Succession
The son of Ethelred II is helped to the throne by Godwin, Earl of Wessex. The English Line is restored. Harthacanute dies age 23 childless leading to the restoration of the English line
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June 8 in History
This permanent archive page contains 154 World History Database records for June 8, spanning 900 to 2025. Recorded topics include Coronation; Succession; Siege of Acre.
Total: 154Events: 140Births: 2Deaths: 6Battles: 5Coronations: 1Countries: 31
Events on June 8
Siege of Acre
Richard enters the port of Acre & prepares for a siege
Parliament
Opening of Henry VIIIs 6th Parliament
Allied Camp at Bethlem
Commands English and Dutch forces assembled in order of battle at the Allied camp near Bethlem before the Oudenaarde campaign.
Siege of Louisborg
Leads the attack on Quebec rowing into Freshwater Cove
Break with Colloredo
Breaks with Archbishop Colloredo and becomes a freelance musician in Vienna.
President of National Assembly
The Assembly selected Sieyes for its presidency while constitutional drafting continued.
Foreign Secretary
Appointed Foreign Secretary
Home Secretary
Appointed Home Secretary
Festival of Supreme Being
Appointed High Priest for a festival of the supreme being
Festival of Supreme Being
Maximilien Francois Marie Robespierre was appointed High Priest for a festival of the supreme being.
Festival of Supreme Being
Presides over the deistic worship of the supreme being held on the Champ de Mars
Festival of Supreme Being
Presides over the deistic worship of the supreme being held on the Champ de Mars.
Festival of Supreme Being
Robespierre promotes the Festival of the Supreme Being as part of his vision of civic virtue
Festival of Supreme Being
Robespierre promotes the Festival of the Supreme Being as part of his vision of civic virtue.
High Priest
Appointed High Priest for a festival of the supreme being
Independent Treasury Act
Polk signs the Independent Treasury Act restoring a federal treasury system separate from private banks
Ten Hours Act
The Ten Hours Act limits daily factory labour for women and young people.
Occupation of Holstein
Moltke directs Prussian occupation of Holstein after Austria refers the dispute to the Federal Diet.
Khedive
Receives Ottoman recognition of the title Khedive in return for a higher annual tribute.
Recognition as Khedive
Receives formal Ottoman recognition of the title Khedive.
Irish Home Rule
Resigns over the issue of Irish Home Rule
Reform of Government
Defeated by Liberal Unionists & 93 Liberal MPs, including Chamberlain, resigns
Resignation of William Ewart Gladstone
Resigns over the issue of Irish Home Rule. Defeated by Liberal Unionists & 93 Liberal MPs, including Chamberlain, resigns
Compulsory Registration Considered
Discusses registration measures intended to identify the nation’s available manpower.
First E11 Marmara Patrol Ends
Nasmith returns after a patrol that sinks or damages numerous Ottoman vessels.
Ministry of Munitions Bill Advanced
Helps advance legislation establishing the new Ministry of Munitions.
Messines Success Exploited
Haig orders consolidation and exploitation after British Empire forces capture Messines Ridge.
Committee of Constituent Assembly Members
Volsky helps establish the Committee of Members of the Constituent Assembly after anti-Bolshevik forces take Samara.
Capture of Beijing
Nationalist forces enter Beijing, marking the military completion of the Northern Expedition.
Capture of Beijing
Nationalist forces take Beijing and the city is subsequently renamed Beiping under the Nationalist government.
Foreign Secretary of Great Britain
Appointed Foreign Minister
Restoration of Carol II
Carol returns from exile and is proclaimed king by Parliament.
Gneisenau Action
Commands Gneisenau during Operation Juno.
HMS Acasta Attack
Commands HMS Acasta and torpedoes Scharnhorst before being sunk.
HMS Ardent Lost
Commands HMS Ardent during the defence of HMS Glorious.
HMS Glorious Lost
Commands HMS Glorious when German battlecruisers sink the carrier.
Invasion of Norway
Final day of the evacuation of the British forces from Norway
Narvik Propaganda Victory
Uses the survival of Dietl's force as a German propaganda success.
