What happened on June 8? There are more than 247 events that were made this day in history. Here are the important historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
Interesting Facts & Myths About June 8
June 8 is the 160th day of the year 2024. There are 206 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Saturday. This day falls under the 23rd week of the year 2024.
On this day in Herndon, Virginia 20172 sunrise will occur at 05:42 AM and sunset will occur at 08:34 PM (local time).
The zodiac sign of a person born on this day is Gemini. The modern birthstone for this month is Pearl while the mystical birthstone is Moonstone.
According to the Chinese calendar, there are 235 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year (January 29, 2025).
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Historical Events For June 8
- 68The Roman Senate proclaims Galba as emperor.
- 218Battle of Antioch: Elagabalus defeats with support of the Syrian legions the forces of emperor Macrinus. He flees, but is captured near Chalcedon and later executed in Cappadocia.
- 793Vikings raid the abbey at Lindisfarne in Northumbria, commonly accepted as the beginning of the Scandinavian invasion of England.
- 1191Richard I arrives in Acre (Palestine) thus beginning his crusade.
- 1405Richard le Scrope, Archbishop of York and Thomas Mowbray, Earl of Norfolk, are executed in York on Henry IV’s orders.
- 1690Siddi general Yadi Sakat, razes the Mazagon Fort in Mumbai.
- 1776American Revolutionary War: Battle of Trois-Rivières – American attackers are driven back at Trois-Rivières, Quebec.
- 1783The volcano Laki, in Iceland, begins an eight-month eruption which kills over 9,000 people and starts a seven-year famine.
- 1789James Madison introduces twelve proposed amendments to the United States Constitution in the House of Representatives; by 1791, ten of them are ratified by the state legislatures and become the Bill of Rights; another is eventually ratified in 1992 to become the 27th Amendment.
- 1794Robespierre inaugurates the French Revolution’s new state religion, the Cult of the Supreme Being, with large organized festivals all across France.
- 1856A group of 194 Pitcairn Islanders, descendants of the mutineers of HMS Bounty, arrives at Norfolk Island commencing the Third Settlement of the Island.
- 1861American Civil War: Tennessee secedes from the Union.
- 1862American Civil War: Battle of Cross Keys – Confederate forces under General Stonewall Jackson save the Army of Northern Virginia from a Union assault on the James Peninsula led by General George B. McClellan.
- 1887Herman Hollerith applies for US patent #395,791 for the ‘Art of Applying Statistics’– his punched card calculator.
- 1906Theodore Roosevelt signs the Antiquities Act into law, authorizing the President to restrict the use of certain parcels of public land with historical or conservation value.
- 1912Carl Laemmle incorporates Universal Pictures.
- 1928Second Northern Expedition: The National Revolutionary Army captures Peking, whose name is changed to Beiping (“Northern peace”).
- 1941World War II: Allies invade Syria and Lebanon.
- 1942World War II: Japanese imperial submarines I-21 and I-24 shell the Australian cities of Sydney and Newcastle.
- 1948Milton Berle hosts the debut of Texaco Star Theater.
- 1949Celebrities Helen Keller, Dorothy Parker, Danny Kaye, Fredric March, John Garfield, Paul Muni and Edward G. Robinson are named in an FBI report as Communist Party members.
- 1949George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four is published.
- 1950Sir Thomas Blamey becomes the only Australian-born Field Marshal in Australian history.
- 1953Flint-Worcester tornado outbreak sequence: A tornado hits Flint, Michigan, and kills 115.
- 1953The United States Supreme Court rules that Washington, D.C. restaurants could not refuse to serve black patrons.
- 1959The USS Barbero and United States Postal Service attempt the delivery of mail via Missile Mail.
- 1966An F-104 Starfighter collides with XB-70 Valkyrie prototype no. 2 destroying both planes during a photo shoot near Edwards Air Force Base. NASA pilot Joseph A. Walker and United States Air Force test pilot Carl Cross are both killed.
- 1966Topeka, Kansas is devastated by a tornado that registers as an “F5” on the Fujita Scale: the first to exceed US$100 million in damages. Sixteen people are killed, hundreds more injured, and thousands of homes damaged or destroyed.
- 1967Six-Day War: The Israeli army enters Hebron and the Cave of the Patriarchs.
- 1967Six-Day War: The USS Liberty incident occurs, killing 34 and wounding 171.
- 1968Robert F. Kennedy’s funeral takes place at the Basilica of St. Patrick’s Cathedral, New York City.
- 1972Vietnam War: Associated Press photographer Nick Ut takes his Pulitzer Prize-winning photo of a naked 9-year-old Phan Thị Kim Phúc running down a road after being burned by napalm.
