1855 ~ GEORGE CHARLES HAiTé the English designer, painter and illustrator was born on the 8th day of June in 1855 (d.1924).
1867 ~ FRANK LLOYD WRiGHT the American architect was born on the 8th day of June in 1867 (d. 1959).
1949 ~ GEORGE ORWELL‘s NiNETEEN EiGHTY-FOUR was published on the 8th day of June in 1949.
1984 ~ HOMOSEXUALiTY was declared legal in the Australian state of New South Wales on the 8th day of June in 1984.
1992 ~ WORLD OCEAN DAY was celebrated for the first time on the 8th day of June in 1992.
1940 ~ NANCY SiNATRA the American singer was born on the 8th day of June in 1940.
1942 ~ CHUCK NEGRON the American singer from THREE DOG NiGHT was born on the 8th day of June in 1942.
1944 ~ BOZ SCAGGS the American singer and songwriter was born on the 8th day of June in 1944.
1951 ~ BONNiE TYLER the Welsh country, pop and rock singer was born on the 8th day of June in 1951.
1955 ~ Sir Timothy Berners-Lee (OM|KBE|FRS|FREng|FRSA|DFBCS) aka Tim Berners-Lee or TimBL, the British computer scientist, best known as the inventor of the World Wide Web, was born on the 8 June 1955. Tim Berners-Lee’s website: www.w3.org/People/Berners-Lee | Twitter.com/TimBerners_Lee verified | Tim on TED
1957 ~ SCOTT ADAMS the American cartoonist was born on the 8th day of June in 1957.
1960 ~ MiCK HUCKNALL the English singer and songwriter from SiMPLY RED was born on the 8th day of June in 1960.
1962 ~ NiCK RHODES the English musician from DURAN DURAN was born on the 8th day of June in 1962.
1977 ~ KANYE WEST the American rapper was born on the 8th day of June in 1977.
1983 ~ LEE HARDiNG the Australian punk rock singer was born on the 8th day of June in 1983.
2004 ~ The 1st VENUS TRANSiT in modern history took place on the 8th day of June in 2004. The previous Venus Transit was in 1882.
Today in History for June 8th ~ video presented by the Associated Press…