May 8th, 1981

Born on May 8th, 1981

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What happened on May 8th?

May 8th, 1984

The Soviet Union announced the boycott of the Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, citing security concerns.

May 8th, 1976

Great American Revolution opened at Six Flags Magic Mountain, California.

May 8th, 1373

Julian of Norwich experienced religious visions, later recorded in Revelations of Divine Love, the earliest surviving English-language work attributed to a woman.

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, 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

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

Born on May 8th, 1981

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Andrea Barzagli

Italian association football player

*May 8th, 1981, Fiesole

45

Stephen Amell

Canadian actor

*May 8th, 1981, Toronto

45

Mich Dulce

Filipina fashion designer, reality show actor, and musician

*May 8th, 1981, Quezon City

45

John Maine

American baseball player

*May 8th, 1981, Fredericksburg

45

Srđan Radonjić

Montenegrin footballer

*May 8th, 1981, Podgorica

45

Tomasz Motyka

Polish fencer

*May 8th, 1981, Wrocław

45

Potap

Ukrainian singer, rapper and producer

*May 8th, 1981, Kyiv

45

Erdem Yener

Turkish actor

*May 8th, 1981, Hatay Province

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44

Mahendra Singh Dhoni

Indian cricket player

*July 7th, 1981, Ranchi

44

Taufik Hidayat

Indonesian badminton player

*August 10th, 1981, Bandung

45

Satoko Suetsuna

Japanese badminton player

*January 30th, 1981, Ōita

45

Vita Marissa

Indonesian badminton player

*January 4th, 1981, Jakarta

45

Juliette Ah-Wan

Badminton player

*April 29th, 1981, Victoria

44

Gavin Shuker

British politician (born 1981)

*October 10th, 1981, Luton

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Alistair Casey

Badminton player

*February 23rd, 1981, Glasgow

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Linda Sundblad

Swedish singer, actress and model

*July 5th, 1981, Lidköping

45

Tamta

Georgian-born Greek singer

*January 10th, 1981, Tbilisi

45

Martin de Jonge

Badminton player

*June 22nd, 1981, Rotterdam

44

Roger Federer

Swiss tennis player

*August 8th, 1981, Basel

45

Mattias Tesfaye

Danish politician

*March 31st, 1981, Aarhus

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Beyoncé

American singer

*September 4th, 1981, Houston

44

Beau Bokan

American singer

*November 30th, 1981, Huntington Beach

45

Tom Starke

German association football player

*March 18th, 1981, Dresden

45

Marco Vorbeck

German association football player and manager

*June 24th, 1981, Kühlungsborn

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Serena Williams

American tennis player

*September 26th, 1981, Saginaw

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Britney Spears

American pop singer

*December 2nd, 1981, McComb

44

Fernando Alonso

Spanish racing driver

*July 29th, 1981, Oviedo City

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Adriana Lima

Brazilian model

*June 12th, 1981, Salvador

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Born on May 8th, 1981
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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1981 is a normal year and no leap year.

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