June 8th (1942) was a Monday. It's the 158th day of the year (159th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 207 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 8th June, 1942
» World War II: The Japanese imperial submarines Japanese submarine I-21 e.g I-21 and I-24 shell the Australian cities of Sydney and Newcastle, New South Wales called Newcastle.
Famous Birthdays on June 8 in 1942
» Nikos Konstantopoulos, Greek politician
» Doug Mountjoy, Welsh snooker player
» Chuck Negron, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Three Dog Night)
» Andrew Weil, American author and educator
June 8th Holidays in History
» Bounty Day (Norfolk Island)
» Christian Feast Day:
» Mary of the Divine Heart named Blessed Mary of the Divine Heart (Droste zu Vischering)
» Chlodulf of Metz
» Medardus e.g Medard
» Melania the Elder
» Roland Allen (Episcopal Church (USA))
» Thomas Ken (Church of England)
» William of York
» June 8 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Primož Trubar Commemoration called Primož Trubar Day (Slovenia)
» German Brain Tumor Association named World Brain Tumor Day