May 8th, 2005

Born on May 8th, 2005

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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, 1988

A fire at Illinois Bell's Hinsdale Central Office triggers an extended 1AESS network outage once considered to be the "worst telecommunications disaster in US telephone industry history".

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

Born on May 8th, 2005

18

Brisa Carraro

Gymnast

*May 8th, 2005, Buenos Aires

18

Oliver Bearman

British racing driver (born 2005)

*May 8th, 2005, Chelmsford

18

Lovro Zvonarek

Croatian footballer

*May 8th, 2005, Prelog

18

Amani Gracious

Kenyan gospel singer

*May 8th, 2005, Nairobi

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

21

Lanny Tria Mayasari

Badminton player

*May 8th, 2002, Sleman

71

Matti Geschonneck

German film director

*May 8th, 1952, Potsdam

35

Carola Rackete

German merchant navy captain

*May 8th, 1988, Preetz

42

Jan Eichhorn

German luger

*May 8th, 1981, Sonneberg

60

Florence Parly

French politician

*May 8th, 1963, Boulogne-Billancourt

37

Nguyễn Hoàng Hải

Badminton player

*May 8th, 1986, Bắc Giang

34

Nora Arnezeder

French actress and singer

*May 8th, 1989, Paris

51

Sisse Graum Jørgensen

Danish film producer

*May 8th, 1972, Copenhagen

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

53

Naomi Klein

Canadian author and activist

*May 8th, 1970, Montreal

60

Michel Gondry

French film director, screenwriter and producer

*May 8th, 1963, Versailles

59

Melissa Gilbert

American actress

*May 8th, 1964, Los Angeles

39

David King

British pair skater

*May 8th, 1984, Carlisle

48

Enrique Iglesias

Spanish singer

*May 8th, 1975, Madrid

77

Ruth Padel

British poet and author

*May 8th, 1946, Wimpole Street

73

Jean Giraud

French comics author (1938–2012)

*May 8th, 1938, Nogent-sur-Marne †March 10th, 2012, Montrouge

47

Giuseppe Zeno

Italian actor

*May 8th, 1976, Cercola

20

Joaquín Bondoni

Mexican actor, singer

*May 8th, 2003, Mexico City

90

Don Rickles

American stand-up comedian (1926–2017)

*May 8th, 1926, Queens †April 6th, 2017, Beverly Hills

Same year
Born in 2005

19

Alex Lanier

Badminton player

*January 26th, 2005, Caen

19

Manisha Ramadass

Badminton player

*January 27th, 2005, Chennai

19

IShowSpeed

American YouTuber from Ohio (born. 2005)

*January 21st, 2005, Cincinnati

19

Félix Bossuet

French actor

*February 23rd, 2005, Paris

18

Alexandria Villaseñor

American climate activist

*May 18th, 2005, Davis

18

Alysa Liu

American figure skater

*August 8th, 2005, Clovis

18

Leonor, Princess of Asturias

Heir presumptive of Spain

*October 31st, 2005, Madrid

19

Brooke McIntosh

Figure skater

*January 5th, 2005, Canada

19

Dafne Keen

British actress

*January 4th, 2005, Madrid

19

Jake Daniels

English association footballer

*January 8th, 2005, Bispham

19

Benedetta Pilato

Italian swimmer

*January 18th, 2005, Taranto

18

Lia McHugh

American actress (born 2005)

*November 18th, 2005, Pittsburgh

19

Sergi Domínguez

Spanish footballer

*April 1st, 2005, Barcelona

19

Arda Güler

Turkish association football player

*February 25th, 2005, Altındağ

18

Matilda Ledger

Australian American actress, director and singer

*October 28th, 2005, New York City

19

Fermín Aldeguer

Spanish motorcycle road racer

*April 5th, 2005, Murcia

19

Roksana Węgiel

Polish singer

*January 11th, 2005, Jasło

19

François Pitot

French figure skater

*January 4th, 2005, Orléans

19

Lindsay van Zundert

Dutch figure skater

*February 1st, 2005, Etten-Leur

19

Alma Deutscher

British composer, pianist and violinist

*February 19th, 2005, Basingstoke

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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, 2005
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Leap year

No: With 365 days 2005 is a normal year and no leap year.

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