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  • Rome
    Friday Jun 8, 68
    Roman Empire

    Servius Sulpicius Galba

    Rome
    Friday Jun 8, 68

    Servius Sulpicius Galba, born as Lucius Livius Ocella Sulpicius Galba, was a Roman emperor who ruled from AD 68 to 69. He was the first emperor in the Year of the Four Emperors and assumed the position following Emperor Nero's suicide. Galba's physical weakness and general apathy led to him being selected over by favorites. Unable to gain popularity with the people or maintain the support of the Praetorian Guard, Galba was murdered by Otho, who became emperor in his place.




  • Cappadocia (Present-Day in Turkey)
    Monday Jun 8, 218
    Roman Empire

    Macrinus died

    Cappadocia (Present-Day in Turkey)
    Monday Jun 8, 218

    However, his downfall was his refusal to award the pay and privileges promised to the eastern troops by Caracalla. He also kept those forces wintered in Syria, where they became attracted to the young Elagabalus. After months of mild rebellion by the bulk of the army in Syria, Macrinus took his loyal troops to meet the army of Elagabalus near Antioch. Despite a good fight by the Praetorian Guard, his soldiers were defeated. Macrinus managed to escape to Chalcedon but his authority was lost: he was betrayed and executed after a short reign of just 14 months. After his father's defeat outside Antioch, Diadumenian tried to escape east to Parthia, but was captured and killed.




  • London, England, United Kingdom
    Wednesday Jun 8, 1492
    Elizabeth Woodville

    Death

    London, England, United Kingdom
    Wednesday Jun 8, 1492

    Elizabeth Woodville died at Bermondsey Abbey, on 8 June 1492.




  • Vienna, Austria
    Monday Jun 8, 1778
    Mozart

    Mozart resigns

    Vienna, Austria
    Monday Jun 8, 1778

    The composer was called to Vienna the following March, where his employer, Archbishop Colloredo, participated in the festivities for Joseph II 's accession to the Austrian throne. Mozart, fresh from his adulation in Munich, was offended when Colloredo regarded him as a mere servant, and particularly when the archbishop forbade him to perform at Countess Thun's before the Emperor for a fee equal to half of his annual Salzburg salary. In May, the ensuing quarrel reached a head, Mozart attempted to withdraw and was rejected. Permission was granted the following month but the composer was dismissed in a grossly insulting manner, administered by the steward of the archbishop, Count Arco. Mozart decided to settle in Vienna as a freelance performer and a composer.




  • Carantec, Brittany, France
    Tuesday Jun 8, 1920
    Igor Stravinsky

    Moving To The Fishing Village of Carantec

    Carantec, Brittany, France
    Tuesday Jun 8, 1920

    On 8 June 1920, the entire family left Morges for the last time, and moved to the fishing village of Carantec in Brittany for the summer while also seeking a new home in Paris.




  • France
    Saturday Jun 8, 1940
    Charles de Gaulle

    De Gaulle suggested fighting on

    France
    Saturday Jun 8, 1940

    On 8 June, de Gaulle visited Weygand, who believed it was "the end" and that after France was defeated Britain would also soon sue for peace. He hoped that after an armistice the Germans would allow him to retain enough of a French Army to "maintain order" in France. He gave a "despairing laugh" when de Gaulle suggested fighting on.




  • Syria and Lebanon
    Sunday Jun 8, 1941
    World War II

    Syria–Lebanon campaign

    Syria and Lebanon
    Sunday Jun 8, 1941

    Between June and July, United Kingdom invaded and occupied the French possessions Syria and Lebanon (8 June – 14 July 1941), with the assistance of the Free French.


  • New Delhi, India
    Monday Jun 8, 1964
    Indira Gandhi

    The Minister of Information and Broadcasting

    New Delhi, India
    Monday Jun 8, 1964

    After her father's death in 1964 she was appointed as a member of the Rajya Sabha (upper house) and served in Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri's cabinet as Minister of Information and Broadcasting.


  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Tuesday Jun 8, 1993
    Bosnian War

    Croat civilians and POWs were killed by the mujahideen

    Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Tuesday Jun 8, 1993

    On 8 June, 24 Croat civilians and POWs were killed by the mujahideen near the village of Bikoši.


  • FIFA headquarters, Zurich, Switzerland
    Monday Jun 8, 1998
    Sepp Blatter

    1998 Election

    FIFA headquarters, Zurich, Switzerland
    Monday Jun 8, 1998

    Sepp Blatter's 1998 election to the presidency of FIFA over UEFA President Lennart Johansson occurred amidst much controversy.


  • U.S.
    Monday Jun 8, 1998
    Bin Laden

    First indicted by a grand jury of the United States

    U.S.
    Monday Jun 8, 1998

    Osama bin Laden was first indicted by a grand jury of the United States on June 8, 1998 on a charges of "conspiracy to attack defense utilities of the United States" and prosecutors further charged that bin Laden was the head of the terrorist organization called al-Qaeda, and that he was a major financial backer of Islamic fighters worldwide.


  • Madrid, Spain
    Monday Jun 8, 2009
    Kaká

    To Madrid

    Madrid, Spain
    Monday Jun 8, 2009

    On 8 June, Milan and Real Madrid confirmed Kaká's move to the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium on a six-year deal for €67 million fee.


  • Milan, Italy
    Wednesday Jun 8, 2011
    Zlatan Ibrahimović

    Finally Moved To A.C. Milan

    Milan, Italy
    Wednesday Jun 8, 2011

    All agreements between Milan and Barcelona were confirmed on 18 June 2011.


  • U.S. and Worldwide
    Wednesday Jun 8, 2011
    Bitcoin

    The price rose to $31.50

    U.S. and Worldwide
    Wednesday Jun 8, 2011

    The price rose to $31.50 on 8 June. Within a month the price fell to $11.00. The next month it fell to $7.80, and in another month to $4.77.


  • Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    Sunday Jun 8, 2014
    Ciro Immobile

    First (unofficial) international hat-trck

    Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    Sunday Jun 8, 2014

    On 8 June, he scored a hat-trick in Italy's final World Cup warm-up match, a 5–3 unofficial win over Brazilian club side Fluminense.


  • Sunnyvale, California, U.S.
    Thursday Jun 8, 2017
    Atari, Inc.

    Ataribox

    Sunnyvale, California, U.S.
    Thursday Jun 8, 2017

    On June 8, 2017, a short teaser video was released, promoting a new product, and the following week CEO Fred Chesnais confirmed the company was developing a new games console – the hardware was stated to be based on PC technology, and still under development. In mid-July 2017 an Atari press release confirmed the existence of the aforementioned new hardware, referred to as the Ataribox.


  • El Salvador
    Tuesday Jun 8, 2021
    Bitcoin

    Bitcoin Law

    El Salvador
    Tuesday Jun 8, 2021

    On 8 June 2021, at the initiative of the president, pro-government deputies in the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador voted legislation—Ley Bitcoin or the Bitcoin Law—to make Bitcoin legal tender in the country alongside the US Dollar.


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