June 8

Events

 * - The accepts emperor.
 * - becomes  (probable date).
 * - The first raid on  soil at  where a set date for the raid is known.
 * - arrives in  thus beginning his crusade.
 * -, and , , executed in  on 's orders.
 * - An earthquake strikes.
 * - : -  invaders are driven back at.
 * - The, in , begins an eight-month eruption which kills over 9,000 people and starts a seven-year.
 * - introduces a proposed  in the.
 * - The community of and descendants of the mutineers of the  consisting of 194 people arrived on the  at  Commencing the Third Settlement of the Island
 * - : secedes from the.
 * - : -  forces under   save the  from a  assault on the  led by.
 * - The meets for the first time in.
 * - receives a  for his.
 * - signs the  into law, authorizing the   to restrict the use of certain parcels of  with historical or conservation value.
 * - incorporated.
 * - : captures, whose name is changed to Beiping.
 * - : invade  and.
 * - : ese imperial submarines and  shell the n cities of  and.
 * - hosts the debut of .
 * -  by is published.
 * 1949  - Such celebrities as, , , , ,  and  are named in an  report as  members.
 * -  becomes the only  in n history.
 * - : A hits the  city of, and kills 115. This is the last tornado to claim more than 100 lives.
 * 1953  - The  rules that  restaurants could not refuse to serve black patrons.
 * - The and  attempt the delivery of mail via.
 * - One of the prototypes is destroyed in a mid-air collision with a  chase plane during a photo shoot.  pilot  and  test pilot  were both killed.
 * 1966  -  is devastated by a tornado that registers as an "F5" on the : the first to exceed US$100 million in damages. Sixteen people are killed, hundreds more injured, and thousands of homes damaged or destroyed.
 * - : The occurs, killing 34 and wounding 171.
 * - is arrested for the murder of
 * 1968  - The body of ated   is laid to rest at.
 * - An F4 strikes the  city of, killing six.
 * - is declared not a crime in the state of,.
 * - Former   is elected president of.
 * - 's government legislates against nuclear weapons and nuclear powered vessels. This makes New Zealand the first and (as at June 2006) only nation to ban these things from its territory.
 * - The first is celebrated, coinciding with the  held in,.
 * - Downed pilot   is rescued by  in.
 * - launched version 1.0 of the popular scripting language.
 * - becomes a member of the.
 * - : The government of announces it will include the estimated value of the country's illegal drug crops, exceeding half a billion s, in its.
 * - First in this.
 * - Roll out ceremony launch for the First of Class, in ,.
 * - MV bulk cargo ship runs aground on Nobby's Beach in.

