June 8th, 1969

Born on June 8th, 1969

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 20,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 181 days, exactly on December 6th, 2026, people who were born on June 8th, 1969 will be 21,000 days old!

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What 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 the neutral oil tanker Hercules while she was traversing the South Atlantic.

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 (pictured) 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.

June 8th, 1924

British Mount Everest expedition: British mountaineers Andrew Irvine and George Mallory go missing.

Today's Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on June 8th

Born on June 8th, 1969

57

Dariusz Wosz

German football player and coach

*June 8th, 1969, Piekary Śląskie

57

David Barnhill

Australian rugby league footballer and coach

*June 8th, 1969, Wagga Wagga

57

Gaël Nicol

French musician

*June 8th, 1969, Saint-Brieuc

57

Jörg Hartmann

German actor

*June 8th, 1969, Hagen

57

Marcos Siega

American director

*June 8th, 1969, New York City

57

David Sutcliffe

Canadian actor

*June 8th, 1969, Saskatoon

Same year
Born in 1969

57

Brian Krause

American actor

*February 1st, 1969, Lake Forest

56

Justine Frischmann

English musician

*September 16th, 1969, Kensington

56

Lucero

Mexican singer and actress

*August 29th, 1969, Mexico City

56

Ansgar Brinkmann

German footballer

*July 5th, 1969, Vechta

57

Thomas Vinterberg

Danish film director

*May 19th, 1969, Copenhagen

56

Søren Rasted

Danish musician

*June 13th, 1969, Blovstrød

57

Andreas Huber

German poolbillard trainer

*February 9th, 1969, Dachau

56

Magnus Samuelsson

Swedish strongman

*December 21st, 1969, Kisa

57

Michael Schumacher

German racing driver

*January 3rd, 1969, Hürth

54

Matthew Perry

American-Canadian actor (1969–2023)

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

56

Markus Gisdol

German association football player and manager

*August 17th, 1969, Geislingen an der Steige

57

Arabella Kiesbauer

German talk show host

*April 8th, 1969, Vienna

57

Andreas Reinke

German association football player and manager (born 1969)

*January 10th, 1969, Krakow am See

56

Linus Torvalds

Finnish-American software engineer

*December 28th, 1969, Helsinki

56

Jennifer Lopez

American singer and actress

*July 24th, 1969, The Bronx

57

Jennifer Aniston

American actress (born 1969)

*February 11th, 1969, Sherman Oaks

57

Marilyn Manson

American musician (born 1969)

*January 5th, 1969, Canton

57

Paul Rudd

American actor

*April 6th, 1969, Passaic

57

Rödiger Voss

German-Swiss university teacher

*January 19th, 1969, Cologne

53

Anne Heche

American actress (1969–2022)

*May 25th, 1969, Aurora †August 12th, 2022, Los Angeles

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Leap year

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

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