Historical Events -  June 8

632 AD: Islamic prophet Muhammad died in Madina. 

1707: After Aurangzeb’s death, his two sons, Muazzam and Azam Shah fought for the throne of Delhi. In this, Muazzam killed Azam Shah and seized the throne of Delhi.

1915: The book Gitarahasya, written by Lokmanya Tilak while he was in Mandalay prison, was published in Gaikwad Vada, Pune.

1936: Indian State Broadcasting Service got renamed All India Radio.

1948: First international flight of Air India took off from Bombay to London. The flight was VT-CQP Malabar Princess. 

1984: Homosexuality became legal in New South Wales of Australia. 

1992: World Oceans Day celebrated for the first time.

Famous Birthdays – June 8

1915: Uroob, an Indian writer of Malayalam literature.

1955: Tim Berners-Lee, an English computer scientist best known as the inventor of the World Wide Web.

1957: Dimple Kapadia, an Indian actress.

1975: Shilpa Shetty Kundra, an Indian actress, film producer, dancer, author, businesswoman, and a former model. 

Death Anniversaries  -  June 8

632 AD: Islamic prophet Muhammad died in Madina. 

1795: Louis XVII, King of France.

1809: Thomas Paine, an English-born American political activist, philosopher, political theorist, and revolutionary.

1845: Andrew Jackson, the seventh president of the United States.