A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.
July 8: Day of the Week
July 8, 2024 is the 190th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 176 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Monday.
If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is lundi.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
Cancer is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Ruby is the modern birthstone for this month. Ruby is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
July 8 Historical Event(s)
1579
Our Lady of Kazan, a holy icon of the Russian Orthodox Church, is discovered underground in the city of Kazan, Tatarstan.
1709
Great Northern War: Battle of Poltava – Peter I of Russia defeats Charles XII of Sweden at Poltava thus effectively ending Sweden’s role as a major power in Europe.
1758
French forces hold Fort Carillon against the British at Ticonderoga, New York.
1760
French and Indian War: Battle of Restigouche – British forces defeat French forces in last naval battle in New France.
1864
Ikedaya Jiken: the Choshu Han shishi’s planned Shinsengumi sabotage on Kyoto, Japan at Ikedaya.
1896
William Jennings Bryan delivers his Cross of Gold speech advocating bimetalism at the 1896 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
1912
Henrique Mitchell de Paiva Couceiro leads an unsuccessful royalist attack against the Portuguese First Republic in Chaves.
1948
The United States Air Force accepts its first female recruits into a program called Women in the Air Force (WAF).
1988
The Island Express train travelling from Bangalore to Kanyakumari derails on the Peruman bridge and falls into Ashtamudi Lake, killing 105 passengers and injuring over 200 more.
2011
Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched in the final mission of the U.S. Space Shuttle program.
Who were born on July 8?
1766
Dominique Jean Larrey, French surgeon (d. 1842)
1830
Frederick William Seward, 6th and 11th United States Assistant Secretary of State (d. 1915)
1892
Richard Aldington, English poet (d. 1962)
1895
Igor Tamm, Russian physicist, Nobel laureate (d. 1971)
1908
Louis Jordan, American saxophonist (d. 1975)
1949
Dale Hoganson, Canadian ice hockey player
1965
Lee Tergesen, American actor
1969
Sugizo Japanese guitarist and singer (Luna Sea)
1977
Wang Zhizhi, Chinese basketball player
1984
Alexis Dziena, American actress
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