Donald Trump
Former US President Donald Trump is indicted on federal charges of misusing classified information.
What happened on June 8
34 events · 20 births · 20 deaths · 8 observances. From 218 to 2024.
Standout on June 8
2023
Donald Trump
Former US President Donald Trump is indicted on federal charges of misusing classified information.
About June 8
June 8 is the 159th day of the year. These facts are computed from the calendar, not copied from anywhere.
- Day of the year
- Day 159 of 365 (160 in leap years)206 days left in the year (206 in leap years)
- Falls on
- Monday in 2026, Tuesday in 2027, Thursday in 2028, Friday in 2029, Saturday in 2030
- Week
- ISO week 24 of 2026 · Q2
- Zodiac sign
- ♊ Gemini (May 21 – June 20)
- Season
- Spring in the north · Autumn in the south
- June birthstone
- Pearl / Alexandrite / Moonstonepurity, balance and new beginnings
- June birth flower
- Rose / Honeysucklelove, passion and devoted affection
- Next occurrence
- In 224 days
- Roman numerals
- VIII.VIday.month — see the Roman numeral date tool
Anniversaries in 2026
- 250thAmerican Revolutionary War1776
- 200thYork, Upper Canada1826
- 60thLockheed F-104 Starfighter1966
- 60thTopeka, Kansas1966
- 50thLindsay Davenport1976
- 40thKeith Gill1986
- 25thMamoru Takuma2001
- 20thJaxon (cartoonist)2006
June 8 through the years
- 10 years ago2016
- Nothing recorded
- 25 years ago2001
- Mamoru Takuma
- 50 years ago1976
- Lindsay Davenport
- 100 years ago1926
- Nothing recorded
- 200 years ago1826
- York, Upper Canada
Born on June 8 — ages this year
- 2004Francesca Capalditurns 22
- 2000Jan Paul van Hecketurns 26
- 1997Jeļena Ostapenkoturns 29
- 1995Ferland Mendyturns 31
- 1995Jean Butezturns 31
- 1994Liv Morganturns 32
Historical events 34
A dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
2009 imprisonment of American journalists by North Korea
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.
Akihabara massacre
Seven people were killed and 10 others were injured in a vehicle and knife attack in Tokyo, Japan.
2007 New South Wales storms
A major storm caused the bulk carrier Pasha Bulker to run aground in New South Wales, Australia.
Space Shuttle Atlantis
Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on STS-117 carrying two truss segments and solar arrays to the International Space Station.
Newcastle, New South Wales
Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, is hit by the State's worst storms and flooding in 30 years, resulting in the death of nine people and the grounding of a trade ship, the MV Pasha Bulker.
2004 transit of Venus
The first Venus Transit in well over a century takes place, the previous one being in 1882.
Mamoru Takuma
Mamoru Takuma kills eight and injures 15 in a mass stabbing at an elementary school in the Osaka Prefecture of Japan.
Captain (United States O-3)
Downed U.S. Air Force pilot Captain Scott O'Grady is rescued by U.S. Marines in Bosnia.
World Oceans Day
The first World Oceans Day is celebrated, coinciding with the Earth Summit held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
GP Express Airlines Flight 861
GP Express Airlines Flight 861 crashes on approach to Anniston Regional Airport in Anniston, Alabama, killing three.
New Zealand
New Zealand's Labour government establishes a national nuclear-free zone under the New Zealand Nuclear Free Zone, Disarmament, and Arms Control Act 1987.
Homosexuality
Homosexuality is decriminalized in the Australian state of New South Wales.
Reeve Aleutian Airways Flight 8
Reeve Aleutian Airways Flight 8 loses one of its propellers in flight resulting in damage to the flight controls. The Lockheed L-188 Electra makes an emergency landing at Anchorage International Airport and there are no injuries.
VASP Flight 168
VASP Flight 168 crashes in Pacatuba, Ceará, Brazil, killing 128 people.
Bluff Cove air attacks
Bluff Cove Air Attacks during the Falklands War: Fifty-six British servicemen are killed by an Argentine air attack on two landing ships, RFA Sir Galahad and RFA Sir Tristram.
Falklands War
Falklands War: The Argentine Air Force attacked the neutral oil tanker Hercules while she was traversing the South Atlantic.
Vietnam War
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.
James Earl Ray
James Earl Ray, the man who assassinated Martin Luther King Jr. is arrested at London Heathrow Airport.
Israeli Air Force
The Israeli Air Force attacked the U.S. Navy intelligence ship USS Liberty in international waters, killing 34 people and wounding 171 others.
Six-Day War
Six-Day War: The USS Liberty incident: A United States Navy spy ship is attacked by the Israeli Air Force and Navy, resulting in 34 deaths and 171 wounded.
Lockheed F-104 Starfighter
An F-104 Starfighter collides with XB-70 Valkyrie prototype no. 2, destroying both aircraft during a photo shoot near Edwards Air Force Base. Joseph A. Walker, a NASA test pilot, and Carl Cross, a United States Air Force test pilot, are both killed.
