NationMaster - Encyclopedia: July 8

July 8 is the 189th day of the year (190th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 176 days remaining until the end of the year. June 2008 is the sixth month of the current leap year. ... July 2008 is the seventh month of the current leap year and has yet to occur. ... 2008 (MMVIII) will be a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 183rd day of the year (184th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... July 3 is the 184th day of the year (185th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 185th day of the year (186th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 186th day of the year (187th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 187th day of the year (188th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 188th day of the year (189th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 190th day of the year (191st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 191st day of the year (192nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 192nd day of the year (193rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 193rd day of the year (194th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 194th day of the year (195th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 195th day of the year (196th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 196th day of the year (197th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... July 16 is the 197th day of the year (198th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 198th day of the year (199th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 199th day of the year (200th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 200th day of the year (201st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 201st day of the year (202nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 202nd day of the year (203rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 203rd day of the year (204th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 204th day of the year (205th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 205th day of the year (206th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 206th day of the year (207th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... July 26 is the 207th day of the year (208th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 208th day of the year (209th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 209th day of the year (210th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 210th day of the year (211th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 211th day of the year (212th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 212th day of the year (213th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... July 2008 is the seventh month of the current leap year and has yet to occur. ... July 2007 is the seventh month of that year. ... Early elections in November are announced in the Netherlands. ... Ongoing events â€¢ 2005 Atlantic and Pacific hurricanes â€¢ 2005 Maharashtra floods â€¢ 2005 Gujarat Flood â€¢ Expo 2005 in Aichi, Japan â€¢ Fuel prices â€¢ Gomery Comm. ... 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. ... July 2002 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December // See also: Timeline of the War in Afghanistan (July 2002) A Russian Tupolev Tu-154 airliner and a Boeing 757 operated by DHL collide at 35,000ft over Uberlingen, due to failure of correct communication from... 2001 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December Deaths: July 3 - Mordecai Richler July 23 - Eudora Welty July 31 - Poul Anderson Films: July 4 - Cats and Dogs July 6 - Kiss of the Dragon starring Jet Li July 18 - Jurassic Park III July 27 - Planet of... 2000 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December This is a timeline for events in July, 2000. ... For the 1921 film starring Fatty Arbuckle, see Leap Year (film). ... For the calendar of religious holidays and periods, see liturgical year. ...

1 Events
2 Births
3 Deaths
4 Holidays and observances
5 External links

Events

939 - The Major Occultation, or Ghaybat el-Kubra of Muhammad al-Mahdi
1099 - First Crusade: 15,000 starving Christian soldiers march in religious procession around Jerusalem as its Muslim defenders look on.
1283 - War of the Sicilian Vespers: Battle of Malta
1497 - Vasco da Gama sets sail on first direct European voyage to India.
1579 - Our Lady of Kazan, a holy icon of the Russian Orthodox Church, was discovered underground in the city of Kazan, Tatarstan.
1663 - Charles II of England grants John Clarke a Royal Charter to Rhode Island.
1680 - The first confirmed tornado in America kills a servant at Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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: Battle of Dynekilen
1758 - French forces hold Fort Carillon against British at Ticonderoga, New York.
1760 - French and Indian War: Battle of Restigouche - British defeat French forces in last naval battle in New France.
1775 - The Olive Branch Petition is adopted by the Continental Congress of the Thirteen Colonies.
1776 - The Declaration of Independence is read aloud in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1822 - Chippewas turn over huge tract of land in Ontario to the United Kingdom.
1853 - Commodore Perry sails into Tokyo Bay.
1859 - King Charles XV/Carl IV accedes to the throne of Sweden-Norway.
1863 - U.S. Civil War - surrender of Port Hudson, Louisiana.
1864 - The Shinsengumi sabotage the Choshu-han shishi's planned attack on Kyoto, Japan at Ikedaya. This event is known as Ikedaya Jiken.
1874 - The Mounties begin their March West.
1876 - White supremacists kill five Black Republicans in Hamburg, SC.
1889 - The first issue of the Wall Street Journal is published.
