8th of June
1950
- Thomas Blamey is promoted to Field Marshal on this day in 1950 becoming the only Australian to attain the rank.
1969
- Former New South Wales and Ireland representative Rugby League player David Barnhill was born in Wagga Wagga on the 8th of June 1969. He played for the Canberra Raiders, St George Dragons and the Sydney Roosters from 1989 to 1999 as well as Leeds Rhinos in 2000.
- Russell Morris, Tamam Shud, The Dave Miller Set, Heart ‘N’ Soul, Velvet Underground, Ronnie Burns, The Masters Apprentices, and The Flying Circus played at Hordern Pavillion, Moore Park on this day in 1969
1970
- Former Australian and Queensland representative Rugby League player Steve “Pearl” Renouf was born in Murgon, Queensland, on this day in 1970. He played for the Brisbane Broncos from 1988 to 1999 and for Wigan Warriors in 200 & 2001.
1974
- Gold medalist in Taekwondo at the 200 Sydney Olympics, Lauren Burns, was born on the 8th of June 1974 in Melbourne, Victoria.
- The Stevie Wright Band and AC/DC played at Chequers, Sydney on this day in 1974.
1975
- Brownlow Medal winning AFL player Mark Ricciuto was born on this day in 1975 in Waikerie, South Australia.
1992
The top 10 singles on the national chart for the 8th of June 1992:
- Take It From Me, Girlfriend
- To Be With You, Mr Big
- One In A Million, Euphoria
- Under The Bridge, Red Hot Chili Peppers
- That Word, Rockmelons
- Jump, Kris Kross
- Clunk, Frente
- Stay, Shakespeares Sister
- In The Closet, Michael Jackson
- James Brown Is Dead, L.A. Style
1996
- Cricketer Dean Jones gets his career-best 5-112 bowling figures playing for Derbyshire vs Hampshire on the 8th of June 1996.
2007
- The ship Pasha Bulker ran aground during a major storm on 8th of June 2007 on Nobbys Beach in Newcastle, New South Wales. The ship had been warned to move out to sea as there was an approaching storm but chose to ignore the warnings.
- Lynne Randell was born on the 14th of December 1949 in Liverpool, England and died on the 8th of June 2007 in Toorak, Victoria aged 58. Lynne migrated from England to Australia with her family when she was 5 years old and had a career here as a Pop Singer in the 60’s. Her biggest hit single was ‘Ciao Baby’ in 1967 which reached No 6 on the Go Set Top 40.