July 8

Events

 * - : 15,000 starving soldiers march in religious procession around  as its  defenders mock them.
 * - sets sail on first direct European voyage to.
 * - , a holy of the, was discovered underground in the city of ,.
 * - grants  a  to.
 * - The first confirmed in America kills a servant at.
 * - : : defeats  at  thus effectively ending 's role as a major power in.
 * - forces hold  against  at.
 * - : - British defeat French forces in last naval battle in.
 * - The is adopted by the  of the.
 * - The was read aloud in,.
 * - turn over huge tract of land in  to the.
 * - King /  accedes to the throne of.
 * - The sabotage the Choshu-han shishi's planned attack on  at Ikedaya, this event is known as.
 * - The begin their.
 * - White supremacists kill five Black Republicans in.
 * - The first issue of the  is published.
 * 1889  - At the last championship bare-knuckle  match,  defeats  after 75 rounds.
 * -, was devastated in the.
 * - delivers his  advocating  at the  in.
 * - The shooting death of crime boss releases  from his iron grip.
 * - The reaches its lowest level of the, bottoming out at 41.22.
 * - team  was established.
 * - Reports are broadcast that a has crash landed in.
 * -  of  was deposed by his son.
 * -  is made generally available for the 360  computer.
 * - The ashes of, a Korean composer and conductor, were transferred from the island of Majorca to the Korean National Cemetery.
 * - Assassination attempt against Iraqi president in.
 * 1982  - ese    is legally recognized.
 * - creates the office of.
 * - Smash hit song by the  is released in the, becoming the biggest selling single by an all-female group.
 * - researchers warn that the -drug "" can cause severe  and  damage.
 * 1997  -  invites the, , and  to join the alliance in.
 * - is executed by  by the state of, the last use of the  for  in.
 * -, with 116 people on board, crashes in ; the only survivor is a two-year-old child.
 * - .  officer Michael Brown is convicted on  for "attempting an indecent act" and "destruction of property" and is sentenced to one year in prison, suspended for three years.
 * - rolled out.
 * 2007   -,  wins his 5th consecutive Wimbledon;  equaling Bjorn Borg's record.
 * 2007   -,  becomes first British winner of Wimbledon in 20 years, when he won the Mixed Doubles event with his partner,  of Serbia.
 * 2007   -,  wins his 5th consecutive Wimbledon;  equaling Bjorn Borg's record.
 * 2007   -,  becomes first British winner of Wimbledon in 20 years, when he won the Mixed Doubles event with his partner,  of Serbia.

Births

 * - (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, Italian painter (d. )
 * -, French writer (d. )
 * -, French mathematician (d. )
 * -, French surgeon (d. )
 * -, queen of Bavaria (d. )
 * -, British naval officer and explorer (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, British politician (d. )
 * -, German inventor (d. )
 * -, American businessman (d. )
 * -, English archaeologist (d. )
 * -, French psychologist (d. )
 * -, German artist (d. )
 * -, Scottish footballer (d. )
 * -, Australian composer (d. )
 * -, German philosopher (d. )
 * -, English poet (d. )
 * 1892  -, Russian painter (d. )
 * -, Russian physicist, laureate (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, French mathematician
 * -, American architect (d. )
 * -, American businessman and politician (d. )
 * -, American saxophonist (d. )
 * 1908  -, 41st  (d. )
 * -, Indian politician
 * 1914  -, American jazz singer (d. )
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, German politician
 * -, Danish industrialist (d. )
 * -, American athlete
 * -, American blues musician (d. )
 * -, Swiss-born psychiatrist (d. )
 * -, Irish politician
 * -, American singer
 * -, English comedian and actor (d. )
 * 1933  -, French Canadian lawyer and chief justice
 * -, Canadian corporate executive and former politician
 * -, American entertainer and singer
 * 1935  -, Russian cosmonaut
 * -, Italian-born football manager
 * -, American politician
 * -, American musician
 * 1944  -, American actor
 * -, Swiss female politician, president in 2007
 * -, American actress
 * 1947  -, Peruvian founder of
 * -, Canadian children's entertainer
 * -, American comedian
 * 1949  -, Austrian-born celebrity chef
 * -, American actress
 * -, American football player
 * 1952  -, American columnist
 * -, Canadian baseball player
 * -, Russian television personality
 * -, American actor
 * 1958  -, Swedish politician
 * -, American actor
 * -, Australian rugby league footballer
 * -, American singer
 * 1961  -, English musician
 * -, American singer and songwriter
 * -, Dutch actress and host
 * -, Hong Kong actor and singer
 * -, Japanese
 * 1968  -, American actor
 * 1968  -, American actor
 * - Japanese guitarist and singer
 * -, American singer
 * -, Indian cricketer
 * 1972  -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * -, Canadian actress
 * -, Russian actress and singer
 * 1974  -, American actress and model
 * -, Moroccan footballer
 * -, Chinese basketball player
 * 1977  -, American actor
 * -, Irish footballer
 * -, Russian tennis player
 * -, American basketball player
 * 1982  -, American actor
 * 1982  -, American actress
 * -, Czech racing car driver
 * 1983  -, American pornographic actress
 * -, Guitarist for Arctic Monkeys
 * -, Brazilian footballer
 * -, Russian supermodel
 * -, American actor