1892 - St. John's, Newfoundland is devastated in the Great Fire of 1892.
1896 - William Jennings Bryan delivers his Cross of Gold speech advocating bimetalism at the 1896 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
1898 - The shooting death of crime boss Soapy Smith releases Skagway, Alaska from his iron grip.
1932 - The Dow Jones Industrial Average reaches its lowest level of the Great Depression, bottoming out at 41.22.
1947 - Reports are broadcast that a UFO has crashed landed in Roswell, New Mexico.
1950 - General MacArthur named Korean commander of US Forces.
1960 - Francis Gary Powers is charged with espionage resulting from his flight over the Soviet Union.
1966 - King Mwambutsa IV Bangiriceng of Burundi is deposed by his son Prince Charles Ndizi.
1969 - IBM CICS is made generally available for the 360 mainframe computer.
1977 - The ashes of Ahn Eak-tai, a Korean conductor and the composer of the national anthem Aegukga, are transferred from the island of Majorca to the Korean National Cemetery.
1980 - The first Rugby League State of Origin match between the Queensland Maroons and New South Wales Blues is played at Lang Park, Brisbane.
1982 - Assassination attempt against former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein in Dujail.
1982 - Senegalese Trotskyist political party LCT is legally recognized.
1992 - Conference for Security and Co-operation in Europe creates the office of High Commissioner on National Minorities.
1997 - NATO invites the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Poland to join the alliance in 1999.
1999 - Allen Lee Davis is executed by electrocution by the state of Florida, the last use of the electric chair for capital punishment in Florida.
2003 - Sudan Airways Flight 39, with 116 people on board, crashes in Sudan; the only survivor is a two-year-old boy who subsequently dies as a result of his injuries.

Events Vietnam became a tributary kingdom to China. ... It has been suggested that Mahdi be merged into this article or section. ... 1099 also refers to a United States tax form used for, among other purposes, reporting payments made to independent Contractors. ... Belligerents Christendom: Holy Roman Empire Genoa Lower Lorraine Provence Kingdom of France Blois Boulogne Flanders Le Puy-en-Velay Vermandois Kingdom of England Normandy Duchy of Apulia Taranto Byzantine Empire Kingdom of Cilicia Saracen: Great Seljuq Empire Danishmends Fatimids Almoravids Abbasids Commanders Guglielmo Embriaco Godfrey of Bouillon Raymond IV Stephen... Topics in Christianity Preaching Prayer Ecumenism Relation to other religions Movements Music Liturgy Calendar Symbols Art Criticism Christianity Portal This box: Christianity is a monotheistic[1] religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as presented in the New Testament. ... For other uses, see Jerusalem (disambiguation). ... For people named Islam, see Islam (name). ... 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. ... For other uses, see Vasco da Gama (disambiguation). ... Events January 6 - The Union of Atrecht united the southern Netherlands under the Duke of Parma, governor in the name of king Philip II of Spain. ... Our Lady of Kazan (16th century). ... This article is about the religious artifacts. ... The Russian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate (Russian: ), also known as the Orthodox Christian Church of Russia, is a body of Christians who are united under the Patriarch of Moscow, who in turn is in communion with the other patriarchs and primates of the Eastern Orthodox Church. ... This article is about the capital city of Tatarstan. ... Republic of Tatarstan (Russian: ; Tatar Cyrillic: Ð¢Ð°Ñ‚Ð°Ñ€ÑÑ‚Ð°Ð½ Ð ÐµÑÐ¿ÑƒÐ±Ð»Ð¸ÐºÐ°ÑÑ‹, Latin: Tatarstan RespublikasÄ±) is a federal subject of the Russian Federation (a republic). ... Year 1663 (MDCLXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 10-day slower Julian calendar). ... Charles II (29 May 1630 â€“ 6 February 1685) was the King of England, Scotland, and Ireland. ... 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. ... For the ship of the same name, see Royal Charter (ship). ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... Events First Portuguese governor was appointed to Macau The Swedish city Karlskrona was founded as the Royal Swedish Navy relocated there. ... This article is about the weather phenomenon. ... Location in Middlesex County in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Middlesex Settled 1630 Incorporated 1636 Government - Type Mayor-City Council - Mayor Kenneth Reeves (D) Area - Total 7. ... // 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 (1710â€“1714) Ukrainian Cossacks Russia Denmark-Norway Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth Saxony after 1718 Prussia Hanover Commanders Charles XII of Sweden Ahmed III Ivan Mazepa Peter the Great Frederick IV of Denmark Augustus II the Strong Strength 77,000 in the beginning of the war. ... Combatants Swedish Empire Russian Empire Commanders Carl Gustaf RehnskiÃ¶ld # Peter the Great Strength 17,000 troops attacking, 7,000 besieging Poltava, 45,000 troops, 130 cannons (about 100 participated in the battle) 3,000 Kalmyks arrived at the end of battle Casualties 6,900 killed, wounded or missing 2760... Peter the Great or Pyotr Alexeyevich Romanov (Russian: ÐŸÑ‘Ñ‚Ñ€ I ÐÐ»ÐµÐºÑÐµÐµÐ²Ð¸Ñ‡ Pyotr I Alekse`yevich, ÐŸÑ‘Ñ‚Ñ€ Ð’ÐµÐ»Ð¸ÐºÐ¸Ð¹ Pyotr Veli`kiy) (9 June 1672 â€“ 8 February 1725 [30 May 1672â€“28 January 1725 O.S.][1]) ruled Russia from 7 May (27 April O.S.) 1682 until his death, jointly ruling before 1696 with his... Charles XII redirects here. ... Location Map of Ukraine with Poltava highlighted. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... // Events August 5 - In the Battle of Peterwardein 40. ... Combatants Sweden Ottoman Empire (1710â€“1714) Ukrainian Cossacks Russia Denmark-Norway Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth Saxony after 1718 Prussia Hanover Commanders Charles XII of Sweden Ahmed III Ivan Mazepa Peter the Great Frederick IV of Denmark Augustus II the Strong Strength 77,000 in the beginning of the war. ... 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 StrÃ¶mstad), on the west coast of Sweden. ... Year 1758 (MDCCLVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ... 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. ... Year 1760 (MDCCLX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Saturday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ... Combatants France First Nations allies: Algonquin Lenape Wyandot Ojibwa Ottawa Shawnee Great Britain American Colonies Iroquois Confederacy Strength 3,900 regulars 7,900 militia 2,200 natives (1759) 50,000 regulars and militia (1759) Casualties 3,000 killed, wounded or captured 10,040 killed, wounded or captured The French and... Combatants Britain France Commanders Capt. ... Capital Quebec Language(s) French Religion Roman Catholicism Government Monarchy King See List of French monarchs Governor See list of Governors Legislature Sovereign Council of New France Historical era Ancien RÃ©gime in France - Royal Control 1655 - Articles of Capitulation of Quebec 1759 - Articles of Capitulation of Montreal 1760 - Treaty... Year 1775 (MDCCLXXV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ... The Olive Branch Petition The Olive Branch Petition, written in the early days of the American Revolutionary War, was a letter to King George III from members of the Second Continental Congress whoâ€”for the final timeâ€”appealed to their king to readdress colonial grievances in order to avoid more... The Continental Congress resulted from the American Revolution and was the de facto first national government of the United States. ... In 1775, the British claimed authority over the red and pink areas on this map and Spain ruled the orange. ... For other uses, see 1776 (disambiguation). ... 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. ... Nickname: City of Brotherly Love, Philly, the Quaker City Motto: Philadelphia maneto (Let brotherly love continue) Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Philadelphia Founded October 27, 1682 Incorporated October 25, 1701 Mayor John F. Street (D) Area - City 369. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... 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). ... This article is about the Canadian province. ... 