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June 8 is the 159th day of the year (160th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. International holidays May 1 - Labour Day ( Pakistan) May 1 - Labour Day ( Singapore) International holidays and commemorations June 8 - Dragon Boat Festival ( Traditional Chinese) June 9 - Shavuot International holidays July 1 - Canada Day ( Canada) July 1 - July Morning ( Bulgaria) Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected Events 455 - The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering Events 781 BC - The first historic Solar eclipse is recorded in China. Events 70 - Titus and his Roman Legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem in the Siege of Jerusalem Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins Events 53 - Roman Emperor Nero marries Claudia Octavia 62 - Claudia Octavia commits Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. Events 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath. Events 1525 - Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the Celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for Events 1276 - While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history Events 1487 - Battle of Stoke Field, the last dying breath of the Wars of the Roses. Events 1462 - Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II ( The Night Attack) forcing him to retreat Events 618 - Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries Events 1179 - The Norwegian Battle of Kalvskinnet outside Nidaros. Events 451 - Battle of Chalons: Flavius Aetius ' defeats Attila the Hun. Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. Events 217 BC - Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom. Events 1180 - First Battle of Uji, starting the Genpei War in Japan 1305 - The Flemish Events 972 - Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces takes place Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. Events 1358 - Republic of Dubrovnik is founded 1709 - Peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden Events 1098 - Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul. Events 512 - A Solar eclipse is recorded by a monastic chronicler in Ireland. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common International holidays and commemorations June 8 - Dragon Boat Festival ( Traditional Chinese) June 9 - Shavuot June 2007 is the sixth month of that year It began on a Friday and 30 days later ended on a Saturday. June 2006 was a month with thirty days The following events also occurred during the month 2005: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October June 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September June 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September June 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September June 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 206 days remaining until the end of the year.

1 Events
2 Births
3 Deaths
4 Holidays and observances
5 External links

Events

68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. Year 68 was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Julian calendar. The Roman Senate was a political institution in Ancient Rome. Servius Sulpicius Galba ( December 24, 3 BC &ndash January 15, 69) also called Servius Sulpicius Galba Caesar
536 - St. Silverius becomes Pope (probable date). Events By Place Byzantine Empire April — Belisarius, a general in the service of Justinian I, lands in Italy Pope History See also History of the Papacy Catholics recognize the Pope as a successor to Saint Peter, who Jesus named as the "shepherd" and
1191 - Richard I arrives in Acre thus beginning his crusade. Richard I (8 September 1157 &ndash 6 April 1199 was King of England from 6 July 1189 until his death
1405 - Richard le Scrope, Archbishop of York and Thomas Mowbray, Earl of Norfolk, are executed in York on Henry IV's orders. Richard le Scrope (c 1350 &ndash 8 June 1405 was Bishop of Lichfield then Archbishop of York. The Archbishop of York is a high-ranking cleric in the Church of England, second only to the Archbishop of Canterbury. Thomas de Mowbray 4th Earl of Norfolk and 2nd Earl of Nottingham (1385 &ndash June 8, 1405) English nobleman and rebel was the son of Thomas de Mowbray 1st Earl of Norfolk is a title which has been created several times in the Peerage of England. York ( is an historic Walled city sited at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. Henry IV (3 April 1367 &ndash 20 March 1413 was King of England and Lord of Ireland (1399&ndash1413
1776 - American Revolutionary War: Battle of Trois-Rivières - American attackers are driven back at Trois-Rivières, Quebec. Year 1776 ( MDCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots" The Battle of Trois-Rivières was fought on June 8, 1776, in the American Revolutionary War. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Trois-Rivières is a City in the Mauricie region of Quebec, Canada, located along the densely populated Quebec City-Windsor Corridor
1783 - The volcano Laki, in Iceland, begins an eight-month eruption which kills over 9,000 people and starts a seven-year famine. Year 1783 ( MDCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Plate tectonics and hotspots Divergent plate boundaries At the Laki or Lakagígar ( Craters of Laki) is a volcanic fissure situated in the south of Iceland, not far from the canyon of Eldgjá and Iceland, officially the Republic of Iceland ( ( Ísland or Lýðveldið Ísland ( A famine is a widespread shortage of food that may apply to any Faunal species which phenomenon is usually accompanied by regional Malnutrition, Starvation
1789 - James Madison introduces a proposed Bill of Rights in the U.S. House of Representatives. Year 1789 ( MDCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common James Madison Jr (March 16 1751 – June 28 1836 was an American Politician, the fourth President of the United States (1809–1817 and one of the Founding A Bill of Rights is a list or summary of rights that are considered important and essential by a group of people The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate.
1856 - The community of Pitcairn Islands and descendants of the mutineers of the HMS Bounty consisting of 194 people arrived on the Morayshire at Norfolk Island Commencing the Third Settlement of the Island. Year 1856 ( MDCCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year For the book about the mutiny by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall see Mutiny on the Bounty (novel. Moray ( Moireibh in Gaelic) is one of the Registration counties of Scotland, bordering Nairnshire to the west Inverness-shire Norfolk Island ( Norfuk: Norfuk Ailen) is a small inhabited island in the Pacific Ocean located between Australia, New Zealand
1861 - American Civil War: Tennessee secedes from the Union. Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South Tennessee ( is a state located in the Southern United States. During the American Civil War, the Union was a name used to refer to the federal government of the United States, which was supported by the twenty-three
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 B. McClellan. Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday The Battle of Cross Keys was fought on June 8, 1862, in Rockingham County Virginia, as part of Confederate Army Maj The Confederate States of America (also called the Confederacy, the Confederate States, and CSA) formed as the government set up from 1861 Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson (January 21 1824 &ndash May 10 1863 was a Confederate general during the American Civil War, and probably the The Army of Northern Virginia was the primary military force of the Confederate States of America in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War. George Brinton McClellan ( December 3 1826 October 29 1885) was a major general during the American Civil War.
