June 8th, 1970

Born on June 8th, 1970

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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 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.

June 8th, 2023

Former US President Donald Trump is indicted on federal charges of misusing classified information.

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

Born on June 8th, 1970

53

Gabrielle Giffords

American politician and gun control activist (born 1970)

*June 8th, 1970, Tucson

53

Seu Jorge

Brazilian recording artist; musician and singer-songwriter

*June 8th, 1970, Belford Roxo

53

Kwame Kilpatrick

Mayor of Detroit, Michigan, resigning

*June 8th, 1970, Detroit

53

Kelli Williams

American actress

*June 8th, 1970, Los Angeles

53

Steve Renouf

Australian rugby league footballer

*June 8th, 1970, Murgon

53

Troy Vincent

American football player, defensive back

*June 8th, 1970, Trenton

53

Yuliya Aug

Russian actress

*June 8th, 1970, Saint Petersburg

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

29

Eden Ben Zaken

Israeli singer

*June 8th, 1994, Jerusalem

46

Kanye West

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

*June 8th, 1977, Atlanta

23

Harry Nach

Chilean singer

*June 8th, 2000, Santiago

33

Luke Baines

Australian actor

*June 8th, 1990, Hyde

61

Nick Rhodes

British keyboardist

*June 8th, 1962, Birmingham

48

Shilpa Shetty

Indian film actress

*June 8th, 1975, Mangaluru

83

Nancy Sinatra

American singer and actress

*June 8th, 1940, Jersey City

81

Joan Rivers

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

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

68

Griffin Dunne

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

*June 8th, 1955, New York City

73

Kathy Baker

American actress

*June 8th, 1950, Midland

28

Ferland Mendy

French and Senegalese association football player

*June 8th, 1995, Meulan-en-Yvelines

46

Robert Schumann

German composer, pianist and critic (1810–1856)

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

40

Kim Clijsters

Belgian tennis player

*June 8th, 1983, Bilzen

57

Julianna Margulies

American actress (born 1966)

*June 8th, 1966, Spring Valley

37

Ben Hermans

Belgian cyclist

*June 8th, 1986, Hasselt

39

Javier Mascherano

Argentine association football player

*June 8th, 1984, San Lorenzo, Santa Fe

44

Alexei Kozlov

Estonian figure skater

*June 8th, 1979, Tallinn

49

Lauren Burns

Australian martial artist

*June 8th, 1974, Melbourne

54

Jörg Hartmann

German actor

*June 8th, 1969, Hagen

Same year
Born in 1970

53

Malena Ernman

Swedish opera singer

*November 4th, 1970, Uppsala Cathedral Assembly

54

Allan Fung

American politician in Rhode Island (born 1970)

*February 23rd, 1970, Providence

53

Shanti Roney

Swedish actor

*November 24th, 1970, Spånga

54

Mia X

American rapper

*January 9th, 1970, New Orleans

53

Mehmet Scholl

German association football player and manager

*October 16th, 1970, Karlsruhe

54

Gil Young-ah

South Korean badminton player

*April 11th, 1970, Ansan

46

Toby Smith

British musician (1970-2017)

*October 29th, 1970, London †April 11th, 2017, London

53

Melania Trump

First Lady of the United States (2017–2021), model, and businesswoman

*April 26th, 1970, Novo Mesto

54

Simon Pegg

English actor (born 1970)

*February 14th, 1970, Brockworth

54

Lara Fabian

Belgian and Canadian singer and songwriter

*January 9th, 1970, Etterbeek

53

Colin Lawrence

Actor

*September 7th, 1970, London

53

Ethan Hawke

American actor and writer (b. 1970)

*November 6th, 1970, Austin

54

Ardy Wiranata

Badminton player

*February 10th, 1970, Jakarta

53

Erich Irlstorfer

German politician

*May 27th, 1970, Freising

54

Rachel Weisz

British actress

*March 7th, 1970, Westminster

53

Nikolai Zuyev

Badminton player

*May 7th, 1970, Dnipro

53

Rhona Robertson

Badminton player

*July 19th, 1970, Auckland

53

Sandra Dimbour

Badminton player

*June 13th, 1970, Saint-Denis

53

Uma Thurman

American actress (born 1970)

*April 29th, 1970, Boston

53

Ted Cruz

United States Senator from Texas since 2013

*December 22nd, 1970, Calgary

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1970 is a normal year and no leap year.

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