1853 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Matthew Calbraith Perry (April 10, 1794 - March 4, 1858) was the Commodore of the U.S. Navy who forced the opening of Japan to the West with the Convention of Kanagawa in 1854, under the threat of military force. ... Tokyo Bay from space Tokyo Bay ) is a bay in the southern KantÅ region of Japan. ... Year 1859 (MDCCCLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Karl XV (Karl Ludvig EugÃ©n) (May 3, 1826 â€“ September 18, 1872) was King of Sweden and Norway (where he was known as Karl IV) from 1859 until his death. ... Karl XV (Karl Ludvig EugÃ©n) (May 3, 1826 â€“ September 18, 1872) was King of Sweden and Norway (where he was known as Karl 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... Year 1863 (MDCCCLXIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... The American Civil War was fought in the United States from 1861 until 1865 between the northern states, popularly referred to as the U.S., the Union, the North, or the Yankees; and the seceding southern states, commonly referred to as the Confederate States of America, the CSA, the Confederacy... Port Hudson, is a small town in Louisiana located about 20 mile northeast of Baton Rouge. ... 1864 (MDCCCLXIV) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... The Shinsengumi (Japanese: æ–°é¸çµ„ or æ–°æ’°çµ„) were a special police force of the late shogunate period. ... Location of Kyoto, on the main island of Japan Kyoto (Japanese: 京都市; Kyōto-shi) is a city in Japan that has a population of 1. ... The Ikedaya Jiken (æ± ç”°å±‹äº‹ä»¶), also known as the Ikedaya Affair or Ikedaya Inn Incident, was a famous armed encounter between the Ishin Shishi, the anti-shogunate forces from Choshu (now Yamaguchi) and the Shinsengumi, the bakufus special police force on July 8, 1864 at the Ikedaya inn in Kyoto, Japan. ... Year 1874 (MDCCCLXXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link with display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... RCMP redirects here. ... The March West, or the Great March, was a trek across Western Canada made by the Northwest Mounted Police from July 1874 to September 1874. ... Year 1876 (MDCCCLXXVI) // January 31 - United States orders all Indigenous peoples in the United States to move onto reservations February 2 - The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs of Major League Baseball is formed. ... Hamburg, South Carolina was founded in 1821 by Henry Shultz as a direct commercial competitor to Augusta, Georgia. ... Year 1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day slower Julian 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). ... Year 1892 (MDCCCXCII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Nickname: Motto: Avancez (Go forward) Coordinates: , Country Province Established August 5, 1583 by Royal Charter of Queen Elizabeth I Government - City Mayor Andy Wells - Governing body St. ... This article is about the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. ... The Great Fire in St. ... Year 1896 (MDCCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar). ... For other persons of the same name, see William Bryan. ... The Cross of Gold speech was a speech famously delivered by William Jennings Bryan at the 1896 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois. ... 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. ... For other uses, see Chicago (disambiguation). ... Year 1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Jefferson Randolph (Soapy) Smith II (1860-July 8, 1898) was an American con artist and gangster who had a major hand in the organized criminal operations of Denver, Colorado, Creede, Colorado, and Skagway, Alaska from 1879 to 1898. ... Broadway Avenue, Skagway, May 2007. ... Year 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1932 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Linear graph of the DJIA from 1901 until today Logarithmic graph of the DJIA from 1901 until today The Dow Jones Industrial Average (NYSE: DJI, also called the DJIA, Dow 30, or informally the Dow Jones or The Dow) is one of several stock market indices created by nineteenth-century... For other uses, see The Great Depression (disambiguation). ... Year 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... UFO redirects here. ... Nickname: Location in the state of New Mexico. ... Year 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... MacArthur landing at Leyte Beach in 1944. ... Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Francis Gary Powers (August 17, 1929 - August 1, 1977) was the American pilot whose U-2 plane was shot down while over the Soviet Union, thus causing the U-2 Crisis of 1960. ... Spy and Secret agent redirect here. ... Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian 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. ... Also: 1969 (number) 1969 (movie) 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ... For other uses, see IBM (disambiguation) and Big Blue. ... CICS (Customer Information Control System) is a transaction server that runs primarily on IBM mainframe systems under z/OS or z/VSE. CICS on distributed platforms is called TXSeries and it is available on AIX, Windows, Solaris and HP-UX. CICS is also available on other operating systems, notably i5... For other uses, see Mainframe. ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... Ahn Ikte (1906-1965) was a Korean composer of classical music. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... Players are selected to play for the state in which they played their first senior football, hence the name state of origin. Prior to 1980 players were selected for interstate matches on the basis of where they were playing their club football at the time. ... The logo of the Queensland State of Origin team The Queensland State of Origin team is arguably Queenslands most prestigious sporting team, and play in the annual 3 match State of Origin series. ... Most recent series 2007 State of Origin: LOST Queensland 2 - New South Wales 1 Biggest win New South Wales 56 - 16 Queensland (Stadium Australia, Sydney; 7 June 2000) Biggest defeat Queensland 36 - 6 New South Wales (Lang Park, Brisbane; 23 May 1989) The New South Wales Rugby League team represents... Suncorp Stadium, formerly known as Lang Park, is the home of rugby league in Queensland. ... For other uses, see Brisbane (disambiguation). ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti (28 April 1937 â€“ 30 December 2006) was the fifth President of Iraq and Chairman of the Iraqi Revolutionary Command Council from 1979 until his overthrow by US forces in 2003. ... Dujail (, Arabic: Ø§Ù„Ø¯Ø¬ÙŠÙ„; alternate spelling: Ad Dujayl) is a small Shiite town in northern Iraq. ... Trotskyism is the theory of Marxism as advocated by Leon Trotsky. ... A political party is a political 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. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... 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... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... This article is about the military alliance. ... Events of 2008: (EMILY) Me Lesley and MIley are going to China! This article is about the year. ... Events of 2008: (EMILY) Me Lesley and MIley are going to China! This article is about the year. ... 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 electric chair is an execution method in which the person being put to death is strapped to a chair and electrocuted through electrodes placed on the body. ... This article is about the U.S. State of Florida. ... The electric chair is an execution method in which the person being put to death is strapped to a chair and electrocuted through electrodes placed on the body. ... Death penalty, death sentence, and execution redirect here. ... This article is about the U.S. State of Florida. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sudan Airways is the national airline of Sudan and is a member of the Arab Air Carriers Organization. ... Sudan Airways Flight 39 was a flight operated by Sudan Airways that crashed on July 8, 2003. ...

Births

1528 - Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy (d. 1580)
1545 - Don Carlos of Spain (d. 1568)
1593 - Artemisia Gentileschi, Italian painter (d. 1653)
1621 - Jean de la Fontaine, French writer (d. 1695)
1760 - Christian Kramp, French mathematician (d. 1826)
1766 - Dominique Jean Larrey, French surgeon (d. 1842)
1792 - Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen, queen of Bavaria (d. 1854)
1819 - Francis Leopold McClintock, British naval officer and explorer (d. 1907)
1830 - Frederick William Seward, United States Assistant Secretary of State (d. 1915)
1830 - Grand Duchess Alexandra Iosifovna of Altenburg (d. 1911)
1836 - Joseph Chamberlain, British politician (d. 1914)
1838 - Ferdinand Graf von Zeppelin, German inventor (d. 1917)
1839 - John D. Rockefeller, American businessman (d. 1937)
1851 - Arthur Evans, English archaeologist (d. 1941)
1857 - Alfred Binet, French psychologist (d. 1911)
1867 - Käthe Kollwitz, German artist (d. 1945)
1878 - Jimmy Quinn, Scottish footballer (d. 1945)
1882 - Percy Grainger, Australian composer (d. 1961)
1885 - Ernst Bloch, German philosopher (d. 1977)
1892 - Richard Aldington, English poet (d. 1962)
1892 - Pavel Korin, Russian painter (d. 1967)
1895 - Igor Tamm, Russian physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1971)
