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On This Day · The 189th day of the year

July 8

July 8's record stretches 525 years, from 1497 to 2022. Its center of gravity is the 20th century, and disaster looms large.

♋ZodiacCancer ◈BirthstoneRuby ❀Birth flowerLarkspur

Cancer is the sign for July 8 — read more on the Cancer page, or see July's birthstone & birth flower.

Compiled & reviewed by · Last reviewed September 6, 2026

What happened on July 8?

July 8 is the 189th day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 1497 and 2022. Famous people born on July 8 include Walter Scheel, Nelson Rockefeller and Beck.

Released on July 8

Movies, games, albums & shows

2022

  • Game Madison
  • TV Call of the Night

2021

  • Game Boomerang X
  • Game Eastern Exorcist

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 1497

    Vasco da Gama

  2. 1892

    St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador

  3. 1933

    Rugby union

  4. 1947

    Unidentified flying object

  5. 1965

    Canadian Pacific Air Lines Flight 21

  6. 1980

    Aeroflot Flight 4225

  7. 1990

    Germany national football team

  8. 2003

    Sudan Airways Flight 139

  9. 2014

    Israel

  10. 2022

    Shinzo Abe

Famous birthday twins

Born on July 8

Walter Scheel

b. 1919

Nelson Rockefeller

b. 1908

Beck

b. 1970

Karl Seglem

b. 1961

Jean de La Fontaine

b. 1621

Todd Martin

b. 1970

Ernst Bloch

b. 1885

Christian Abbiati

b. 1977

Deaths

  • 2022Shinzo Abe
  • 1994Kim Il Sung
  • 1943Jean Moulin
  • 1859Oscar I of Sweden
  • 1695Christiaan Huygens
  • 1390Albert of Saxony (philosopher)

Holidays & observances

  • —Christian Feast Day: Abda and Sabas
  • —Christian Feast Day: Auspicius of Trier
  • —Christian Feast Day: Grimbald
  • —Christian Feast Day: Kilian and Totnan
  • —Christian Feast Day: Saints Peter and Fevronia Day (Russian Orthodox)
  • —Christian Feast Day: Procopius of Scythopolis
  • —Christian Feast Day: Sunniva and companions
  • —Christian Feast Day: Theobald of Marly

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