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July 8 is the 189th day of the year (190th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 176 days remaining. Look up June in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Look up July in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... August is the eighth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 183 days remaining. ... July 2 is the 183rd day of the year (184th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 182 days remaining. ... July 3 is the 184th day of the year (185th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 181 days remaining. ... July 4 is the 185th day of the year (186th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 180 days remaining. ... July 5 is the 186th day of the year (187th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 179 days remaining. ... July 6 is the 187th day of the year (188th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 178 days remaining. ... July 7 is the 188th day of the year (189th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 177 days remaining. ... July 9 is the 190th day of the year (191st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 175 days remaining. ... July 10 is the 191st day (192nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 174 days remaining. ... July 11 is the 192nd day (193rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 173 days remaining. ... July 12 is the 193rd day (194th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 172 days remaining. ... July 13 is the 194th day (195th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 171 days remaining. ... July 14 is the 195th day (196th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 170 days remaining. ... July 15 is the 196th day (197th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 169 days remaining. ... July 16 is the 197th day (198th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 168 days remaining. ... July 17 is the 198th day (199th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 167 days remaining. ... July 18 is the 199th day (200th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 166 days remaining. ... July 19 is the 200th day (201st in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 165 days remaining. ... July 20 is the 201st day (202nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 164 days remaining. ... July 21 is the 202nd day (203rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 163 days remaining. ... July 22 is the 203rd day (204th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 162 days remaining. ... July 23 is the 204th day (205th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 161 days remaining. ... July 24 is the 205th day (206th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 160 days remaining. ... July 25 is the 206th day (207th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 159 days remaining. ... July 26 is the 207th day (208th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 158 days remaining. ... July 27 is the 208th day (209th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 157 days remaining. ... July 28 is the 209th day (210th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 156 days remaining. ... July 29 is the 210th day (211th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 155 days remaining. ... July 30 is the 211th day (212th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 154 days remaining. ... July 31 is the 212th day (213th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 153 days remaining. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... July 2006 is the seventh month of that year. ... July 8, 2005 (Friday) Following general elections in May, Ethiopia releases the first round of official results for 307 of 527 parliamentary seats. ... July 8, 2004 US Marine Corporal Wassef Ali Hassoun appears unharmed at the US Embassy in Beirut. ... July 8, 2003 A worker at a Lockheed Martin aircraft parts factory in Meridian, Mississippi shoots 13 co-workers, killing five, before committing suicide. ... A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing an extra day, week or month in order to keep the calendar year in sync with an astronomical or seasonal year. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