1887 - Herman Hollerith receives a patent for his punch card calculator. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Herman Hollerith ( February 29, 1860 &ndash November 17, 1929) was a German-American statistician who developed a A patent is a set of Exclusive rights granted by a State to an inventor or his assignee for a fixed period of time in exchange for a disclosure of an A calculator is device for performing mathematical calculations distinguished from a Computer by having a limited problem solving ability and an interface optimized for interactive
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. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Theodore Roosevelt (ˈroʊzəvɛlt October 27 1858 January 6 1919 also known as T The Antiquities Act of 1906 officially An Act for the Preservation of American Antiquities (16 USC 431-433 is an act passed by the United States The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by In all modern States some land is held by central or local Governments This is called public land.
1912 - Carl Laemmle incorporates Universal Pictures. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting This article is about Carl Laemmle the founder of Universal Pictures. Universal Studios (sometimes called Universal Pictures or Universal City Studios) a subsidiary of NBC Universal, is a major Global American
1928 - Second Northern Expedition: The National Revolutionary Army captures Peking, whose name is changed to Beijing. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The National Revolutionary Army ( NRA) ( sometimes shortened to 國軍 or National Army) was the National Army
1941 - World War II: Allies invade Syria and Lebanon. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Allies of World War II were the countries officially opposed to the Axis powers during the Second World War. Syria ( سوريّة or) officially the Syrian Arab Republic (Arabic ar الجمهورية العربية السورية Lebanon (ˈlɛbənɒn Arabic: ar لبنان Lubnān) officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic (ar الجمهورية اللبنانية
1942 - World War II: Japanese imperial submarines I-21 and I-24 shell the Australian cities of Sydney and Newcastle. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. was a Japanese submarine which saw service during World War II in the Imperial Japanese Navy. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 The Newcastle metropolitan area is the second most populated area in the state of New South Wales and includes most of the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie
1948 - Milton Berle hosts the debut of Texaco Star Theater. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mendel "Milton Berle" Berlinger ( July 12, 1908 &ndash March 27, 2002) was an Emmy -winning American Comedian Texaco Star Theater, a comedy-variety
1949 - Celebrities 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. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Helen Adams Keller (June 27 1880 – June 1 1968 was an American Author, Activist and lecturer Dorothy Parker (August 22 1893&ndashJune 7 1967 was an American writer and poet best known for her caustic Wit, wisecracks and sharp eye for 20th century urban foibles Danny Kaye ( January 18, 1913 – March 3, 1987) was an American award-winning Actor, Singer and Comedian Fredric March ( August 31, 1897 – April 14, 1975) was an American two-time Academy Award and Tony Award -winning John Garfield ( March 4, 1913 – May 21, 1952) was an Academy Award -nominated American actor Paul Muni ( September 22, 1895 – August 25, 1967) was an American Academy Award -winning and Tony Award -winning Edward Goldenberg Robinson Sr (born Emanuel Goldenberg; Yiddish: עמנואל גאלדנבערג December 12 1893 &ndash January A Political party described as a communist party includes those that advocate the application of the social principles of Communism through a communist form of
1950 - Sir Thomas Blamey becomes the only Field Marshal in Australian history. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sir is an Honorific used as a title (see Knight) and in several other modern contexts Field Marshal Sir Thomas Albert Blamey GBE, KCB, CMG, DSO, ED, ( 24 January 1884 – 27 For other meanings see Field Marshal (disambiguation Field marshal is a military officer rank
1953 - Flint-Worcester tornado outbreak sequence: A tornado hits Flint, Michigan, and kills 115. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Flint-Worcester Tornadoes were two Tornadoes one occurring in Flint Michigan on June 8, 1953, the other in Worcester Massachusetts A tornado is a violent rotating column of air which is in contact with both the surface of the earth and a Cumulonimbus cloud or in rare cases the base of a Cumulus Flint is a city in the US state of Michigan and is located along the Flint River, 66 miles (106 km northwest of Detroit. 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. The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States and leads the federal judiciary. Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D
1959 - The USS Barbero and United States Postal Service attempt the delivery of mail via Missile Mail. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Barbero in World War II Barbero' s war operations span the period from 9 August 1944, until 2 January 1945, during which Rocket mail is the delivery of Mail by Rocket or Missile. The rocket would land by deploying an internal parachute upon arrival
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. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout NASA pilot Joseph A. Walker and USAF test pilot Carl Cross were both killed. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program Joseph Albert "Joe" Walker ( 20 February 1921 &ndash 8 June 1966) was an American Test pilot and a
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. Topeka ( Kansa: Tó Ppí Kˀé ˌto ˈpːi ˌkˀeɪ Ioway: Dó Pí Kˀé ˌto ˈpʰi ˌkˀeɪ The Fujita scale ( F-Scale) or Fujita-Pearson scale, is a scale for rating Tornado intensity based on the damage tornadoes inflict on human-built structures 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. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Background Suez Crisis aftermath The Suez Crisis of 1956 represented a military defeat but a political victory for Egypt The USS Liberty incident was an Attack on a neutral US Navy Technical research ship, USS ''Liberty'', by Israeli
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. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Martin Luther King Jr ( January 15, 1929 April 4, 1968) was an American clergyman, Activist and prominent leader AssassiNation is the sixth album by Krisiun, released in 2006 on Century Media. The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives Robert Francis "Bobby" Kennedy (November 20 1925 – June 6 1968 also called RFK, was the United States Attorney General from 1961 to 1964 and a Arlington National Cemetery, in Arlington Virginia, is a military cemetery in the United States, established during the American Civil War
1974 - An F4 tornado strikes Emporia, Kansas, killing six. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. A tornado is a violent rotating column of air which is in contact with both the surface of the earth and a Cumulonimbus cloud or in rare cases the base of a Cumulus Emporia is a city in and the County seat of Lyon County, Kansas, United States.
1984 - Homosexuality is declared legal in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Homosexuality refers to sexual behavior with or attraction to people of the same sex or to a Homosexual orientation.