- 1982Bluff Cove Air Attacks during the Falklands War: 56 British servicemen are killed by Argentine air attack on two landing ships : RFA Sir Galahad and RFA Sir Tristram.
- 1984Homosexuality is declared legal in the Australian state of New South Wales.
- 1987New Zealand’s Labour government establishes a national nuclear-free zone under the New Zealand Nuclear Free Zone, Disarmament, and Arms Control Act 1987
- 1992The first World Ocean Day is celebrated, coinciding with the Earth Summit held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
- 1995Downed U.S. Air Force pilot Captain Scott O'Grady is rescued by U.S. Marines in Bosnia.
- 2004The first Venus Transit in modern history takes place, the previous one being in 1882.
- 2007Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, is hit by the State’s worst storms and flooding in 30 years resulting in the death of nine people and the grounding of trade ship, the MV Pasha Bulker.
- 2008The Akihabara massacre takes place in the Akihabara shopping quarter in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. Tomohiro Katō drives a two-ton truck into a crowd before leaving the truck and attacking people with a knife.
Who Were Born On June 8?
- 1625Giovanni Domenico Cassini, Italian scientist and astronomer (d. 1712)
- 1671Tomaso Albinoni, Italian composer (d. 1751)
- 1717John Collins, American politician (d. 1795)
- 1724John Smeaton, English civil engineer (d. 1794)
- 1745Caspar Wessel, Danish mathematician (d. 1818)
- 1757Cardinal Ercole Consalvi, Italian Roman Catholic Cardinal (d. 1824)
- 1810Robert Schumann, German composer (d. 1856)
- 1831Thomas J. Higgins, decorated Union Army soldier (d. 1917)
- 1842John Q. A. Brackett, 36th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1918)
- 1847Ida McKinley, First Lady of the United States (d. 1907)
- 1851Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval, French physicist (d. 1940)
- 1854Douglas Colin Cameron, Canadian politician (d. 1921)
- 1855George Charles Haité, English designer, painter and illustrator (d.1924)
- 1859Smith Wigglesworth, British religious figure (d. 1947)
- 1860Alicia Boole Stott, Irish mathematician (d. 1940)
- 1867Frank Lloyd Wright, American architect (d. 1959)
- 1872Jan Frans De Boever, Belgian painter (d. 1949)
- 1876Alexandre Tuffère, French-Greek athlete (d. 1958)
- 1885Karl Genzken, Nazi physician (d. 1957)
- 1895Santiago Bernabeu Yeste, Real Madrid football player (d. 1978)
- 1897John G. Bennett, British scientist and author (d. 1974)
- 1901Lena Baker, American murderer (d. 1945)
- 1903Marguerite Yourcenar, French author (d. 1987)
- 1903Ralph Yarborough, U.S. Senator from Texas (d. 1996)
- 1910Fernand Fonssagrives, French photographer (d. 2003)
- 1910John W. Campbell, American publisher and editor (d. 1971)
- 1911Edmundo Rivero, Argentine singer (d. 1986)
- 1912Harry Holtzman, American abstract artist (d. 1987)
- 1912Maurice Bellemare, Canadian politician (d. 1989)
- 1916Francis Crick, English molecular biologist; Nobel laureate (d. 2004)
- 1916Luigi Comencini, Italian film director (d. 2007)
- 1917Byron “Whizzer” White, American football player and Supreme Court Justice (d. 2002)
- 1918John D. Roberts, American chemist
- 1918Robert Preston, American actor (d. 1987)
- 1920Gwen Harwood, Australian poet (d. 1995)
- 1921Alexis Smith, Canadian actress (d. 1993)
- 1921LeRoy Neiman, American painter
- 1921Suharto, President of Indonesia (d. 2008)
- 1923Malcolm Boyd, American Episcopal Priest and author
- 1924Lyn Nofziger, American political operative (d. 2006)
- 1925Barbara Bush, First Lady of the United States
- 1925Del Ennis, baseball player (d. 1996)
- 1925Eddie Gaedel, American baseball player (d. 1961)
- 1927Jerry Stiller, American comedian and actor
- 1930Marcel Léger, Quebec politician (d. 1993)
- 1930Robert Aumann, German-born Israeli mathematician; Nobel laureate
- 1931Dana Wynter, German-born American actress (d. 2011)
- 1933Joan Rivers, American comedian and author
- 1933Rommie Loudd, former American football player, coach, and executive (d. 1998)
- 1934Millicent Martin, English singer and actress
- 1936James Darren, American actor and singer
- 1936Kenneth G. Wilson, American physicist, Nobel laureate
- 1939Bernie Casey, American football player and actor
- 1940Arthur Elgort, American fashion photographer
- 1940Jim Wickwire, American mountaineer