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1099 also refers to a United States tax form used for, among other purposes, reporting payments made to independent Contractors. ... The First Crusade was launched in 1095 by Pope Urban II to regain control of the sacred city of Jerusalem and the Christian Holy Land from Muslims. ... Christianity is a monotheistic[1] religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recounted in the Gospels. ... Jerusalem (Hebrew: Yerushalayim; Arabic: al-Quds; Greek Ιεροσόλυμα; Latin Aelia Capitolina) is an ancient Middle Eastern city on the watershed between the Mediterranean Sea and the Dead Sea at an elevation of 650-840 meters. ... For other uses, including people named Islam, see Islam (disambiguation). ... For broader historical context, see 1280s and 13th century. ... The War of the Sicilian Vespers started with the insurrection of the Sicilian Vespers against Charles of Anjou in 1282 and finally ended with the peace of Caltabellotta in 1302. ... The naval Battle of Malta took place on July 8, 1283 in the entrance to Grand Harbor, Valetta, when a galley fleet commanded by Roger of Lauria (Ruggiero di Lauria) defeated a fleet of Angevin galleys commanded by William Cornut and Bartholomew Bonvin. ... 1497 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Vasco da Gama Vasco da Gama Vasco da Gama (IPA: ; born c. ... // Events Prix de Rome scholarship established for students of the arts. ... Charles II (29 May 1630 – 6 February 1685) was the King of England, King of Scots, and King of Ireland from 30 January 1649 (de jure) or 29 May 1660 (de facto) until his death. ... For the physicist (winner of 2004 Hughes Medal) see John Clarke (physicist) John Clarke (1609–1676) was a medical doctor, Baptist minister, co-founder of the colony of Rhode Island, and a leading advocate of religious freedom in the Americas. ... A Royal Charter is a charter given by a monarch to legitimize an incorporated body, such as a city, company, university or such. ... Official language(s) None Capital Providence Largest city Providence Area  Ranked 50th  - Total 1,214* sq mi (3,144* km²)  - Width 37 miles (60 km)  - Length 48 miles (77 km)  - % water 32. ... Events First Portuguese governor was appointed to Macau The Swedish city Karlskrona was founded as the Royal Swedish Navy relocated there. ... Union City, Oklahoma tornado (1973) A tornado is a violently rotating column of air which is in contact with both a cumulonimbus (or, in rare cases, cumulus) cloud base and the surface of the earth. ... Cambridge City Hall Settled: 1630 â€“ Incorporated: 1636 Zip Code(s): 02139 â€“ Area Code(s): 617 / 857 Official website: http://www. ... // Events January 12 - Two-month freezing period begins in France - The coast of the Atlantic and Seine River freeze, crops fail and at least 24. ... Combatants Sweden Ottoman Empire Russia Denmark Norway Poland Saxony later also Prussia Hannover (England) Commanders Karl XII of Sweden Ahmed III Peter the Great August II Frederik VI of Denmark Battle of Poltava as painted by Denis Martens the Younger in 1726 The Great Northern War was the war fought... The Battle of Poltava (or Pultowa) was a battle between the armies of Peter I of Russia and Charles XII of Sweden on 28 June (new style 8 July) 1709, the most famous of the battles of the Great Northern War. ... Portrait of Peter by Paul Delaroche Peter I (Russian: Пётр I Алексеевич or Pyotr I Alekseyevich) (Peter Alexeyevich Romanov) (9 June 1672–8 February 1725 [30 May 1672– 28 January 1725 O.S.] [1]) ruled Russia from 7 May (27 April O.S.) 1682 until his death. ... Carl XII, Karl XII or Carolus Rex, (June 17, 1682 – November 30, 1718), the Alexander of the North, nicknamed in Turkish as DemirbaÅŸ Åžarl (Charles the Habitué), was a King of Sweden from 1697 until his death in 1718. ... Poltava (Ukrainian: Полта́ва) is a city and oblast center in Poltava Oblast in central Ukraine with some 313,400 inhabitants (2004). ... World map showing Europe Political map Europe is one of the seven continents of Earth which, in this case, is more a cultural and political distinction than a physiographic one, leading to various perspectives about Europes borders. ... // Events August 5 - In the Battle of Peterwardein 40. ... Combatants Sweden Ottoman Empire Russia Denmark Norway Poland Saxony later also Prussia Hannover (England) Commanders Karl XII of Sweden Ahmed III Peter the Great August II Frederik VI of Denmark Battle of Poltava as painted by Denis Martens the Younger in 1726 The Great Northern War was the war fought... The naval Battle of Dynekilen took place on 8 July 1716 during the Great Northern War, when a light Danish-Norwegian force under Tordenskjold trapped and defeated a similar Swedish force in Dynekilen fjord (just north of Strömstad), on the west coast of Sweden. ... 1758 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The conflict resulted in Frances loss of most of its possessions in North America. ... Fort Ticonderoga is a large 18th century fort built at a strategically important narrows in Lake Champlain where a short traverse gives access to the north end of Lake George in the state of New York, USA. The fort controlled both commonly used trade routes between the English-controlled Hudson... Ticonderoga is a town located in Essex County, New York, USA. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 5,167. ... 1760 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The conflict resulted in Frances loss of most of its possessions in North America. ... New France (French: la Nouvelle-France) describes the area colonized by France in North America during a period extending from the exploration of the Saint Lawrence River, by Jacques Cartier in 1534, to the cession of New France to the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1763. ... 