Births

 * -, Italian scientist (d. )
 * -, Italian composer (d. )
 * -, American politician (d. )
 * -, English civil engineer (d. )
 * -, Italian adventurer (d. )
 * -, Danish mathematician (d. )
 * -, Italian Roman Catholic Cardinal (d. )
 * -, German composer (d. )
 * -, decorated Union Army soldier (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, French physicist (d. )
 * -, British religious figure (d. )
 * -, Irish mathematician (d. )
 * -, American architect (d. )
 * -, Nazi physician (d. )
 * -, British scientist and author (d. )
 * -, American murderer (d. )
 * -, U.S. Senator from Texas (d. )
 * 1903  -, French author (d. )
 * -, American publisher and editor (d. )
 * 1910  -, French photographer (d. )
 * -, Argentine singer (d. )
 * -, American abstract artist (d. )
 * 1912  -, French Canadian politician (d. )
 * -, English molecular biologist; laureate (d. )
 * 1916  -, Italian film director (d. )
 * -, American athlete and Supreme Court Justice (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * 1918  -, American chemist
 * -, American painter
 * 1921  -, Canadian actress (d. )
 * 1921  - ,
 * -, American political operative (d. )
 * 1925  -, American baseball player (d. )
 * 1925  -, baseball player (d. )
 * -, American comedian and actor
 * -, German-born Israeli mathematician;  laureate
 * -, German-born American actress
 * -, American comedian and author
 * -, English singer and actress
 * -, American actor and singer
 * 1936  -, American physicist,  laureate
 * -, American football player and actor
 * -, American singer
 * -, Northern Irish politician (d. )
 * 1941  -, American musician
 * -, Welsh snooker player
 * 1942  -, American singer
 * -, British actor
 * 1943  -, American war criminal
 * 1943  -, American athlete (d. )
 * -, American baseball player (d. )
 * 1944  -, Archbishop of
 * 1944  -, American singer and songwriter
 * -, American biologist,
 * -, Polish-born pianist
 * -, American actress
 * 1950  -, Brazilian actress
 * -, Welsh singer and guitarist
 * 1951  -, American acoustic guitarist
 * -, Norwegian singer-songwriter
 * 1953  -, Dutch cyclist
 * -, Russian deputy finance minister
 * -, English internet developer
 * 1955  -, American actor
 * 1955  -, American guitarist
 * -, American cartoonist
 * 1957  -, baseball player
 * -, American actor and director
 * -, English singer and songwriter
 * 1960  -, Swedish hockey player
 * -, English musician
 * 1962  -, American musician
 * -, Greek singer
 * -, American former 400m runner
 * -, American actor
 * 1965  -, member of  (d. )
 * 1965  -, American professional wrestler
 * -, American actress
 * -, American actor
 * 1969  -, American director
 * 1969  -, Canadian actor
 * -, American politician
 * 1970  -, American actress
 * -, American football player
 * 1971  -, American actor
 * -, Canadian actress
 * -, Croatian actress
 * -, Canadian hockey player
 * 1975  -, Indian actress
 * -, American tennis player
 * 1976  -, Japanese baseball player
 * -, American rapper
 * -, American actress and television host
 * -, Canadian baseball player
 * 1979  -, American guitarist
 * 1979  -, New Zealand netball player
 * -, American fiddle player
 * 1981  -, Japanese
 * 1981  -, Italian racing driver
 * 1981  -, American singer
 * -, Nigerian footballer
 * 1982  -, British politician
 * 1982  -, Canadian model
 * -, Russian tennis player
 * 1983  -, Belgian tennis player
 * 1983  -, Australian punk-rock singer
 * 1983  -, Japanese seiyuu
 * 1983  - Prophecy (producer), American music producer
 * -, Argentine soccer player
 * 1984  - Kyle McLean, All-Around All-Star
 * 1984  -, son of
 * -, French Canadian diver
 * -, French Canadian diver

Deaths

 * -, Prophet of Islam (b. )
 * -, King of Denmark and England (b. )
 * -, son of (b. )
 * -, English Crusader (b. )
 * -, Japanese actor (b. )
 * -, English archbishop and statesman
 * -, Emperor of China (b. )
 * -, French poet (b. )
 * -, German composer (b. )
 * -, French saint (b. )
 * -, German philosopher (b. )
 * -, heir to the throne of Great Britain (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * -, German Protestant minister (b. )
 * -, German classical scholar and archaeologist (b. )
 * -, English statesman (b. )
 * - King (b. )
 * -, American revolutionary and writer (b. )
 * -, Italian physicist (b. )
 * -, 7th (b. )
 * -, British playwright and satirist (b. )
 * -, Apache leader
 * -, French author (b. )
 * -, Bishop of (b. )
 * -, English mountain climber (climbing accident) (b. )
 * 1924  -, English mountain climber (climbing accident) (b. )
 * -, Canadian poet (b. )
 * -, French Canadian military officer and politician (b. )
 * -, French painter (b. )
 * -, Italian fascist (b. )
 * -, Slovenian geographer (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, American psychologist (b. )
 * -, American blues singer (b. ?)
 * -, German singer and actor (b. )
 * -, American baseball player (b. )
 * -, English composer (b. )
 * -, English composer (b. )


 * -, American entertainer (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * 1998  -, German-born mathematician and archaeologist (b. )
 * -, American political cartoonist (b. )
 * -, Welsh darts player (b. )
 * -, American baseball player (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * 2006  -, Coptic Orthodox monk (b. )
 * -, Swedish speedway racer (b. )
 * 2007  -, American postanalytic, pragmatic philosopher (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * , also known as
 * - second day of the in honor of.

Liturgical feasts

 * ,, confessor (Translation day)
 * , Bishop, martyr (Translation day)
 * Saint Marius, hermit [GTZ: Clermont]
 * ,, confessor [common]
 * , abbot, confessor [GTZ: Puy]
 * Blessed ,
 * Blessed, , confessor
 * Blessed Maximinus,
 * Blessed William,, confessor
 * Blessed Syra of Ireland, virgin
 * Syria, virgin (at Troyes)
 * Trojecia, virgin (at Rodez)