1986 - Former United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim is elected president of Austria. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security See also General Secretary. A number of International organizations, Communist parties and other bodies use the title Secretary Kurt Josef Waldheim ( 21 December 1918 – 14 June 2007) was an Austrian Diplomat and Politician. Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich
1987 - New Zealand's Labour government legislates against nuclear weapons and nuclear powered vessels. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island The New Zealand Labour Party is a New Zealand political party This makes New Zealand the first and (as of June 2006) only nation to ban these things from its territory. June 2006 was a month with thirty days The following events also occurred during the month
1992 - The first World Ocean Day is celebrated, coinciding with the Earth Summit held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) World Ocean Day began on 8 June, 1992 at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Rio de Janeiro ("River of January" ˈhiw dʒi ʒʌˈnejɾu in Brazilian Portuguese, /ˈriːoʊ di ʒəˈnɛroʊ/ in English is the second largest city of Brazil |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld
1995 - Downed U.S. Air Force pilot Captain Scott O'Grady is rescued by U.S. Marines in Bosnia. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 See " Captain " for other versions of this rank In the uniformed services of the United States, captain is a federal Scott F O'Grady (born October 12, 1965 in Brooklyn, New York) is a former United States Air Force captain who gained prominence Bosnia and Herzegovina ( Latin script: Bosna i Hercegovina, Cyrillic script: Босна и Херцеговина is a country on the Balkan
1996 - Panama becomes a member of the Berne Convention copyright treaty. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Panama, officially the Republic of Panama (República de Panamá) is the southernmost country of Central America. The Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works, usually known as the Berne Convention, is an international agreement governing Copyright Copyright is a legal concept enacted by Governments, giving the creator of an original work of authorship Exclusive rights to control its distribution usually for A Treaty is an agreement under International law entered into by actors in international law namely States and International organizations.
2008 - The Akihabara massacre took place on the Sunday-pedestrian-zoned Chūōdōri street. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The was an incident of Mass murder that took place on Sunday June 8, 2008 in the Akihabara shopping quarter for electronics video games and comics in A man killed seven in an attack on a crowd using a truck and a dagger.

Births

1625 - Giovanni Domenico Cassini, Italian scientist (d. Giovanni Domenico Cassini ( June 8, 1625 &ndash September 14, 1712) was an Italian Mathematician, Astronomer 1712)
1671 - Tomaso Albinoni, Italian composer (d. Year 1712 ( MDCCXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni (June 8 1671 Venice, Republic of Venice &ndash January 17 1751 Venice, Republic of Venice) was a Venetian 1751)
1717 - John Collins, American politician (d. Year 1751 ( MDCCLI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1717 ( MDCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a John Collins (1717 March 4 1795 third governor of the US state of Rhode Island, was born in Newport, the son of Samuel and Elizabeth Collins 1795)
1724 - John Smeaton, English civil engineer (d. Year 1795 ( MDCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1724 ( MDCCXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a This article is about the 18th century civil engineer For the baggage handler involved in the 2007 Glasgow International Airport attack, see John Smeaton (baggage 1794)
1743 - Alessandro Cagliostro, Italian adventurer (d. Year 1794 ( MDCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1743 ( MDCCXLIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Count Alessandro di Cagliostro ( 2 June, 1743 – 26 August, 1795) was the alias for the Occultist Giuseppe Balsamo 1795)
1745 - Caspar Wessel, Danish mathematician (d. Year 1795 ( MDCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1745 ( MDCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Caspar Wessel ( June 8, 1745 - March 25, 1818) was a Danish-Norwegian Mathematician. 1818)
1757 - Cardinal Ercole Consalvi, Italian Roman Catholic Cardinal (d. Year 1818 ( MDCCCXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1757 ( MDCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Ercole Consalvi ( June 8, 1757 &ndash January 24, 1824) was a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. 1824)
1810 - Robert Schumann, German composer (d. Year 1824 ( MDCCCXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1810 ( MDCCCX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Robert Schumann, sometimes given as Robert Alexander Schumann (June 8 1810 &ndash July 29 1856 was a German Composer, Aesthete and influential Music critic 1856)
1831 - Thomas J. Higgins, decorated Union Army soldier (d. Year 1856 ( MDCCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1831 ( MDCCCXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Thomas J Higgins ( June 8, 1831 &ndash August 15, 1917) was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War who was 1917)
1842 - John Q. A. Brackett, 36^th Governor of Massachusetts (d. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1842 ( MDCCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common John Quincy Adams Brackett ( June 8, 1842 &ndash April 6, 1918) was born in Bradford New Hampshire to Ambrose S The Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is the executive magistrate of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, United States. 1918)
1847 - Ida McKinley, First Lady of the United States (d. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1847 ( MDCCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Ida Saxton McKinley ( June 8, 1847 &ndash May 26, 1907) wife of William McKinley, was First Lady of the United States First Lady of the United States is the unofficial title of the hostess of the White House. 1907)
1851 - Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval, French physicist (d. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year 1851 ( MDCCCLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year 1940)
1859 - Smith Wigglesworth, British religious figure (d. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Smith Wigglesworth (1859 - 1947 was a British religious figure and an important figure in the early history of Pentecostalism. 1947)
1860 - Alicia Boole Stott, Irish mathematician (d. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting Alicia Boole Stott ( June 8 1860 &ndash December 17 1940) was the third daughter of George Boole, born in Cork, Ireland 1940)
1867 - Frank Lloyd Wright, American architect (d. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1867 ( MDCCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Frank Lloyd Wright (June 8 1867 &ndash April 9 1959 was an American (of Welsh descent Architect, Interior designer, Writer, and educator who 1959)
1885 - Karl Genzken, Nazi physician (d. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Karl August Genzken (born June 8, 1885 in Preetz, Holstein &ndash October 10, 1957 in Hamburg, Germany 1957)