1775 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The petition The Olive Branch Petition, written the early days of the American Revolutionary War, was a letter to King George III from members of the Second Continental Congress who—for the final time—appealed to their king to redress colonial grievances in order to avoid more bloodshed. ... The Continental Congress is the label given to three successive bodies of representatives: The First Continental Congress met from September 5, 1774 to October 26, 1774. ... Betsy Ross purportedly sewed the first American flag with 13 stars and 13 stripes representing each of the 13 states. ... This article is about the year 1776. ... The Liberty Bell, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is an American bell of great historic significance. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Brotherly Love, Philly, the Quaker City Motto: Philadelphia maneto (Let brotherly love continue) Location Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates , Government Country  State   County United States  Pennsylvania   Philadelphia Founded Incorporated October 27, 1682 October 25, 1701 Mayor John F. Street (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 369. ... Official language(s) None Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Area  Ranked 33rd  - Total 46,055 sq mi (119,283 km²)  - Width 160 miles (255 km)  - Length 280 miles (455 km)  - % water 2. ... U.S. Declaration of Independence The Declaration of Independence is the document in which the Thirteen Colonies declared themselves independent of the Kingdom of Great Britain and explained their justifications for doing so. ... The Continental Congress is the label given to three successive bodies of representatives: The First Continental Congress met from September 5, 1774 to October 26, 1774. ... 1822 (MDCCCXXII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... For other uses of Chippewa, see Chippewa (disambiguation). ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Official languages English (French has some legal status but is not fully co-official) Flower White trillium Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats... 1859 (MDCCCLIX) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar). ... Carl XV King of Sweden and Norway Carl XV (Carl Ludvig Eugén) (May 3, 1826 – August 19, 1872) was King of Sweden and Norway (where he was known as Carl IV) from 1859 until his death. ... Carl XV King of Sweden and Norway Carl XV (Carl Ludvig Eugén) (May 3, 1826 – August 19, 1872) was King of Sweden and Norway (where he was known as Carl IV) from 1859 until his death. ... The Kingdom of Sweden-Norway is a term sometimes, but erroneously, used to refer to the kingdoms of Sweden and Norway between 1814 and 1905, when they were united under one monarch in a personal union, following the Convention of Moss, on August 14, and the Norwegian constitutional revision of... 1876 (MDCCCLXXVI) is a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Hamburg, South Carolina was founded in 1821 by Henry Shultz as a direct commercial competitor to Augusta, Georgia. ... 1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The Wall Street Journal is an influential international daily newspaper published in New York City, New York with an average daily circulation of 1,800,607 (2002). ... Professional boxing bout featuring Ricardo Dominguez (left) vs. ... For the U.S. Secretary of the Navy, see John L. Sullivan (U.S. Navy). ... Jake Kilrain (b. ... 1892 (MDCCCXCII) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Motto: Template:Unhide = Avancez (go forward) Nickname: The City of Legends Location City Information Established: August 5, 1583 by Royal Charter of Queen Elizabeth I Area: (city) 446. ... Newfoundland (French: Terre-Neuve; Irish: Talamh an Éisc; Latin: Terra Nova) is a large island off the northeast coast of North America, and the most populous part of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. ... The Great Fire in St. ... 1896 (MDCCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... William Jennings Bryan, 1907 William Jennings Bryan (March 19, 1860 – July 26, 1925) was an American lawyer, statesman, and politician. ... William Jennings Bryan delivered the Cross of Gold speech at the convention of the Democratic Party of the United States on July 9, 1896. ... In economics, bimetallism is a monetary standard in which the value of the monetary unit can be expressed either with a certain amount of gold or with a certain amount of silver: the ratio between the two metals is fixed by law. ... The 1896 Democratic National Convention, held at the Chicago Coliseum from July 7 to July 11, was the scene of William Jennings Bryans nomination as Democratic presidential candidate for the 1896 U.S. presidential election, the youngest ever nominee. ... Chicago (officially named the City of Chicago) is the third largest city in the United States (after New York City and Los Angeles), with an official population of 2,896,016, as of the 2000 census. ... 