WHAT HAPPENED ON 8. JUNE
Want to find out what all happened on 8. June

The first Venus Transit in modern history takes place, the previous one being in 1882. (8. June 2004)

Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, is hit by the State's worst storms and flooding in 30 years resulting in the death of nine people and the grounding of a trade ship, the MV Pasha Bulker. (8. June 2007)

At least 37 miners go missing after an explosion in an Ukrainian coal mine causes it to collapse. (8. June 2008)

At least 7 people are killed and 10 injured in a stabbing spree in Tokyo, Japan. (8. June 2008)

Two American journalists are found guilty of illegally entering North Korea and sentenced to 12 years of penal labour. (8. June 2009)