TUESDAY
June 8: Feast Day of Saint John of Kronstadt {Eastern Orthodox Christianity}
June 8: Feast Day of the Removal of the Relics of St. Theodore the Commander {Eastern Orthodox Christian}
June 8: Feast Day of Saint William of York {Roman Catholic}
June 8: Feast Day of Saints Medard + Gildard {Roman Catholic}
June 8: Feast Day of Our Lady of Alexandria {Roman Catholic} (Egypt)
June 1-30: Month Dedicated to The Sacred Heart of Jesus {Roman Catholic}
June 7-15: Vestalia Festival {Ancient Rome}
June 8: World Oceans Day
June 8: World Brain Tumor Day
June 8: International Day of Action for Elephants in Zoos
June 8 USA: National Best Friends Day
June 8 USA: National Caribbean American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
May 22-July 6 USA: The 2021 NBA Playoffs (basketball)
June 8 USA: Jelly-Filled Doughnut Day
June 8 Australia: Bounty Day, on Norfolk Island
June 8 Austria: 154th Anniversary of the Coronation of Franz/Francis Joseph I, Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary, Bohemia, Dalmatia + Croatia {1867}
June 8 Austria: 154th Anniversary of the Coronation of Duchess Elisabeth in Bavaria, Empress Consort of Austria, Queen Consort of Hungary, Bohemia, Dalmatia + Croatia {1867}
June 7-13 Belarus: The 2021 World Modern Pentathlon Championships (modern pentathlon)
June 4-13 Brazil: The 2021 Pan American Gymnastics Championships
June 8 China: 516th Anniversary of the Death of Zhu Youcheng, The Hongzhi Emperor of Ming China {1505}
June 8 Egypt: Feast Day of Our Lady of Alexandria {Roman Catholic}
May 30-June 13 France: The 2021 French Open (tennis)
June 8-17 France: The 2021 World Running Target Championships (shooting)
June 8 France: 1,042nd Anniversary of the Coronation of Louis V “the Do-Nothing”, King of West Francia {979 AD}
June 8 France: 226th Anniversary of the Death of King Louis XVII of France {1795}
June 8 Germany: 213th Anniversary of the Wedding of Princess Charlotte (Karoline) Auguste of Bavaria & Crown Prince Wilhelm of Wurttemberg (King Wilhelm I of Wurttemberg 1816-1864) {1808} [Divorced 1814]
June 8 Germany: 111th Anniversary of the Wedding of Prince Friedrich Wilhelm Viktor Karl Ernst Alexander Heinrich of Prussia & Duchess Agathe of Rabitor, Princess of Corvey, Princess of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfurst {1910}
June 8 Germany: Dss Sophie of Wurttemberg & Ct.Maximilien d’Andigne are expecting their 1st child
June 6-13 Hungary: The 2021 World Judo Championships
May 22-Nov.21 Italy: The 17th Venice Architecture Biennale @ Venice
June 8 Italy: 1,803rd Anniversary of the Death of Macrinus, co-Emperor of the Roman Empire {218 AD}
June 8 Italy: 1,803rd Anniversary of the Death of Diadumenian, co-Emperor of the Roman Empire {218 AD}
June 8 Italy: 153rd Anniversary of the Wedding of Prince Alfonso of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Count of Caserta & Princess Maria Antonietta of Bourbon-Two Sicilies {1868}
June 8 Italy: 9th Christening / Baptismal Day Anniversary of Prince Amedeo of Savoy-Aosta, Duke of the Abruzzi {2012}
June 5-17 Kazakhstan: The 2020 (Postponed) Asian Men’s Youth Handball Championships
June 8 Russia: 60th Anniversary of the Wedding of Grand Duke Vsevelod Ivanovich of Russia & Valli Knust {1961}
June 8 Serbia/Romania:99th Anniversary of the Wedding of King Alexander I of Yugoslavia (1921-1934) & Princess Marie of Romania, Princess of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen {1922}
June 8 Solomon Islands: Temotu Province Day
June 8 Turkey: 136th Anniversary of the Wedding of Sultan Mehmed VI of the Ottoman Empire (1918-1922) & Emine Nazikeda Marjim-Abaza Kadin Efendi {1885}
