Born on 8 June 1965

At A Glance

8 June 1965 at a glance

Day of the week

8 June 1965 was a Tuesday.

Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)

“Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter” by Herman's Hermits was No. 1 on David Kent's retrospective Australian chart. This chart was compiled later by David Kent from radio station charts.

Top Film of 1965

The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1965 was The Sound of Music.

Star sign

The star sign for 8 June is Gemini.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 8 June 1965 fell in the Year of the Snake.

Birthstone

The birthstone for June is Pearl.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 8 June 1965 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 8 June

• 1949 George Orwell's dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four is published in the United States
• 1953 The United States Supreme Court rules in District of Columbia v. John R. Thompson Co. that restaurants in Washington, D.C., cannot refuse to serve black patrons.
• 1959 USS Barbero and the United States Postal Service attempt the delivery of mail via Missile Mail.
• 1961 Marriage of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent to Katharine Worsley at York Minster.
• 1972 Vietnam War: Nine-year-old Phan Thị Kim Phúc is burned by napalm, an event captured in a photograph moments later while the young girl is seen running naked down a road, in what would become an iconic, Pulitzer Prize-winning photo.

Famous people born on 8 June

• Kanye West, American rapper, producer, director, and fashion designer (born 1977)
• Bonnie Tyler, Welsh singer-songwriter (1951–2026)
• Nancy Sinatra, American singer and actress (born 1940)
• Julianna Margulies, American actress (born 1966)

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