June 8, 2022

June 8, 2022, was a Wednesday. It was 2 years, 5 months, and 15 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Gemini.

What happened?

What happened on June 8, 2022?

The US House of Representatives votes to set 21 as the minimum age for purchasing semi-automatic guns.
Several golfers are accused of helping the Saudi government to engage in "sportswashing" after agreeing to play in the Liv Golf tournament.

Music charts

These songs were on top of the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom on June 8, 2022:

United States: "As It Was" by Harry Styles
United Kingdom: "As It Was" by Harry Styles

Play the top songs from 2022
A Spotify playlist of hit songs from 2022.

Top movie at the box office

The movie "Top Gun: Maverick" was at the top of the box office on June 8, 2022.

Facts

This date was 899 days ago. Approximately 30 months have passed. It was the 159th day of 2022, in week 23. The decade was the 2020s. A child born on this day is 2 years old and belongs to the Gen Alpha generation. The Earth has experienced 10 seasons of weather since then.

Take me back to June 8, 2022

Let's take a stroll down memory lane.

It is Wednesday, June 8, 2022. Anyone born today will have the star sign Gemini. It is "Hump Day", so many are beginning to think about the weekend ahead.

The summer of 2022 is in full swing. The weather is warm, and the evenings are brighter than usual. Most schools and colleges are now finished until August or September. The song "As It Was" by Harry Styles is at the top of the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom. Joe Biden is the President of the United States, and the movie Top Gun: Maverick is at the top of the box office.

Boris Johnson is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as James Caan, Tony Sirico, Ivana Trump, and Paul Sorvino would all still be alive. On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "The Walking Dead", "Young Sheldon", "Barry", and "You".

Meanwhile, gamers are playing titles such as "Cyberpunk 2077", "Far Cry 6", "Battlefield 2042", and "Pokémon Legends: Arceus". Children and teenagers are watching television shows such as "Bunk'd", "Raven's Home", "The Ghost and Molly McGee", and "Face's Music Party". Popular toys at the moment include the Xbox Series X and the PlayStation 5.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Personality summary image

Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on June 8, 2022, will have the star sign Gemini.
Zodiac Element: Air.
Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 2022 was the year of the Tiger (Yang Fire).
The Life Path Number for this date is 2.
Native American Zodiac: June 8, 2022 falls under the Deer.
Birthstone: A person during the month of June will have the birthstones Pearl and Alexandrite.
Birth flower (June): The Rose and the Honeysuckle.

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on June 8, 2022.

Record of the Year
The song "About Damn Time" by Lizzo won a Grammy for 2022's Record of the Year.
Everything Everywhere All at Once
The film "Everything Everywhere All at Once" won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2022.
2022 in movies
Movies released in 2022 included The Batman, The Lost City, Morbius, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Top Gun: Maverick, Jurassic World Dominion, Elvis, Minions: The Rise of Gru, Black Adam, Avatar: The Way of Water, and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.
Volodymyr Zelensky
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was named Time Person of the Year in 2022.
2022 in music
The music charts in 2022 were dominated by artists such as Glass Animals, Lizzo, Harry Styles, The Kid Laroi, Adele, Ed Sheeran, Jack Harlow, Latto, Justin Bieber, and Lil Nas X.
Best NBA players
The best NBA players in 2022 were Nikola Jokić, Joel Embiid, Stephen Curry, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Chris Paul, and Luka Dončić.
Best soccer players
The best soccer players in 2022 were Karim Benzema, Sadio Mané, Kevin De Bruyne, Robert Lewandowski, Mohamed Salah, Kylian Mbappé, Thibaut Courtois, Vinícius Júnior, Luka Modrić, and Erling Haaland.

Personality traits

Check out our personality summary for people who were born on June 8, 2022.

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What happened around this time?

Notable events that happened close to June 8, 2022.

