May 8th, 1969

Born on May 8th, 1969

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, 1997

China Southern Airlines Flight 3456 crashes on approach into Bao'an International Airport, killing 35 people.

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

Born on May 8th, 1969

54

Jonny Searle

British rower

*May 8th, 1969, Ashford

54

Akebono Tarō

American professional wrestler and rikishi

*May 8th, 1969, Waimānalo

54

John Timu

New Zealand rugby union and rugby league footballer

*May 8th, 1969, Danevirke

54

Fabrice Tiozzo

French boxer

*May 8th, 1969, Saint-Denis

54

François Busnel

French journalist

*May 8th, 1969, Argenteuil

54

Sonia Villamizar

Venezuelan actor

*May 8th, 1969, Táchira

54

Michael E. Rodgers

British actor

*May 8th, 1969, Whitburn

54

Brad Culpepper

American football player (born 1969)

*May 8th, 1969, Tallahassee

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

53

Naomi Klein

Canadian author and activist

*May 8th, 1970, Montreal

71

Matti Geschonneck

German film director

*May 8th, 1952, Potsdam

60

Florence Parly

French politician

*May 8th, 1963, Boulogne-Billancourt

51

Sisse Graum Jørgensen

Danish film producer

*May 8th, 1972, Copenhagen

42

Jan Eichhorn

German luger

*May 8th, 1981, Sonneberg

59

Melissa Gilbert

American actress

*May 8th, 1964, Los Angeles

60

Michel Gondry

French film director, screenwriter and producer

*May 8th, 1963, Versailles

35

Carola Rackete

German merchant navy captain

*May 8th, 1988, Preetz

48

Enrique Iglesias

Spanish singer

*May 8th, 1975, Madrid

37

Nguyễn Hoàng Hải

Badminton player

*May 8th, 1986, Bắc Giang

97

David Attenborough

British broadcaster and naturalist (born 1926)

*May 8th, 1926, Isleworth

53

Luis Enrique

Former Spanish footballer and manager

*May 8th, 1970, Gijón

92

Sofía Ímber

Venezuelan journalist and cultural activist

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

21

Lanny Tria Mayasari

Badminton player

*May 8th, 2002, Sleman

77

Ruth Padel

British poet and author

*May 8th, 1946, Wimpole Street

47

Giuseppe Zeno

Italian actor

*May 8th, 1976, Cercola

34

Nora Arnezeder

French actress and singer

*May 8th, 1989, Paris

53

Carsten Müller

German politician

*May 8th, 1970, Brunswick

39

David King

British pair skater

*May 8th, 1984, Carlisle

73

Jean Giraud

French comics author (1938–2012)

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

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Born in 1969

55

Brian Krause

American actor

*February 1st, 1969, Lake Forest

54

Justine Frischmann

English musician

*September 16th, 1969, Kensington

54

Lucero

Mexican singer and actress

*August 29th, 1969, Mexico City

54

Thomas Vinterberg

Danish film director

*May 19th, 1969, Copenhagen

54

Søren Rasted

Danish musician

*June 13th, 1969, Blovstrød

54

Magnus Samuelsson

Swedish strongman

*December 21st, 1969, Kisa

54

Jens Eriksen

Danish badminton player

*December 30th, 1969, Copenhagen

55

Michael Schumacher

German racing driver

*January 3rd, 1969, Hürth

54

Ansgar Brinkmann

German footballer

*July 5th, 1969, Vechta

54

Brad Beven

Triathlete

*September 18th, 1969, Mirriwinni

54

Catrine Bengtsson

Badminton player

*September 21st, 1969, Gothenburg

54

Jyri Aalto

Finnish badminton player

*July 11th, 1969, Helsinki

54

Markus Gisdol

German association football player and manager

*August 17th, 1969, Geislingen an der Steige

55

Jintara Poonlarp

Thai female singer

*March 6th, 1969, Kaset Wisai

55

Arabella Kiesbauer

German talk show host

*April 8th, 1969, Vienna

54

Linus Torvalds

Finnish-American software engineer

*December 28th, 1969, Helsinki

54

Jennifer Lopez

American singer and actress

*July 24th, 1969, The Bronx

54

Maj Helen Sorkmo

Norwegian cross-country skier

*August 14th, 1969, Os Municipality

55

Bettina Stucky

Swiss actress

*January 1st, 1969, Bern

54

Matthew Perry

American-Canadian actor (1969–2023)

*August 19th, 1969, Williamstown †October 28th, 2023, Los Angeles

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Born on May 8th, 1969
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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1969 is a normal year and no leap year.

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