June 8th, 1973

Born on June 8th, 1973

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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 (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.

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

Born on June 8th, 1973

51

Lexa Doig

Canadian actress

*June 8th, 1973, Toronto

51

Jenny Johnson Jordan

American beach volleyball player

*June 8th, 1973, Tarzana

51

Jerónimo Gil

Venezuelan actor

*June 8th, 1973, Carúpano

51

Bryant Reeves

American basketball player

*June 8th, 1973, Fort Smith

51

Emma García

Spanish journalism and television presenter

*June 8th, 1973, Ordizia

51

Lucija Šerbedžija

Croatian actress and model

*June 8th, 1973, Zagreb

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Who's birthday is on June 8th?

35

Anna of the North

Norwegian singer-songwriter

*June 8th, 1989, Gjøvik Municipality

69

Tim Berners-Lee

English computer scientist, inventor of the World Wide Web (born 1955)

*June 8th, 1955, London

30

Eden Ben Zaken

Israeli singer

*June 8th, 1994, Jerusalem

47

Kanye West

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

*June 8th, 1977, Atlanta

49

Sarah Abitbol

French pair skater

*June 8th, 1975, Nantes

49

Shilpa Shetty

Indian film actress

*June 8th, 1975, Mangaluru

24

Harry Nach

Chilean singer

*June 8th, 2000, Santiago

34

Luke Baines

Australian actor

*June 8th, 1990, Hyde

50

Lauren Burns

Australian martial artist

*June 8th, 1974, Melbourne

62

Nick Rhodes

British keyboardist

*June 8th, 1962, Birmingham

29

Ferland Mendy

Senegalese and French association football player

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

84

Nancy Sinatra

American singer and actress

*June 8th, 1940, Jersey City

46

Robert Schumann

German composer, pianist and critic (1810–1856)

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

69

Griffin Dunne

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

*June 8th, 1955, New York City

45

Alexei Kozlov

Estonian figure skater

*June 8th, 1979, Tallinn

38

Ben Hermans

Belgian cyclist

*June 8th, 1986, Hasselt

81

Joan Rivers

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

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

40

Javier Mascherano

Argentine association football manager (born 1984)

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

41

Kim Clijsters

Belgian tennis player

*June 8th, 1983, Bilzen

74

Kathy Baker

American actress

*June 8th, 1950, Midland

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Born in 1973

51

Marika Carlsson

Swedish comedian

*March 19th, 1973, Ethiopia

51

Lutz Bachmann

German political activist; founder of Pegida

*January 26th, 1973, Dresden

51

Simon Archer

Badminton player

*June 27th, 1973, Royal Leamington Spa

50

Sven Beuckert

German association football player and manager

*December 12th, 1973, Stollberg

50

S. Antonius Budi Ariantho

Badminton player

*October 3rd, 1973, Pekalongan

51

Maren Meinert

German association football player and manager

*August 5th, 1973, Duisburg

51

Niels Annen

German politician (SPD)

*April 6th, 1973, Eimsbüttel

50

Stefanie von Pfetten

Actress

*November 25th, 1973, Vancouver

51

Roar Uthaug

Norwegian film director

*August 25th, 1973, Lørenskog

51

Thomas Kufen

German politician

*August 5th, 1973, Essen

51

Andreas Bausewein

German politician

*May 5th, 1973, Erfurt

50

Ryan Giggs

Welsh association football player and coach (born 1973)

*November 29th, 1973, Cardiff

51

Qin Yiyuan

Chinese badminton player

*February 14th, 1973, Guangxi

51

Dong Jiong

Badminton player

*August 20th, 1973, Beijing

51

Ben Falcone

American actor, comedian, screenwriter and producer

*August 25th, 1973, Carbondale

51

Peng Xingyong

Chinese badminton player

*January 20th, 1973, Shandong

51

Eliza Nathanael

Indonesian badminton player

*May 27th, 1973, Surabaya

50

Kerry Godliman

English comedian and actor

*November 17th, 1973, Perivale

51

Tey Seu Bock

Malaysian badminton coach

*February 21st, 1973, Alor Gajah

44

Demetri Betts

American singer

*April 26th, 1973, North Carolina †May 21st, 2017

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1973 is a normal year and no leap year.

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