1897 - John G. Bennett, British scientist and author (d. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common John Godolphin Bennett, ( 8 June 1897 - 13 December 1974) was a British mathematician scientist technologist industrial research director 1974)
1901 - Lena Baker, American murderer (d. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Lena Baker ( June 8, 1901 &ndash March 5, 1945) was an African American maid who was executed for Murder by the State 1945)
1903 - Ralph Yarborough, U. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Ralph Webster Yarborough ( June 08, 1903 – January 27, 1996) was a Texas Democratic politician who served in the S. Senator from Texas (d. 1996)
1903 - Marguerite Yourcenar, French author (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Marguerite Yourcenar was the Pseudonym of French Novelist Marguerite Antoinette Jeanne Marie Ghislaine Cleenewerck de Crayencour ( Brussels 1987)
1910 - John W. Campbell, American publisher and editor (d. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting John Wood Campbell Jr (June 8 1910 – July 11 1971 was an important Science fiction editor and writer 1971)
1910 - Fernand Fonssagrives, French photographer (d. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Fernand Fonssagrives ( June 8, 1910 - April 23, 2003) born near Paris, France he was a Photographer known for 2003)
1911 - Edmundo Rivero, Argentine singer (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Leonel Edmundo Rivero ( June 8 1911 – January 18 1986) was an Argentine tango singer and Impresario. 1986)
1912 - Harry Holtzman, American abstract artist (d. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Harry Holtzman (1912-1987 was an American Artist and founding member of the American Abstract Artists group 1987)
1912 - Maurice Bellemare, French Canadian politician (d. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Maurice Bellemare, OC ( 8 June 1912 &ndash 15 June 1989) was a politician in Quebec, Canada. 1989)
1916 - Francis Crick, English molecular biologist; Nobel laureate (d. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Francis Harry Compton Crick OM FRS (8 June 1916 – 28 July 2004 Ph The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 2004)
1916 - Luigi Comencini, Italian film director (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Luigi Comencini ( June 8, 1916 - April 6 2007) was an Italian Film director. 2007)
1917 - Byron White, American athlete and Supreme Court Justice (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Byron Raymond White ( June 8, 1917 &ndash April 15, 2002) won fame both as a football Running back and as an associate justice of 2002)
1918 - Robert Preston, American actor (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Robert Preston ( June 8, 1918 – March 21, 1987) was an American award-winning Actor. 1987)
1918 - John D. Roberts, American chemist
1921 - LeRoy Neiman, American painter
1921 - Alexis Smith, Canadian actress (d. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) John D Roberts (b June 8, 1918) is an award-winning American Chemist. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar LeRoy Neiman (believed to be born June 8 1927 although some sources cite 1921 is an American Artist known for his brilliantly colored semi- abstract Alexis Smith (June 8 1921 - June 9 1993 was a Canadian actress. 1993)
1921 - Suharto, President of Indonesia (d. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Suharto, also spelled Soeharto (June 8 1921 &ndash January 27 2008 was an Indonesian military leader and the second President of Indonesia, holding The President of the Republic of Indonesia ( Presiden Republik Indonesia) is the Head of State as well as the Head of the Government of the Republic 2008)
1923 - Malcolm Boyd, American Episcopal Priest and author
1924 - Lyn Nofziger, American political operative (d. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Malcolm Boyd (born 8 June 1923 in Buffalo New York) is an American Episcopal Priest and author Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Franklyn C "Lyn" Nofziger ( June 8, 1924 &ndash March 27, 2006) was an American Journalist, Political consultant 2006)
1925 - Barbara Bush, First Lady of the United States
1925 - Eddie Gaedel, American baseball player (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Barbara Pierce Bush (born June 8 1925 is the wife of the 41st President of the United States, George H First Lady of the United States is the unofficial title of the hostess of the White House. Edward Carl "Eddie" Gaedel ( June 8, 1925 – June 18, 1961) born in Chicago Illinois, was an American 1961)
1925 - Del Ennis, baseball player (d. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Delmer Ennis ( June 8 1925 - February 8 1996) was an American left and Right fielder in Major League Baseball 1996)
1927 - Jerry Stiller, American comedian and actor
1930 - Robert Aumann, German-born Israeli mathematician; Nobel laureate
1930 - Marcel Léger, Quebec politician (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gerald "Jerry" Stiller (born June 8 1927 is an American Emmy Award -nominated Comedian and actor Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert John Aumann ( Hebrew name: Yisrael Aumann he ישראל אומן (born June 8, 1930) is an Israeli Mathematician and a The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, officially named The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (Sveriges riksbanks pris i ekonomisk Marcel Léger ( June 8 1930 - February 5, 1993) was a Canadian politician and a supporter of Quebec sovereignty 1993)
1931 - Dana Wynter, German-born American actress
1933 - Joan Rivers, American comedian and author
1934 - Millicent Martin, English singer and actress
1936 - James Darren, American actor and singer
1936 - Kenneth G. Wilson, American physicist, Nobel laureate
1939 - Bernie Casey, American football player and actor
1940 - Nancy Sinatra, American singer
1941 - Robert Bradford, Northern Irish politician (d. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dana Wynter (born Dagmar Spencer-Marcus; June 8, 1930 in Berlin, Germany or London England, She grew up in England Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Joan Rivers (born Joan Alexandra Molinsky; June 8, 1933) is an American Comedian, Actress, Talk show Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Millicent Mary Lillian Martin (born 8 June 1934) is an English actress, Singer and Comedian. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. James William Ercolani (born June 8, 1936) best known as James Darren, is an American television and film actor television director Kenneth Geddes Wilson (born June 8, 1936) is an American Theoretical physicist. The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bernard Terry "Bernie" Casey (born June 8, 1939) is an American football player during the 1960s who later became an Actor Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nancy Sandra Sinatra (born June 8, 1940, in Jersey City New Jersey) is an American Singer and actress. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Reverend Robert Bradford MP ( 8 June 1941 - 14 November 1981) was an Ulster Unionist Member of Parliament for the 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. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Clarence Eugene "Fuzzy" Haskins (born June 8, 1941) is a former Singer with 1950s and 1960s Doo-wop group The Parliaments P-Funk (also spelled P Funk or P Funk) is a shorthand term for the repertoire and performers associated with George Clinton and the Parliament-Funkadelic Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Doug Mountjoy (born 8 June, 1942) is a retired Welsh Snooker player who reached the peak of his fame in the 1970s Charles "Chuck" Negron (born 8 June 1942) is an American Singer, best known as one of the three lead vocalists in the Three Dog Night is an American Rock band, best known for their music from 1968&ndash1975 but still making live appearances as of 2008 Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Colin Baker (born London, 8 June 1943 is an English Actor who is best known for playing the sixth incarnation of the Doctor William Laws Calley Jr (born June 8, 1943, in Miami, Florida) is American war criminal U William ("Willie" D Davenport ( June 8, 1943 &ndash June 17, 2002) was an American athlete, born in 2002)
