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Notable anniversaries in history for today: June 8
- 200th: 1824 - Washing machine is patented by Noah Cushing of Quebec.
- 100th: 1924 - Birth of George Kirby in Chicago, Illinois, USA; comedian (ABC Comedy Hour).
- 100th: 1924 - Birth of Sheldon Allman in Chicago, Illinois, USA; actor (Norm - Harris Against the World).
- 90th: 1934 - Birth of Millicent Martin in Romford, England; actress (Alfie, Nothing but the Best).
- 80th: 1944 - Birth of Don Grady; actor (Robbie Douglas - My Three Sons, Mickey Mouse Club).
- 80th: 1944 - Birth of William Royce "Boz" Scaggs in Dallas, Texas, USA; rocker (Steve Miller Band).
- 40th: 1984 - Birth of Andrea Casiraghi, Prince of Monaco.
- 40th: 1984 - Columbia releases the film Ghostbusters to theaters.
- 40th: 1984 - Warner Bros. releases the film Gremlins to theaters.
- 40th: 1984 - A deadly F5 tornado nearly destroys the town of Barneveld, Wisconsin, killing 9 people, injuring nearly 200, and causing over US$25 million in damage.
- 25th: 1999 - The government of Colombia announces it will include the estimated value of the country's illegal drug crops, exceeding half a billion US dollars, in its gross national product.
- 20th: 2004 - The first transit of Venus since 1882 occurs; the next one will occur in 2012.
- 20th: 2004 - The 30th G8 summit takes place over the next two days on Sea Island, in Georgia, USA.
- 20th: 2004 - The pickled heart of Louis XVII of France is buried in the royal crypt at Saint-Denis.
- 15th: 2009 - Death of Africa's longest serving leader (42 years), Gabonese President Omar Bongo, at age 73 of a heart attack.
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