May 8th, 1995

Born on May 8th, 1995

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What happened on May 8th?

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 (pictured), 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 (pictured).

May 8th, 2021

A car bomb explodes in front of a school in Kabul, capital city of Afghanistan killing at least 55 people and wounding over 150.

May 8th, 2019

British 17-year-old Isabelle Holdaway is reported to be the first patient ever to receive a genetically modified phage therapy to treat a drug-resistant infection.

May 8th, 1997

China Southern Airlines Flight 3456 crashes on approach into Bao'an International Airport, killing 35 people.

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

Born on May 8th, 1995

28

Park Jeong-hwa

South Korean singer and actress (born 1995)

*May 8th, 1995, Anyang

28

Nicola Sutter

Swiss footballer

*May 8th, 1995, Switzerland

28

MiG Arogan

Haitian Rapper

*May 8th, 1995, Haiti

28

Kim Hye-jun

South Korean actress, born 1995

*May 8th, 1995, South Korea

28

Sukriti Kakar

Indian playback singer

*May 8th, 1995, Delhi

28

Prakriti Kakar

Indian playback singer

*May 8th, 1995, New Delhi

28

Wang Jingbin

Chinese association football player

*May 8th, 1995, Benxi

Same Day
Who's birthday is on May 8th?

35

Carola Rackete

German merchant navy captain

*May 8th, 1988, Preetz

71

Matti Geschonneck

German film director

*May 8th, 1952, Potsdam

21

Lanny Tria Mayasari

Badminton player

*May 8th, 2002, Sleman

42

Jan Eichhorn

German luger

*May 8th, 1981, Sonneberg

37

Nguyễn Hoàng Hải

Badminton player

*May 8th, 1986, Bắc Giang

34

Nora Arnezeder

French actress and singer

*May 8th, 1989, Paris

60

Florence Parly

French politician

*May 8th, 1963, Boulogne-Billancourt

27

6ix9ine

American rapper from New York (born 1996)

*May 8th, 1996, Bushwick

51

Sisse Graum Jørgensen

Danish film producer

*May 8th, 1972, Copenhagen

53

Naomi Klein

Canadian author and activist

*May 8th, 1970, Montreal

39

David King

British pair skater

*May 8th, 1984, Carlisle

97

David Attenborough

British broadcaster and naturalist (born 1926)

*May 8th, 1926, Isleworth

92

Sofía Ímber

Venezuelan journalist and cultural activist

*May 8th, 1924, Soroca †February 20th, 2017, Caracas

60

Michel Gondry

French film director, screenwriter and producer

*May 8th, 1963, Versailles

59

Melissa Gilbert

American actress

*May 8th, 1964, Los Angeles

48

Enrique Iglesias

Spanish singer

*May 8th, 1975, Madrid

31

Olivia Culpo

Beauty pageant titleholder (born 1992)

*May 8th, 1992, Cranston

77

Ruth Padel

British poet and author

*May 8th, 1946, Wimpole Street

47

Giuseppe Zeno

Italian actor

*May 8th, 1976, Cercola

42

Andrea Barzagli

Italian association football player

*May 8th, 1981, Fiesole

Same year
Born in 1995

28

Doja Cat

American rapper, singer-songwriter, and record producer (born 1995)

*October 21st, 1995, Tarzana

28

Melanie Martinez

American singer-songwriter

*April 28th, 1995, Astoria

28

Setyana Mapasa

Badminton player

*August 15th, 1995, Kawangkoan

28

Sofía Reyes

Mexican singer-songwriter

*September 25th, 1995, Monterrey

28

Danna Paola

Mexican singer, model and actress

*June 23rd, 1995, Mexico City

26

Marília Mendonça

Brazilian singer and songwriter (1995–2021)

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

29

Wang Chi-Lin

Taiwanese badminton player

*January 18th, 1995, Taipei

28

Lee Yang

Taiwanese badminton player

*August 12th, 1995, Taipei

29

Nozomi Okuhara

Japanese badminton player

*March 13th, 1995, Ōmachi

28

Cheryl Seinen

Badminton player

*August 4th, 1995, Roermond

28

Delphine Lansac

Badminton player

*July 18th, 1995, Lyon

29

Mark Caljouw

Badminton player

*January 25th, 1995, Rijswijk

28

Dominic Fike

American singer-songwriter and actor

*December 30th, 1995, Naples

28

Irama

Italian singer-songwriter (1995)

*December 20th, 1995, Carrara

28

Tems

Nigerian singer-songwriter

*June 11th, 1995, Lagos

29

Sasha Alex Sloan

American singer-songwriter

*March 11th, 1995, Boston

29

Fireboy DML

Nigerian singer

*February 5th, 1995, Ogun State

28

Tom Misch

English musician and producer

*June 25th, 1995, London

28

Felipe Araújo

Brazilian singer-songwriter

*July 2nd, 1995, Goiânia

28

Vilde Bøe Risa

Norwegian association football player

*July 13th, 1995, Bergen

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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