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June 8th

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World Oceans Day

United Nations observance on June 8 raising awareness about the importance of the oceans and promoting their conservation.

international Observed June 8 each year.

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487 Notable birthdays

Jeļena Ostapenko

Latvian tennis player.

Born June 8th, 1997 (age 28 years) in Riga.

Robert Schumann

German composer, pianist and critic (1810–1856).

Born June 8th, 1810 in Zwickau. [ref]

Died July 29th, 1856 at 46 years old in Endenich. [ref]

Mick Hucknall

English singer, songwriter and lead singer of simply red.

Born June 8th, 1960 (age 65 years) in Denton.

James Darren

American actor, singer (1936–2024).

Born June 8th, 1936 in Philadelphia.

Died September 2nd, 2024 at 88 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]

Lexa Doig

Canadian actress.

Born June 8th, 1973 (age 52 years) in Toronto.

Kathy Baker

American actress (born 1950).

Born June 8th, 1950 (age 75 years) in Midland.

Derek Trucks

American guitarist, bandleader and songwriter.

Born June 8th, 1979 (age 46 years) in Jacksonville.

Francis Crick

British molecular biologist, biophysicist, neuroscientist; co-discoverer of the structure of dna.

Born June 8th, 1916 in Northampton. [ref]

Died July 28th, 2004 at 88 years old in La Jolla (colorectal cancer). [ref]

Kim Clijsters

Belgian tennis player.

Born June 8th, 1983 (age 42 years) in Bilzen.

Eion Bailey

American actor.

Born June 8th, 1976 (age 49 years) in Santa Monica.

Kevin Farley

American actor.

Born June 8th, 1965 (age 60 years) in Madison.

Anthony Boyle

Irish actor.

Born June 8th, 1994 (age 31 years) in Belfast.

Ferland Mendy

French association football player.

Born June 8th, 1995 (age 30 years) in Meulan-en-Yvelines.

Patrick Mouratoglou

French tennis coach and entrepreneur.

Born June 8th, 1970 (age 55 years) in Neuilly-sur-Seine.

Mamoru Miyano

Japanese voice actor.

Born June 8th, 1983 (age 42 years) in Saitama, Saitama Prefecture.

George Pell

Australian catholic cardinal (1941–2023).

Born June 8th, 1941 in Ballarat.

Died January 10th, 2023 at 81 years old in Rome. [ref]

Dan Severn

American mixed martial artist and professional wrestler.

Born June 8th, 1958 (age 67 years) in Coldwater.

Lauren Gottlieb

American dancer and actress.

Born June 8th, 1988 (age 37 years) in Scottsdale.

Sônia Braga

Brazilian-american actress.

Born June 8th, 1950 (age 75 years) in Maringá.

Dasha Zhukova

Russian model.

Born June 8th, 1981 (age 44 years) in Moscow.

Robert Preston

American actor and singer (1918–1987).

Born June 8th, 1918 in Massachusetts.

Died March 21st, 1987 at 68 years old in Montecito (lung cancer).

Don Grady

Actor, composer, musician (1944-2012).

Born June 8th, 1944 in San Diego.

Died June 27th, 2012 at 68 years old in Thousand Oaks (cancer). [ref]

Kwame Kilpatrick

American politician and football player.

Born June 8th, 1970 (age 55 years) in Detroit.

Mark Feuerstein

American actor.

Born June 8th, 1971 (age 54 years) in Los Angeles.

Lindsay Davenport

American tennis player.

Born June 8th, 1976 (age 49 years) in Palos Verdes Peninsula.

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