June 3-10 Brunei: 14th Anniversary of the Wedding of Princess Majeedah Nuurul Bolkiah of Brunei & Khairul Khalil {2007}
June 8-13 Bhutan: K.Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck treks along the eastern border of Bhutan from Merak to Jomotshangka [with: Pr.Jigme Dorji]
June 8 Bhutan: K.Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck holds an audience with members of the Tashigang Dzongkhag COVID-19 Task Force @ Tashigang
June 8 Bhutan: K.Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck travels to Merak to begin a 5-day trek along the eastern border towards Jomotshangka [with: Pr.Jigme Dorji]
June 8 Japan: 7th Anniversary of the Death of Prince Yoshihito of Japan, Prince Katsura {2014}
June 8 Jordan: K.Abdullah II attends a meeting with political figures @ Al Husseiniya Palace, Amman
June 8 Jordan: 8th Engagement Anniversary of Princess Ayah bint Faisal bin Al Hussein of Jordan & Mohammed Talal Halawani {2013}
June 8 Monaco: 37th Birthday of Andrea Casiraghi {1984}
June 4-13 Netherlands: The 2021 Men’s EuroHockey Nations Championship (field hockey)
June 4-13 Netherlands: The 2021 Women’s EuroHockey Nations Championship (field hockey)
June 8 Netherlands: Q.Maxima makes a working visit to the Zwolle region [participates in 3 conversations @ the Beerze Bulten Holiday Park + Family Camping Site; & participates in a meeting with administrators of partner organizations of Region Zwolle]
June 8 Netherlands: 19th Birthday of Countess Eloise of Orange-Nassau, Jonkvrouwe van Amsberg {2002}
June 8 Belgium: K.Philippe holds an audience with Ms. Meryame Kitir (Minister of Development Cooperation & Big City Policy)
June 8 Belgium: K.Philippe holds an audience with Mrs. Benedicte Linard (Vice-President of the Government of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation & Minister of Children, Health, Culture, Media + Women’s Rights)
June 8 Belgium: Q.Mathilde visits the Belgian Cats (the Belgian women’s basketball team which will participate in the Tokyo Olympic Games) @ the Lange Munte Sports Campus, Kortrijk
June 8 Luxembourg: GD Henri attends an academic session, tribute ceremony, speeches, stories, musical interludes & a preview screening of the film “Victor Hugo – A Vianden” organized by “Les Amis de la Maison de Victor Hugo a Vianden” on the occasion of French poet Victor Hugo’s final stay in the town of Vianden on June 8, 1871 @ the Chateau de Vianden, Vianden
June 1-29 UK: SANDS Awareness Month (Stillbirth + Neonatal Death Charity)
June 1-29 UK: National Candy Month
June 1-8 UK: Rabbit Awareness Week 2021
June 3-8 UK: Coaching Week 2021
June 6-13 UK: Bike Week 2021
June 7-12 UK: National Intensive Care Week 2021
June 8-13 UK: Diabetes Awareness Week 2021
June 8-13 UK: Carers Week 2021
June 8-19 UK: Hampton Court Palace Festival @ Hampton Court Palace, England
June 8 UK-England: 529th Anniversary of the Death of Elizabeth Woodville, Queen Consort of England {1492}
June 8 UK: Q.Elizabeth II holds an audience with HE Ms. Agnes Oswaha via video link as she presents the Letters of Recall of her predecessor & her own Letters of Credence as Ambassador from the Republic of South Sudan to the Court of St. James’s @ Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire
June 8 UK: Q.Elizabeth II holds an audience with HE Ms. Albertina MacDonald via video link as she presents the Letters of Recall of her predecessor & her own Letters of Commission as High Commissioner for the Republic of Mozambique in London @ Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire
June 8 UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales visits Oxfordshire [visits Somerville College @ the University of Oxford, Oxford; visits Oxford Botanic Garden to mark its 400th Anniversary @ Oxford Botanic Garden + Arboretum, Oxford; & visits Mini Plant Oxford @ Cowley, Oxford]
