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June 8 is the 159th day of the year (160th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 206 days remain until the end of the year. Events. Pre-1600. 218 – ...
Events. 1776 – American Revolutionary War: Battle of Trois-Rivières - American invaders are driven back at Trois-Rivières, Quebec.; 1789 – James Madison introduces a proposed Bill of Rights in the U.S. House of Representatives.
This is a list of selected June 8 anniversaries that appear in the "On this day" section of the Main Page. To suggest a new item, in most cases, you can be bold and edit this page. Please read the selected anniversaries guidelines before making your edit.
Births. 1810 - Robert Schumann, German composer (d. 1856); 1867 - Frank Lloyd Wright, American architect (d. 1959); 1916 - Francis Crick, English molecular biologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d.
Armed conflicts and attacks. Israel–Hamas war. Israel–Hamas war hostage crisis. 2024 Nuseirat rescue operation. The Israel Defence Forces airstrikes and raids the Nuseirat refugee camp in Deir al-Balah Governorate in Gaza, rescuing four hostages kidnapped by Hamas during the Re'im music festival massacre on October 7, including Noa Argamani.
June 8. OCA - The Lives of the Saints. The Autonomous Orthodox Metropolia of Western Europe and the Americas (ROCOR). St. Hilarion Calendar of Saints for the year of our Lord 2004. St. Hilarion Press (Austin, TX). p. 42. The Eighth Day of the Month of June. Orthodoxy in China. June 8. Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome.
The Arietids—among the most intense daylight meteor showers of the year—last from 22 May until 2 July, peaking in intensity on 8 June; the Beta Taurids take place between 5 June and 18 July, peaking on 28 June; and the June Bootids commence between 22 June and 2 July, peaking on 27 June.
A total solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's descending node of orbit between Friday, June 8 and Saturday, June 9, 1956, [1] with a magnitude of 1.0581. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth.