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June 8 is the 159th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (160th in leap years), with 206 days remaining.
[edit] Events
- 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba.
- 536 - St. Silverius becomes Pope (probable date).
- 793 - The first Viking raid on British soil at Lindisfarne where a set date for the raid is known.
- 1191 - Richard I arrives in Acre thus beginning his crusade.
- 1405 - Richard le Scrope, Archbishop of York and Thomas Mowbray, Earl of Norfolk, executed in York on Henry IV's orders.
- 1624 - An earthquake strikes Peru.
- 1776 - American Revolutionary War: Battle of Trois-Rivières - American invaders are driven back at Trois-Rivières, Quebec.
- 1783 - The volcano Laki, in Iceland, begins an eight-month eruption which kills over 9,000 people and starts a seven-year famine.
- 1789 - James Madison introduces a proposed Bill of Rights in the U.S. House of Representatives.
- 1861 - American Civil War: Tennessee secedes from the Union.
- 1862 - American 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 McClellan.
- 1866 - The Canadian Parliament meets for the first time in Ottawa.
- 1887 - Herman Hollerith receives a patent for his punch card calculator.
- 1906 - Theodore 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.
- 1912 - Carl Laemmle incorporated Universal Pictures.
- 1926 - Antoni Gaudí, the famous Catalan architect, is run over by a tram. He dies 2 days later in hospital.
- 1928 - Second Northern Expedition: NRA captures Beijing, whose name is changed to Beiping.
- 1941 - World War II: Allies invade Syria and Lebanon.
- 1942 - World War II: Japanese imperial submarines I-21 and I-24 shell the Australian cities of Sydney and Newcastle.
- 1948 - Milton Berle hosts the debut of Texaco Star Theater.
- 1949 - Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell is published.
- 1949 - Such celebrities as 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.
- 1950 - Sir Thomas Blamey becomes the only Field Marshal in Australian history.
- 1953 - Flint-Worcester Tornadoes: A tornado hits the U.S. city of Flint, Michigan, and kills 115. This is the last tornado to claim more than 100 lives.
- 1953 - The United States Supreme Court rules that Washington, D.C. restaurants could not refuse to serve black patrons.
- 1959 - The USS Barbero and United States Postal Service attempt the delivery of mail via Missile Mail.
- 1966 - One of the XB-70 Valkyrie prototypes is destroyed in a mid-air collision with a F-104 Starfighter chase plane during a photo shoot. NASA pilot Joseph A. Walker and USAF test pilot Carl Cross were both killed.
- 1966 - Topeka, 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. [1]
- 1967 - Six-Day War: The USS Liberty incident occurs, killing 34 and wounding 171.
- 1968 - James Earl Ray is arrested for the murder of Martin Luther King Jr.
- 1968 - The body of assassinated U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy is laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery.
- 1974 - An F4 tornado strikes the U.S. city of Emporia, Kansas, killing six.
- 1984 - Homosexuality is declared not a crime in the state of New South Wales, Australia.
- 1986 - Former United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim is elected president of Austria.
- 1987 - New Zealand's Labour government legislates against nuclear weapons and nuclear powered vessels. This makes New Zealand the first and (as at June 2006) only nation to ban these things from its territory.
- 1992 - The first World Ocean Day is celebrated, coinciding with the Earth Summit held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
- 1995 - Downed U.S. Air Force pilot Captain Scott O'Grady is rescued by U.S. Marines in Bosnia.
- 1996 - Panama becomes a member of the Berne Convention copyright treaty.
- 1999 - War on Drugs: The government of Colombia announces it will include the estimated value of the country's illegal drug crops, exceeding half a billion US dollars, in its gross national product.
- 2004 - First Transit of Venus in this millennium.
- 2006 - Workers working on the regeneration of Broadmead, Bristol discover an unexploded German bomb from World War II. Broadmead has to be evacuated and stores temporarily closed.
- 2007 - Ocean's Thirteen starring George Clooney and Brad Pitt comes out.
