July 8
July 8 is the 190th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 176 days remain until the year's end. It falls in summer (northern hemisphere) and under the astrological sign of Cancer.
External references
Curated jump-off points to the major almanacs, encyclopaedias and primary sources for this date.
Astronomy
On July 8 the Sun's declination is approximately +22.4°. At this latitude the Sun is north of the celestial equator, giving the Northern Hemisphere longer days than nights.
For specific rise/set times at your location, see the U.S. Naval Observatory, or the NASA APOD archive for any imagery published on a July 8.
Position in the year
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)
Events
A selection of widely-documented historical events that took place on this date. Years marked BCE follow standard astronomical convention.
2022 — Former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe is shot and killed with an improvised firearm due to resentment against the Unification Church. ↗(4 years ago)more
Shinzo Abe was a Japanese statesman and politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan and President of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) from 2006 to 2007 and again from 2012 to 2020. He was the longest-serving prime minister in Japanese history, serving for nearly nine years.
2014 — Israel launches an offensive on Gaza amid rising tensions following the kidnapping and murder of three Israeli teenagers. ↗(12 years ago)more
Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia. It is bordered by Lebanon to the north, Syria to the northeast, Jordan to the east, and Egypt to the southwest. Israel illegally occupies the West Bank and the Gaza Strip of the Palestinian territories, as well as the Syrian Golan Heights.
2014 — The Brazil national football team suffers its joint-worst defeat, losing 7–1 to Germany in the semi-finals of the FIFA World Cup, in a match dubbed the Mineiraço. ↗(12 years ago)more
The Brazil national football team, nicknamed Seleção Canarinho, represents Brazil in men's international football and is administered by the Confederação Brasileira de Futebol, the governing body of football in Brazil. It has been a member of FIFA since 1923 and a founding member of CONMEBOL since 1916.
2011 — Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched in the final mission of the U.S. Space Shuttle program. ↗(15 years ago)more
Space Shuttle Atlantis is a retired Space Shuttle orbiter vehicle which belongs to NASA, the spaceflight and space exploration agency of the United States. Atlantis was manufactured by the Rockwell International company in Southern California and was delivered to the Kennedy Space Center in Eastern Florida in April 1985.
2003 — Sudan Airways Flight 139 crashes near Port Sudan Airport during an emergency landing attempt, killing 116 of the 117 people on board. ↗(23 years ago)more
Sudan Airways Flight 139 was a Sudan Airways passenger flight that crashed on 8 July 2003 at Port Sudan. The Boeing 737 aircraft was operating a domestic scheduled Port Sudan–Khartoum passenger service. Some 15 minutes after takeoff, the aircraft lost power in one of its engines, which prompted the crew to return to the airport for an emergency landing.
1994 — Kim Jong Il begins to assume supreme leadership of North Korea upon the death of his father, Kim Il Sung. ↗(32 years ago)more
Kim Jong Il was a North Korean politician and dictator who was the second supreme leader of North Korea from the death of his father Kim Il Sung in 1994 until his own death in 2011. Posthumously, Kim Jong Il was declared an Eternal Leader of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK).
1994 — Space Shuttle Columbia is launched on an international science mission. ↗(32 years ago)more
Space Shuttle Columbia (OV-102) was a Space Shuttle orbiter manufactured by Rockwell International and operated by NASA. Named after the first American ship to circumnavigate the globe, and the female personification of the United States, Columbia was the first of five Space Shuttle orbiters to fly in space, debuting the Space Shuttle launch vehicle on it...
1990 — West Germany win the FIFA World Cup final against defending champions Argentina, with Andreas Brehme scoring the game's only goal. ↗(36 years ago)more
The Germany national football team represents Germany in men's international football and played its first match in 1908. The team is governed by the German Football Association, founded in 1900. Between 1949 and 1990, separate German national teams were recognised by FIFA due to Allied occupation and division: the DFB's team representing the Federal Repu...
1988 — The Island Express train travelling from Bangalore to Kanyakumari derails on the Peruman bridge and falls into Ashtamudi Lake, Kerala in India killing 105 passengers and injuring over 200 more. ↗(38 years ago)more
The 16525 /16526 Island Express is an Indian Railways train running between Bengaluru City and Kanyakumari railway station, Kanyakumari. Train no. 16526 runs from Bengaluru to Kanyakumari, and Train No. 16525 runs in the reverse direction. The train runs daily through the state of Kerala and covers the 929 km journey.
