June 8
What happened on June 8 in history
3 events fall on June 8, from 632 to 1949. Read them below, then try to place a historical scene yourself — guess where in the world it happened and in what year.
Events on June 8
632
Muhammad dies
The Prophet dies at Medina and the question of succession opens.
793
The Lindisfarne raid
Vikings sack the Northumbrian monastery, a shock recorded across Europe.
1949
Nineteen Eighty-Four is published
Orwell's last novel appears a year before his death.
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