May 8th, 1987

Born on May 8th, 1987

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What happened on May 8th, 1987?

May 8th, 1987

The SAS kills eight Provisional Irish Republican Army volunteers and a civilian during an ambush in Loughgall, Northern Ireland.

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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.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_Air_Service

What else 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, 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.

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

Born on May 8th, 1987

39

Aneurin Barnard

British actor

*May 8th, 1987, Ogwr

39

Mark Noble

English association football player (born 1987)

*May 8th, 1987, Canning Town

39

Kurt Tippett

Australian rules footballer

*May 8th, 1987, Sydney

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Born in 1987

39

Kendrick Lamar

American rapper (born 1987)

*June 17th, 1987, Compton

38

Greysia Polii

Indonesian badminton player

*August 11th, 1987, Jakarta

38

Tontowi Ahmad

Indonesian badminton player

*July 18th, 1987, Banyumas

39

Annari Viljoen

Badminton player

*January 16th, 1987, Bloemfontein

38

Vance Joy

Australian singer-songwriter

*December 1st, 1987, Melbourne

38

Jax Jones

British DJ and record producer

*July 25th, 1987, London

39

Sandra Lyng

Norwegian singer

*April 18th, 1987, Mosjøen

38

Kontra K

German rapper

*July 3rd, 1987, Berlin

39

Eva Avila

Canadian singer, songwriter and actress

*February 25th, 1987, Gatineau

38

Milan Borjan

Canadian association football player

*October 23rd, 1987, Knin

39

Lionel Messi

Argentine association football player

*June 24th, 1987, Rosario

38

Philippa Strache

Austrian presenter and politician

*December 1st, 1987, Vienna

38

Rosalie Thomass

German actress

*August 14th, 1987, Munich

39

Shendy Puspa Irawati

Indonesian badminton player

*May 20th, 1987, Nganjuk

39

Andrew Ellis

Badminton player

*January 21st, 1987, Leeds

38

Vladimir Ivanov

Russian badminton player

*July 3rd, 1987, Kusa

38

Lukas Runggaldier

Italian Nordic combined skier

*July 31st, 1987, Bolzano

38

Sevdaliza

Iranian-Dutch singer-songwriter, record producer, visual artist and director

*September 1st, 1987, Tehran

39

Joel Turner

Australian rapper and beatboxer

*March 3rd, 1987, Mullumbimby

39

Anna Hopkins

Canadian actress

*February 12th, 1987, Montreal

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Public holidays on May 8th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, Victory in Europe Day, and its related observances) which are celebrated on May 8th.

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Born on May 8th, 1987
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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1987 is a normal year and no leap year.

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