July 8 July 8 is the 189th day of the year (190th in leap years ) in the Gregorian calendar . There are 176 days remaining until the end of the year.
Events
Up to 1900
1099 – First Crusade : 15,000 starving Christian soldiers march in a religious procession around Jerusalem as its Muslim defenders look on.1283 – War of the Sicilian Vespers: Roger of Lauria , commanding the Aragonese fleet, defeats an Angevin fleet sent to put down a rebellion on Malta in the Battle of Malta .1497 – Vasco da Gama sets sail for his first voyage to India .1579 – Our Lady of Kazan , a holy icon of the Russian Orthodox Church , is discovered underground in the city of Kazan , Tatarstan .1663 – Charles II of England grants John Clarke a Royal Charter to Rhode Island .1709 – Great Northern War : Battle of Poltava – Peter I of Russia defeats Charles XIII of Sweden at Poltava , ending Sweden 's role as a major European power.1716 – Great Northern War : The naval Battle of Dynekilen takes place.1730 – A magnitude 7.8 earthquake causes a tsunami that damages 1,000 kilometers of Chile 's coastline.1760 – French and Indian War : Battle of Restigouche – British forces defeat the French in the last battle in New France .1776 – The Declaration of Independence is read out for the first time and the Liberty Bell is rung, in Philadelphia .1808 – Joseph Bonaparte approves the Bayonne Statute, a royal charter intended as the basis for his rule as King of Spain .1822 – Chippewas turn over a large section of land in present-day Ontario over to the United Kingdom .1853 – US Commodore Matthew C. Perry arrives at Edo Bay (present-day Tokyo ) with a treaty requesting trade .1859 – Charles XV of Sweden /IV of Norway becomes King of Sweden –Norway .1879 – Sailing ship USS Jeannette leaves San Francisco carrying an ill-fated expedition to the North Pole .1889 – The Wall Street Journal is first published.1892 – The city of St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador is largely damaged by fire .1898 – Crime boss Soapy Smith is killed in Skagway , Alaska .From 2001
2001 – Goran Ivanisevic , as a rank outsider, wins the Men's Singles title at Wimbledon , defeating Patrick Rafter in the final.2003 – The first attempted separation of conjoined twins, carried in Singapore , fails, as Ladan and Laleh Bijani die of complications from the operation to separate them.2004 – Heinz Fischer becomes President of Austria , two days after the death of his predecessor, Thomas Klestil .2005 – The G-8 Summit in Gleneagles , Scotland , concludes, with promises of aid to developing countries.2007 – Roger Federer wins his fifth consecutive Wimbledon Men's Singles tennis title, defeating Rafael Nadal in five sets.2011 – The Space Shuttle Atlantis launches in the last launch of the Space Shuttle programme.2014 – Israel launches Operation Protective Edge in the Gaza Strip , following the killing of Israeli teenagers which had led to tensions between Israel and Hamas .2014 – Brazil v Germany : In the semi finals of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil , the Brazil national football team is beaten 7-1 by the Germany national football team in a shock result. Several footballing and World Cup records are beaten in this match, in which Germany 's Miroslav Klose scored his record-breaking 16th World Cup goal.2016 – The New European , a new British pro–European newspaper , publishes its first weekly edition, in response to the Brexit vote.2018 – In the British Government, David Davis resigns as Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union Births
Up to 1900