[edit] Births
- 1625 - Giovanni Domenico Cassini, Italian scientist (d. 1712)
- 1671 - Tomaso Albinoni, Italian composer (d. 1751)
- 1717 - John Collins, American politician (d. 1795)
- 1724 - John Smeaton, English civil engineer (d. 1794)
- 1743 - Alessandro Cagliostro, Italian adventurer (d. 1795)
- 1745 - Caspar Wessel, Danish mathematician (d. 1818)
- 1757 - Cardinal Ercole Consalvi, Italian Cardinal in the Roman Catholic Church (d. 1824)
- 1810 - Robert Schumann, German composer (d. 1856)
- 1847 - Ida McKinley, First Lady of the United States (d. 1907)
- 1851 - Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval, French physicist (d. 1940)
- 1859 - Smith Wigglesworth (d. 1947)
- 1860 - Alicia Boole Stott, Irish mathematician (d. 1940)
- 1867 - Frank Lloyd Wright, American architect (d. 1959)
- 1901 - Lena Baker, American murderer (d. 1945)
- 1903 - Ralph Yarborough, U.S. Senator from Texas (d. 1996)
- 1903 - Marguerite Yourcenar, French author (d. 1987)
- 1910 - John W. Campbell Jr., writer, publisher, and editor (d. 1971)
- 1910 - Fernand Fonssagrives, French photographer (d. 2003)
- 1911 - Edmundo Rivero, Argentine singer (d. 1986)
- 1912 - Harry Holtzman, American abstract artist (d. 1987)
- 1916 - Francis Crick, English molecular biologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d. 2004)
- 1917 - Byron White, American athlete and Supreme Court Justice (d. 2002)
- 1918 - Robert Preston, American actor (d. 1987)
- 1918 - John D. Roberts, American chemist
- 1921 - LeRoy Neiman, American painter
- 1921 - Alexis Smith, Canadian actress (d. 1993)
- 1921 - Suharto, President of Indonesia
- 1924 - Lyn Nofziger, American political operative (d. 2006)
- 1925 - Barbara Bush, First Lady of the United States
- 1925 - Eddie Gaedel, American dwarf, made one plate appearance for the St. Louis Browns in 1951 (d. 1961)
- 1925 - Del Ennis, baseball player (d. 1996)
- 1929 - Jerry Stiller, American comedian and actor
- 1930 - Robert Aumann, German-born Israeli mathematician, Nobel Prize in Economics
- 1931 - Dana Wynter, German born actress
- 1933 - Joan Rivers, American comedian and author
- 1933 - Millicent Martin, English singer and actress
- 1936 - James Darren, American actor and singer
- 1936 - Kenneth G. Wilson, American physicist, Nobel Prize
- 1939 - Bernie Casey, American football player and actor
- 1940 - Nancy Sinatra, American singer
- 1941 - Robert Bradford, Northern Irish footballer and politician (d. 1981)
- 1941 - Fuzzy Haskins, American musician (P Funk)
- 1942 - Doug Mountjoy, Welsh snooker player
- 1942 - Chuck Negron, American singer (Three Dog Night)
- 1943 - Colin Baker, British actor
- 1943 - William Calley, American war criminal
- 1943 - Willie Davenport, American athlete (d. 2002)
- 1944 - Mark Belanger, American baseball player (d. 1998)
- 1944 - Marc Ouellet, Archbishop of Quebec City
- 1944 - Boz Scaggs, American singer and songwriter
- 1945 - James Baird, American architect
- 1947 - Eric F. Wieschaus, American biologist, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
- 1949 - Emanuel Ax, Polish-born pianist
- 1950 - Sonia Braga, Brazilian actress
- 1951 - Bonnie Tyler, Welsh singer and guitarist
- 1951 - Tony Rice, American acoustic guitarist
- 1953 - Olav Stedje, Norwegian singer-songwriter
- 1955 - Sir Tim Berners-Lee, English inventor of the World Wide Web
- 1955 - Griffin Dunne, American actor
- 1955 - Greg Ginn, American guitarist (Black Flag)
- 1957 - Scott Adams, American cartoonist
- 1957 - Don Robinson, baseball player
- 1958 - Keenen Ivory Wayans, American comedian, actor, and director
- 1960 - Mick Hucknall, English singer and songwriter (Simply Red)
- 1962 - Nick Rhodes, English musician (Duran Duran)
- 1962 - Kristine W, American musician
- 1963 - Keti Garbi, Greek singer
- 1965 - Kevin Farley, American actor
- 1965 - Rob Pilatus, member of Milli Vanilli (d. 1998)
- 1965 - Chris Chavis, American professional wrestler
- 1966 - Julianna Margulies, American actress
- 1969 - J.P. Manoux, American actor
- 1969 - Marcos Siega, American director
- 1969 - David Sutcliffe, Canadian actor
- 1970 - Kelli Williams, American actress
- 1971 - Troy Vincent, American football player