1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Soapy Smith (1860-1898) was a US con artist and gangster who had a hand in the underworld affairs of Denver, Colorado, Creede, Colorado, and Skagway, Alaska. ... Broadway Avenue, Skagway, in the 1970s. ... 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will take you to a full 1932 calendar). ... The Dow Jones Industrial Average (NYSE: DJI) is one of several stock market indices created by Wall Street Journal editor and Dow Jones & Company founder Charles Dow. ... The Great Depression was a worldwide economic downturn, starting in 1929 and lasting through most of the 1930s. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... This is an alleged 1952 UFO over Passoria, New Jersey. ... Nickname: All America City Official website: City of Roswell Location Location in the state of New Mexico. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... This page contains two version of the list of Kings of Burundi, the traditional version and the modern genealogy. ... Mwambutsa IV Bangiriceng (1912 - 1977) was the king of Burundi from December 16, 1915 to July 8, 1966. ... Ntare V (1947-1972) was the king of Burundi briefly in 1966. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... Big Blue redirects here. ... CICS® (Customer Information Control System) is a transaction server that runs primarily on IBM mainframe systems under z/OS or z/VSE. CICS is available for other operating systems, notably i5/OS, OS/2, and as the closely related IBM TXSeries software on AIX, Windows, and Linux, among others. ... Mainframes (often colloquially referred to as big iron) are large and expensive computers used mainly by government institutions and large companies for legacy applications, typically bulk data processing (such as censuses, industry/consumer statistics, ERP, and bank transaction processing). ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Trotskyism is the theory of Marxism as advocated by Leon Trotsky. ... A political party is an organization that seeks to attain political power within a government, usually by participating in electoral campaigns. ... Communist Workers League (in French: Ligue Communiste des Travailleurs) was a trotskyist political party in Senegal, founded in 1977. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) is an international organization for security. ... Created on July 8, 1992 by the Helsinki Summit Meeting of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe, the High Commissioner on National Minorities is charged with identifying and seeking early resolution of ethnic tension that might endanger peace, stability or friendly relations between participating states of the Organisation... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The entrance to the Gonda Building in downtown Rochester. ... Measuring body weight on a scale Dieting is the practice of eating (and drinking) in a regulated fashion to achieve a particular, short term objective. ... Fen-phen was an anti-obesity medication (an anorectic) which consisted of two drugs: fenfluramine and phentermine. ... The heart and lungs, from an older edition of Grays Anatomy. ... The lungs flank the heart and great vessels in the chest cavity. ... NATO 2002 Summit in Prague The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, the Atlantic Alliance or the Western Alliance, is an international organisation for collective security established in 1949, in support of the North Atlantic Treaty signed in Washington, DC, on 4 April 1949. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Allen Lee Davis (July 20, 1944 - July 8, 1999) was a mass murderer executed on July 8, 1999, for the May 11, 1982 Jacksonville, Florida murder of Nancy Weiler, who was three-months pregnant at the time. ... The term electrocution can mean either: accidental death or suicide by electric shock deliberate execution by electric shock, usually involving an electric chair See also Look up electrocution in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Official language(s) English Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Area  Ranked 22nd  - Total 65,794 sq mi (170,451 km²)  - Width 162 miles (260 km)  - Length 497 miles (800 km)  - % water 17. ... The first electric chair, which was used to execute William Kemmler in 1890 People used the electric chair in Mongolia to fry their bacon and eggs. ... Capital punishment, or the death penalty, is the execution of a convicted criminal by the State as punishment for crimes known as capital crimes or capital offenses. ... Official language(s) English Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Area  Ranked 22nd  - Total 65,794 sq mi (170,451 km²)  - Width 162 miles (260 km)  - Length 497 miles (800 km)  - % water 17. ...

