Births on June 8

Alexei Kozlov (figure skater)

Born on June 8, 1979

Alexei Kozlov, Estonian figure skater

Alexei Kozlov (born 8 June 1979, in Tallinn) is an Estonian former competitive figure skater. He is the 1997 Ondrej Nepela Memorial silver medalist, the 1998 Piruetten bronze medalist, and a three-time (2001, 2003 & 2004) Estonian national champion. He reached the free skate at two ISU Championship, finishing 14th at the 1998 Junior Worlds in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, and 18th at the 2001 Europeans in Bratislava, Slovakia.

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Alexei Kozlov (figure skater)

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Events on 1979

1 Feb

Ruhollah Khomeini
Iranian Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini returns to Tehran after nearly 15 years of exile.
11 Feb

Ruhollah Khomeini
The Iranian Revolution establishes an Islamic theocracy under the leadership of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.
16 Mar

People's Liberation Army
Sino-Vietnamese War: The People's Liberation Army crosses the border back into China, ends the war.
15 Jul

Malaise speech
U.S. President Jimmy Carter gives his "malaise speech".
16 Dec

OPEC
Libya joins four other OPEC nations in raising crude oil prices, which has an immediate, dramatic effect on the United States.

Births on June 8

Alexei Kozlov (figure skater)

Born on June 8, 1979

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Events on 1979

Ruhollah Khomeini

Ruhollah Khomeini

People's Liberation Army

Malaise speech

OPEC