August 8th, 1984

Born on August 8th, 1984

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What happened on August 8th?

August 8th, 2014

The World Health Organization declared the Western African Ebola epidemic, which began in December 2013, to be a public health emergency of international concern.

August 8th, 2009

Nine people died when a tour helicopter and a small private airplane collided over the Hudson River in Hoboken, New Jersey.

August 8th, 1998

The Iranian consulate in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan, was raided by Taliban leading to the death of 10 Iranian diplomats and an Iranian journalist.

August 8th, 1991

The Warsaw radio mast (pictured), then the tallest structure ever built, at 646.38 metres (2,120.7 ft), collapsed due to an error in exchanging the guys on the highest telecommunications equipment of the mast.

August 8th, 1988

A series of marches, demonstrations, protests, and riots, which became known as the 8888 Uprising, began against the one-party state of the Burma Socialist Programme Party.

August 8th, 1969

At a zebra crossing in London (pictured), photographer Iain Macmillan took the photo that was used for the cover of the Beatles' album Abbey Road.

August 8th, 1956

A mining disaster killed 262 workers, mainly Italian nationals, at the Bois du Cazier coal mine in Belgium.

August 8th, 1929

The German airship Graf Zeppelin departed Lakehurst, New Jersey, on a flight to circumnavigate the world.

August 8th, 1919

The Third Anglo-Afghan War ended with the United Kingdom signing a treaty to recognise the independence of the Emirate of Afghanistan.

August 8th, 1918

The Battle of Amiens began in northern France, marking the start of the Allies' Hundred Days Offensive through the German front lines that ultimately led to the end of World War I.

August 8th, 1914

The Endurance departed Plymouth, England, on the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition.

August 8th, 1576

The cornerstone of Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe's observatory Uraniborg was laid on the island of Hven.

August 8th, 1264

Reconquista: In the early stages of the Mudéjar revolt, Muslim rebels captured the Alcázar of Jerez de la Frontera in present-day Spain, holding it for about two months.

August 10th, 2005

Spring and Autumn period: Amid a succession dispute, the forces of Duke Zhuang of Lu, who was attempting to install a claimant to the Qi throne, were defeated at the Battle of Qianshi.

August 8th, 1695

The foundation for what is now known as the Wren Building, the oldest surviving college building in the United States, was laid in a ceremony at Middle Plantation, Virginia.

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

Born on August 8th, 1984

41

Norbert Michelisz

Hungarian racing driver

*August 8th, 1984, Mohács

41

Surveen Chawla

Indian actress

*August 8th, 1984, Chandigarh

41

Kang Chil-ku

South Korean ski jumper

*August 8th, 1984, Muju County

41

Manami Hashimoto

Japanese model and actor

*August 8th, 1984, Yamagata

Same year
Born in 1984

41

Basshunter

Swedish singer, record producer and DJ

*December 22nd, 1984, Halmstad

42

Marc Zwiebler

German badminton player

*March 13th, 1984, Bonn

42

Valeria Sorokina

Russian badminton player

*March 29th, 1984, Reshetikha, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast

42

Duanganong Aroonkesorn

Thai badminton player

*February 6th, 1984, Bangkok

41

Helene Fischer

German singer

*August 5th, 1984, Krasnoyarsk

41

Robert Huth

German association football player

*August 18th, 1984, East Berlin

42

Juliette Armanet

French singer and songwriter

*March 4th, 1984, Lille

41

Andreas Gabalier

Austrian folk singer

*November 21st, 1984, Graz

42

Jeremy Loops

South African singer, songwriter, and record producer

*March 4th, 1984, Kommetjie

42

Viktor Király

Hungarian singer and songwriter

*March 29th, 1984, New York City

41

Molly Nilsson

Swedish record producer, keyboardist and singer-songwriter

*December 14th, 1984, Stockholm

41

Sony Dwi Kuncoro

Indonesian badminton player

*July 7th, 1984, Surabaya

42

Salakjit Ponsana

Badminton player

*February 14th, 1984, Bangkok

41

Avril Lavigne

Canadian singer and songwriter (born 1984)

*September 27th, 1984, Belleville

42

Chanan Colman

Danish-American-Israeli former basketball player

*March 10th, 1984, Gladsaxe Municipality

42

Simon Dominic

South Korean rapper

*March 9th, 1984, Busan

41

Scarlett Johansson

American actress (born 1984)

*November 22nd, 1984, Manhattan

42

Mark Zuckerberg

American Internet entrepreneur

*May 14th, 1984, White Plains

42

Markus Brzenska

German association football player and manager

*May 25th, 1984, Lünen

42

Kim Jong-un

General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and 3rd Supreme leader of North Korea

*January 8th, 1984, Pyongyang

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Leap year

Yes: 1984 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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