Historical Events on June 8

218 battle between rivals for the Roman throne

1010 battle in Spain

1255 battle in Wales

13th-century treaty that established an order of succession for the House of Habsburg

1298 middle ages battle

1380 treaty between Lithuania and the Teutonic Knights

1652 military battle

1658 battle between sons of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan

1663 battle of the Portuguese Restoration War

1708 naval battle in the War of the Spanish Succession

1755 naval battle early in the Franch and Indian War

First fundamental law of the German Confederation, part of the Vienna Treaty

Riot in 19th century Upper Canada

Battle during Indian Rebellion of 1857

Treaty between France and Tunisia

1943 part of Greek Resistance during World War II

USS Liberty incident — 1967 Israeli attack on American navy ship

1968 battle during the Vietnam War

UEFA Euro 1968 finals — final game of the UEFA Euro 1968

1975 Swedish Grand Prix — Formula 1 race

1980 killing of Bengalis in Tripura, India

1982 Argentine Air Force strike during the Falklands War

Operation Blue Star — 1984 Indian military operation in golden temple

Convention on Biological Diversity — international treaty

Killing of a family of 4 Tamils in Vankalai, Mannar district, in 2006

2008 Canadian Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held on June 8, 2008 ; Montreal, Canada

2014 mass drowning in Himachal Pradesh, India

2016 military offensive

2017 United Kingdom general election — general election held in United Kingdom