On this day in Europe - 08 June
8 June 2025
On this day in 452, Attila the Hun leads a Hun army invading Italy's northern provinces.
On this day in 793, Vikings in long ships raid the abbey at Lindisfarne in Northumbria, Britain. Generally considered the beginning of Norse activity in the British Isles.
On this day in 1949, George Orwell publishes Nineteen Eighty-Four, one of the most significant works of English literature and one of the best-known novels of all time.
On this day in 793, Vikings in long ships raid the abbey at Lindisfarne in Northumbria, Britain. Generally considered the beginning of Norse activity in the British Isles.
On this day in 1949, George Orwell publishes Nineteen Eighty-Four, one of the most significant works of English literature and one of the best-known novels of all time.