- 1971 - Mark Feuerstein, American actor
- 1972 - Lexa Doig, Canadian actress
- 1973 - Lucija Šerbedžija, Croatian actress
- 1975 - Bryan McCabe, NHL hockey player
- 1976 - Lindsay Davenport, American tennis legend
- 1977 - Kanye West, American rapper
- 1978 - Maria Menounos, American actress and television host
- 1978 - Shilpa Shetty, Bollywood actress
- 1979 - Pete Orr, Canadian baseball player for the Atlanta Braves
- 1979 - Derek Trucks, American guitarist
- 1979 - Adine Wilson, New Zealand netball player
- 1981 - Alex Band, American musician (The Calling)
- 1981 - Sara Watkins, American fiddle player
- 1981 - Ai Nonaka, Japanese seiyu (voice actress)
- 1981 - Matteo Meneghello, Italian racing driver
- 1982 - Katy Morgan-Davies, British politician
- 1983 - Nadia Petrova, Russian tennis player
- 1983 - Kim Clijsters, Belgium tennis player
- 1983 - Lee Harding, Australian punk-rock singer
- 1984 - Javier Mascherano, Argentinian footballer
- 1984 - Marc "the shark" Fujii, Japanese American actor(Memoirs of a Geisha)
- 1984 - Andrea Casiraghi, Monaco's second heir to the throne
[edit] Deaths
- 218 - Macrinus, Roman Emperor
- 632 - Muhammad, Prophet of Islam (b. 570)
- 1042 - Harthacanute, King of Denmark and England (b. 1018)
- 1376 - Edward, the Black Prince, son of Edward III of England (b. 1330)
- 1383 - Thomas de Ros, 5th Baron de Ros, English Crusader (b. 1338)
- 1384 - Kanami, Japanese actor (b. 1333)
- 1476 - George Neville, English archbishop and statesman
- 1505 - Hongzhi, Emperor of China (b. 1470)
- 1611 - Jean Bertaut, French poet (b. 1552)
- 1612 - Hans Leo Hassler, German composer (b. 1562)
- 1621 - Anne de Xainctonge, French saint (b. 1567)
- 1628 - Rudolph Goclenius, German philosopher (b. 1547)
- 1714 - Sophia of Hanover, heir to the throne of Great Britain (b. 1630)
- 1716 - Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine (b. 1658)
- 1727 - August Hermann Francke, German Protestant minister (b. 1663)
- 1768 - Johann Joachim Winckelmann, German classical scholar and archaeologist (b. 1717)
- 1771 - George Montague-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax, English statesman (b. 1716)
- 1795 - King Louis XVII of France (b. 1785)
- 1809 - Thomas Paine, American revolutionary and writer (b. 1737)
- 1835 - Gian Domenico Romagnosi, Italian physicist (b. 1761)
- 1845 - Andrew Jackson, 7th President of the United States (b. 1767)
- 1857 - Douglas William Jerrold, British playwright and satirist (b. 1803)
- 1874 - Cochise, Apache leader
- 1876 - George Sand, French author (b. 1804)
- 1885 - Ignace Bourget, Bishop of Montreal (b. 1799)
- 1924 - Andrew Irvine, English mountain climber (climbing accident) (b. 1902)
- 1924 - George Leigh Mallory, English mountain climber (climbing accident) (b. 1886)
- 1929 - Bliss Carman, Canadian poet (b. 1861)
- 1956 - Marie Laurencin, French painter (b. 1883)
- 1965 - Edmondo Rossoni, Italian fascist (b. 1884)
- 1966 - Anton Melik, Slovenian geographer (b. 1890)
- 1969 - Robert Taylor, American actor (b. 1911)
- 1970 - Abraham Maslow, American psychologist (b. 1908)
- 1972 - Jimmy Rushing, American blues singer (b. 1903?)
- 1982 - Satchel Paige, American baseball player (b. 1906)
- 1993 - Root Boy Slim, American entertainer (b. 1945)
- 1998 - Sani Abacha, President of Nigeria (b. 1943)
- 2000 - Jeff MacNelly, American political cartoonist (b. 1948)
- 2003 - Leighton Rees, Welsh darts player (b. 1940)
- 2004 - Mack Jones, American baseball player (b. 1938)
- 2006 - Robert Donner, American actor (b. 1931)
- 2006 - Abouna Matta El Meskeen, Coptic Orthodox monk (b. 1919)
[edit] Holidays and observances
[edit] Liturgical feasts
- Saint Audomar, bishop of Thérouanne, confessor (Translation day)
- Saint Elphege, bishop, martyr (Translation day)
- Saint Marius, hermit [GTZ: Clermont]
- saint Medard, bishop of Noyon, confessor [common]
- Saint Sabinianus, abbot, confessor [GTZ: Puy]
- Blessed Chlodulph, bishop of Metz
- Blessed Gildard, bishop of Rouen, confessor
- Blessed Maximinus, bishop of Aix en Provence
- Blessed William, bishop of York, confessor
- Blessed Syra of Ireland, virgin
- Syria, virgin (at Troyes)
- Trojecia, virgin (at Rodez)
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