Operation Alphabet
Reoccupies Narvik after Allied forces complete their withdrawal.
Operation Juno
Leads German naval forces against Allied shipping during the evacuation.
Operation Juno
Marschall leads German heavy ships in a sortie intended to disrupt the Allied evacuation from Norway.
Operation Juno Encounter
Commands destroyers escorting ships during the evacuation period.
Retaking of Narvik
Dietl's troops reoccupy Narvik after Allied forces evacuate northern Norway.
Retaking of Narvik
Reoccupies Narvik after Allied forces complete their withdrawal.
Scharnhorst Action
Commands Scharnhorst during the sinking of HMS Glorious.
Sinking of HMS Glorious
DOyly-Hughes commands HMS Glorious when German battlecruisers sink the carrier during Operation Juno.
Withdrawal from Narvik
Allied evacuation from Narvik is completed despite the earlier victory.
Withdrawal from Narvik
British and Allied forces complete withdrawal from Narvik during Operation Alphabet.
Free French
British and Free French troops invade Syria
Invasion of Syria
British and Free French troops invade Syria
Command of Iwo Jima
Kuribayashi takes command of the Iwo Jima garrison and develops a defense based on caves, tunnels, and mutually supporting positions.
Operation Overlord
Arrives at the front in Caen
Independence of Vietnam
Bollaert signs an accord with Van Xuan recognizing Vietnams independence
Nineteen Eighty-Four
Publishes Nineteen Eighty-Four.
Nineteen Eighty-Four
States that Nineteen Eighty-Four is not an attack on socialism or the Labour Party.
End of First Gaston Eyskens Government
The First Gaston Eyskens Government ends in Brussels, concluding this period as Prime Minister of Belgium.
Jean Duvieusart Government
Begins the Jean Duvieusart Government in Brussels and serves as Prime Minister of Belgium.
Mobilization
MacArthur orders the Japanese Government to create a 75,000 man Police Reserve Corps
Government
Eisenhower has an ileitis attack & Nixon continues with Presidential responsibilities
Attacking Full-Back Goal
Demonstrates the attacking possibilities of the modern full-back role.
World Cup Goal Against Austria
Dribbles forward from defence and scores against Austria.
Martial Law Revocation
Ayub ends martial law as the 1962 Constitution becomes operational.
National Assembly Restoration
A new National Assembly convenes under the presidential Constitution.
Learns of US bombing of Communists in Kampuchea
Learns of US bombing of Communists in Kampuchea but allows their Embassy to reopen
Visit to Tanzania
Visits Tanzania and deepens political and development cooperation with President Julius Nyerere.
Allows the American embassy in Phnom Penh to reopen
Allows the American embassy in Phnom Penh to reopen
Arrest of James Earl Ray
Arrested for the murder of Martin Luther King by Scotland Yard at London airport
Assassination of Martin Luther King
Two months after King's death, escaped convict James Earl Ray is captured at London Heathrow Airport while trying to leave the United Kingdom on a false Canadian passport in the name of Ramon George Sneyd. Arrested for the murder of Martin Luther King by Scotland Yard at London airport
Dismissal
Retreats to his Cotchford Farm home in Sussex, formerly owned by Winnie the Pooh author AA Milne, drinking heavily in the local pub and planning his comeback with a blues band, within a month he is found dead in his swimming pool. Jones releases a statement announcing his departure
Dismissal
Jones is forced out of the band after a late-night visit to his rural home from Jagger, Richards and Charlie Watts to be replaced by twenty year-old jazz-influenced guitarist Mick Taylor, from John Mayalls Bluesbreakers
Dismissal
Jones is forced out of the band after a late-night visit to his rural home from Jagger, Richards and Charlie Watts to be replaced by twenty year-old jazz-influenced guitarist Mick Taylor, from John Mayalls Bluesbreakers
Dismissal from Rolling Stones
Leaves the Rolling Stones as the group prepares for a new guitarist and a US tour.