- 1982 — A failed assassination attempt against Iraqi president Saddam Hussein results in the Dujail Massacre over the next several months. ↗(44 years ago)
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The Dujail massacre was the mass killing of Shia rebels by the Ba'athist Iraqi government on 8 July 1982 in Dujail, Iraq. The massacre was committed in retaliation for an assassination attempt by the Iranian-backed Islamic Dawa Party on the President of Iraq, Saddam Hussein.
- 1980 — The inaugural 1980 State of Origin game is won by Queensland who defeat New South Wales 20–10 at Lang Park. ↗(46 years ago)
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The 1980 State of Origin game was the first game between the Queensland Maroons and the New South Wales Blues rugby league teams to be played under "state of origin" selection rules. It was the third match of 1980's annual interstate series between the Blues and the Maroons, and was only allowed to go ahead because the first two matches were already won b...
1980 — Aeroflot Flight 4225 crashes near Almaty International Airport in the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic (present day Kazakhstan), killing all 166 people on board. ↗(46 years ago)more
Aeroflot Flight 4225 was a Tupolev Tu-154B-2 on a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Alma-Ata Airport to Simferopol Airport on 8 July 1980. The aircraft had reached an altitude of no more than 500 feet when the airspeed suddenly dropped because of thermal currents it encountered during the climb out.
Notable births
1999 — İpek Öz, Turkish tennis player ↗(27 years ago)more
İpek Öz is a Turkish professional tennis player. She has a career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 163, achieved on 18 July 2022, and a best doubles ranking of No. 311, achieved 20 October 2025.
1998 — Maya Hawke, American actress ↗(28 years ago)more
Maya Ray Thurman Hawke is an American actress and singer-songwriter. The daughter of Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman, she began her career in modeling, and subsequently made her screen debut as Jo March in the 2017 BBC adaptation of Little Women.
1998 — Jaden Smith, American actor and rapper ↗(28 years ago)more
Jaden Christopher Syre Smith is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and actor. The son of Jada Pinkett-Smith and Will Smith, he has received various accolades, including a Teen Choice Award, an MTV Movie Award, a BET Award and a Young Artist Award. He has received a Grammy Award nomination, and has won two NAACP Image Awards and an Empire Award.
1997 — Bryce Love, American football player ↗(29 years ago)more
Jonathan Bryce Love is an American former football running back. He played college football for the Stanford Cardinal and was selected by the Washington Redskins in the fourth round of the 2019 NFL draft, although he never played in a game with them due to a lingering issue from a knee injury he suffered at Stanford.
1996 — Marlon Humphrey, American football player ↗(30 years ago)more
Marlon N. Humphrey is an American professional football cornerback for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He attended Hoover High School, where he was named to the USA Today All-USA high school football team in 2012 and 2013.
1993 — David Corenswet, American actor ↗(33 years ago)more
David Packard Corenswet is an American actor. After graduating from The Juilliard School in 2016, he began guest-starring in television series, including House of Cards in 2018. He played lead roles in the Netflix series The Politician (2019–2020) and Hollywood (2020), both created by Ryan Murphy.
Notable deaths
2025 — Edward D. DiPrete, American politician, 70th Governor of Rhode Island ↗(1 years ago)more
Edward Daniel DiPrete was an American politician. He served as the 70th Governor of Rhode Island for three two-year terms, serving from 1985 to 1991. Convicted of numerous corruption charges, he was the only Rhode Island governor to have gone to prison.
- 2022 — Shinzo Abe, Japanese politician (born 1954) ↗(4 years ago)
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Shinzo Abe was a Japanese statesman and politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan and President of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) from 2006 to 2007 and again from 2012 to 2020. He was the longest-serving prime minister in Japanese history, serving for nearly nine years.
2022 — Larry Storch, American actor and comedian (born 1923) ↗(4 years ago)more
Lawrence Samuel Storch was an American actor and comedian known for his comic television roles, including voice-over work for cartoon shows such as Mr. Whoopee on Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tales. For his potrayal of the bumbling Corporal Randolph Agarn on F Troop he was nominated for an Emmy Award in 1967.
2022 — Luis Echeverría, Mexican lawyer and politician (born 1922) ↗(4 years ago)more
Luis Echeverría Álvarez was a Mexican lawyer, academic, and politician affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) who served as the 57th president of Mexico from 1970 to 1976. Previously, Echeverría was Secretary of the Interior from 1963 to 1969. He was the longest-lived president in Mexican history and the first to reach the age of 100.
Numerical & calendrical curiosities
| Day-of-year (190) | 2 × 5 × 19 · composite (no) |
|---|---|
| Days remaining (176) | 2^4 × 11 |
| Date code DDMMYYYY | 08072026 · no palindrome in next 200 years |
| Sun declination | +22.35° (Cooper approximation) |
| Distance from solstice | 18 days |