Today in History
8 June
135 births · 80 deaths · 47 events recorded
Notable Births
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Francesca Capaldi
b. 2004
American actress (born 2004)
Jeļena Ostapenko
b. 1997
Latvian tennis player (born 1997)
Ferland Mendy
b. 1995
French footballer (born 1995)
William Calley
b. 1943
US Army officer convicted for massacre at My Lai, Vietnam (1943–2024)
Jerry Stiller
b. 1927
American comedian and actor (1927–2020)
Barbara Bush
b. 1925
First Lady of the United States from 1989 to 1993
Ralph Yarborough
b. 1903
American politician (1903–1996)
Frank Lloyd Wright
b. 1867
American architect (1867–1959)
Notable Deaths
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Ramoji Rao
d. 2024
Indian businessman, media proprietor and film producer (1936–2024)
Chet Walker
d. 2024
American basketball player (1940–2024)
Pat Robertson
d. 2023
American media mogul and minister (1930–2023)
Paula Rego
d. 2022
Portuguese visual artist (1935–2022)
Andre Matos
d. 2019
Brazilian singer and musician (1971–2019)
Anthony Bourdain
d. 2018
American chef and travel documentarian (1956–2018)
Chea Sim
d. 2015
Cambodian politician (1932–2015)
Abraham Maslow
d. 1970
American psychologist (1908–1970)
On This Day in History
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2023
Former US President Donald Trump is indicted on federal charges of misusing classified information.
Donald Trump
2007
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.
Newcastle, New South Wales
2007
Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on STS-117 carrying two truss segments and solar arrays to the International Space Station.
Space Shuttle Atlantis
2004
The first Venus Transit in well over a century takes place, the previous one being in 1882.
2004 transit of Venus
2001
Mamoru Takuma kills eight and injures 15 in a mass stabbing at an elementary school in the Osaka Prefecture of Japan.
Mamoru Takuma
1995
Downed U.S. Air Force pilot Captain Scott O'Grady is rescued by U.S. Marines in Bosnia.
Captain (United States O-3)
1992
The first World Oceans Day is celebrated, coinciding with the Earth Summit held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
World Oceans Day
1992
GP Express Airlines Flight 861 crashes on approach to Anniston Regional Airport in Anniston, Alabama, killing three.
GP Express Airlines Flight 861