

German luger

*May 8th, 1981, Sonneberg

53

Naomi Klein

Canadian author and activist

*May 8th, 1970, Montreal

35

Carola Rackete

German merchant navy captain

*May 8th, 1988, Preetz

51

Sisse Graum Jørgensen

Danish film producer

*May 8th, 1972, Copenhagen

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

77

Ruth Padel

British poet and author

*May 8th, 1946, Wimpole Street

37

Nguyễn Hoàng Hải

Badminton player

*May 8th, 1986, Bắc Giang

48

Enrique Iglesias

Spanish singer

*May 8th, 1975, Madrid

63

Nick Zedd

American filmmaker and writer

*May 8th, 1958, Takoma Park †February 27th, 2022, Mexico City

21

Lanny Tria Mayasari

Badminton player

*May 8th, 2002, Sleman

73

Jean Giraud

French comics author (1938–2012)

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

34

Nora Arnezeder

French actress and singer

*May 8th, 1989, Paris

57

Meles Zenawi

Ethiopian politician; Prime Minister of Ethiopia (1955-2012)

*May 8th, 1955, Adwa †August 20th, 2012, City of Brussels

83

Toni Tennille

American singer

*May 8th, 1940, Montgomery

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Born in 1961

62

Barack Obama

President of the United States from 2009 to 2017

*August 4th, 1961, Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children

63

Erna Solberg

Norwegian politician and the 35th Prime Minister of Norway

*February 24th, 1961, Bergen

62

Joe Lando

American actor

*December 9th, 1961, Prairie View

63

Lothar Matthäus

German footballer, manager and pundit

*March 21st, 1961, Erlangen

63

Steven Weber

American actor

*March 4th, 1961, Briarwood

62

Kristin Krohn Devold

Norwegian politician

*August 12th, 1961, Ålesund Municipality

63

Knut Nærum

Norwegian comedian and author

*March 3rd, 1961, Arendal

62

Jan-Eric Antonsson

Badminton player

*September 9th, 1961, Karlskrona

62

Michael Meister

German politician

*June 9th, 1961, Lorsch

63

Hans-Georg von der Marwitz

German politician

*April 8th, 1961, Heidelberg

62

Olaug Bollestad

Norwegian politician

*November 4th, 1961, Strand Municipality

62

Julia Gillard

Prime Minister of Australia from 2010 to 2013

*September 29th, 1961, Barry

63

Eddie Murphy

American stand-up comedian and actor

*April 3rd, 1961, Brooklyn

36

Diana, Princess of Wales

Member of the British royal family and Princess of Wales (1961–1997)

*July 1st, 1961, Sandringham †August 31st, 1997, Paris

62

Dirk Heidenblut

German politician

*April 21st, 1961, Essen

62

Arundhati Roy

Indian novelist, essayist, and activist

*November 24th, 1961, Shillong

62

George Clooney

American actor and filmmaker (born 1961)

*May 6th, 1961, Lexington

62

Nadia Comăneci

Romanian gymnast and five-time Olympic gold medalist

*November 12th, 1961, Onești

57

Stephen Hillenburg

American marine science educator and artist (1961-2018)

*August 21st, 1961, Fort Sill †November 26th, 2018, San Marino

62

Florent Pagny

French recording artist; singer

*November 6th, 1961, Chalon-sur-Saône

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1961 is a normal year and no leap year.

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