8th June anniversaries

• Birth
  • 1671
  • Italy
  • "Birth of Tomaso Albinoni, Italian composer" more
  • 1821
  • Great Britain
  • "Birth of Sir Samuel Baker, explorer of the Nile" more
• event
  • 793
  • Great Britain
  • Vikings Raid Northumbria Coast for 1st time
  • 1624
  • Great Britain
  • Earthquake hits Perth
  • 1758
  • Canada
  • "The Siege of Louisbourg, Nova Scotia began ." more
  • 1783
  • Israel
  • "A volcanic eruption at Laki in Iceland created a toxic cloud across Europe killing thousands, creating climate disruption and famine." more
  • 1859
  • United States
  • The Comstock Lode was discovered in Nevada. This was the first major deposit of silver and gold ore discovered in the US. more
  • 1949
  • Great Britain
  • George Orwell's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four was published
  • 1968
  • United States
  • James Earl Ray was arrested in London for the murder of Martin Luther King. more
  • 1978
  • New Zealand
  • "New Zealand-born sailor Naomi James completed her solo round-the world voyage, following the same route as Sir Francis Chichester in 1967." more
  • 1978
  • United States
  • The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints lifted a ban on black men becoming Mormon priests.
  • 1998
  • United States
  • The USA’s National Rifle Association elected Hollywood actor Charlton Heston as its president.
  • 1999
  • Colombia
  • The Colombian Government announced that it would include income earned from growing illegal drugs in the nations GDP calculations
  • 1999
  • Great Britain
  • Former British cabinet minister Jonathan Aitken was jailed for 18 months for perjury and perverting the course of justice after he admitted lying during a libel case more
• Death
  • 632
  • Saudi Arabia
  • "Death of the Prophet Muhammad, founder of Islam" more
  • 1042
  • Denmark
  • "Death of Hardicanute, King of Denmark and England." more
  • 1405
  • Great Britain
  • "Execution of Richard le Scrope, Archbishop of York and Thomas Mowbray, Earl of Norfolk for insurrection against Henry IV "
  • 1809
  • United States
  • "Death of Thomas Paine, British-born American writer and political propagandist (The Rights of Man, The Age of Reason)" more
  • 1876
  • France
  • "Death of George Sand, writer and friend of Chopin" more
  • 1889
  • Great Britain
  • "Death of Gerard Manley Hopkins, English Poet." more
  • 1924
  • Great Britain
  • Deaths of George Leigh Mallory and Andrew Irvine who died whilst making the first attempt to reach the summit of Mount Everest. It is unclear if they reached the summit or died en-route. more
  • 1998
  • Nigeria
  • "Death of Sani Abacha, President of Nigeria ." more