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World Oceans Day

Name: World Oceans Day
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On June 8, in the year 0, World Oceans Day. This event is recorded as a Holidays event in the history of June 8, one of 300 recorded events on this date across all of history.

World Ocean Day (WOD) is an international day that takes place annually on June 8. The concept was originally proposed in 1992 by Canada's International Centre for Ocean Development (ICOD) and the Ocean Institute of Canada (OIC) at the Earth Summit – UN Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. "World Oceans Day" was officially recognized by the United Nations in 2008. The international day supports the implementation of worldwide Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and fosters public interest in the protection of the ocean and the sustainable management of its resources. World Oceans Day is observed by all UN member states.

Key Facts

This event took place on June 8, 0 (AD era).
It is categorised as a Holidays event in recorded history.
Referenced in 1 Wikipedia article.
Wikipedia source last updated on 5 May 2026.

On This Date in History 300

Type	Year	Date	Event
Notable Deaths	2024	Jun 8	Ramoji Rao, Indian businessman, media proprietor and film producer (born 1936)
Notable Deaths	2024	Jun 8	Chet Walker, American basketball player (born 1940)
Historical Events	2023	Jun 8	Former US President Donald Trump is indicted on federal charges of misusing classified information
Notable Deaths	2023	Jun 8	Pat Robertson, American televangelist (born 1930)
Notable Deaths	2022	Jun 8	Paula Rego, Portuguese-British visual artist (born 1935)
Notable Deaths	2019	Jun 8	Andre Matos, Brazilian heavy metal musician (born 1971)
Notable Deaths	2018	Jun 8	Anthony Bourdain, American chef and travel documentarian (born 1956)
Notable Deaths	2015	Jun 8	Chea Sim, Cambodian commander and politician (born 1932)
Notable Deaths	2014	Jun 8	Alexander Imich, Polish-American chemist, parapsychologist, and academic (born 1903)
Notable Deaths	2014	Jun 8	Yoshihito, Prince Katsura of Japan (born 1948)
Notable Deaths	2013	Jun 8	Paul Cellucci, American soldier and politician, 69th Governor of Massachusetts (born 1948)
Notable Deaths	2013	Jun 8	Yoram Kaniuk, Israeli painter, journalist, and critic (born 1930)
Notable Deaths	2013	Jun 8	Taufiq Kiemas, Indonesian politician, 5th First Spouse of Indonesia (born 1942)
Notable Deaths	2012	Jun 8	Charles E
Notable Deaths	2012	Jun 8	Ghassan Tueni, Lebanese journalist, academic, and politician (born 1926)
Notable Deaths	2010	Jun 8	Denise Narcisse-Mair, Canadian musician (born 1940)
Notable Deaths	2009	Jun 8	Omar Bongo, Gabonese captain and politician, President of Gabon (born 1935)
Selected Events	2009	Jun 8	Two American journalists, having been arrested for illegal entry into North Korea, were sentenced to twelve years hard l
Historical Events	2008	Jun 8	7 people are killed and 11 more are injured in a massacre in Akihabara
Selected Events	2008	Jun 8	A Japanese man drove a truck into a crowd of pedestrians in Akihabara, Tokyo, and proceeded to stab at least 12 people,
Selected Events	2008	Jun 8	Seven people were killed and 10 others were injured in vehicle and knife attack in Tokyo, Japan
Historical Events	2007	Jun 8	Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, is hit by the State's worst storms and flooding in 30 years resulting in the deat
Historical Events	2007	Jun 8	Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on STS-117 carrying two truss segments and solar arrays to the International Space St
Selected Events	2007	Jun 8	A major storm caused the bulk carrier Pasha Bulker to run aground in New South Wales, Australia
Notable Deaths	2006	Jun 8	Jaxon, American illustrator and publisher, co-founded Rip Off Press (born 1941)
Notable Deaths	2006	Jun 8	Matta El Meskeen, Egyptian monk, theologian, and author (born 1919)
Historical Events	2004	Jun 8	The first Venus Transit in well over a century takes place, the previous one being in 1882
Notable Births	2004	Jun 8	Francesca Capaldi, American actress
Notable Deaths	2004	Jun 8	Charles Hyder, American astrophysicist and academic (born 1930)
Notable Deaths	2004	Jun 8	Mack Jones, American baseball player (born 1938)
Historical Events	2001	Jun 8	Mamoru Takuma kills eight and injures 15 in a mass stabbing at an elementary school in the Osaka Prefecture of Japan
Notable Deaths	2001	Jun 8	Alex de Renzy, American director and producer (born 1935)
Notable Deaths	2000	Jun 8	Frédéric Dard, French author and screenwriter (born 1921)
Notable Deaths	1998	Jun 8	Sani Abacha, Nigerian general and politician, 10th President of Nigeria (born 1943)
Notable Deaths	1998	Jun 8	Maria Reiche, German mathematician and archaeologist (born 1903)
Notable Births	1997	Jun 8	Jeļena Ostapenko, Latvian tennis player
Notable Deaths	1997	Jun 8	George Turner, Australian author and critic (born 1916)
Notable Deaths	1997	Jun 8	Karen Wetterhahn, American chemist and academic (born 1948)
Historical Events	1995	Jun 8	Downed U
Notable Births	1995	Jun 8	Ferland Mendy, French footballer
Notable Deaths	1995	Jun 8	Juan Carlos Onganía, Argentine general and politician, 35th President of Argentina (born 1914)
Notable Births	1994	Jun 8	Liv Morgan, American professional wrestler
Historical Events	1992	Jun 8	The first World Oceans Day is celebrated, coinciding with the Earth Summit held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Historical Events	1992	Jun 8	GP Express Airlines Flight 861 crashes on approach to Anniston Regional Airport in Anniston, Alabama, killing three
Notable Births	1989	Jun 8	Timea Bacsinszky, Swiss tennis player
Historical Events	1987	Jun 8	New Zealand's Labour government establishes a national nuclear-free zone under the New Zealand Nuclear Free Zone, Disarm
Notable Deaths	1987	Jun 8	Alexander Iolas, Egyptian-American art collector (born 1907)
Notable Births	1986	Jun 8	Keith Gill, American financial analyst and investor
Historical Events	1984	Jun 8	Homosexuality is decriminalized in the Australian state of New South Wales
Notable Births	1984	Jun 8	Javier Mascherano, Argentinian footballer and manager