Invasion of Vietnam
25,000 troops are withdrawn
Midway Meeting
Meets Nixon as the United States announces troop withdrawals
Midway Meeting
Meets Richard Nixon as Vietnamization is announced
Peace
Meets President Thieu on Midway Island who supports the US peace proposals. Announces the withdrawal of 25,000 American troops from Vietnam
Peace
Meets President Nixon on Midway Island & agrees to his peace proposals
Provisional Revolutionary Government
Becomes a leading diplomat of the Provisional Revolutionary Government
Rolling Stones, The
At the suggestion of pianist and road manager Ian Stewart, the Stones decide to add a new guitarist and Jones is visited by Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Charlie Watts and told the group he formed would continue without him.
Rolling Stones, The
Jones is forced out of the band after a late-night visit to his rural home from Jagger, Richards and Charlie Watts to be replaced by twenty-year-old jazz-influenced guitarist Mick Taylor, from John Mayall's Bluesbreakers.
Rolling Stones, The
At the suggestion of pianist and road manager Ian Stewart, the Stones decide to add a new guitarist and Jones is visited by Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Charlie Watts and told the group he formed would continue without him
Rolling Stones, The
permit, at the suggestion of pianist and road manager Ian Stewart, the Stones decided to add a new guitarist and on 8 June 1969, Jones was visited by Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, and Charlie Watts where he was told that the group he had formed would continue without him.
Rolling Stones, The
The Stones decided that following the release of the Let It Bleed album (scheduled for a July 1969 release in the US) they would start a North American tour in November 1969, however, the Stones management was informed that because of his drug convictions Jones would not receive a work
Rolling Stones, The
At the suggestion of pianist and road manager Ian Stewart, the Stones decide to add a new guitarist and Jones is visited by Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Charlie Watts and told the group he formed would continue without him
Rolling Stones, The
At the suggestion of pianist and road manager Ian Stewart, the Stones decide to add a new guitarist and Jones is visited by Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Charlie Watts and told the group he formed would continue without him
Rolling Stones, The
At the suggestion of pianist and road manager Ian Stewart, the Stones decide to add a new guitarist and Jones is visited by Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Charlie Watts and told the group he formed would continue without him
Vietnamization
Announces a first troop withdrawal under Vietnamization
Vietnamization Announced
Announces the first major US troop withdrawal under Vietnamization
Red Army Faction
after two months the Palestinians are sick of their disrespectful German guests and send them on a plane out of Jordan, they return to Berlin.
Red Army Faction
Half of the group sneaks into East Berlin, and then heads to the Jordan desert to a Palestinian training camp, to be followed by the rest of the group a week later.
Red Army Faction
The RAF learn how to shoot guns, throw grenades, and thoroughly annoy their Palestinian hosts.
Self Portrait
Releases the controversial double album Self Portrait.
Arrest of Gudrun Ensslin
Ensslin is captured
Third Constitutional Amendment
Leads the government when the constitutional amendment permitting European Communities membership is signed.
Exile of Alexander Solzhenitsyn
Gives his Commencement Address condemning modern western culture
Bombing of Iraq
Israeli planes bomb a nuclear power plant near Iraq, the act is condemned by the UN
Bombing of Osirak
Bombed by Israel to prevent Iraq developing nuclear weapons
Election
The Liberal Party win 25.4% of votes cast & 23 MPs
Invasion of Falklands
8-11 June, visits the Falkland Islands
French Open
Chris Evert-Lloyd wins the French Open
Recovery of Salyut 7
The achievement marks recovery of salyut 7 as an important Russian scientific milestone.
Salyut 7 Docking
Manually docks with the unresponsive Salyut 7 space station.
Election
Elected President of Austria
Constitution of Russia
Russian Parliament votes its laws take precedence over the USSR
Election
Yeltsin is elected President of Russia, the largest Republic
Free Elections
Czechoslovakia holds free parliamentary elections.
Presidential Inauguration
Konare takes office as Mali's first president elected under the new democratic constitution.
Forbidden
Sings on Forbidden, the final Black Sabbath studio album before the original-line-up reunion era.