1944 - Mark Belanger, American baseball player (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mark Henry Belanger ( June 8 1944 &ndash October 6 1998) was an American Shortstop in Major League Baseball 1998)
1944 - Marc Ouellet, Archbishop of Quebec City
1944 - Boz Scaggs, American singer and songwriter
1947 - Eric F. Wieschaus, American biologist, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
1949 - Emanuel Ax, Polish-born pianist
1949 - Jeffrey Mylett, American actor (d. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Marc Ouellet, PSS (born 8 June 1944 in La Motte, Quebec, Canada) is a Canadian Cardinal of the Quebec City ( French: Ville de Québec, or simply Québec) (kwɨˈbɛk or /keˈbɛk/ is the Capital of the Canadian province Boz Scaggs (born William Royce Scaggs, 8 June 1944, Canton, Ohio) is an American Singer, Songwriter Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Eric F Wieschaus (born June 8, 1947) is an American developmental biologist and The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Emanuel Ax (born June 8, 1949) is a Grammy -winning Jewish - American classical pianist Jeffrey Mylett ( June 8, 1949 – May 7, 1986) was an American Actor. 1986)
1950 - Kathy Baker, American actress
1950 - Sonia Braga, Brazilian actress
1951 - Bonnie Tyler, Welsh singer and guitarist
1951 - Tony Rice, American acoustic guitarist
1953 - Olav Stedje, Norwegian singer-songwriter
1953 - Ad Tak, Dutch cyclist
1954 - Sergei Storchak, Russian deputy finance minister
1955 - Tim Berners-Lee, English internet developer
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 actor and director
1960 - Mick Hucknall, English singer and songwriter (Simply Red)
1960 - Thomas Steen, Swedish hockey player
1962 - Nick Rhodes, English musician (Duran Duran)
1962 - Kristine W, American musician
1963 - Keti Garbi, Greek singer
1964 - Butch Reynolds, American former 400m runner
1965 - Kevin Farley, American actor
1965 - Rob Pilatus, member of Milli Vanilli (d. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Katherine Whitton "Kathy" Baker (born June 8, 1950) is an Emmy - and Golden Globe Award -winning American Character actress Sônia Maria Campos Braga (born June 8, 1950) is a three-time Golden Globe -nominated Brazilian actress. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Bonnie Tyler (born June 8 1951 in Skewen, Neath) is a Welsh rock Singer. This article is for the guitarist For the former football player see Tony Rice (football player. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Olav Stedje (Born June 8, 1953 in Sogndal) is a Norwegian singer and songwriter known for a number of Soft rock recordings six Adrianus ("Ad" Johannes Tak (born June 8, 1953 in Oud Gastel, Noord-Brabant) is a retired Road bicycle racer from the Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Sergei Anatolievich Storchak (Сергей Анатольевич Сторчак (born June 8 1954 in Olevsk, Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Sir Timothy John Berners-Lee OM KBE FRS FREng FRSA (born 8 June 1955 is an English computer scientist who is credited Thomas Griffin Dunne (born June 8, 1955) is an American Actor and Film director. Gregory Regis Ginn (born June 8, 1954) is a Guitarist, Songwriter and singer Black Flag was a Hardcore punk band formed in 1977 in southern California, largely as the brainchild of Greg Ginn: the guitarist Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Scott Raymond Adams (born June 8, 1957) is the creator of the Dilbert Comic strip and the Author of several Business Don Allen Robinson (born June 8, 1957 in Ashland Kentucky) is a former Major League Baseball Pitcher who played for the Pittsburgh Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Keenen Ivory Wayans (born June 8, 1958) is an American Actor, Comedian, director and writer known as the Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Michael Hucknall (born 8 June 1960) is a British singer and songwriter Simply Red is an English pop band Their style draws influences from pop, rock, jazz, Lovers rock, and Blue-eyed soul Thomas Steen (born June 8, 1960 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a former professional Ice hockey player and federal Canadian politician Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nick Rhodes (born Nicholas James Bates in Moseley, West Midlands, England, 8 June 1962 is the keyboardist for Duran Duran Duran Duran are an English Pop rock band famous for a long series of popular singles, albums and vivid Music videos for which they've won two Kristine W (Kristine Weitz is an American Dance-pop, House music and Hi-NRG Singer/songwriter. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Katerina 'Katy' Garbi ( Greek: Κατερίνα 'Καίτη' Γαρμπή; born June 8 1963, in Egaleo, Athens) is Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Harry ("Butch" Reynolds (born June 8 1964 in Akron Ohio) is a former 400 metres sprinter representing the United States Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Kevin Prindiville Farley (born June 8, 1965) is an American Actor, Production designer, singer dancer and sometime Composer Robert "Rob" Pilatus ( June 8, 1965 – April 2, 1998) was a German - American model, Dancer Milli Vanilli were a pop and Dance music project formed by Frank Farian in Germany in 1988 fronted by Fab Morvan and Rob 1998)
1965 - Chris Chavis, American professional wrestler
1966 - Julianna Margulies, American actress
1968 - Rob Ray, American hockey player
1969 - J.P. Manoux, American actor
1969 - Marcos Siega, American director
1969 - David Sutcliffe, Canadian actor
1970 - Gabrielle Giffords, American politician
1970 - Teresa Strasser, American Morning Radio Host
1970 - Kelli Williams, American actress
1971 - Troy Vincent, American footballer
1971 - Mark Feuerstein, American actor
1972 - Christian Mayrleb, Austrian footballer
1973 - Lexa Doig, Canadian actress
1973 - Lucija Šerbedžija, Croatian actress
1975 - Bryan McCabe, Canadian hockey player
1975 - Shilpa Shetty, Indian actress
1976 - Lindsay Davenport, American tennis player
1976 - Kenji Johjima, Japanese baseball player
1977 - Kanye West, American rapper
1978 - Maria Menounos, American actress and television host
1979 - Pete Orr, Canadian baseball player
1979 - Derek Trucks, American guitarist (Derek Trucks Band)
1979 - Adine Wilson, New Zealand netball player
1981 - Alex Band, American singer (The Calling)
1981 - Matteo Meneghello, Italian racing driver
1981 - Ai Nonaka, Japanese voice actor