June 8 UK: Pss Eugenie of York visits the Forest for Change @ Somerset House, London
June 8 UK: Pss Eugenie of York shares a photo of her son August Brooksbank cuddling a fluffy shark in commemoration of World Ocean Day
June 8 UK: Sophie Ctss of Wessex gives a keynote speech during the National Federation of Women’s Institutes Annual Meeting @ the Royal Society for Arts, Manufactures + Commerce, RSA House, London
June 8 UK: Sophie Ctss of Wessex chairs a Meeting via video link with the Women in Business Committee & The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award
June 8 UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal visits Scotland [visits Evanton Wood Community Company @ Evanton, Dingwall, Ross + Cromarty; opens the new building at Alness Academy @ Alness; & names the new Quay @ Port of Cromarty Firth, Invergordon]
June 8 UK: 60th Wedding Anniversary of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent & (Katharine) The Duchess of Kent {1961}
June 8 UK: 8th Wedding Anniversary of Lady Natasha (Rufus Isaacs) Finch & Rupert Finch {2013}
June 4-13 Spain: The Malaga Film Festival 2021 @ Malaga
June 8 Spain: 785th Anniversary of the Birthday of Violant/Violante/Yolanda of Aragon, Queen Consort of Castile + Leon {1236}
June 8 Spain: K.Felipe VI attends the extraordinary act of the Royal + Military Order of San Fernando @ the Royal Palace of Aranjuez, Madrid
June 8 Spain: K.Felipe VI attends the dinner on the occasion of the 2nd International Economic Forum EXPANSION @ the Parador of Alcala de Henares, Alcala de Henares, Madrid
June 8 Spain: Q.Letizia attends the Inauguration of the exhibition “Emilia Pardo Bazan. The challenge of modernity” @ the National Library of Spain, Madrid
June 8 Sweden: 43rd Anniversary of the Wedding of (former Prince Carl of Sweden, Duke of Ostergotland 1911-1937) Carl Gustaf Oscar Fredrik Christian, Prince Bernadotte, Duke of Ostergotland & Kristine Rivelsrud {1978}
June 8 Sweden: CPss Victoria, Pr.Daniel & Pss Estelle unveil a new sculpture ‘Life Rings’ by artists Michael Elmgreen & Ingar Dragset, presented by Princess Estelle’s Cultural Foundation @ the Royal Djurgarden, Stockholm
June 8 Sweden: CPss Victoria & Pr.Daniel hold an audience with Shilan Caman (a researcher at the National Board of Forensic Medicine) @ Haga Palace
June 8 Sweden: CPss Victoria participates in the digital conference ‘Everyone influences!” (We All Make a Difference!)
June 8 Sweden: CPss Victoria digitally participates in a seminar to mark the UN Decade for Marine Research, on the occasion of World Ocean Day
June 8 Sweden: CPss Victoria digitally participates in the UNDP Ocean’s Innovation Challenge, on the occasion of World Ocean Day
June 8 Sweden: 8th Wedding Anniversary of Princess Madeleine of Sweden, Duchess of Halsingland + Gastrikland & Christopher O’Neill {2013}
June 8 Sweden: 7th Christening / Baptismal Day Anniversary of Princess Leonore of Sweden {2014}
June 8 Sweden: 3rd Christening / Baptismal Day Anniversary of Princess Adrienne of Sweden, Duchess of Blekinge {2018}
June 8 Norway: Q.Sonja attends the board meeting of the Queen Sonja Print Award
June 8 Norway: CP Haakon attends the board meeting of the Crown Prince & Crown Princess’ Foundation
June 8 Norway: CP Haakon heads a discussion with the winners of the UNDP Ocean Innovation Challenge on marine pollution
June 8 Denmark/UK-England: 979th Anniversary of the Death of King Hardeknut/Harthacnut (Canute III) of Denmark + England {1042}
June 8 Denmark: Q.Margrethe II presides over the Council of State @ Christiansborg Palace, Copenhagen
