What happened on Saturday June 08, 1996?

About June 8th, 1996, in brief:

  • Historical events: The 10th European Football Championship (UEFA Euro 96) commences in England, marking a significant event in international football tournament history.
  • Day of the week: June 8th, 1996 was a Saturday
  • Zodiac Sign: Gemini (in western zodiac), Rat (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: Last Quarter
  • #1 US song: Tha Crossroads by Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
  • #1 UK song: Three Lions by Baddiel & Skinner and The Lightning Seeds
  • Popular movie: The Hate U Give directed by George Tillman Jr.

More about June 8th, 1996? See below for more news and curiosities on June 8th, 1996.

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June 08, 1996: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on June 08, 1996:

  • UEFA Euro 96 Begins The 10th European Football Championship (UEFA Euro 96) commences in England, marking a significant event in international football tournament history.
  • Steffi Graf Wins French Open Tennis legend Steffi Graf defeats Arantxa Sánchez Vicario in a historic women's final at the French Open, securing her 19th Grand Slam title in a remarkable display of skill and endurance.
  • China Conducts Nuclear Test The People's Republic of China performs a nuclear test at the Lop Nor testing site, demonstrating its nuclear capabilities and geopolitical stance.
  • Belmont Stakes Winner Rene Douglas rides Editor's Note to victory in the 128th Belmont Stakes, completing the race in a time of 2:28.96.
  • Panama Joins Berne Convention Panama officially becomes a member of the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works, an international copyright treaty that helps protect intellectual property rights across participating nations.
  • Dean Jones Cricket Performance Australian cricketer Dean Jones achieves a career-best bowling performance of 5 wickets for 112 runs in a match between Derbyshire and Hampshire.

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June 08, 1996: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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June 08, 1996: What were the main match results that day?

Bundesliga 2 - Football (Germany)

  • Bielefeld - Hannover : 2 - 1
  • Chemnitz - Lubeck : 2 - 1
  • CZ Jena - Leipzig : 3 - 1
  • F Koln - Nurnberg : 1 - 0
  • Mainz - Bochum : 1 - 0
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What day of the week was June 08, 1996?


June 08, 1996 was a Saturday and it was the 160th day of the year 1996 in the Gregorian calendar.

June 08, 1996 can also be written as 6/8/1996 in the US and as 8/6/1996 in UK and Europe.

June 08, 1996 in June 1996 calendar

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June 08, 1996: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on June 08, 1996 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week June 3rd and June 9th. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

June 08, 1996: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on June 08, 1996 was Tha Crossroads by Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, according to the music chart for the week June 3rd and June 9th.

  1. - Tha Crossroads youtube
  2. - Always Be My Baby youtube
  3. - Because You Loved Me youtube
  4. - Give Me One Reason youtube
  5. - You're The One youtube

June 08, 1996: What was the number 1 song in the UK on that day?

The number 1 song in the UK on June 08, 1996 was Three Lions by Baddiel & Skinner and The Lightning Seeds, according to the music chart for the week June 3rd and June 9th.

  1. - Three Lions youtube
  2. - Killing Me Softly youtube
  3. - Mysterious Girl youtube
  4. - Because You Loved Me youtube
  5. - Nobody Knows youtube

June 08, 1996: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on June 08, 1996 was Tha Crossroads by Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, according to the music chart for the week June 3rd and June 9th.

  1. - Tha Crossroads youtube
  2. - You're Makin' Me High/Let It Flow
  3. - Why I Love You So Much/Ain't Nobody
  4. - You're The One youtube
  5. - Touch Me Tease Me (From "The Nutty Professor")
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June 08, 1996: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for June 8th is Gemini.

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June 08, 1996: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for June 08, 1996 is Rat and the associated element is Fire.

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June 08, 1996: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on June 08, 1996 was Last Quarter.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on June 08, 1996 and is determined by the portion of the Moon's illuminated surface that is visible from Earth.

An observer located in New York City on June 08, 1996 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 36% full, rising at 01:00 am and setting at 02:10 pm.

The previous full moon was on Jun 01, 1996 while the next full moon would come on Jul 01, 1996.

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How old is someone born on June 08, 1996?


Someone born on June 08, 1996 is:

28 years 10 months old,

or 346 months and 15 days old,

or 1506 weeks and 4 days old,

or 10546 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on June 08, 1996?

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What generation do you belong to if you were born on June 08, 1996?

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