1981 - Sara Watkins, American fiddle player
1981 - Jess Weixler, American actress
1982 - Dickson Etuhu, Nigerian footballer
1982 - Irina Lazareanu, Canadian model
1982 - Katy Morgan-Davies, British politician
1982 - Nadia Petrova, Russian tennis player
1983 - Kim Clijsters, Belgian tennis player
1983 - Lee Harding, Australian punk-rock singer
1983 - Mamoru Miyano, Japanese seiyuu
1984 - Andrea Casiraghi, son of Princess Caroline of Monaco
1984 - Javier Mascherano, Argentine footballer
1985 - Alexandre Despatie, French-Canadian diver
1986 - Patrick Kaleta, American hockey player
1989 - Gary Wilson, Scottish Musician

Deaths

218 - Macrinus, Roman Emperor
632 - Muhammad, Prophet of Islam (b. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Tatanka (born Christopher Chavis on June 8, 1965) is a Native American professional wrestler best known for his work with World Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Julianna Luisa Margulies (born June 8, 1966) is an Emmy award -winning American actress known for her role as Nurse Carol Hathaway on the Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rob Ray, (born June 8 1968 is a retired Ice hockey player He was awarded the King Clancy Memorial Trophy by the National Hockey League Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jean-Paul Christophe Manoux (born June 8 1969) is an American actor Marcos Siega (born June 8 1969 in New York City New York is a film television commercial and music video director David Sutcliffe (born June 8, 1969 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada) is a Canadian Actor. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gabrielle Giffords (born June 8, 1970) is a Democratic Politician from Tucson, Arizona. Teresa Strasser (born June 8 1970) is a Writer and TV personality known for hosting the first season of the home makeover show Kelli Renee Williams (born June 8, 1970 in Los Angeles California) is an American actress. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Troy Darnell Vincent (born June 8, 1970 in Trenton, New Jersey) is a former Cornerback and safety in the National Mark Feuerstein (born June 8, 1971) is an American actor Biography Career Feuerstein got his break-through on television Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Christian Mayrleb (born 8 June 1972 in Wels) is an Austrian footballer who currently plays for Austrian team LASK Linz. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Alexandra L Doig (born June 8 1973) is a Canadian actress, known by her Stage name Lexa Doig. Lucija Šerbedžija (born June 8, 1973 in Zagreb, Croatia, then Yugoslavia) is a Croatian Actress and model Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bryan McCabe (born June 8, 1975) is a Canadian professional Ice hockey defenceman for the Florida Panthers of the Shilpa Shetty ( Tulu: ಶಿಲ್ಪ ಶೆಟ್ಟಿ born 8 June 1975) is an Indian film actress and model. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lindsay Ann Davenport (born June 8, 1976 in Palos Verdes, California) is a former World No Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Kanye Omari West (ˈkɑnjɛj born June 8 1977 is a ten-time Grammy Award -winning American Rapper, Record producer and Singer. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Maria Menounos (Μαρία Μενούνος in Greek; born June 8, 1978) is an American actress journalist and television presenter known at home for Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Peterson Thomas "Pete" Orr (born June 8, 1979 in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada) is a Major League Baseball Derek Trucks (born June 8, 1979) is a Grammy Award - nominated American Guitarist. Derek Trucks (born June 8, 1979) is a Grammy Award - nominated American Guitarist. Adine Rachel Wilson (nee Harper (born 8 June 1979 in Hawera, New Zealand is a New Zealand international Netball representative Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Alex Band (born Alexander Max Band, June 8, 1981, Los Angeles, California) is a solo musician best The Calling is a rock band from Los Angeles, California. The band was formed by Alex Band (vocals and Aaron Kamin (guitar when Matteo Meneghello (born June 8, 1981 in Abano Terme) is an Italian racing driver is a Seiyū. She currently works for Aoni Production and was formerly a member of the seiyū unit DROPS which included fellow seiyū Akemi Kanda, Tomoko Kaneda A is a Japanese vocal actor Seiyū work in Radio, Television, and movies; they perform voice-overs for non-Japanese movies they provide narration and they Sara Ullrika Watkins (born June 8, 1981) is an American Singer-songwriter and Fiddler Watkins debuted in 1989 as the fiddler Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Jess (Jessica Weixler (born June 8, 1981) is an American actress best known to date as the lead in the comedy-horror film Teeth and the Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Dickson Paul Etuhu (born 8 June 1982 in Kano) is a Nigerian footballer who signed for Fulham in August 2008 Irina Lazareanu (born 8 June 1982) is a Canadian model. Romanian born Lazareanu got her ‘big break’ through her acquaintance with Katy Suzanne Davies (born 8 June 1982 in Ashford Middlesex was the youngest candidate to run in the 2005 General Election standing for the UK Independence Nadia Viktorovna Petrova (pee-TROH-vuh Russian: Nadézhda Víktorovna Petróva; born June 8, 1982, Moscow, Russia Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) For the Australian rules footballer see Leigh Harding. Lee Harding (born June 8, 1983) is an Australian pop is a male Seiyū and Actor. He is represented by Gekidan Himawari Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Andrea Albert Pierre Casiraghi (born June 8, 1984) is the first of three children born to Princess Caroline of Monaco and Hanover and her Caroline Princess of Hanover Hereditary Princess of Monaco ( Caroline Louise Marguerite Prinzessin von Hannover Erbprinzessin von Monaco) formally styled Her Javier Alejandro Mascherano (pronounced ˌmaskeˈɾano (born 8 June 1984 in Santa Fe) is an Argentine football player who currently Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Alexandre Despatie (born June 8 1985 is a Canadian diver from Laval Quebec. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Patrick Kałeta (born June 8, 1986, in Angola New York) is a professional Ice hockey right wing. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Gary Wilson may refer to Gary Wilson (musician, American experimental musician best known for his 1977 album You Think You Really Know Me Events By Place Roman Empire May 16 — Elagabalus is declared Roman Emperor Marcus Opellius Macrinus (ca 165 - June 218 was Roman emperor for fourteen months in 217 and 218 For a simplified list see Concise list of Roman Emperors. For more information see History of the Roman Empire. Events By Place Europe Khan Kubrat starts to rule in Great Bulgaria. IMPORTANT PLEASE READ ##### For all questions relating to the addition of (pbuh peace be upon him or other honorifics 570)
1042 - Harthacanute, King of Denmark and England (b. Events By Place Europe Spoleto becomes the capital of an independent duchy under the Lombard chieftain Harthacanute ( Canute the Hardy, sometimes Hardicanute, Hardecanute, Hörthaknútr; Danish: Hardeknud) (1018 – 8 June 1018)
