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There are many reasons to celebrate June!  June 8 is the 159th day of the year (160th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 206 days remaining until the end of the year. Follow our list below for some great reasons to celebrate this day.
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World Brain Tumor Day
As a tribute to all brain tumor patients and their families the Deutsche Hirntumorhilfe announced the World Brain Tumor Day in 2000 as an international commemoration day. It is celebrated annually on 8 June.
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World Oceans Day (International)
World Oceans Day, which had been unofficially celebrated every 8 June since its original proposal in 1992 by Canada at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, was officially recognized by the United Nations in 2008. Since then it has been coordinated internationally by The Ocean Project and the World Ocean Network with greater success and global participation each year.

• Primož Trubar Day (Slovenia)
• Bounty Day (Norfolk Island)
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Weird Wild & Wacky Holidays
• Name Your Poison Day
• Best Friends Day
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Is it your Birthday Today?  See who shares your birthday.
• Birth anniversaries of Francis Crick (1916-2004) and Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959).

Happy Birthday! Scott Adams, Tim Berners-Lee, Barbara Bush, Kim Clijsters, James Darren, Gabrielle Giffords, Julianna Margulies, Sara Paretsky, Joan Rivers, Boz Scaggs, Nancy Sinatra, Jerry Stiller, Keenen Ivory Wayans, Andrew Weil, Kanye West
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Christian Feast Day:
• Chlodulf of Metz
• Medard
• William of York
• June 8 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
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On This Day
• In 1789, James Madison proposed The Bill of Rights.
• In 1874, Apache chief Cochise died in southeastern Arizona.
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BBC: On This Day - June 8
The New York Times: On This Day - June 8
On This Day in Canada - June 8
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• Earliest day on which Queen's Birthday can fall, while June 14 is the latest; celebrated on the second Monday in June. (Australia, except Western Australia)
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