Burial
Buried on the same day as his death without an autopsy fueling speculation that he may have been poisoned by political rivals
Constitution of Nigeria
Abubakar had never before held public office and is quick to announce a transition to democratic civilian rule which led to the election of President Olusegun Obasanjo
Election
Abubakar had never before held public office and is quick to announce a transition to democratic civilian rule which led to the election of President Olusegun Obasanjo
President of Nigeria
Majo General Abdulsalami Abubakar, Nigerias defence Chief of Staff, is sworn in as the countrys Head of State on the death of Abacha. Abubakar had never before held public office and is quick to announce a transition to democratic civilian rule which led to the election of President Olusegun Obasanjo
Arrest of Jonathan Aitken
Sentenced to 18 months imprisonment for perjury
Trial
Sentenced to 18 months imprisonment for perjury
Provisional Government
Putin takes personal control over Chechnya, a provisional Government is planned headed by a Kremlin-appointed official
Rule of Chechnya
Putin takes personal control over Chechnya, a provisional Government is planned headed by a Kremlin-appointed official
Reappointment as Chancellor
Brown begins a second Labour term as Chancellor of the Exchequer.
Resignation of William Hague
Resigns as Conservative leader after the 2001 general election defeat.
Presidential Inauguration
Toure takes office after winning Mali's presidential election.
Bombing of Erez Checkpoint
Rantissi is responsible for directing the Hamas-led attack in which four Israeli soldiers are killed at the Erez Checkpoint in the Gaza Strip
Transit of Venus
Pasachoff participates in scientific observations of the first transit of Venus visible since 1882.
Government Formation
Forms a new government after his appointment as prime minister
Minister of Interior
Appointed Minister of the Interior
President of Laos
Becomes president after Khamtai Siphandon
Prime Minister
Appointed Prime Minister of Laos
Secretary of State for Defence
Appointed Minister of Defence
Presidential Inauguration
Takes office after winning the May presidential election.
G7 Elmau Summit
Meets G7 leaders to discuss security, the global economy, Ukraine and international cooperation.
Brexit
Loses the Conservative majority in a Brexit-dominated general election.
Brexit
Loses the Conservative majority in a Brexit-dominated general election.
Election
Loses the Conservative majority in a snap general election.
FC Porto Manager Appointment
Is appointed FC Porto head coach before the new season.
Re-election to Parliament
Starmer retains Holborn and St Pancras at the general election.
Return to Porto as Coach
Returns to the club where he developed as a player.
Pluto
Analysis of New Horizons imagery confirms dune fields near Sputnik Planitia, showing that Pluto's thin atmosphere can mobilize surface particles.
Prime Minister Takes Office
Maia Sandu becomes Prime Minister after a coalition deal
COVID-19
Announces New Zealand has no active COVID-19 cases after the first wave.
2023 Counteroffensive
Ukraine begins major counteroffensive operations in the south.
French Open
Wins the French Open men's singles title.
Births on June 8
Birth of Thojib Suharto
Birth of Thojib Suharto
Birth of Tim Berners-Lee
Birth of Tim Berners-Lee
Deaths on June 8
Death of Edward the Black Prince
Death of Edward the Black Prince
Death of Edward the Black Prince
Death of Edward the Black Prince
Death of Elizabeth Woodville
Death of Elizabeth Woodville
Death of Emily Wilding Davison
Dies four days after she was struck by King George Vs horse Anmer at the Epsom Derby on 4 June 1913
Death of Sanni Abacha
Death of Sani Abacha
Death of Sanni Abacha
General Abacha dies, allegedly of a heart attack, in June 1998 while at the presidential villa in Abuja. Buried on the same day as his death without an autopsy fueling speculation that he may have been poisoned by political rivals
Battles on June 8
Battle of Badli Sari
A British force defeats rebel troops at Badli-ki-Serai and secures the Delhi Ridge.
Battle of Narvik
Allied withdrawal from Narvik is completed as Norway becomes untenable.
Battle of Narvik
Reoccupies Narvik after Allied forces complete their withdrawal.
Battle of Narvik
Uses Dietl's survival and Narvik's recovery as propaganda success.
Battle of Caen
Rommel returned to the Normandy front and reinforced the effort to hold Caen against Allied attacks.
Coronations on June 8
Coronation
Crowned at Kingston-on-Thames, Kingston is named after the ancient coronation stone