1376 - Edward, the Black Prince, son of Edward III of England (b. Edward of Woodstock, Prince of Wales, KG (15 June 1330 – 8 June 1376 popularly known as The Black Prince, was the eldest son of King Edward Edward III (13 November 1312 &ndash 21 June 1377 was one of the most successful English monarchs of the Middle Ages. 1330)
1383 - Thomas de Ros, 5th Baron de Ros, English Crusader (b. Thomas de Ros 5th Baron de Ros (1338 &ndash June 8, 1383) was the son of William de Ros 3rd Baron de Ros, and the brother of William de Ros 4th 1338)
1384 - Kanami, Japanese actor (b. Kan'ami Kiyotsugu (観阿弥清次 1333 &ndash June 8 1384) was a Japanese Noh actor author and musician during the Muromachi 1333)
1476 - George Neville, English archbishop and statesman
1505 - Hongzhi, Emperor of China (b. George Neville or Nevill may refer to George Neville archbishop of York, 1432-1476 brother of Warwick the Kingmaker George Nevill 4th The Hongzhi Emperor ( July 30, 1470 &ndash June 8, 1505) was Emperor of the Ming dynasty in China between 1470)
1611 - Jean Bertaut, French poet (b. Jean Bertaut (1552 &ndash June 8, 1611) French Poet, was born at Caen. 1552)
1612 - Hans Leo Hassler, German composer (b. Hans Leo Haßler (baptized October 26 1564 – d June 8 1612 was a German composer and organist of the late Renaissance and early Baroque 1562)
1621 - Anne de Xainctonge, French saint (b. Anne de Xainctonge ( November 21, 1567 - June 8, 1621) was the founder of the Society of the Sisters of Saint Ursula of the Blessed Virgin 1567)
1628 - Rudolph Goclenius, German philosopher (b. Rudolph Göckel or Rudolf Goclenius Older ( 1 March 1547 - 8 June 1628) was a German scholastic Philosopher 1547)
1714 - Sophia of Hanover, heir to the throne of Great Britain (b. Year 1714 ( MDCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Electress Sophia of Hanover (born Sophia Countess Palatine of Simmern; 14 October 1630 – 8 June 1714) was the youngest daughter 1630)
1716 - Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine (b. Year 1716 ( MDCCXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Johann Wilhelm II Elector Palatine, also known as Johann Wilhelm von Pfalz-Neuburg, ( April 19, 1658 &ndash June 8, 1716) was 1658)
1727 - August Hermann Francke, German Protestant minister (b. Year 1727 ( MDCCXXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common August Hermann Francke ( March 22, 1663 &ndash June 8, 1727) was a German Protestant churchman 1663)
1768 - Johann Joachim Winckelmann, German classical scholar and archaeologist (b. Year 1768 ( MDCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Johann Joachim Winckelmann ( December 9, 1717 - June 8, 1768) a German Art historian and Archaeologist, 1717)
1771 - George Montague-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax, English statesman (b. Year 1717 ( MDCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1771 ( MDCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a George Montagu-Dunk 2nd Earl of Halifax, KG, PC ( 6 October 1716 &ndash 8 June 1771) was a British statesman of the Georgian 1716)
1795 - King Louis XVII of France (b. Year 1716 ( MDCCXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1795 ( MDCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Louis XVII of France, also Louis VI of Navarre ( Versailles March 27 1785 – Paris June 8 1795) from birth 1785)
1809 - Thomas Paine, American revolutionary and writer (b. Year 1785 ( MDCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1809 ( MDCCCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Thomas Paine (January 29 1737 &ndash June 8 1809 was an English Pamphleteer, Revolutionary, radical, Inventor, and Intellectual 1737)
1835 - Gian Domenico Romagnosi, Italian physicist (b. Year 1737 ( MDCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1835 ( MDCCCXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Gian Domenico Romagnosi ( December 11, 1761 &ndash June 8, 1835) was an Italian Philosopher, Economist and 1761)
1845 - Andrew Jackson, 7th President of the United States (b. Year 1761 ( MDCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1845 ( MDCCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Andrew Jackson (March 15 1767 June 8 1845 was the seventh President of the United States (1829&ndash1837 The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by 1767)
1857 - Douglas William Jerrold, British playwright and satirist (b. Year 1767 ( MDCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Click here for Indian Rebellion of 1857 Year 1857 ( MDCCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the Douglas William Jerrold (3 January 1803 – 8 June 1857 was an English Dramatist and writer 1803)
1874 - Cochise, Apache leader
1876 - George Sand, French author (b. 1803 ( MDCCCIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Cochise (koˈʧis ( K'uu-ch'ish = "firewood" (c 1815&ndash June 8, 1874) was a chief (a nantan) Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Amandine Aurore Lucile Dupin, later Baroness (French baronne) Dudevant ( July 1, 1804 &ndash June 8, 1876 1804)
1885 - Ignace Bourget, Bishop of Montreal (b. Year 1804 ( MDCCCIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Ignace Bourget ( 30 October, 1799 &ndash 8 June, 1885) was a French-Canadian Roman Catholic priest and bishop of the Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec 1799)
1924 - Andrew Irvine, English mountain climber (climbing accident) (b. Year 1799 ( MDCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Andrew "Sandy" Comyn Irvine (born 8 April 1902; died 8 or 9 June 1924) was an English mountaineer who took 1902)
1924 - George Leigh Mallory, English mountain climber (climbing accident) (b. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting George Herbert Leigh Mallory ( 18 June 1886 &ndash 8 June / 9 June 1924) was an English Mountaineer who took 1886)
1929 - Bliss Carman, Canadian poet (b. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bliss Carman FRSC ( April 15 1861 - June 8, 1929) was a preeminent Canadian Poet. 1861)
1945 - Karl Hanke, Nazi official (b. Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Karl August Hanke ( 24 August 1903 - 8 June 1945) was an official of the National Socialist German Workers Party ( Nazi Party or 1903)
1951 - Eugène Fiset, French Canadian military officer and politician (b. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Sir Marie-Joseph-Eugène Fiset ( March 15 1874 &ndash June 8 1951) was a Canadian physician military officer Member of Parliament 1874)
1956 - Marie Laurencin, French painter (b. Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Marie Laurencin ( October 31, 1883 – June 8, 1956) was a French painter and printmaker 1883)
1965 - Edmondo Rossoni, Italian fascist (b. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Edmondo Rossoni (1884 &ndash June 8, 1965) was an Italian Fascist politician 1884)
1966 - Anton Melik, Slovenian geographer (b. Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Anton Melik ( January 1 1890 &ndash June 8 1966) was a Slovene Geographer. 1890)
1969 - Robert Taylor, American actor (b. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert Taylor (August 5 1911 &ndash June 8 1969 was an American Actor. 1911)
1970 - Abraham Maslow, American psychologist (b. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Abraham Harold Maslow ( April 1, 1908 – June 8, 1970) was an American psychologist. 1908)
1972 - Jimmy Rushing, American blues singer (b. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. James Andrew Rushing ( August 26, 1903 - June 8, 1972) (known as Jimmy Rushing) was an American Blues shouter 1903?)