- 1940Nancy Sinatra, American singer
- 1941Fuzzy Haskins, American musician (P Funk)
- 1941Robert Bradford, Northern Irish politician (d. 1981)
- 1942Chuck Negron, American singer (Three Dog Night)
- 1942Doug Mountjoy, Welsh snooker player
- 1942Nikos Konstantopoulos, Greek politician
- 1943Colin Baker, British actor
- 1943Peter Eggert, German footballer
- 1943William Calley, American war criminal
- 1943Willie Davenport, American athlete (d. 2002)
- 1944Annie Haslam, English painter and singer (Renaissance)
- 1944Boz Scaggs, American singer and songwriter
- 1944Marc Ouellet, Archbishop of Quebec City
- 1944Mark Belanger, American baseball player (d. 1998)
- 1946Alan Scarfe, British-born Canadian actor
- 1947Eric F. Wieschaus, American biologist, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
- 1947Sara Paretsky, American author
- 1949Emanuel Ax, Polish-born pianist
- 1949Jeffrey Mylett, American actor (d. 1986)
- 1950Kathy Baker, American actress
- 1950Sonia Braga, Brazilian actress
- 1951Bonnie Tyler, Welsh country, pop and rock singer
- 1951Tony Rice, American acoustic guitarist
- 1953Ad Tak, Dutch cyclist
- 1953Jani Kovačič, Slovenian singer-songwriter
- 1953Olav Stedje, Norwegian singer-songwriter
- 1954Greg Ginn, American guitarist (Black Flag)
- 1954Marios Tokas, Greek-Cypriot composer (d. 2008)
- 1954Sergei Storchak, Russian deputy finance minister
- 1955Griffin Dunne, American actor
- 1955Tim Berners-Lee, English internet developer
- 1956Udo Bullmann, German politician
- 1957Dimple Kapadia, Indian actress
- 1957Don Robinson, American baseball player
- 1957Scott Adams, American cartoonist
- 1958Keenen Ivory Wayans, American actor and director
- 1960Mick Hucknall, English singer and songwriter (Simply Red)
- 1960Thomas Steen, Swedish hockey player
- 1962John Gibbons, American Baseball Player/Manager
- 1962Kristine W, American musician
- 1962Nick Rhodes, English musician (Duran Duran)
- 1963Frank Grillo, American actor
- 1963Keti Garbi, Greek singer
- 1964Butch Reynolds, American former 400m runner
- 1965Chris Chavis, American professional wrestler
- 1965Kevin Farley, American actor
- 1965Rob Pilatus, German-American singer and dancer (d. 1998)
- 1966Doris Pearson, singer (Five Star)
- 1966Julianna Margulies, American actress
- 1968Rob Ray, Canadian hockey player
- 1969David Sutcliffe, Canadian actor
- 1969J.P. Manoux, American actor
- 1969Marcos Siega, American director
- 1970Gabrielle Giffords, American politician
- 1970Kelli Williams, American actress
- 1970Kwame Kilpatrick, former mayor of Detroit, Michigan
- 1970Seu Jorge, Brazilian musician and actor
- 1970Teresa Strasser, American writer and television personality
- 1970Troy Vincent, American footballer
- 1971Mark Feuerstein, American actor
- 1972Christian Mayrleb, Austrian footballer
- 1972Troy Duffy, American director (The Boondock Saints)
- 1973Bryant Reeves, American basketball player
- 1973Lexa Doig, Canadian actress
- 1973Lucija Šerbedžija, Croatian actress
- 1975Bryan McCabe, Canadian hockey player
- 1975Shilpa Shetty, Indian actress
- 1976Kenji Johjima, Japanese baseball player
- 1976Lindsay Davenport, American tennis player
- 1976Trish Goff, American model
- 1977Kanye West, American rapper
- 1978Eun Ji Won, South Korean rapper (Sechs Kies)
- 1978Maria Menounos, American actress and television host
- 1979Adine Wilson, New Zealand netball player
- 1979Derek Trucks, American guitarist
- 1979Pete Orr, Canadian baseball player
- 1981Ai Nonaka, Japanese voice actor
- 1981Alex Band, American singer (The Calling)
- 1981Jess Weixler, American actress
- 1981Matteo Meneghello, Italian racing driver
- 1981Sara Watkins, American fiddler
- 1982Dickson Etuhu, Nigerian footballer
- 1982Irina Lazareanu, Romanian/Canadian model
- 1982Matteo Barbini, Italian rugby player
- 1982Michael Cammalleri, Canadian hockey player
- 1982Nadia Petrova, Russian tennis player
- 1983Kim Clijsters, Belgian tennis player
- 1983Lee Harding, Australian punk rock singer
- 1983Mamoru Miyano, Japanese voice actor
- 1983Pantelis Kapetanos, Greek footballer
- 1984Andrea Casiraghi, Monagasque royalty
- 1984Javier Mascherano, Argentine footballer
- 1985Alexandre Despatie, Canadian diver
- 1986Patrick Kaleta, American hockey player
- 1987Coralie Balmy, French swimmer
- 1987Issiar Dia, Senegalese footballer
- 1989Christina Broccolini, Canadian TV presenter
Who Died On June 8?
