August 8: Zodiac, Trivia, Birthdays and Holidays

• Dustin Hoffman (1937)

  American actor who created some of the most memorable characters in cinema history, winning two Oscars, five Oscar nominations and an Emmy...

• Robin Quivers (1952)

  American radio personality, author, and co-host of Howard SternaEUR (tm), the nationally syndicated radio show and cable TV show.

• Esther Williams (1921)

  American actress and swimmer, who became a swimming champion and became a leading lady in aquatic extravaganzas during the '50s, '60s and...

• Peyton List (1986)

  American actress.

• Keith Carradine (1949)

  American actor from a theatre family.

• Faye Wong (1969)

  Chinese actress and singer.

• Roger Penrose (1931)

  Mathematician and English physicist.

• Rory Calhoun (1922)

  American actor, who has appeared in feature films since 1944, such as "River of No Return" (Black Spurs) and "River of No Return".

• Katie Leung (1987)

  Movie Actress.

• Rena Mero (1967)

  American wrestler.

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• Louise Brooks (1985)

  American actress, dancer, and film historian (d. 1985).

• Patricia Neal (2010)

  American actress, who became a Broadway star in her Broadway debut in 1945.

• Barbara Bel Geddes (2005)

  NYC, New York -- Actress.

• Alan Napier (1988)

  American actor, Alfred the Butler on Batman, at 85 years old (born 1903).

• Ilse Werner (2005)

  Actress and singer from the Netherlands, German (d. 2005).

• Shirley Jackson (1965)

  American Gothic novelist, also known as "Virginia Werewolf" of sA(c),ance fiction.

• Federico Orlando (2014)
• Danilo Blanusa (1987)

  Croatian mathematician (Born 1903).

• Julian "Cannonball" Adderley (1975)

  American jazz saxophonist (b.

• Magdalena G Schenk (1991)

  Historical (Vorstenhuizen of our time).

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Western Zodiac

Leo

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• Aug 8th, 2018 Academy Awards: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announces changes to the Oscars. This includes a shorter ceremony and a category called "Most Popular Film".
• Aug 8th, 2017 Battle of Marawi. The Pentagon is looking into conducting airstrikes on Marawi. If approved, this would allow the United States to send troops into the area to fight the ISIS-affiliated Maute and other Islamist terror groups. Later, a spokesperson denied the claims and clarified that the Philippines had not requested such an airstrike.
• Aug 8th, 2016 2016 Ethiopian protests. More than 50 protesters were killed by Ethiopian security force forces in the past few days. The government blocked internet access and restricted journalistic access to the country.
• Aug 8th, 2015 War in Afghanistan (2001-present). One NATO soldier was killed in an overnight attack on Camp Integrity, Kabul. Eight support staff were also killed. Two Taliban insurgents were also hurt in the attack. (Reuters via Yahoo News),
• Aug 8th, 2014 2014 Israel-Gaza Conflict: Hamas refuses to continue a 72-hour ceasefire, and has fired over 60 rockets into southern Israel since 8:00. Israel responds with air strikes
• Aug 8th, 2013 Balochistan conflict -: At least 28 people are killed in a suicide bombing at a funeral held in Quetta, Pakistan.

• Aug 8th, 2012 Armed men open fire on a checkpoint at the Egyptian city Arish, Sinai Peninsula.
• Aug 8th, 2011 2011 Syrian uprising
• Aug 8th, 2010 North Korea holds a South Korean fishing vessel with four South Koreans aboard and three Chinese.
• Aug 8th, 2009 Typhoon Morakot hits Taiwan and nearly the entire southern region is inundated by record-breaking rains.
• Aug 8th, 2008 Fannie Mae, the US mortgage lender, posts a loss of US$2.3B in its second quarter. This is its fourth consecutive quarter loss. Its total loss for the year has been US$9.44B.
• Aug 8th, 2007 Space Shuttle Endeavour successfully launches on mission STS-118.

August 8th marks the 219th day of year the Gregorian calendar;

There are 145 days remaining until the end of the year.

What day of the week is August 8th?

On August 8th, 2023 the day of the week is Tuesday.

Discover August calendar over the years to find out the day of the week on August 8th in each year.