June 8th, 1972

Born on June 8th, 1972

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What happened on June 8th, 1972?

June 8th, 1972

Vietnam War: Nine-year-old Phan Thị Kim Phúc is burned by napalm, an event captured by Associated Press photographer Nick Ut moments later while the young girl is seen running naked down a road, in what would become an iconic, Pulitzer Prize-winning photo.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War

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.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War

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

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.

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

Born on June 8th, 1972

54

Jaroslav Rudiš

Czech writer and musician

*June 8th, 1972, Turnov

54

Chapman To

Hong Kong actor and activist

*June 8th, 1972, British Hong Kong

Same year
Born in 1972

54

Steve Barclay

British politician

*May 3rd, 1972, Lytham St Annes

54

Maia Sandu

President of Moldova since 2020

*May 24th, 1972, Risipeni

48

Ari Behn

Norwegian author and artist (1972-2020)

*September 30th, 1972, Aarhus †December 25th, 2020, Lommedalen

53

Chris Leslie

British politician (born 1972)

*June 28th, 1972, Keighley

53

Anniken Hauglie

Conservative Norwegian politician

*September 10th, 1972, Oslo

54

Roland Møller

Danish actor

*May 28th, 1972, Odense

53

Zinedine Zidane

French football manager and former player (born 1972).

*June 23rd, 1972, 16th arrondissement of Marseille

54

Dwayne Johnson

American actor and professional wrestler

*May 2nd, 1972, Hayward

53

Eminem

American rapper, record producer and actor (born 1972)

*October 17th, 1972, St. Joseph

53

Michael Wiesinger

German association football player and manager

*December 27th, 1972, Burghausen

53

Gwyneth Paltrow

American actress, entrepreneur, writer and singer

*September 27th, 1972, Los Angeles

53

Johann von Bülow

German actor

*September 26th, 1972, Munich

53

Jude Law

English actor

*December 29th, 1972, Lewisham

53

Vanessa Paradis

French singer, model and actress

*December 22nd, 1972, Saint-Maur-des-Fossés

53

Josh Duhamel

American actor

*November 14th, 1972, Minot

54

Mike Johnson

Speaker of the United States House of Representatives

*January 30th, 1972, Shreveport

53

Idris Elba

British actor

*September 6th, 1972, London Borough of Hackney

53

Toni Collette

Australian actress and musician

*November 1st, 1972, Glebe

54

Wentworth Miller

British-born American actor

*June 2nd, 1972, Chipping Norton

54

Laverne Cox

American actress and LGBT advocate (born 1972)

*May 29th, 1972, Mobile

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Leap year

Yes: 1972 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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