Discover what happened on 8 June 1917 in history! This day marks a series of notable events, famous births, and significant deaths. Explore the details below to learn more about the historical happenings of this day. On this day, history comes alive!
Deaths
- William Owens (Canadian politician (1840-1917))
- Giovanni Cadolini (Italian politician (1830–1917))
- Bogdan Ivanovich Khanenko (Russian judge; antiquities collector; philanthropist (1849–1917))
- Charles Henry Brown (New Zealand Army officer who served in World War I)
- George Dobson (Welsh rugby union player)
- Les Lee (Australian rules footballer)
- Matsudaira Tadakazu (daimyo of the late Edo period; 8th and final lord of Shimabara (1851-1917))
- Thomas Culling (New Zealand flying ace)
- William Cotton (British politician)
- Vladislovas Opulskis
- Ingebrigt Hagen (Norwegian physician, bryologist, botanist (1852–1917))
- Georgi Popov (Bulgarian politician)
- Andrew David Lytle Sr. (American photographer, 1834-1917)
- Friedrich Wilhelm Winter (German printer, artist and photographer (1878-1917))
- Fausto Filzi (Italian irrendentist (1891-1917))
- Charles Elphinstone Fleeming Cunninghame Graham ((1854-1917))
- Irina Naryshkina (Peerage person ID=111241)
- Arthur John Eden ((1827-1917))
- Alice Hannah Leigh ((1828-1917))
- Thomas Charles Stuart MacGregor ((1897-1917))
- Stephen P. Read (American politician)
- Alan James Mather
- George Denny
- Josef Mauczka
- Christabel Airy (British artist; daughter of Sir George Biddell Airy; (1842-1917))
- Maria Quintelier
- Constantia Besard
- Max Aminoff
- Hermann von Bezzel (German theologian (1861-1917))
- William Owens (Canadian politician (1840-1917))
- Giovanni Cadolini (Italian politician (1830–1917))
- Bogdan Ivanovich Khanenko (Russian judge; antiquities collector; philanthropist (1849–1917))
- Charles Henry Brown (New Zealand Army officer who served in World War I)
- George Dobson (Welsh rugby union player)
- Les Lee (Australian rules footballer)
- Matsudaira Tadakazu (daimyo of the late Edo period; 8th and final lord of Shimabara (1851-1917))
- Thomas Culling (New Zealand flying ace)
- William Cotton (British politician)
- Vladislovas Opulskis
- Ingebrigt Hagen (Norwegian physician, bryologist, botanist (1852–1917))
- Georgi Popov (Bulgarian politician)
- Andrew David Lytle Sr. (American photographer, 1834-1917)
- Friedrich Wilhelm Winter (German printer, artist and photographer (1878-1917))
- Fausto Filzi (Italian irrendentist (1891-1917))
- Charles Elphinstone Fleeming Cunninghame Graham ((1854-1917))
- Irina Naryshkina (Peerage person ID=111241)
- Arthur John Eden ((1827-1917))
- Alice Hannah Leigh ((1828-1917))
- Thomas Charles Stuart MacGregor ((1897-1917))
- Stephen P. Read (American politician)
- Alan James Mather
- George Denny
- Josef Mauczka
- Christabel Airy (British artist; daughter of Sir George Biddell Airy; (1842-1917))
- Maria Quintelier