What are the important events that happened on July 8? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.

July 8: Facts & Myths About This Day

July 8 is the 189^th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 176 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Tuesday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is June 25, 2025 – a Tuesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 486,648 hours has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.

Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘hectaoctacontaenneagon’ day.

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.

According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 224 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.

The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,582 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.

July 8 Historical Events

• 1579 –
  Our Lady of Kazan, a holy icon of the Russian Orthodox Church, is discovered underground in the city of Kazan, Tatarstan.
• 1663 –
  Charles II of England grants John Clarke a Royal Charter to Rhode Island.
• 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.
• 1758 –
  French forces hold Fort Carillon against the British at Ticonderoga, New York.
• 1760 –
  French and Indian War: Battle of Restigouche – British forces defeat French forces in last naval battle in New France.
• 1889 –
  The first issue of the Wall Street Journal is published.
• 1937 –
  Turkey, Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan sign the Treaty of Saadabad.
• 1948 –
  The United States Air Force accepts its first female recruits into a program called Women in the Air Force (WAF).
• 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.
• 1994 –
  Kim Jong-il begins to assume supreme leadership of North Korea upon the death of his father, Kim Il-sung.

Who were born on July 8?

• 1885 –
  Ernst Bloch, German philosopher (d. 1977)
• 1906 –
  Philip Johnson, American architect (d. 2005)
• 1934 –
  Marty Feldman, English comedian and actor (d. 1982)
• 1948 –
  Raffi, Egyptian born Canadian children’s entertainer
• 1952 –
  Marianne Williamson, American spiritual activist and founder of the Peace Alliance
• 1959 –
  Pauline Quirke, British actress
• 1964 –
  Alexei Gusarov, Russian ice hockey player
• 1970 –
  Beck, American singer
• 1971 –
  Amanda Peterson, American actress
• 1977 –
  Wang Zhizhi, Chinese basketball player

Who died on July 8?

• 975 –
  Edgar the Peaceful, King of England (b. 943)
• 1538 –
  Diego de Almagro, Spanish explorer (b. 1475)
• 1850 –
  Prince Adolphus, 1st Duke of Cambridge (b. 1774)
• 1855 –
  Sir William Edward Parry, English Arctic explorer (b. 1790)
• 1898 –
  Soapy Smith, American con artist and gangster (b. 1860)
• 1905 –
  Walter Kittredge, American violinist and abolitionist (b. 1834)
• 1943 –
  Jean Moulin, French Resistance leader (b. 1899)
• 1990 –
  Howard Duff, American actor (b. 1913)
• 2001 –
  John O'Shea, New Zealand film director (b. 1920)
• 2011 –
  Betty Ford, First Lady of the United States (b. 1918)