1478 – Gian Giorgio Trissino , Italian humanist , poet and linguist (d. 1550 )1528 – Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy (d. 1580 )1545 – Carlos, Prince of Asturias (d. 1568 )1593 – Artemisia Gentileschi , Italian painter (d. 1653 )1604 – Heinrich Albert , German composer and poet (d. 1651 )1621 – Jean de la Fontaine , French writer (d. 1695 ).1640 – Henry Stuart, Duke of Gloucester (d. 1660 )1735 – Domenico Vandelli , Italian naturalist (d. 1816 )1760 – Christian Kramp , French mathematician (d. 1826 )1792 – Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen , Queen of Bavaria (d. 1854 )1819 – Francis Leopold McClintock , Irish admiral and explorer (d. 1907 )1830 – Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Altenburg (d. 1911 )1830 – Frederick W. Seward , American lawyer and politician (d. 1915 )1831 – John Pemberton , American inventor , of Coca-Cola (d. 1888 )1836 – Joseph Chamberlain , British politician (d. 1914 ).1838 – Eli Lilly , American soldier , chemist , industrialist and entrepreneur (d. 1898 )1838 – Ferdinand von Zeppelin , German inventor (d. 1917 ).1839 – John D. Rockefeller , American industrialist and philanthropist (d. 1937 )1851 – Arthur Evans , English archaeologist (d. 1941 )1857 – Alfred Binet , French psychologist and graphologist (d. 1911 )1864 – F. Holland Day , American photographer (d. 1933 )1867 – Kaethe Kollwitz , German painter and sculptor (d. 1945 )1878 – Jimmy Quinn , Scottish footballer (d. 1945 )1882 – Percy Grainger , Australian-American pianist and composer (d. 1961 )1885 – Ernst Bloch , German philosopher (d. 1977 )1885 – Hugo Boss , German fashion designer (d. 1948 )1890 – Walter Hasenclever , German playwright and poet (d. 1940 )1892 – Richard Aldington , English author and poet (d. 1962 )1892 – Pavel Korin , Russian painter (d. 1967 )1894 – Pyotr Kapitsa , Russian physicist (d. 1984 )1895 – Igor Tamm , Russian physicist (d. 1971 )1898 – Melville Ruick , American actor (d. 1972 )1900 – George Antheil , American pianist , composer and author (d. 1959 )– 19501904 – Henri Cartan , French mathematician (d. 2008 )1905 – Leonid Amalrik , Russian animator (d. 1997 )1906 – Philip Johnson , American architect (d. 2005 )1907 – George W. Romney , American businessman and politician , 43rd Governor of Michigan (d. 1995 )1908 – Louis Jordan , American jazz and blues musician (d. 1975 )1908 – Nelson A. Rockefeller , American politician, 41st Vice President of the United States and 49th Governor of New York (d. 1979 )1914 – Jyoti Basu , Indian politician (d. 2010 )1914 – Billy Eckstine , American singer and trumpeter (d. 1993 )1918 – Paul B. Fay , American politician , 12th United States Secretary of the Navy (d. 2009 )1918 – Irwin Hasen , American comic artist and cartoonist (d. 2015 )1919 – Walter Scheel , President of West Germany (d. 2016 )1920 – Godtfred Kirk Christiansen , Danish businessman (Lego group) (d. 1995 )1921 – Edgar Morin , French philosopher and politician 1923 – Harrison Dillard , American sprinter and hurdler1924 – Johnnie Johnson , American pianist and blues musician (d. 2005 )1925 – Nicholas Brathwaite , former Prime Minister of Grenada (d. 2016 )1925 – Marco Cé , Italian cardinal (d. 2014 )1926 – Elisabeth Kübler-Ross , Swiss-American psychologist and psychiatrist (d. 2004 )1926 – David Malet Armstrong , Australian philosopher (d. 2014 )1930 – Jerry Vale , American singer and actor (d. 2014 )1931 – Thorvald Stoltenberg , Norwegian politician (d. 2018 )1932 – Franca Raimondi , Italian singer (d. 1988 )1933 – Peter Orlovsky , American poet (d. 2010 )1934 – Marty Feldman , English comedian and actor (d. 1982 )1935 – John David Crow , American football player and coach (d. 2015 )1935 – Vitaly Sevastyanov , Soviet cosmonaut (d. 2010 )1938 – Dario Gradi , Italian-English football manager1940 – Karin Hannak , Austrian artist 1941 – Michael K. Frith, British artist and television producer1944 – Jai Johanny Johanson , American drummer 1944 – Jeffrey Tambor , American actor and singer 1945 – Micheline Calmy-Rey , Swiss Federal