What are the important events that happened on June 8, 2007? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.

June 8, 2007: Facts & Myths About This Day

June 8, 2007 is the 159^th day of the year 2007 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 206 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Friday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is May 26, 2007 – a Friday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 19,687,680 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.

If a person born on this day saved a Quarter every day starting at age 5, then by now that person has accumulated $1,176.25. (Assuming this person is still alive today.)

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.

Pig is the mythical animal and Fire is the element for this person if we consider the very old art of Chinese astrology.

June 8, 2007 Historical Events

• 2007 –
  Newcastle, 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.

Who died on June 8, 2007?

• 2007 –
  Kenny Olsson, Swedish speedway racer (b. 1977)
• 2007 –
  Richard Rorty, American postanalytic, pragmatic philosopher (b. 1931)