1980 - Ernst Busch, German singer and actor (b. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Ernst Busch ( 22 January, 1900 - 8 June, 1980) was a German Singer and Actor. 1900)
1982 - Satchel Paige, American baseball player (b. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Leroy Robert "Satchel" Paige ( July 7, 1906 He appeared in the Major League All-Star Game in both 1952 and 1953. 1906)
1984 - Gordon Jacob, English composer (b. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Gordon Percival Septimus Jacob ( July 5, 1895 London – June 8, 1984 Saffron Walden) was an English composer 1895)
1993 - Root Boy Slim, American entertainer (b. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Root Boy Slim (born Foster MacKenzie III (born July 9, 1945 died June 8 1993) Asheville, North Carolina; was an 1945)
1998 - Sani Abacha, President of Nigeria (b. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) General Sani Abacha ( Kano, 20 September 1943 &ndash Abuja, 8 June 1998) was a Nigerian military leader and politician History When Nigeria became a Federal republic within the Commonwealth in 1963 it retained the Parliamentary system of government inherited from 1943)
1998 - Maria Reiche, German-born mathematician and archaeologist (b. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Maria Reiche (1903-1998 was a German -born Mathematician and Archaeologist who is famous for her research in the Nazca lines in Peru 1903)
2000 - Jeff MacNelly, American political cartoonist (b. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Jeffrey Kenneth MacNelly ( September 17, 1947 – June 8, 2000) was a three time Pulitzer Prize winning Editorial cartoonist 1948)
2003 - Leighton Rees, Welsh darts player (b. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Leighton Thomas Rees ( January 17, 1940 - June 8, 2003 in Ynysybwl, South Wales) was the first ever World Professional 1940)
2004 - Mack Jones, American baseball player (b. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Mack Jones ( November 6, 1938 – June 8, 2004) nicknamed " Mack The Knife " was a MLB Left fielder 1938)
2006 - Robert Donner, American actor (b. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Robert Donner ( April 27, 1931 in New York New York - June 8, 2006 in Sherman Oaks Los Angeles California) was an 1931)
2006 - Abouna Matta El Meskeen, Coptic Orthodox monk (b. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Father Matta El Meskeen or Matthew the Poor born Youssef Iskandar ( 20 September 1919 – 8 June 2006) was an Egyptian 1919)
2007 - Kenny Olsson, Swedish speedway racer (b. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Börje Kenny Olsson (born March 6, 1977 in Stockholm, Sweden - died June 8, 2007) was a Swedish Speedway racer 1977)
2007 - Richard Rorty, American postanalytic, pragmatic philosopher (b. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Richard McKay Rorty (October 4 1931 - June 8 2007 was an American Philosopher. 1931)
2008 - Šaban Bajramović, Serbian Romani musician (b. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Šaban Bajramović ( Cyrillic: Шабан Бајрамовић ( April 16, 1936 – June 8, 2008) was Serbian Romani 1936)

Holidays and observances

Norfolk Island Anniversary Day, also known as Bounty Day
Roman Empire - second day of the Vestalia in honor of Vesta. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Norfolk Island ( Norfuk: Norfuk Ailen) is a small inhabited island in the Pacific Ocean located between Australia, New Zealand Pitcairn Bounty Day is celebrated on Pitcairn Island on January 23, in commemoration of the burning of the Bounty by the mutineers in 1790 The Roman Empire was the post-Republican phase of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial Vesta was the Virgin goddess of the Hearth, home and family in Roman mythology. Vesta was the Virgin goddess of the Hearth, home and family in Roman mythology.
World Ocean Day. World Ocean Day began on 8 June, 1992 at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Saint Audomar, Bishop of Thérouanne, confessor (Translation day)
Saint Elphege, Bishop, martyr (Translation day)
Saint Medard, Bishop of Noyon, confessor [common]
Blessed Chlodulph, Bishop of Metz

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Saint Audomar (d ca 670 AD better known as Saint Omer, was a Burgundy -born Bishop of Thérouanne, after whom nearby Saint-Omer in northern The former French diocese of Thérouanne was suppressed in 1537 as a result of war damage to its see at Thérouanne, in the modern department of Pas-de-Calais. Saint Alphege (also spelt "Alfege" is the commonly used name for Ælfheah (954 &ndash 19 April 1012 an Anglo-Saxon Bishop of Winchester Saint Medardus ( French Médard; c 457 - c 545 was the Bishop of Vermandois who removed the seat of the diocese to Noyon. The former French Catholic diocese of Noyon lay in the north-east of France around Noyon. Saint Chlodulf ( Clodulphe or Clodould) or more commonly Saint Cloud (605 &ndash June 8, 696 or June 8, 697,

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