Councillor1947 – Kim Darby , American actress 1947 – Luis Fernando Figari , Peruvian religious leader1948 – Raffi , Canadian children's entertainer1949 – Wolfgang Puck , Austrian-born celebrity chef1949 – Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy , Indian politician , 14th Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh (d. 2009 )– 19751951 – Anjelica Huston , American actress1952 – Ahmad Nazif , former Prime Minister of Egypt 1952 – Larry Garner , American singer-songwriter and guitarist 1952 – Marianne Williamson , American author and activist 1955 – Monty Don , English gardener and television presenter1956 – Millard Hampton , American sprinter1957 – Carlos Cavazo , Mexican-American guitarist and songwriter 1957 – Aleksandr Gurnov , Russian journalist and author 1958 – Kevin Bacon , American actor and musician1958 – Tzipi Livni , Israeli politician1958 – Neetu Singh , Indian actress and costume designer 1959 – Tom Egeland , Norwegian writer and journalist 1959 – Billy Kimball , American screenwriter and producer 1959 – Robert Knepper , American actor1959 – Pauline Quirke , English actress1961 – Andrew Fletcher , English keyboardist 1961 – Toby Keith , American singer-songwriter and guitarist 1962 – Joan Osborne , American singer and songwriter1964 – Linda de Mol , Dutch actress and screenwriter 1964 – Alexei Gusarov , Russian ice hockey player and manager1965 – Dan Levinson , American clarinetist , saxophonist and bandleader 1968 – Billy Crudup , American actor1968 – Michael Weatherly , American actor, producer and director1970 – Beck , American singer1970 – Todd Martin , American tennis player and coach1971 – Neil Jenkins , Welsh rugby player and coach1971 – Amy O'Neill , American actress 1973 – Sally Lindsay , British actress1973 – Kathleen Robertson , Canadian actress and producer1974 – Jeanna Friske , Russian actress and singer (d. 2015 )From 1976
1976 – Ellen MacArthur , English sailor1976 – Wang Liping , Chinese race walker1977 – Christian Abbiati , Italian footballer 1977 – Milo Ventimiglia , American actor , director and producer 1977 – Wang Zhizhi , Chinese basketball player1980 – Robbie Keane , Irish footballer 1981 – Anastasia Myskina , Russian tennis player1982 – Sophia Bush , American actress1982 – Pendleton Ward , American animator, screenwriter, producer and voice actor1985 – Jamie Cook , English guitarist 1986 – Renata Costa , Brazilian footballer 1986 – Kenza Farah , Algerian-French singer-songwriter 1986 – Jake McDorman , American actor1987 – Vlada Roslyakova , Russian model 1988 – Miki Roqué , Spanish footballer (d. 2012 )1990 – Kevin Trapp , German footballer 1991 – Jamie Blackley , Manx actor1991 – Devon Conway , New Zealand cricketer1992 – Sky Ferreira , American singer-songwriter and actress 1992 – Benjamin Grosvenor , British pianist 1992 – Son Heung-min , South Korean footballer 1998 – Jaden Smith , American actor2004 – Gayle , American singerDeaths
Up to 1900
810 – Pepin of Italy (b. 773 )901 – Grimbald , French-English monk and saint (b. 827 )975 – Edgar the Peaceful , English King (b. 943 )1153 – Pope Eugene III (b. 1087 )1538 – Diego de Almagro , Spanish explorer and general (b. 1475 )1623 – Pope Gregory XV (b. 1554 )1695 – Christiaan Huygens , Dutch astronomer and scientist (b. 1629 ).1721 – Elihu Yale , American university benefactor (b. 1649 ).1822 – Percy Bysshe Shelley , English poet (b. 1792 ).1832 – Henry Raeburn , Scottish painter (b. 1756 )1850 – Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge (b. 1774 )1855 – William Edward Parry , English arctic explorer (b. 1790 ).1859 – King Oscar I of Sweden and Norway (b. 1799 ).1864 – David Hazzard , American politician , Governor of Delaware (b. 1781 )1873 – Franz Xaver Winterhalter , German painter (b. 1805 )1893 – Abraham K. Allison , American politician , 6th Governor of Florida (b. 1810 )1897 – Isham G. Harris , American politician , 18th Governor of Tennessee (b. 1818 )1898 – Soapy Smith , American outlaw (b. 1860 ).