Births

Events June 19 - Battle of Landriano - A French army in Italy under Marshal St. ... Emmanuel Filiberto, Duke of Savoy (July 8, 1528, Chambéry - August 30, 1580, Turin) was Duke of Savoy from 1553 to 1580. ... Events March 1 - Michel de Montaigne signs the preface to his most significant work, Essays. ... Events February 27 - Battle of Ancrum Moor - Scots victory over superior English forces December 13 - Official opening of the Council of Trent (closed 1563) Battle of Kawagoe - between two branches of Uesugi families and the late Hojo clan in Japan. ... Don Carlos (July 8, 1545 – July 24, 1568), Prince of Asturias was the son of King Philip II of Spain by his first wife Maria Manuela, daughter of John III of Portugal. ... Events March 23 - Peace of Longjumeau ends the Second War of Religion in France. ... Events May 18 - Playwright Thomas Kyds accusations of heresy lead to an arrest warrant for Christopher Marlowe. ... Judith Beheading Holofernes (1612-21) Oil on canvas 199 x 162 cm Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence. ... Events February 2 - New Amsterdam (later renamed New York City) is incorporated. ... Events February 9 - Gregory XV is elected pope. ... Jean de La Fontaine (July 8, 1621 – April 13, 1695) is the most famous French fabulist and probably the most widely read French poet of the 17th century. ... Events January 27 - Change of emperor of the Ottoman Empire from Ahmed II to Mustafa II (1695-1703) July 17 - The Bank of Scotland is founded by an Act of Parliament of the old Scottish Parliament. ... 1760 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Christian Kramp (July 8, 1760 - May 13, 1826) was a French mathematician, who worked primarily with factorials. ... The oldest surviving photograph, Nicéphore Niépce, circa 1826 1826 (MDCCCXXVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1766 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Dominique Jean Larrey, portrait by Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Trioson, beginning of 19th century. ... 1842 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1819 common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Sir Francis as depicted in 1856 Sir Francis Leopold McClintock (8 July 1819 – 17 November 1907) was an Irish explorer in the British Navy who is known for his discoveries in the Canadian arctic islands. ... 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Charles Darwin 1836 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... The Rt. ... 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... | Jöns Jakob Berzelius, discoverer of protein 1838 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Zeppelin Ferdinand von Zeppelin This page is about the German aviation pioneer, for other meanings, see Graf Zeppelin (disambiguation). ... 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... 1839 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1917 painting by John Singer Sargent. ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1851 (MDCCCLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Sir Arthur John Evans (July 8, 1851 – July 11, 1941) was an English archaeologist. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film) 1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1941 calendar). ... 1857 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Alfred Binet Alfred Binet (July 8, 1857 – October 18, 1911), French psychologist and inventor of the first usable intelligence test, the basis of todays IQ test. ... 1867 (MDCCCLXVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Käthe Schmidt Kollwitz (July 8, 1867 - 22 April 1945) was a German artist. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ... 1878 (MDCCCLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ... 1882 (MDCCCLXXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar. ... Percy Aldridge Grainger (8 July 1882 – 20 February 1961) was an Australian-born pianist, composer, and champion of the saxophone. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ... 1885 (MDCCCLXXXV) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Ernst Simon Bloch (July 8, 1885 - August 4, 1977) was a German Marxist philosopher and atheist theologian. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... 1892 (MDCCCXCII) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Richard Aldington (July 8, 1892 – July 27, 1962) was an English writer and poet. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... Pavel Korin. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... 1895 (MDCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Igor Yevgenyevich Tamm (Russian И́горь Евге́ньевич Та́мм, also transcribed sometimes as Igor Evgenevich Tamm) (July 8, 1895 – April 12, 1971) was a Soviet/Russian physicist. ... Sir Edward Appletons medal Photographs of Nobel Prize Medals. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ... 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Henri Cartan (born July 8, 1904) is a son of Élie Cartan, and is, as his father was, a distinguished and influential French mathematician. ... 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... IDS Center in Minneapolis Philip Cortelyou Johnson (July 8, 1906 – January 25, 2005) was an influential American architect. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... George Wilcken Romney (July 8, 1907–July 26, 1995) was chairman of the American Motors Corporation from 1954 to 1962 and was elected three times as the Republican Governor of Michigan from 1963 to 1969. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1908 (MCMVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Louis Jordan swinging on sax, Paramount Theatre, NYC, 1946 (Photo: William P. Gottlieb) Louis Jordan (July 8, 1908 – February 4, 1975) was a pioneering African-American blues, jazz and rhythm & blues musician and songwriter who enjoyed his greatest popularity from the late 1930s to the early 1950s. