8 June 1783 June 7, 2022 Author: Staff Laki, a volcano in Iceland, begins an eight-month eruption which kills over 9,000 people and starts a seven-year famine. Famous Words of Inspiration..."Don't waste your life in doubts and fears: spend yourself on the work before you, well assured that the right performance of this hour's duties will be the best preparation for the hours or ages that follow it." Ralph Waldo Emerson — Click here for more from Ralph Waldo Emerson Related posts: 25 November 1783 22 June 1942 18 August 1783 3 June 1991 8 June 1949 25 September 275 25 September, 275 11 June 2001 8 August 2013 8 June 1984 Categories: History Tags: 1783, 8 June