May 9, 2022:
• Fugitives: Alabama inmate Casey White is recaptured and former jail official Vicky White commits suicide.
• Queen Elizabeth misses the opening of the UK parliament due to mobility issues.
May 10, 2022:
• Elon Musk claims that he will lift Donald Trump's Twitter ban.
• A passenger on a private plane manages to land the aircraft in Florida after the pilot became incapacitated.
• Wagatha Christie: The libel trial between Rebekah Vardy and Coleen Rooney begins.
May 11, 2022:
• Republicans in the US Senate block efforts to enshrine abortion access as federal law.
• Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh is shot dead during an Israeli army raid.
May 12, 2022:
• The cryptocurrency "LUNA" plunges to less than a quarter of its original price.
• Astronomers release a photograph of the supermassive black hole called "Sagittarius A*".
• More than $200 billion is wiped off the crypto market because of intense selling.
• Bitcoin falls to its lowest price in 16 months.
May 13, 2022:
• Finland announces that it will be applying for NATO membership.
• There is international outcry after Israeli police beat mourners at the funeral of Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh.
• Cryptocurrency "LUNA" crashes to $0, rendering it practically worthless.
May 14, 2022:
• Ukraine win the 2022 Eurovision song contest.
• Soccer: Liverpool win the FA Cup final after beating Chelsea on penalties.
• Ten people are killed during a racially-motivated mass shooting in Buffalo, New York.
• Russian troops begin to withdraw from the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv.
May 15, 2022: Travis Barker and Kourtney Kardashian are officially married.
May 16, 2022:
• The defamation trial between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard resumes.
• Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister warns Finland and Sweden that there will be "far-reaching consequences" if they join NATO.
• McDonald's announces that it will be selling all of its fast food outlets in Russia.
• Sweden announces that it will be applying for NATO membership.
May 17, 2022:
• The British media reports that an unnamed Tory MP has been arrested for rape and sexual assault.
• The US Naval intelligence deputy director says that an increasing number of unidentified flying objects (UFOs) have been reported in the sky over the past 20 years.
• Netflix lays off 150 staff members.
May 18, 2022:
• North Korean leader Kim Jong Un criticizes state officials for the country's Covid outbreak.
• Former Minneapolis police officer Thomas Lane pleads guilty to manslaughter in the killing of George Floyd.
• The Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) claims that the world is at a "boiling point".
• Eintracht Frankfurt defeat Rangers on penalties to win the 2022 Europa League.
May 20, 2022:
• Ukraine orders its troops in Mariupol's Azovstal steelworks to stand down.
• Billionaire Elon Musk denies that he sexually harassed a flight attendant on a private jet in 2016.
• The UN warns that the world has just ten weeks' worth of wheat left due to the war in Ukraine.
• Harry Styles releases his album "Harry's House".
May 21, 2022:
• The Labor Party wins the 2022 Australian federal election.
• Experts say that they are "stunned" by the spread of the Monkeypox virus in Europe and North America.
May 22, 2022:
• Manchester City win the Premier League title after staging a comeback against Aston Villa in the final game of the season.
• Baby Formula shortage: The US begins to import supplies from Europe.
• AC Milan win their first Serie A title in 11 years.
May 23, 2022:
• Joe Biden tells reporters that the US would intervene militarily if China invaded Taiwan.
• Photographs emerge of UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson raising a glass at a party during a Covid-19 lockdown.
• Coffee chain Starbucks announces that it will be exiting Russia.
• WHO officials report that the Monkeypox outbreak is spreading through sexual activity.
• New York City removes its last public payphones.
May 24, 2022: 19 children and two teachers are killed in a mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas.
May 25, 2022: British model Kate Moss testifies at the Johnny Depp and Amber Heard defamation trial.
May 26, 2022:
• Russian forces begin to close in on the Ukrainian city of Severodonetsk.
• Actor Ray Liotta passes away at the age of 67.
• Depeche Mode keyboardist, Andy Fletcher, passes away at the age of 60.
May 27, 2022:
• The 4th season of Stranger Things is released on Netflix.
• Closing arguments are heard during the "Johnny Depp vs Amber Heard" defamation trial.
• UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson rewrites the ministerial code in order to avoid having to resign over the Partygate scandal.
• The first episode of the miniseries "Obi-Wan Kenobi" is aired on Disney.
• The movie "Top Gun: Maverick" is released.
May 28, 2022:
• Russia reports that it has seized the town of Lyman in eastern Ukraine.
• Real Madrid win the 2022 UEFA Champions League after defeating Liverpool 1-0.
May 29, 2022:
• Turkey's president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, says that he intends to block Finland and Sweden's accession to NATO.
• The husband of US House Speaker, Nancy Pelosi, is arrested for driving under the influence.
May 30, 2022:
• A man disguised as a woman in a wheelchair attempts to damage the Mona Lisa painting.
• Canada proposes a complete freeze on the ownership of handguns.
• 2,500-year-old wooden coffins and bronze statues are uncovered in the ancient necropolis of Saqqara in Egypt.
• Todd Boehly and his consortium become the new owners of Chelsea Football Club.
May 31, 2022:
• The EU agrees a ban on two thirds of Russian oil imports.
• Russia states that it is cutting off its natural gas supply to the Netherlands because the country refuses to pay in rubles.
• Elon Musk tells remote workers that they must return to the Tesla offices.
• Former One Direction singer Liam Payne makes a number of controversial statements about his former band members on Logan Paul's podcast.
June 1, 2022:
• Manchester United announce that Paul Pogba will be leaving the club on a free transfer.
• Gareth Bale leaves Real Madrid after nine years.
• Russia gains control of most of Severodonetsk in Ukraine.
• Johnny Depp wins his defamation case against his ex-wife Amber Heard.
• Four people are killed during a shooting at a medical building in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
June 3, 2022:
• The sports drama film "Hustle", starring Adam Sandler, is released by Netflix.
