May 8th, 2003

Born on May 8th, 2003

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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, 2003

23

Joaquín Bondoni

Mexican actor, singer

*May 8th, 2003, Mexico City

23

Logan Edra

American breakdancer (born 2003)

*May 8th, 2003, Chula Vista

23

Viktoriia Safonova

Belarusian figure skater

*May 8th, 2003, Moscow

23

Yaw Tog

Ghanaian rapper

*May 8th, 2003, Kumasi

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Born in 2003

22

Tate McRae

Canadian singer

*July 1st, 2003, Calgary

23

Johnny Orlando

Canadian singer-songwriter and actor

*January 24th, 2003, Mississauga

23

Sangiovanni

Italian singer-songwriter

*January 9th, 2003, Vicenza

23

Francesca Barale

Italian cyclist

*April 29th, 2003, Domodossola

23

Treesa Jolly

Indian badminton player

*May 27th, 2003, Cherupuzha, Kannur

23

Pia Maria

Austrian singer-songwriter

*May 21st, 2003, Tyrol

23

Keisya Levronka

Indonesian singer and actress

*February 2nd, 2003, Malang

22

Ana Castela

Brazilian singer

*November 16th, 2003, Amambai

23

Greta Thunberg

Swedish climate protection activist (born 2003)

*January 3rd, 2003, Stockholm

22

Jude Bellingham

English association football player (born 2003)

*June 29th, 2003, Stourbridge

23

Isra Hirsi

American environmental activist (born 2003)

*February 22nd, 2003, Minneapolis

22

Rayan Cherki

French footballer (born 2003)

*August 17th, 2003, Lyon

23

Emjay Anthony

American actor

*June 1st, 2003, Clearwater Beach

22

Jack Dylan Grazer

American actor

*September 3rd, 2003, Los Angeles

22

Wyatt Oleff

American actor

*July 13th, 2003, Chicago

23

Louis Partridge

British actor

*June 3rd, 2003, London Borough of Wandsworth

22

Isaac Del Toro

Mexican cyclist

*November 27th, 2003, Ensenada

23

Jeremy Ray Taylor

American actor

*June 2nd, 2003, Bluff City

23

Alicia Fabbri

Canadian ice dancer

*February 16th, 2003, Laval

23

Eva-Lotta Kiibus

Estonian figure skater

*January 17th, 2003, Tallinn

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, 2003
Future birthdays

Leap year

No: With 365 days 2003 is a normal year and no leap year.

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