08 June - Today in History - Important historical events happened on this day in India and World History

In India and world History June 08 has a special significance, because on this day there have been many such incidents which have been recorded forever in the pages of history. Let us know that some of the most important events that will increase your general knowledge. The collected facts will be such as: the people born on this day, the passing of the famous persons, the war pact, the freedom of any country, the invention of new technologies, the change of power, the important national and international day etc

What happened on June 08 in history:

Year	Event / Incidence / Incident
65	Jews revolted against Rome. They captured the fortress of Antonia in Jerusalem. The Roman-Jewish conflicts or ‘wars’ were serial revolts by the Jews of the Eastern Mediterranean against the Roman Empire between 65 and 135 A.D.
218	Elagabalus became the king of Rome. He defeated the Roman Emperor Macrinus in the battle of Antioch. Syrian legions supported Elagabalus in the battle.
632	Prophet of Islam, Muhammad died in Medina, Saudi Arabia. He was succeeded by Abu Bakr, who became the first Caliph of Rashidun Caliphate.
1690	Yakut Khan, a Siddi general, razed the Mazagon Fort. The Mazagon Fort was a British fort in Mazagaon, Mumbai. It was built around 1680. In 1689, Yakut Khan, with 20,000 soldiers invaded Mumbai.
1783	Laki, a volcano in Iceland started an 8 month-eruption. It poured out estimated 14 K.M.3 basalt lava and poisonous clouds of SO₂ and acid compounds. This calamity caused death of 50% of Iceland's livestock population. The volcanic eruption led to a famine which killed 25% population of Iceland.
1938	Fossils of a 'robust-type' hominid were discovered at Kromdraai, Blaauwbank River Valley in South Africa. This hominid was later named as Paranthropus Robustus by Robert Broom. Paranthropus Robustus is dated to have lived between 2 and 1.2 million years ago.
1953	The Supreme Court of United States ruled that restaurants in Washington D.C. could not refuse to serve black patrons. Earlier, blacks in America were denied of basic human rights due to racism.
1992	The first World Ocean Day was celebrated. It was proposed by Canada in the Earth Summit 1992, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and was officially recognized by the United Nations in 2008.
2007	The Space Shuttle Atlantis was launched with a crew of seven on an assembly mission to the International Space Station on mission STS-117. Atlantis is the 4th operational and the second-to-last Space Shuttle built.
2011	Indian social activist Anna Hazare began second hunger strike against corruption. The anti corruption movement 2011 is considered as one of the largest public movements of independent India. The aim of this movement was to establish a strong constitutional body against corruption.

List of June 08 famous birthdays:

Year	Name / Profession / Country

List of June 08 famous Indian birthdays:

Year	Name / Profession / Country
1957	Dimple Kapadia / Actress / India
1975	Shilpa Shetty / Actress / India
1915	Kayyar Kinhanna Rai / Author / India

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