What are the important events that happened on June 8? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.

June 8: Facts & Myths About This Day

June 8 is the 159^th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 206 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Sunday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is May 26, 2025 – a Sunday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 29,155,680 minutes has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.

Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘hectapentacontaenneagon’ day.

Gemini is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Pearl is the modern birthstone for this month. Moonstone is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 254 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.

The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,552 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.

June 8 Historical Events

• 1191 –
  Richard I arrives in Acre (Palestine) thus beginning his crusade.
• 1690 –
  Siddi general Yadi Sakat, razes the Mazagon Fort in Mumbai.
• 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 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.
• 1861 –
  American Civil War: Tennessee secedes from the Union.
• 1941 –
  World War II: Allies invade Syria and Lebanon.
• 1959 –
  The USS Barbero and United States Postal Service attempt the delivery of mail via Missile Mail.
• 1966 –
  An 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.
• 1967 –
  Six-Day War: The USS Liberty incident occurs, killing 34 and wounding 171.
• 1992 –
  The first World Ocean Day is celebrated, coinciding with the Earth Summit held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Who were born on June 8?

• 1855 –
  George Charles Haité, English designer, painter and illustrator (d.1924)
• 1925 –
  Eddie Gaedel, American baseball player (d. 1961)
• 1930 –
  Marcel Léger, Quebec politician (d. 1993)
• 1940 –
  Nancy Sinatra, American singer
• 1946 –
  Alan Scarfe, British-born Canadian actor
• 1960 –
  Mick Hucknall, English singer and songwriter (Simply Red)
• 1966 –
  Doris Pearson, singer (Five Star)
• 1979 –
  Pete Orr, Canadian baseball player
• 1985 –
  Alexandre Despatie, Canadian diver
• 1989 –
  Christina Broccolini, Canadian TV presenter

Who died on June 8?

• 1889 –
  Gerard Manley Hopkins, English Poet(b. 1844)
• 1924 –
  George Leigh Mallory, English mountain climber (b. 1886)
• 1945 –
  Karl Hanke, Nazi official (b. 1903)
• 1972 –
  Jimmy Rushing, American blues singer (b. 1901)
• 1987 –
  Alexander Iolas, Greek gallerist and collector (b. 1907)
• 1997 –
  George Turner, Australian author (b. 1916)
• 2000 –
  Jeff MacNelly, American political cartoonist (b. 1948)
• 2003 –
  Leighton Rees, Welsh darts player (b. 1940)
• 2004 –
  Mack Jones, American baseball player (b. 1938)
• 2009 –
  Johnny Palermo American actor (b. 1982)