Deaths

 * - (b. )
 * - King
 * -, Spanish explorer (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * -, English Connecticut pioneer (b. )
 * -, Dutch scientist (b. )
 * -, English churchman (b. )
 * -, American benefactor of Yale University (b. )
 * -, Scottish spy (b. )
 * -, Swedish chemist (b. )
 * -, English poet (b. )
 * -, American statesman (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * - Sir, English Arctic explorer (b. )
 * - King and Norway (b. )
 * -, Austrian scientist (b. )
 * -, American con artist (b. )
 * -, American musician (b. )
 * -, French-born writer (b. )
 * -, Canadian painter (b. )
 * - Sir, 17th (b. )
 * -, British author (b. )
 * -, French astronomer (b. )
 * -, British physician (b. )
 * -, Polish rabbi, senator, historian and orientalist (b. )
 * -, French Resistance leader (b. )
 * -, Austrian philosopher (b. )
 * -, Italian essayist (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -,  (b. )
 * -, English actress (b. )
 * -, American jazz trumpet player (b. )
 * -, English cricketer (b. )
 * -, Japanese physicist, (b. )
 * 1979  -, American chemist,  (b. )
 * 1979  -, English actor (b. )
 * -, American baseball player (b. )
 * -, American baseball player (b. )
 * -, Spanish poet (b. )
 * 1987  -, Canadian politician (b. )
 * -, American athlete (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, North Korean leader (b. )
 * 1994  -, Swedish-American entrepreneur and explorer (b. )
 * 1994  -, American actor (b. )
 * -, American astronaut (b. )
 * -, New Zealand film director (b. )
 * -, American animator (b. )
 * -, American author (b. )
 * 2004  -, French actor (b. )
 * -, American actress (b. )
 * 2006  -, British actor/voice actor (b. )
 * 2006  -, lead singer for band  (b. )
 * 2006  -, lead singer for band  (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * Annual wake, held each year in  in the Gold Rush Cemetery and in  at the

Liturgical Feast days

 * s
 * , martyr
 * , bishop of Trier
 * , abbot [Durham]
 * [PCP (Paris)]
 * (died 975)
 * ,, confessor (Translation) [Rouen]
 * , abbot, confessor [BLS; GTZ: England]
 * , bishop, and companions (Olman, priest, and Totnam, deacon), martyrs 689 [common]
 * , confessor [Paris, as ]
 * , martyr [common; Osnabrück]
 * , martyr (Invention) [Angers, LeMans]
 * =Thibaut, abbot
 * , martyrs [Châlons-sur-Marne, Amiens]
 * (Translation)
 * , virgin [GTZ: Mons]
 * and companions, virgins [GTZ: Norway]
 * , virgin
 * , virgin