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June 8

June 8 carries 10 recorded events spanning between 1776 and 1987. American Revolutionary War: Continental Army attackers are driven back at the Battle of Trois-Rivières.

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Compiled & reviewed by · Last reviewed July 13, 2026

What happened on June 8?

June 8 is the 159th day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 1776 and 1987. Famous people born on June 8 include Tim Berners-Lee, Frank Lloyd Wright and Robert Schumann.

The shape of the day

This year marks the 250th anniversary of American Revolutionary War — June 8 carries the weight of round numbers. Its center of gravity is the 20th century, and conflict is a recurring thread.

Gemini is the sign for June 8 — read more on the Gemini page, or see June's birthstone & birth flower.

Released on June 8

Movies, games, albums & shows

2026

  • Game Solarpunk

2023

  • Game Harmony: The Fall of Reverie
  • Game Voidigo
  • Movie My Fault

2021

  • Game Chivalry 2
  • Game Tails Noir

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 1776

    American Revolutionary War

    American Revolutionary War: Continental Army attackers are driven back at the Battle of Trois-Rivières.

  2. 1783

    Laki

    Laki, a volcano in Iceland, begins an eight-month eruption which kills over 9,000 people and starts a seven-year famine.

  3. 1861

    American Civil War

    American Civil War: Tennessee secedes from the Union.

  4. 1929

    Margaret Bondfield

    Margaret Bondfield is appointed Minister of Labour. She is the first woman appointed to the Cabinet of the United Kingdom.

  5. 1940

    World War II

    World War II: The completion of Operation Alphabet, the evacuation of Allied forces from Narvik at the end of the Norwegian campaign.

  6. 1949

    George Orwell

    George Orwell's dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four is published in the United States

  7. 1953

    1953 Flint–Beecher tornado

    An F5 tornado hits Beecher, Michigan, United States, killing 116, injuring 844, and destroying 340 homes.

  8. 1972

    Vietnam War

    Vietnam War: Nine-year-old Phan Thị Kim Phúc is burned by napalm, an event captured by Associated Press photographer Nick Ut moments later while the young girl is seen running naked down a road, in what would become an iconic, Pulitzer Prize-winning photo.

  9. 1984

    Homosexuality

    Homosexuality is decriminalized in the Australian state of New South Wales.

  10. 1987

    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.

Famous birthday twins

Born on June 8

Tim Berners-Lee

b. 1955

English computer scientist, invented the World Wide Web

Frank Lloyd Wright

b. 1867

American architect, designed the Price Tower and Fallingwater

Robert Schumann

b. 1810

German composer and critic

Emperor Xizong of Tang

b. 862

Emperor of China from 873 to 888

Nadia Petrova

b. 1982

Russian tennis player

Lindsay Davenport

b. 1976

American tennis player

Kim Clijsters

b. 1983

Belgian tennis player; winner of six Grand Slam tournament titles.

Giovanni Domenico Cassini

b. 1625

Italian-French mathematician and astronomer

Deaths

  • 1997Karen Wetterhahn
  • 1876George Sand
  • 1846Rodolphe Töpffer
  • 1845Andrew Jackson
  • 1505Hongzhi Emperor
  • 632Muhammad

Holidays & observances

  • —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))

Historical facts, event summaries, and biographical lines above are adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) license. DateLore adds curation, structure, and original editorial commentary. DateLore is not affiliated with the Wikimedia Foundation.

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