- 632Muhammad, Prophet of Islam (b. 570)
- 1042Harthacanute, King of Denmark and England (b. 1018)
- 1376Edward of Woodstock, the Black Prince, son of Edward III of England (b. 1330)
- 1383Thomas de Ros, 5th Baron de Ros, English Crusader (b. 1338)
- 1384Kanami, Japanese actor (b. 1333)
- 1476George Neville, English archbishop and statesman (b. 1432)
- 1505Hongzhi, Emperor of China (b. 1470)
- 1611Jean Bertaut, French poet (b. 1552)
- 1612Hans Leo Hassler, German composer (b. 1562)
- 1621Anne de Xainctonge, French saint (b. 1567)
- 1628Rudolph Goclenius, German philosopher (b. 1547)
- 1714Sophia of Hanover, heir to the throne of Great Britain (b. 1630)
- 1716Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine (b. 1658)
- 1727August Hermann Francke, German Protestant minister (b. 1663)
- 1768Johann Joachim Winckelmann, German scholar and archaeologist (b. 1717)
- 1771George Montague-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax, English statesman (b. 1716)
- 1795King Louis XVII of France (b. 1785)
- 1809Thomas Paine, American revolutionary and writer (b. 1737)
- 1835Gian Domenico Romagnosi, Italian physicist (b. 1761)
- 1845Andrew Jackson, 7th President of the United States (b. 1767)
- 1857Douglas William Jerrold, British playwright and satirist (b. 1803)
- 1874Cochise, Apache leader
- 1876George Sand, French author (b. 1804)
- 1885Ignace Bourget, Bishop of Montreal (b. 1799)
- 1889Gerard Manley Hopkins, English Poet(b. 1844)
- 1924Andrew Irvine, English mountain climber (b. 1902)
- 1924George Leigh Mallory, English mountain climber (b. 1886)
- 1929Bliss Carman, Canadian poet (b. 1861)
- 1945Karl Hanke, Nazi official (b. 1903)
- 1951Eugène Fiset, Canadian military officer and politician (b. 1874)
- 1956Marie Laurencin, French painter (b. 1883)
- 1965Edmondo Rossoni, Italian fascist (b. 1884)
- 1966Anton Melik, Slovenian geographer (b. 1890)
- 1969Robert Taylor, American actor (b. 1911)
- 1970Abraham Maslow, American psychologist (b. 1908)
- 1972Jimmy Rushing, American blues singer (b. 1901)
- 1980Ernst Busch, German singer and actor (b. 1900)
- 1982Satchel Paige, American baseball player (b. 1906)
- 1984Gordon Jacob, English composer (b. 1895)
- 1987Alexander Iolas, Greek gallerist and collector (b. 1907)
- 1993Root Boy Slim, American entertainer (b. 1945)
- 1997George Turner, Australian author (b. 1916)
- 1998Maria Reiche, German-born mathematician and archaeologist (b. 1903)
- 1998Sani Abacha, President of Nigeria (b. 1943)
- 2000Jeff MacNelly, American political cartoonist (b. 1948)
- 2003Leighton Rees, Welsh darts player (b. 1940)
- 2004Mack Jones, American baseball player (b. 1938)
- 2006Abouna Matta El Meskeen, Coptic Orthodox monk (b. 1919)
- 2006Robert Donner, American actor (b. 1931)
- 2007Kenny Olsson, Swedish speedway racer (b. 1977)
- 2007Richard Rorty, American postanalytic, pragmatic philosopher (b. 1931)
- 2008Šaban Bajramović, Serbian Romani musician (b. 1936)
- 2009Johnny Palermo American actor (b. 1982)
- 2009Omar Bongo, President of Gabon (b. 1935)
- 2010Andreas Voutsinas Greek actor and theater director (b. 1932)
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