Topeka, Kansas
Topeka, Kansas, United States is devastated by a tornado that registers as an "F5" on the Fujita scale, exceeding US$200 million in damages. Seventeen people are killed, over five hundred more injured, and thousands of homes damaged or destroyed.
Wedding of Prince Edward and Katharine Worsley
Marriage of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent to Katharine Worsley at York Minster.
1953 Flint–Beecher tornado
An F5 tornado struck Flint and Beecher, Michigan, causing 116 fatalities, 844 injuries and $19 million in damage during a larger tornado outbreak sequence.
Thomas Blamey
Thomas Blamey became the only Australian to attain the rank of field marshal.
Nineteen Eighty-Four
Nineteen Eighty-Four, a dystopian political novel by the English writer George Orwell about life under a fictional totalitarian government, was published.
World War II
World War II: The Allies commenced the Syria–Lebanon campaign against Vichy French possessions in the Levant.
Margaret Bondfield
Margaret Bondfield became the first female member of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom when she was named Minister of Labour by Ramsay MacDonald.
American Civil War
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.
York, Upper Canada
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.
Laki
Laki, a volcanic fissure in Iceland, began an eight-month eruption, triggering a major famine and causing widespread fluoride poisoning.
American Revolutionary War
American Revolutionary War: British forces defeated the Continental Army at the Battle of Trois-Rivières, the last battle of the American invasion of Quebec.
Gannys
Led by the inexperienced Gannys, Elagabalus's legions defeated the forces of Roman emperor Macrinus at the Battle of Antioch.
Births 20
A notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
Alexandre Despatie
Alexandre Despatie, Canadian diver, twice Olympic silver 3m springboard silver medallist
Kim Clijsters
Kim Clijsters, Belgian tennis player; winner of six Grand Slam tournament titles.
Derek Trucks
Derek Trucks, American guitarist, former member of the Allman Brothers band
Maria Menounos
Maria Menounos, American television personality, professional wrestler, author, and actress
Deaths 20
A notable person who died on this day.
Ramoji Rao
Ramoji Rao, Indian businessman, media proprietor and film producer (born 1936)
Alexander Imich
Alexander Imich, Polish-American chemist, parapsychologist, and academic (born 1903)
Paul Cellucci
Paul Cellucci, American soldier and politician, 69th Governor of Massachusetts (born 1948)
Taufiq Kiemas
Taufiq Kiemas, Indonesian politician, 5th First Spouse of Indonesia (born 1942)
Charles E. M. Pearce
Charles E. M. Pearce, New Zealand-Australian mathematician and academic (born 1940)
Jaxon (cartoonist)
Jaxon, American illustrator and publisher, co-founded Rip Off Press (born 1941)
Holidays & observances 8
A holiday, feast day, awareness day or national day observed every year on this date.
Jadwiga of Poland
Christian feast day: Jadwiga (Hedwig) of Poland
Jacques Berthieu
Christian feast day: Jacques Berthieu, S.J.
Roland Allen
Christian feast day: Roland Allen (Episcopal Church (USA))
Mary of the Divine Heart
Christian feast day: Blessed Mary of the Divine Heart (Droste zu Vischering)
Melania the Elder
Christian feast day: Melania the Elder
Mariam Thresia Chiramel
Christian feast day: Mariam Thresia Chiramel
Medardus
Christian feast day: Medard
Chlodulf of Metz
Christian feast day: Chlodulf of Metz
Spread across the centuries
- 3rd century1
- 18th century2
- 19th century2
- 20th century40
- 21st century29
Earliest: Gannys (218). Most recent: Chet Walker (2024).
What the categories mean, and how the standout is chosen
- Historical events
- A dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
- Births
- A notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
- Deaths
- A notable person who died on this day.
- Milestones
- A first, a founding or a turning point our editors flagged as a landmark moment.
- Holidays & observances
- A holiday, feast day, awareness day or national day observed every year on this date.
- Standout / notable
- Editor-written entries come first, then entries covered by the most Wikipedia language editions. For the standout tile we prefer an entry that has a picture.
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Questions about June 8
What day of the year is June 8?
June 8 is the 159th day of the year, with 206 days left after it.
What star sign is June 8?
June 8 falls under Gemini (May 21 – June 20), a air sign ruled by Mercury. The birthstone for the month is Pearl or Alexandrite or Moonstone.
How many things happened on June 8?
We record 82 entries for June 8: 34 events · 20 births · 20 deaths · 8 observances. From 218 to 2024.
Who was born on June 8?
Francesca Capaldi (2004) is among the notable births on June 8. The births section lists the rest.
How often is the June 8 page updated?
The day is filled the first time anyone opens it and then re-checked for new entries about every 90 days. Computed facts such as the weekday and the anniversaries update every year.
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