Monday, June 8, 2020

Historic Events on June 8


JEWS



65- Jews revolt against Rome, Capturing fortress of Antonia in Jerusalem.












ROMAN EMPEROR




218- Roman Emperor Elagabalus becomes the emperor of Rome.













ISLAM




632- Muhammad, the founder of the religion of Islam and of the Muslim community died in Medina.










VIKINGS 



793- Vikings in longships from modern-day Norway plunder St Cuthbert's monastery on Lindisfarne Island, off the northeast coast of England.







KING RICHARD I



1191- King Richard I, the lionheart of England arrives Acre in modern-day Israel to join the Siege of Acre during the Third Crusade.










VOLCANO




1783- Laki volcano in southern Iceland begins an 8-month eruption, killing 10,000 and causing widespread famines throughout Asia and Europe.






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