1898 - Melville Ruick, American actor (d. 1972)
1904 - Henri Cartan, French mathematician
1905 - Leonid Amalrik, Russian animator (d. 1997)
1906 - Philip Johnson, American architect (d. 2005)
1907 - George W. Romney, American businessman and politician (d. 1995)
1908 - Louis Jordan, American saxophonist (d. 1975)
1908 - Nelson A. Rockefeller, 41st Vice President of the United States (d. 1979)
1914 - Jyoti Basu, Indian politician
1914 - Billy Eckstine, American jazz singer (d. 1993)
1917 - Faye Emerson, American actress (d. 1983)
1918 - Craig Stevens, American actor (d. 2000)
1919 - Walter Scheel, German politician
1920 - Godtfred Kirk Christiansen, Danish industrialist (Lego Group) (d. 1995)
1923 - Harrison Dillard, American athlete
1924 - Johnnie Johnson, American blues musician (d. 2005)
1926 - Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, Swiss-born psychiatrist (d. 2004)
1927 - Maurice Hayes, Irish politician
1932 - Jerry Vale, American singer
1933 - Marty Feldman, English comedian and actor (d. 1982)
1933 - Antonio Lamer, French Canadian lawyer and chief justice
1934 - Ed Lumley, Canadian corporate executive and former politician
1935 - Steve Lawrence, American entertainer and singer
1935 - Vitali Sevastyanov, Russian cosmonaut
1941 - Dario Gradi, Italian-born football manager
1942 - Phil Gramm, American politician
1944 - Jai Johanny Johanson, American musician (The Allman Brothers Band)
1944 - Jeffrey Tambor, American actor
1945 - Micheline Calmy-Rey, Swiss politician
1947 - Kim Darby, American actress
1947 - Luis Fernando Figari, Peruvian founder of Sodalitium Christianae Vitae
1948 - Raffi, Canadian children's entertainer
1949 - Frank Delima, American comedian
1949 - Dale Hoganson, Canadian ice hockey player
1949 - Wolfgang Puck, Austrian-born celebrity chef
1951 - Anjelica Huston, American actress
1952 - Jack Lambert, American football player
1952 - Anna Quindlen, American columnist
1955 - Mihaela Mitrache, Romanian actress
1956 - Terry Puhl, Canadian baseball player
1957 - Aleksandr Gurnov, Russian television personality
1957 - Carlos Cavazo, American musician (Quiet Riot)
1958 - Kevin Bacon, American actor
1958 - Tzipi Livni, Israeli politician
1958 - Neetu Singh, Indian Actress
1958 - Andreas Carlgren, Swedish politician
1959 - Robert Knepper, American actor
1960 - Mal Meninga, Australian rugby league footballer
1961 - Toby Keith, American singer
1961 - Andrew Fletcher, English musician (Depeche Mode)
1962 - Joan Osborne, American singer and songwriter
1964 - Linda de Mol, Dutch actress and host
1964 - Alexei Gusarov, Russian ice hockey player
1965 - Lee Tergesen, American actor
1967 - Jordan Chan, Hong Kong actor and singer
1968 - Akio Suyama, Japanese seiyu
1968 - Billy Crudup, American actor
1968 - Michael Weatherly, American actor
1969 - Sugizo Japanese guitarist and singer
1970 - Beck, American singer
1971 - Amanda Peterson, American actress
1972 - Sourav Ganguly, Indian cricketer
1972 - Karl Dykhuis, Canadian ice hockey player
1972 - Shōsuke Tanihara, Japanese actor
1973 - Kathleen Robertson, Canadian actress
1974 - Zhanna Friske, Russian actress and singer
1974 - Tami Erin, American actress and model
1975 - Elias Viljanen, Finnish Guitarist
1976 - Talal El Karkouri, Moroccan footballer
1976 - David Kennedy, American guitarist (Angels & Airwaves)
1977 - Wang Zhizhi, Chinese basketball player
1977 - Milo Ventimiglia, American actor
1980 - Robbie Keane, Irish footballer
1981 - Anastasia Myskina, Russian tennis player
1982 - Hakim Warrick, American basketball player
1982 - Joshua Alba, American actor
1982 - Sophia Bush, American actress
1983 - Jaroslav Janiš, Czech racing car driver
1983 - Elizabeth Del Mar, American pornographic actress
1983 - John Bowker, American baseball player
1984 - Alexis Dziena, American actress
1985 - Jamie Cook, British musician (Arctic Monkeys)
1986 - Renata Costa, Brazilian footballer
1987 - Vlada Roslyakova, Russian model
1992 - Benjamin Grosvenor, British pianist
1998 - Jaden Smith, American actor