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller (July 8, 1908 - January 26, 1979) was a Governor of New York and the 41st Vice President of the United States of America from December 19, 1974 to January 20, 1977. ... The Vice President of the United States is the second-highest executive official of the United States government. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Jyoti Basu (born July 8, 1914) is a Communist politician from West Bengal, India. ... Billy Eckstine (8 July 1914 – 8 March 1993), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as William Clarence Eckstein. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... Craig Stevens (July 8, 1918 – May 10, 2000) was an American motion picture and television actor. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Walter Scheel (born Solingen July 8, 1919) is a German politician. ... 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... William Harrison Dillard (born July 8, 1923) is an American athlete, the only male so far to win Olympic titles in both sprinting and hurdling events. ... 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, M.D. (July 8, 1926 - August 24, 2004) was a psychiatrist and the author of the groundbreaking book On Death and Dying, where she first discussed what is now known as the Kübler-Ross model. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will take you to a full 1932 calendar). ... Jerry Vale (b. ... 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Actor Marty Feldman in Young Frankenstein (1974) Martin Alan Marty Feldman (July 8, 1934 – December 2, 1982) was a writer, comedian and film and television actor in the UK, famous for his bulging eyes, which were the result of a thyroid condition. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Steve Lawrence (born July 8, 1935) is an American singer, perhaps best known as a member of a duo with his wife Eydie Gormé. The two have appeared together since appearing regularly on Steve Allens The Tonight Show in the mid 1950s[1][2]. Lawrence is an actor as... Vitali Ivanovich Sevastyanov, cyrillic Виталий Иванович Севастьянов, (born July 8, 1935 in Krasnouralsk) was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew on the Soyuz 9 and Soyuz 18 missions. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film) 1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1941 calendar). ... Dario Gradi MBE (born Milan, Italy, 8 July 1941) has become one of English footballs most respected managers and coaches. ... This article is about the year. ... William Philip Phil Gramm (born July 8, 1942, in Fort Benning, Georgia) served as a Democratic Congressman (1978-1983), a Republican Congressman (1983-1985) and a Republican Senator from Texas (1985-2002). ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... Kim Darby (born Deborah Zerby on July 8, 1947 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actor who has starred in many films and appeared on many TV shows. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... Raffi on the cover of his album Bananaphone Raffi Cavoukian, OC, OBC (born July 8, 1948), usually known simply as Raffi, is a popular childrens entertainer in Canada, the United States, and the Western world at large. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... Frank Delima (born July 8, 1949) a popular comedian from Hawaii, is considered by some media sources to be the most sought after comic in the state. ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... Anjelica Huston Anjelica Huston (born July 8, 1951) is an Academy Award-winning American actress of both feature films and television. ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Kevin Bacon with his wife Kyra Sedgwick Kevin Norwood Bacon (born July 8, 1958 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American film actor who has starred in Stir of Echoes, Wild Things, JFK, and Apollo 13, among others. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ... Toby Keith visits with fans during brief breaks in filming the music video American Soldier in hangar 1600 at Edwards Air Force Base, November 17, 2003. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Suyama Akio (陶山 章央) is a seiyuu who has voiced various anime characters including Ichiro Ogami in Sakura Taisen and Hatsuharu Sohma in Fruits Basket. ... For the company named Seiyu, see Seiyu Group. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Crudup in Almost Famous, 2000. ... Michael Weatherly, Jr. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... Beck Beck Hansen (born Bek David Campbell, July 8, 1970) is an American musician, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Saurav Chandidas Ganguly (first name also spelt Sourav) (born 8 July 1972, in Calcutta, West Bengal) was the captain of Indian cricket team from 2000-2005. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... Kathleen Robertson. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1974 calendar). ... Friske in the La la la video. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... Talal El Karkouri (born July 8, 1976 in Casablanca) is a Moroccan football player. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... This is a Chinese name; the family name is Wang. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Robbie Keane (born 8 July 1980 in Tallaght, Dublin) is an Irish football player, who currently plays as a striker for Tottenham Hotspur F.C. and the Republic of Ireland. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Anastasia Andreyevna Myskina (Анастасия Мыскина; in Russian) (ah-nass-tah-SEE-ya MYSS-kee-nah) (born July 8, 1981, Moscow, Russia) is a professional tennis player from Russia. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Hakim Warrick (born July 8, 1982 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a professional basketball player. ... Sophia Bush Sophia Bush (born July 8, 1982) is an American actress best known for her role as as Brooke Davis in the WB series One Tree Hill. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Alexis Dziena in Shes Too Young. ...

