What Day Of The Week Was June 8?

Monday June 8, 2026
A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.

June 8: Day of the Week

June 8, 2026 is the 159th day of the year 2026 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 206 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Monday.

If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Getsuyōbi.

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Zodiac & Birthstone

Gemini is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Pearl is the modern birthstone for this month. Moonstone is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

June 8 by the Numbers

  • 107 days since June 8
  • 0 year, 3 months, and 15 days ago
  • 3 months since then
  • June 8 is in the 24th week of the year 2026 (ISO 8601)
  • 15 weeks ago
  • The year 2026 is not a leap year

June 8 Historical Event(s)

1690Siddi general Yadi Sakat, razes the Mazagon Fort in Mumbai. 1783The volcano Laki, in Iceland, begins an eight-month eruption which kills over 9,000 people and starts a seven-year famine. 1856A group of 194 Pitcairn Islanders, descendants of the mutineers of HMS Bounty, arrives at Norfolk Island commencing the Third Settlement of the Island. 1928Second Northern Expedition: The National Revolutionary Army captures Peking, whose name is changed to Beiping (“Northern peace”). 1966An F-104 Starfighter collides with XB-70 Valkyrie prototype no. 2 destroying both planes during a photo shoot near Edwards Air Force Base. NASA pilot Joseph A. Walker and United States Air Force test pilot Carl Cross are both killed. 1966Topeka, Kansas is devastated by a tornado that registers as an “F5” on the Fujita Scale: the first to exceed US$100 million in damages. Sixteen people are killed, hundreds more injured, and thousands of homes damaged or destroyed. 1968Robert F. Kennedy’s funeral takes place at the Basilica of St. Patrick’s Cathedral, New York City. 1982Bluff Cove Air Attacks during the Falklands War: 56 British servicemen are killed by Argentine air attack on two landing ships : RFA Sir Galahad and RFA Sir Tristram. 1995Downed U.S. Air Force pilot Captain Scott O'Grady is rescued by U.S. Marines in Bosnia. 2004The first Venus Transit in modern history takes place, the previous one being in 1882.

Who were born on June 8?

1625Giovanni Domenico Cassini, Italian scientist and astronomer (d. 1712) 1671Tomaso Albinoni, Italian composer (d. 1751) 1885Karl Genzken, Nazi physician (d. 1957) 1921Alexis Smith, Canadian actress (d. 1993) 1927Jerry Stiller, American comedian and actor 1933Rommie Loudd, former American football player, coach, and executive (d. 1998) 1944Mark Belanger, American baseball player (d. 1998) 1950Kathy Baker, American actress 1951Tony Rice, American acoustic guitarist 1989Christina Broccolini, Canadian TV presenter

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