What Day of the Week

July 8, 2021 was the 189^th day of the year 2021 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 176 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Thursday.

If you are trying to learn Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is jueves.

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Here’s the July calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.

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.

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• 1579

  Our Lady of Kazan, a holy icon of the Russian Orthodox Church, is discovered underground in the city of Kazan, Tatarstan.
• 1716

  Great Northern War: the naval Battle of Dynekilen takes place.
• 1898

  The death of crime boss Soapy Smith (who is shot) releases Skagway, Alaska from his iron grip.
• 1907

  Florenz Ziegfeld staged his first Follies on the roof of the New York Theater in New York City.
• 1932

  The Dow Jones Industrial Average reaches its lowest level of the Great Depression, bottoming out at 41.22.
• 1937

  Turkey, Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan sign the Treaty of Saadabad.
• 1960

  Francis Gary Powers is charged with espionage resulting from his flight over the Soviet Union.
• 1970

  Richard Nixon delivers a special congressional message enunciating Native American Self-Determination as official US Indian policy, leading to the Indian Self-Determination Act.
• 1982

  Assassination attempt against Iraqi president Saddam Hussein in Dujail.
• 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.

• 1593

  Artemisia Gentileschi, Italian painter (d. 1653)
• 1839

  John D. Rockefeller, American industrialist and philanthropist (d. 1937)
• 1924

  Johnnie Johnson, American blues pianist (d. 2005)
• 1933

  Antonio Lamer, French Canadian lawyer and chief justice (d. 2007)
• 1956

  Terry Puhl, Canadian baseball player
• 1964

  Linda de Mol, Dutch actress and host
• 1977

  Milo Ventimiglia, American actor
• 1979

  Mat McBriar, American football player
• 1985

  Jamie Cook, British guitarist (Arctic Monkeys)
• 1987

  Vlada Roslyakova, Russian model

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