On This Day in History

June 8

Historical Events

452 Italy invaded by Attila the Hun.

793 Vikings in long ships from modern-day Norway plunder St Cuthbert's monastery on Lindisfarne Island, off the northeast coast of England capturing and killing monks.

1191 King Richard I of England arrives at Acre in modern day Israel to join the Siege of Acre during the Third Crusade.

1783 Laki volcano in southern Iceland begins 8-month eruption, killing 10,000 and causing widespread famines throughout Asia and Europe.

The bill of rights as it was created on September 25, 1789

1789 James Madison introduces a proposed Bill of Rights in the US House of Representatives

1987 New Zealand's Labour government legislates against nuclear weapons and nuclear powered vessels in NZ. Only nation to legislate against nuclear power.

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Famous Birthdays

William Dampier Born in 1651 Frank Lloyd Wright 1867 - 1959

Jerry Stiller 1927 - 2020 Tim Berners-Lee 69th Birthday

Also Francis Crick, Suharto and Kanye West (50).

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Famous Deaths

Edward the Black Prince 1330 - 1376 Andrew Jackson 1767 - 1845

Also Thomas Paine and Joseph A. Walker.

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France's Biggest-Ever Bank Robbery

Its vault was thought to be impregnable, but the bank had not reckoned on the ingenuity of a determined thief who died on this day, with the loot still missing.

The Heist of the Century