June 8

June 8 is the 159th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (160th in leap years), with 206 days remaining.

Births:

• 1810 -- [Robert Schumann]? (composer: "Symphonic Etudes")
• 1847 -- [Ida McKinley]? (former First Lady)
• 1867 -- Frank Lloyd Wright (architect)
• 1925 -- [Barbara Bush]? (former First Lady [to 41st president, George Bush, mother to 43rd president [George W Bush]?)
• 1929 -- [Jerry Stiller]? (comedian, actor, father to [Ben Stiller]?)
• 1933 -- [Joan Rivers]? (comedienne, author)
• 1940 -- Nancy Sinatra (singer, daughter to Frank Sinatra)
• 1944 -- [Boz Scaggs]? (singer, songwriter)
• 1947 -- [Kathy Baker]? (actress: The Cider House Rules, Misery, Edward Scissorhands, Picket Fences)
• 1953 -- [Bonnie Tyler]? (singer, guitarist)
• 1955 -- [Griffin Dunne]? (actor: An American Werewolf in London, Quiz Show)
• 1958 -- [Keenan Ivory Wayans]? (comedian, actor, director: Scary Movie, In Living Color)
• 1966 -- [Julianna Margulies]? (actress: E.R., Traveller)

Events:

• 1783 -- The volcano Laki, in Iceland, began an eight-month eruption which killed over 9,000 people and started a seven-year famine.
• 1998 -- [Charlton Heston]? assumed the presidency of the [National Rifle Association]?.

Deaths:

• 1982 -- Satchel Paige, baseball player

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See Also: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December

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