Major Events
- 452 Italy invaded by Attila the Hun
- 793 Vikings in long ships from modern-day Norway plunder St Cuthbert's monastery on Lindisfarne Island, off the northeast coast of England capturing and killing monks
- 1191 King Richard I of England arrives at Acre in modern day Israel to join the Siege of Acre during the Third Crusade
- 1783 Laki volcano in southern Iceland begins 8-month eruption, killing 10,000 and causing widespread famines throughout Asia and Europe
- 1789 James Madison introduces a proposed Bill of Rights in the US House of Representatives
- 1918 Nova Aquila, brightest nova since Kepler's nova of 1604, discovered
- 1987 New Zealand's Labour government legislates against nuclear weapons and nuclear powered vessels in NZ. Only nation to legislate against nuclear power.
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Jun 8 in Film & TV
- 1984 "Ghostbusters", American supernatural comedy film, directed and produced by Ivan Reitman, starring Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, and Ernie Hudson premieres
Jun 8 in Music
Jun 8 in Sport
- 1969 MLB legend Mickey Mantle gives his farewell retirement speech during "Mickey Mantle Day" at Yankee Stadium, 60,096 see #7 retired
Did You Know?
Ives W. McGaffey of Chicago patents the 1st vacuum cleaner, calls it a "sweeping machine"
William Dampier
Frank Lloyd Wright
Francis Crick
Suharto
Barbara Bush
Tim Berners-Lee
Jerry Stiller
Joan Rivers
Julianna Margulies
Maria Menounos
Robert Schumann
Kanye West
Lindsay Davenport
Kim Clijsters
Fun Fact About June 8
Reds' Edd Roush falls asleep in center during long infield argument Heinie Groh goes to wake him, but umpire ejects Roush for delay of game
Famous Weddings
- 1927 Painter Marcel Duchamp (39) weds Lydie Sarazin-Lavassor
- 1931 Songwriter Johnny Mercer (21) weds chorus girl Ginger Meehan (21) in New York City [1]
- 1952 American singer and actress Judy Garland (29) weds American producer Sidney Luft (36) in Hollister, California; divorce in 1965
Famous Divorces
- 1949 Actor Burgess Meredith (41) divorces actress Paulette Goddard (39) after 5 years of marriage
- 1999 Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch (68) divorces journalist Anna Torv (55) after 31 years of marriage
- 2004 "TLC" singer Tionne Watkins (34) divorces rapper Mack 10 (32) due to adultery after nearly 4 years of marriage
More June 8 Weddings
Edward the Black Prince
Thomas Paine
Andrew Jackson
Joseph A. Walker
Satchel Paige
Maria BuenoArticles, Photos and Quiz
Nineteen Eighty-Four Published
The cover of the first edition of George Orwell's classic novel
June 8, 1949
France's Biggest-Ever Bank Robbery
Its vault was thought to be impregnable, but the bank had not reckoned on the ingenuity of a determined thief who died on this day, with the loot still missing.
June 8, 1989
