Are you asking the question “What day of the week was I born?” Continue reading to find out what day of the week you were born.
Day Of The Week: July 8
July 8, 2024 is the 190th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 176 days remaining until the end of 2024. The day of the week is Monday.
If you are into daily horoscope then Cancer is your zodiac sign. Ruby is your modern birthstone. Ruby is your mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Historical Events: July 8
- 1497 –Vasco da Gama sets sail on the first direct European voyage to India.
- 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.
- 1716 –Great Northern War: the naval Battle of Dynekilen takes place.
- 1760 –French and Indian War: Battle of Restigouche – British forces defeat French forces in last naval battle in New France.
- 1859 –King Charles XV & IV accedes to the throne of Sweden-Norway.
- 1864 –Ikedaya Jiken: the Choshu Han shishi’s planned Shinsengumi sabotage on Kyoto, Japan at Ikedaya.
- 1874 –The Mounties begin their March West.
- 1879 –Sailing ship USS Jeannette (1878) departs San Francisco carrying an ill-fated expedition to the North Pole.
- 1994 –Kim Jong-il begins to assume supreme leadership of North Korea upon the death of his father, Kim Il-sung.
- 2011 –Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched in the final mission of the U.S. Space Shuttle program.
Who were born on July 8?
- 1830 –Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Altenburg, German-born wife of Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich of Russia (d. 1911)
- 1839 –John D. Rockefeller, American industrialist and philanthropist (d. 1937)
- 1892 –Pavel Korin, Russian painter (d. 1967)
- 1918 –Paul B. Fay, American businessman and cabinet member in the Kennedy administration (d. 2009)
- 1955 –Monty Don, TV presenter, gardener
- 1959 –Pauline Quirke, British actress
- 1974 –Tami Erin, American actress and model
- 1979 –André, Armenian singer
- 1980 –Robbie Keane, Irish footballer
- 1992 –Benjamin Grosvenor, British pianist
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