• The third season of "The Boys" is released on Amazon Prime Video.
June 4, 2022: Shakira confirms that she has her split with her partner Gerard Piqué after more than a decade together.
June 5, 2022:
• At least 40 people are killed during a mass shooting and bomb attack at a Catholic church in Owo, Nigeria.
• Brazilian Indigenist Bruno Araújo Pereira and British journalist Dom Phillips go missing in the west of the Amazonas.
June 6, 2022: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson narrowly survives a vote of "No Confidence".
This date: June 8, 2022
June 9, 2022:
• Ukraine reports that the city of Severodonetsk is largely under Russian control.
• The PGA Tour suspends golfers playing in Saudi Arabia's LIV Golf tournament.
• Gas prices in the United States hit an average of $5 per gallon.
• The European Central Bank announces that it will be raising interest rates in an effort to curb inflation.
• Britney Spears and Sam Asghari are married.
• TikTok star Cooper Noriega dies at the age of 19.
• Actress Rebel Wilson comes out as gay.
• An elephant kills a woman in India and then returns to her funeral to attack her body.
June 10, 2022: The film "Jurassic World Dominion" is released.
June 12, 2022: Actor Philip Baker Hall, who portrayed Mr Bookman in the sitcom Seinfeld, passes away at the age of 90.
June 13, 2022:
• Brexit: The UK government launches legislation to override parts of the Northern Ireland Protocol.
• The price of Bitcoin drops by 14%, falling beneath $24,000.
• Britney Spears' ex-husband, Jason Alexander, is charged with stalking her at her wedding.
• Wrestler Jeff Hardy is arrested for driving under the influence.
• Soccer: Benfica striker Darwin Núñez joins Liverpool.
June 14, 2022:
• Stock market: The S&P 500 officially enters a bear market.
• Coinbase lays off 18% of its workforce.
• Lizzo apologizes for including an "ablest slur" in her new song "Grrrls".
June 15, 2022:
• Microsoft officially retires its Internet Explorer browser.
• US President Joe Biden announces an additional $1 billion in military aid to Ukraine.
• Eliza Rose and Interplanetary Criminal release the song "B.O.T.A. (Baddest of Them All)".
June 16, 2022: The Golden State Warriors win the 2022 NBA Finals after they defeat the Boston Celtics 4-2.
June 17, 2022:
• Drake releases the album "Honestly, Nevermind".
• The British government approves the extradition of Julian Assange to the United States.
• WWE CEO Vince McMahon steps down due to a misconduct probe.
• Kate Bush's song "Running Up That Hill" reaches the top of the UK charts after featuring in Stranger Things.
• The Wendy Williams Show comes to an end after nearly 14 years.
June 18, 2022:
• Heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury is refused entry to the United States due to his links with Irish crime boss Daniel Kinahan.
• The price of Bitcoin falls under $20,000.
June 19, 2022:
• An unprecedented heatwave hits Western Europe, with temperatures reaching up to 43 degrees celsius (110°F).
• Golf: Matt Fitzpatrick wins the 2022 US Open.
June 20, 2022: Beyonce releases her single "Break My Soul".
June 21, 2022:
• Britain's largest rail strike in 30 years takes place.
• Beyonce releases her single "Break My Soul".
June 22, 2022:
• Rap artist Lil Tjay is shot multiple times in New Jersey.
• Khaby Lame becomes the most-followed person on TikTok.
June 23, 2022:
• Ukraine and Moldova are accepted as candidates to join the European Union.
• The first episode of "The Bear" is aired on FX on Hulu.
June 24, 2022:
• The US Supreme Court overturns "Roe v Wade" and ends the constitutional right to abortion.
• The horror film "The Black Phone" is released.
June 26, 2022: The Colorado Avalanche win the Stanley Cup Finals.
June 27, 2022:
• The bodies of 46 migrants are found in the back of a trailer near San Antonio, Texas.
• A Russian missile strike kills at least people at a shopping mall in Kremenchuk, Ukraine.
June 28, 2022:
• It is alleged that former US President Donald Trump attacked a Secret Service agent after they refused to bring him to the Capitol Hill riot on January 6th, 2021.
• Ghislaine Maxwell is sentenced to 20 years in prison for sex trafficking.
June 29, 2022: R&B singer R. Kelly is sentenced to 30 years in prison for multiple sex crimes.
June 30, 2022:
• Russia withdraws troops from Snake Island following heavy bombardment.
• The PC version of the MMORPG video game "TERA" is shut down.
July 1, 2022:
• The second volume of Stranger Things, Season 4, is released on Netflix.
• The film "Minions: The Rise of Gru" is released in movie theaters.
• Viral trend: Groups of teenagers wearing suits begin to attend the new Minions movie.
• It is reported that popular Minecraft YouTuber Technoblade has died from cancer at the age of 23.
July 2, 2022: It is reported that a restraining order has been filed against Latin singer Ricky Martin.
July 3, 2022:
• Several people are killed in an avalanche in the Italian Alps.
• Three people are killed during a mass shooting at the Field's shopping mall in Copenhagen, Denmark.
July 4, 2022: 7 people are killed after a gunman opens fire at a "July 4th" parade in Highland Park, Illinois.
July 5, 2022:
• UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson admits that he previously received reports of sexual misconduct about Deputy Chief Whip Chris Pincher.
• UK politics: Health Secretary Sajid Javid and Chancellor Rishi Sunak resign following Boris Johnson's admission that he knew about allegations concerning Chris Pincher.
July 6, 2022:
• Actor James Caan, who starred in The Godfather (1972) and Elf (2003), passes away at the age of 82.
• The documentary "Girl in the Picture" is released on Netflix.
July 7, 2022:
• UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announces that he will be stepping down in October after more than 50 MPs resign from his government.
• Derek Chauvin is sentenced to 21 years in prison for violating the civil rights of George Floyd.
July 8, 2022:
• Former Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is shot dead while delivering a campaign speech in Nara.
• Elon Musk states that he is terminating his acquisition of Twitter.
• US President Joe Biden signs an executive order on access to reproductive health care services in response to the Supreme Court's overturning of Roe vs. Wade.
• It is reported that WWE CEO Vince McMahon paid $12 million in "hush money" to four women who accused him of sexual misconduct and infidelity.
• Actor Tony Sirico, who portrayed Paulie Walnuts in the crime drama "The Sopranos", passes away at the age of 79.
• The movie "Thor: Love and Thunder" is released.