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Events October 1 - A man with a sword makes an attempt on emperor Nicephorus Is life. ... Pippin of Italy (April, 773-July 8, 810) was the third son of Charlemagne, and the second with his wife Hildegard of Savoy. ... Events Charlemagne crosses the Alps and invades the kingdom of the Lombards. ... Events Coronation of King Edward the Martyr Births Deaths July 8 Edgar of England Categories: 975 ... King Edgar or Eadgar I ( 942 – July 8, 975) was the younger son of King Edmund I of England. ... Events January 6 - Henry of Anjou arrives in England. ... The Blessed Eugene III, né Bernardo Pignatelli (d. ... Events Treaty of Nagyvarad. ... Diego de Almagro Diego de Almagro (b. ... Events August 29 - Treaty of Picquigny ends a brief war between France and England. ... Events August 6 - Pope Urban VIII is elected to the Papacy. ... Gregory XV, born Alessandro Ludovisi (January 9, 1554 – July 8, 1623), Pope (1621-1623), born at Bologna, succeeded Paul V on February 9, 1621. ... Events January 5 - Great fire in Eindhoven, Netherlands. ... Events Louis XIV of France passed the Code Noir, allowing the full use of slaves in the French colonies. ... Edward Wooster (1622-July 8, 1689) was an early pioneer and founder of Derby, Connecticut. ... Events January 1 - In the Gregorian calendar, January 1 is declared as the first day of the year, instead of March 25. ... Events January 27 - Change of emperor of the Ottoman Empire from Ahmed II to Mustafa II (1695-1703) July 17 - The Bank of Scotland is founded by an Act of Parliament of the old Scottish Parliament. ... Christiaan Huygens Christiaan Huygens (pronounced in English (IPA): ; in Dutch: ) (April 14, 1629–July 8, 1695), was a Dutch mathematician and physicist; born in The Hague as the son of Constantijn Huygens. ... Events March 4 - Massachusetts Bay Colony is granted a Royal charter. ... // Events August 5 - In the Battle of Peterwardein 40. ... Robert South (September, 1634 - July 8, 1716), was an English churchman. ... Events Moses Amyrauts Traite de la predestination is published Curaçao captured by the Dutch Treaty of Polianovska First meeting of the Académie française The witchcraft affair at Loudun Jean Nicolet lands at Green Bay, Wisconsin Opening of Covent Garden Market in London English establish a settlement... // Events Pope Innocent XIII becomes pope Johann Sebastian Bach composes the Brandenburg Concertos April 4 - Robert Walpole becomes the first prime minister of Britain September 10 - Treaty of Nystad is signed, bringing an end to the Great Northern War November 2 - Peter I is proclaimed Emperor of All the Russias... Elihu Yale Elihu Yale, (April 5, 1649 – July 8, 1721), was the first benefactor of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.. His ancestry can be traced back to the family estate at Plas yn Iâl near the village of Llanarmon yn Iâl, Flintshire, Wales, and the... // Events January 30 - King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland is beheaded. ... Events George Friderich Handel becomes a British subject. ... John Ker (August 8, 1673 - July 8, 1726) was a Scottish spy during the Jacobite Rebellions. ... Events January 22 - Impostor Mary Carleton is hanged in Newgate prison in England for multiple thefts and returning from penal transportation March 18 - John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton sells his part of New Jersey to the Quakers. ... 1784 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Torbern Olof Bergman (March 20, 1735 Katrineberg, Sweden, – July 8, 1784 Medevi, Sweden) was a Swedish chemist. ... Events April 16 - The London premiere of Alcina by George Frideric Handel, his first the first Italian opera for the Royal Opera House at Covent Garden. ... 1822 (MDCCCXXII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Percy Bysshe Shelley Percy Bysshe Shelley (August 4, 1792 – July 8, 1822) was one of the major English Romantic poets and is widely considered to be among the finest lyric poets who wrote in the English language. ... 1792 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The oldest surviving photograph, Nicéphore Niépce, circa 1826 1826 (MDCCCXXVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Contrarian Founding Father Luther Martin Martin Luther (February 9, 1748–July 8, 1826) was a politician and one of United States silly fools, but refused to sign the Constitution because he felt it violated states rights. ... Events April 24 - A congress assembles at Aix-la-Chapelle with the intent to conclude the struggle known as the War of Austrian Succession - at October 18 - The Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle is signed to end