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July 8: Day of the Week
July 8, 2024 was the 190th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 176 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Monday.
If you are trying to learn Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is lunes.
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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)
1497
Vasco da Gama sets sail on the first direct European voyage to India.
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 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.
1879
Sailing ship USS Jeannette (1878) departs San Francisco carrying an ill-fated expedition to the North Pole.
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.
1932
The Dow Jones Industrial Average reaches its lowest level of the Great Depression, bottoming out at 41.22.
1966
King Mwambutsa IV Bangiriceng of Burundi is deposed by his son Prince Charles Ndizi.
Who were born on July 8?
1907
George W. Romney, American businessman and politician (d. 1995)
1914
Jyoti Basu, Indian politician (d. 2010)
1918
Paul B. Fay, American businessman and cabinet member in the Kennedy administration (d. 2009)
1923
Harrison Dillard, American sprinter and hurdler
1932
Jerry Vale, American singer
1934
Marty Feldman, English comedian and actor (d. 1982)
1945
Micheline Calmy-Rey, Swiss politician
1955
Monty Don, TV presenter, gardener
1958
Neetu Singh, Indian actress
1986
Renata Costa (Kóki), Brazilian footballer
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