Tukuk-OS📅 June 8
17 events · 12 births · 12 deaths
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What happened on June 8? Below are the notable events chosen by Wikipedia’s editors for this date, followed by celebrated births, deaths and the observances recognised around the world.
Events
- 2009 — Two American journalists, having been arrested for illegal entry into North Korea, were sentenced to twelve years hard labor before being pardoned two months later.
- 2008 — Seven people were killed and 10 others were injured in a vehicle and knife attack in Tokyo, Japan.
- 2007 — A major storm caused the bulk carrier Pasha Bulker to run aground in New South Wales, Australia.
- 1982 — Falklands War: The Argentine Air Force attacked the neutral oil tanker Hercules while she was traversing the South Atlantic.
- 1982 — Falklands War: The Argentine Air Force attacked British transport ships (damaged ship pictured) while unloading supplies off Bluff Cove in the Falkland Islands, killing 56 British servicemen and wounding 150 others.
- 1972 — Vietnam War: Associated Press photographer Nick Ut took a Pulitzer Prize–winning photograph of a naked nine-year-old Phan Thi Kim Phuc fleeing after being burned by napalm.
- 1967 — The Israeli Air Force attacked the U.S. Navy intelligence ship USS Liberty in international waters, killing 34 people and wounding 171 others.
- 1953 — An F5 tornado struck Flint and Beecher, Michigan, causing 116 fatalities, 844 injuries and $19 million in damage during a larger tornado outbreak sequence.
- 1950 — Thomas Blamey became the only Australian to attain the rank of field marshal.
- 1949 — Nineteen Eighty-Four, a dystopian political novel by the English writer George Orwell about life under a fictional totalitarian government, was published.
- 1941 — World War II: The Allies commenced the Syria–Lebanon campaign against Vichy French possessions in the Levant.
- 1929 — Margaret Bondfield became the first female member of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom when she was named Minister of Labour by Ramsay MacDonald.
Margaret BondfieldCabinet of the United KingdomSecretary of State for Employment
- 1862 — American Civil War: The Confederate Army won a resounding victory at the Battle of Cross Keys, one of the two decisive battles in Jackson's Valley campaign.
American Civil WarConfederate States ArmyBattle of Cross Keys
- 1826 — In York, Upper Canada, members of the Family Compact destroyed William Lyon Mackenzie's printing press in the Types Riot after Mackenzie accused them of corruption.
- 1783 — Laki, a volcanic fissure in Iceland, began an eight-month eruption, triggering a major famine and causing widespread fluoride poisoning.
- 1776 — American Revolutionary War: British forces defeated the Continental Army at the Battle of Trois-Rivières, the last battle of the American invasion of Quebec.
American Revolutionary WarContinental ArmyBattle of Trois-Rivières
- 218 — Led by the inexperienced Gannys, Elagabalus's legions defeated the forces of Roman emperor Macrinus at the Battle of Antioch.
Births
- 2004 — Francesca Capaldi, American actress
- 2000 — Jan Paul van Hecke, Dutch footballer
- 1997 — Jeļena Ostapenko, Latvian tennis player
- 1995 — Jean Butez, French footballer
- 1995 — Ferland Mendy, French footballer
- 1994 — Liv Morgan, American professional wrestler
- 1989 — Timea Bacsinszky, Swiss tennis player
- 1986 — Keith Gill, American financial analyst and investor
- 1985 — Alexandre Despatie, Canadian diver, twice Olympic silver 3m springboard silver medallist
- 1984 — Javier Mascherano, Argentine footballer and manager
- 1983 — Kim Clijsters, Belgian tennis player; winner of six Grand Slam tournament titles.
- 1982 — Nadia Petrova, Russian tennis player
Deaths
- 2024 — Ramoji Rao, Indian businessman, media proprietor and film producer (born 1936)
- 2024 — Chet Walker, American basketball player (born 1940)
- 2023 — Pat Robertson, American televangelist (born 1930)
- 2022 — Paula Rego, Portuguese-British visual artist (born 1935)
- 2019 — Andre Matos, Brazilian heavy metal musician (born 1971)
- 2018 — Anthony Bourdain, American chef and travel documentarian (born 1956)
- 2015 — Chea Sim, Cambodian commander and politician (born 1932)
- 2014 — Alexander Imich, Polish-American chemist, parapsychologist, and academic (born 1903)
- 2014 — Yoshihito, Prince Katsura of Japan (born 1948)
- 2013 — Paul Cellucci, American soldier and politician, 69th Governor of Massachusetts (born 1948)
- 2013 — Yoram Kaniuk, Israeli painter, journalist, and critic (born 1930)
- 2013 — Taufiq Kiemas, Indonesian politician, 5th First Spouse of Indonesia (born 1942)
Observances & holidays
- Christian feast day: Chlodulf of Metz
- Christian feast day: Jacques Berthieu, S.J.
- Christian feast day: Jadwiga (Hedwig) of Poland
- Christian feast day: Mariam Thresia Chiramel
- Christian feast day: Blessed Mary of the Divine Heart (Droste zu Vischering)
- Christian feast day: Medard
- Christian feast day: Melania the Elder
- Christian feast day: Roland Allen (Episcopal Church (USA))
- Christian feast day: Thomas Ken (Church of England)
- Christian feast day: William of York
- Christian feast day: June 8 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- First Indochina War day (France)
- Bounty Day (Norfolk Island)
- Caribbean American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
- Engineer's Day (Peru)
- Primož Trubar Day (Slovenia)
- World Brain Tumor Day
- World Oceans Day
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