At A Glance

8 June 1949 at a glance

Day of the week
8 June 1949 was a Wednesday.
Top Film of 1949
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1949 was Samson and Delilah.
Star sign
The star sign for 8 June is Gemini.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 8 June 1949 fell in the Year of the Ox.
Birthstone
The birthstone for June is Pearl.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 8 June 1949 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 8 June

  • 1941 World War II: The Allies commence the Syria–Lebanon Campaign against the possessions of Vichy France in the Levant.
  • 1942 World War II: The Imperial Japanese Navy submarines I-21 and I-24 shell the Australian cities of Sydney and Newcastle.
  • 1943 World War II: The two-day Battle of Porta between the Royal Italian Army and the Greek People's Liberation Army begins.
  • 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.

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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Events of 1949 in Ireland

A selection from Wikipedia's '1949 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.

  • 22 March – The Irish Government leased a residence in the Phoenix Park in Dublin to the United States government for a period of 99 years. It will be the residence of the United States ambassador.
  • 17 April – At midnight, the 26 counties officially left the British Commonwealth under the terms of the Republic of Ireland Act 1948. A 21-gun salute on O'Connell Bridge, Dublin, ushered in the Republic of Ireland.
  • 3 May – The Parliament of the United Kingdom passed the Ireland Act guaranteeing the position of Northern Ireland as part of the United Kingdom as long as a majority of its citizens want it to be.
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Michael Gambon19 October 1940ActorView their day →Brenda Fricker17 February 1945ActressView their day →Gerry Adams6 October 1948Republican politicianView their day →Phil Lynott20 August 1949Rock musicianView their day →Sinéad Cusack18 February 1948ActressView their day →Rory Gallagher2 March 1948GuitaristView their day →Fionnula Flanagan10 December 1941ActressView their day →Gilbert O'Sullivan1 December 1946Singer-songwriterView their day →

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