May 8th, 1995

Born on May 8th, 1995

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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

Same year
Born in 1995

30

Danna

Mexican singer, actress, composer and model

*June 23rd, 1995, Mexico City

30

Doja Cat

American rapper and singer

*October 21st, 1995, Tarzana

31

Melanie Martinez

American singer-songwriter

*April 28th, 1995, Astoria

30

Dominic Fike

American musician

*December 30th, 1995, Naples

30

Setyana Mapasa

Badminton player

*August 15th, 1995, Kawangkoan

30

Sofía Reyes

Mexican singer-songwriter

*September 25th, 1995, Monterrey

31

Shirin David

German rapper, singer and former YouTuber

*April 11th, 1995, Hamburg

26

Marília Mendonça

Brazilian singer, songwriter and instrumentalist (1995–2021)

*July 22nd, 1995, Cristianópolis †November 5th, 2021, Piedade de Caratinga

31

Nozomi Okuhara

Japanese badminton player

*March 13th, 1995, Ōmachi

31

Wang Chi-Lin

Taiwanese badminton player

*January 18th, 1995, Taipei

30

Irama

Italian singer-songwriter (1995-)

*December 20th, 1995, Carrara

30

Lee Yang

Taiwanese badminton player

*August 12th, 1995, Taipei

30

Cheryl Seinen

Badminton player

*August 4th, 1995, Roermond

30

Delphine Lansac

Badminton player

*July 18th, 1995, Lyon

31

Mark Caljouw

Badminton player

*January 25th, 1995, Rijswijk

30

Tems

Nigerian singer-songwriter

*June 11th, 1995, Lagos

31

Sasha Alex Sloan

American singer-songwriter

*March 11th, 1995, Boston

31

Fireboy DML

Nigerian singer

*February 5th, 1995, Ogun State

30

Tom Misch

English musician and producer

*June 25th, 1995, London

30

Felipe Araújo

Brazilian singer-songwriter

*July 2nd, 1995, Goiânia

Birthdays of famous people

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, 1995
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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1995 is a normal year and no leap year.

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