What happened this day in history June 8

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 159th 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.

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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.

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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)

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