TV shows in 2022

The following TV shows were popular in June 2022:

The Kardashians

Severance

The Wheel of Time

Only Murders in the Building

The White Lotus

Cobra Kai

Bridgerton

Emily in Paris

Ted Lasso

The Witcher

The Mandalorian

The Boys

Kids TV shows on June 8, 2022

Cartoons and TV shows that children and teenagers were watching on this day in 2022:

Face's Music Party

The Villains of Valley View

The Ghost and Molly McGee

Baby Shark's Big Show!

Danger Force

Tyler Perry's Young Dylan

The Owl House

The Adventures of Paddington

The Casagrandes

Big City Greens

Raven's Home

Popular toys and games in 2022

Toys and games that were popular in 2022:

The PlayStation 5

The Xbox Series X

Video games

Popular video games that people were playing in June 2022.

Tunic

Gran Turismo 7

Elden Ring

Horizon Forbidden West

Total War: Warhammer III

Sifu

Dying Light 2

Pokémon Legends: Arceus

Halo Infinite

Wordle

Battlefield 2042

Forza Horizon 5

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on June 8.

Barbara Bush

First Lady of the United States Deceased
Born on June 8, 1925
She was not alive on this date.

Joan Rivers

Actress Deceased
Born on June 8, 1933
She was not alive on this date.

Rob Pilatus

German singer Deceased
Born on June 8, 1965
He was not alive on this date.

Kanye West

Rapper
Born on June 8, 1977
He turned 45 on this day in 2022.

US President

Joe Biden was the President of the United States on June 8, 2022.

UK Prime Minister

Boris Johnson was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Irish Taoiseach

Micheál Martin was the Taoiseach of Ireland.

Conception dates

Conception estimates for this date.

Note: These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

A baby that was born on June 8, 2022 was most likely conceived around September 15, 2021.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on June 8, 2022 is close to March 1, 2023.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about June 8, 2022:

899 days have passed since this date.
128 weeks have passed.
77,677,200 seconds have passed since June 8, 2022.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 90,623,400 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 40,081,435,200 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 12,946,200 times.
You have taken approximately 6,680,239 steps. That's roughly 2,969 miles.
932,126 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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