– 20001905 – Walter Kittredge , American violinist and composer (b. 1834 )1930 – Joseph Ward , Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1856 )1933 – Anthony Hope , English author and playwright (b. 1863 )1934 – Benjamin Baillaud , French astronomer and academic (b. 1848 )1939 – Havelock Ellis , English psychologist and author (b. 1859 )1941 – Moses Schorr , Polish historian , rabbi and politician (b. 1874 )1942 – Refik Saydam , 5th Prime Minister of Turkey (b. 1881 )1943 – Jean Moulin , French Resistance leader (b. 1899 )1950 – Othmar Spann , Austrian sociologist, economist and philosopher (b. 1878 )1956 – Giovanni Papini , Italian journalist , author and critic (b. 1881 )1957 – Grace Coolidge , First Lady of the United States (b. 1879 ).1962 – Georges Pataille , French writer and philosopher (b. 1897 ).1967 – Fatimah Jinnah , Pakistani Mother of the Nation (b. 1893 ).1971 – Charlie Shavers , American trumpeter (b. 1920 )1973 – Gene L. Coon , American screenwriter and producer (b. 1924 )1973 – Ben-Zion Dinur , Russian-Israeli educator and politician (b. 1884 )1973 – Wilfred Rhodes , English cricketer (b. 1877 )1975 – Lennart Skoglund , Swedish footballer (b. 1929 )1979 – Shin'ichiro Tomonaga , Japanese physicist (b. 1906 ).1979 – Robert Burns Woodward , American chemist (b. 1917 )1985 – Simon Kuznets , Russian-American economist (b. 1901 )1985 – Jean-Paul Le Chanois , French movie director , screenwriter and actor (b. 1909 )1986 – Skeeter Webb , American baseball player and manager (b. 1909 )1987 – Lionel Chevrier , Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1903 )1987 – Gerardo Diego , Spanish poet (b. 1896 )1988 – Ray Barbuti , American sportsman (b. 1905 )1990 – Howard Duff , American actor , director and producer (b. 1913 )1994 – Kim Il-Sung , President of North Korea (b. 1912 )1994 – Lars-Eric Lindblad , Swedish-American businessman and explorer (b. 1927 )1995 – Aleksander Arulaid , Estonian chess player (b. 1924 )1999 – Peter Conrad , American pilot and astronaut (b. 1930 )From 2001
2002 – Ward Kimball , American animator (b. 1914 )2003 – Ladan and Laleh Bijani , Iranian conjoined twins (b. 1974 )2004 – Paula Danziger , American writer (b. 1944 )2006 – June Allyson , American actress (b. 1917 )2007 – Chandra Shekhar , 9th Prime Minister of India (b. 1927 )2011 – Betty Ford , First Lady of the United States (b. 1918 )2012 – Ernest Borgnine , American actor (b. 1917 )2014 – Ben Pangelinan , American-Guamanian politician (b. 1955 )2014 – John V. Evans , American politician , 27th Governor of Idaho (b. 1925 )2015 – Irwin Keyes , American actor (b. 1952 )2016 – Javed Akhtar , Pakistani cricketer (b. 1940 )2016 – Abdul Sattar Edhi , Pakistani philanthropist , activist and humanitarian (b. 1928 )2016 – Harold A. Linstone , German-American mathematician and futurist (b. 1924 )2016 – William H. McNeill , Canadian-American historian and author (b. 1917 )2016 – Jacques Rouffio , French director and screenwriter (b. 1928 )2017 – Nelsan Ellis , American actor (b. 1977 )2017 – Elsa Martinelli , Italian actress and model (b. 1935 )2017 – Don Johns , Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1937 )2018 – Alan Gilzean , Scottish footballer (b. 1938 )2018 – Tab Hunter , American actor and musician (b. 1931 )2018 – M. M. Jacob , Indian politician (b. 1927 )2018 – Oliver Knussen , Scottish composer (b. 1952 )2018 – Frank Ramsey , American basketball plauer (b. 1931 )2018 – Robert D. Ray , American politician, 38th Governor of Iowa (b. 1928 )2022 – Shinzō Abe , 2-time Prime Minister of Japan, assassinated (b. 1954 )Observances
Air Force and Air Defense Forces Day (Ukraine )