* Astronomy

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RE: June 8th

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World Oceans Day is celebrated every 8 June
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t36354598/world-oceans-day/

Quand il pleut à la Saint-Médard, il pleut quarante jours plus tard
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medardus#Legends_and_customs

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Mt Etna erupted smoke rings on 8 June 2000

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Eruption of Laki: On 8 June 1783, a fissure with 130 craters opened with phreatomagmatic explosions
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t43258754/laki/

Vikings raided Lindisfarne abbey in Northumbria on 8 June, 793
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viking_Age

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On 8 June 1959, the U.S. submarine USS Barbero assisted the Post Office Department, fired a Regulus cruise missile
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocket_mail#United_States

The Discoverer 24 reconnaissance satellite was launched in 1961 but failed to achieve orbit.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discoverer_24

The British Petrel sounding rocket was first flown on June 8, 1967 in South Uist.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petrel_(rocket)

Luna 6 was launched on 8 June 1965
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luna_6

The Venera 9 space probe was launched by the Soviet Union on June 8, 1975
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venera_9

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STS-117 was a Space Shuttle mission launched on 8 June 2007
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS-117

The Sunrise Balloon-Borne Solar Observatory was launched on 8 June 2009
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunrise_(telescope)

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On 8th June 1924, British climbers Mallory and Irvine were last seen "going strong for the top"
http://garethdthomas.homestead.com/malloryandirvine.html

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Dr. Stanley G. Love, Ph.D. (born June 8, 1965) is an American scientist and a NASA astronaut.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_G._Love

Bruce McCandless II (June 8, 1937 - December 21, 2017) was a former NASA astronaut
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_McCandless_II

Timothy John Berners-Lee (born 8 June 1955) is an English computer scientist.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Berners-Lee

Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval (June 8, 1851 - December 13, 1940) was born in La Porcherie and was a French physician
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques-Ars%C3%A8ne_d%27Arsonval

Alicia Boole Stott (June 8, 1860 - December 17, 1940) was a British mathematician
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alicia_Boole_Stott

John Godolphin Bennett, (8 June 1897 - 13 December 1974) was a British mathematician
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_G._Bennett

Jacques Pierre Friederich Sellschop (8 June 1930 - 4 August 2002) was a South African scientist
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedel_Sellschop

Kenneth Geddes Wilson (June 8, 1936 - June 15, 2013) was an American theoretical physicist
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_G._Wilson

Joshua Simon Bloom (born June 8, 1974, Washington, D.C.) is an American astrophysicist
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joshua_Bloom

Giovanni Domenico Cassini (June 8, 1625 - September 14, 1712) was an Italian/French mathematician
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giovanni_Domenico_Cassini

Alfred Rordame (June 8, 1862 - November 30, 1931) was an Astronomer
http://www.catchersofthelight.com/catchers/post/2012/07/24/Alfred-Rordame-History-of-Astrophotography

Joseph Veverka (born 1941) is the James A. Weeks Professor of Physical Sciences, professor of Astronomy at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Veverka

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Nineteen Eighty-Four (sometimes written 1984) is a 1948 dystopian novel written by George Orwell
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t43258778/nineteen-eighty-four/

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NGC 6357 was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on the 8th June 1837.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57776503/ngc-6357/

NGC 6453 was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on the 8th June 1837.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57776493/ngc-6453/

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The first images from the VLT Survey Telescope were released on June 8, 2011.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VLT_Survey_Telescope#First_Images_of_the_VST

V603 Aquilae (or Nova Aquilae 1918) was a bright nova occurring in Aquila in 1918.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t53974638/nova-aquila-1918/

Asteroid (20461) Dioretsa (1999 LD31) is an asteroid discovered in 1999 notable for its unusual orbit
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20461_Dioretsa

Asteroid (146) Lucina was discovered by Alphonse Borrelly on June 8, 1875
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t13453060/asteroid-146-lucina/

Asteroid (268) Adorea was discovered by A. Borrelly on June 8, 1887 in Marseilles.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/268_Adorea

Great Oklahoma Fireball of 1920
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=WVi8AQAAQBAJ&pg=PA125#v=onepage&q&f=false

Ulladulla meteor of the 8th June 1878
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t53972492/ulladulla-13-june-1878-meteor/

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Meteorites

The Ogi (H6) meteorite fell in Kyushu, Japan, on the 8th June, 1741.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t49504647/ogi-meteorite/

The Ste. Marguerite (H4) meteorite fell in Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France, on the 8th June, 1962.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t49504652/ste-marguerite-meteorite/