8th of June 2026
8th of June 2026 is the 159th day of the year.
This day in history:
0793: Vikings Raid Northumbria Coast for 1st time - ...more
1405: Archbishop of York Beheaded - ...more
1607: The Newton Rebellion and Massacre - ...more
1624: Earthquake hits Perth - ...more
1949: 1984 Published - ...more
1978: Naomi James Globe Circling First - ...more
1996: First Woman Jockey in Derby - ...more
1999: Jonathan Aitken Jailed - ...more
More dates from British history.
British quote for the day:
Alcohol is the anesthesia by which we endure the operation of life. - George Bernard Shaw.
Born today:
Thomas Cromwell - 1485, John Smeaton - 1724, Robert Stevenson - 1772, Charles Reade - 1814, John Everett Millais - 1829, Angus McBean - 1904, Wilhelmina Barns-Graham - 1912, Gillian Clarke - 1937, Tim Berners-Lee - 1955, Mick Hucknall - 1960, Mary King - 1961.
Died today:
Hardicanute - 1042, The Black Prince - 1376, Tom Paine - 1809, Sarah Siddons - 1831, Joseph Paxton - 1865, John Scott Russell - 1882, Gerard Manley Hopkins - 1889, Emily Davison - 1913, George Mallory - 1924.
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