Events June 19 - Battle of Landriano - A French army in Italy under Marshal St. ... Emmanuel Filiberto, Duke of Savoy (July 8, 1528, ChambÃ©ry - 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 (1545-1568) Don Carlos (July 8, 1545 â€“ July 24, 1568), Prince of Asturias was the son of King Philip II of Spain by his first wife Maria Manuela of Portugal, 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. ... Artemisia Gentileschi (July 8, 1593 â€“ 1651/1653) was an Italian Early Baroque painter, today considered one of the most accomplished painters in the generation influenced by Caravaggio (Caravaggisti). ... Events February 2 - New Amsterdam (later renamed New York City) is incorporated. ... 1621 was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 10-day slower Julian calendar). ... Engraving by Ã‰tienne-Jehandier Desrochers Jean de La Fontaine (July 8, 1621 â€“ April 13, 1695) was the most famous French fabulist and probably the most widely read French poet of the 17th century. ... Jan. ... Year 1760 (MDCCLX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Saturday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ... Christian Kramp (July 8, 1760 - May 13, 1826) was a French mathematician, who worked primarily with factorials. ... The oldest surviving photograph, NicÃ©phore NiÃ©pce, 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). ... 1792 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Queen Therese of Bavaria portrait by Joseph Karl Stieler Therese Charlotte Luise of Saxony-Hildburghausen (Therese of Bavaria) (8 July 1792 in Seidingstadt (Castle in the duchy of Saxe-Hildburghausen) - 26 October 1854 in Munich) was queen of Bavaria. ... For the board game, see 1854 (board game). ... Year 1819 (MDCCCXIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) in the [[Grhttp://en. ... Sir Francis as depicted in 1856 Sir Francis Leopold McClintock (8 July 1819 â€“ 17 November 1907) was an Irish explorer in the British Navy who is known for his discoveries in the Canadian arctic islands. ... Year 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Liberty Leading the People by EugÃ¨ne Delacroix commemorates the July Revolution 1830 (MDCCCXXX) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Frederick William Seward (July 8, 1830 â€“ April 25, 1915) was born in Auburn, New York, the son of United States Secretary of State William Henry Seward, Sr. ... Assistant Secretary of State is a title used for many executive positions in the United States State Department. ... Year 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday[1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Alexandra painted by Franz Xaver Winterhalter, c. ... Year 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1836 (MDCCCXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... The Rt. ... Year 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... | JÃ¶ns 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 (see: 1917 Julian calendar). ... 1839 (MDCCCXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... John Davison Rockefeller, Sr. ... Year 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian 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 â€“ July 11, 1941) was an English archaeologist. ... For other uses, see 1941 (disambiguation). ... 1857 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Alfred Binet Alfred Binet (July 8, 1857 â€“ October 18, 1911), French psychologist and inventor of the first usable intelligence test, the basis of todays IQ test. ... Year 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1867 (MDCCCLXVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... KÃ¤the Schmidt Kollwitz (July 8, 1867 - April 22, 1945) was a German painter, printmaker, and sculptor whose work offered an eloquent and often searing account of the human condition in the first half of the 20th century. ... Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... 1878 (MDCCCLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Jimmy Quinn (born Croy, East Dunbartonshire (now North Lanarkshire), Scotland, 8 July 1878, died November 1945) is for many the archetypal Celtic F.C. centre forward, revered a century since his heyday by those who know him only as a name â€“ â€œThereâ€™ll never be another Jimmy Quinnâ€ is a... Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... Year 1882 (MDCCCLXXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Percy Grainger. ... Year 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1885 (MDCCCLXXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Ernst Simon Bloch (IPA: , July 8, 1885 â€“ August 4, 1977) was a German Marxist philosopher and atheist theologian. ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... Year 1892 (MDCCCXCII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Richard Aldington in uniform during World War I Richard Aldington (July 8, 1892 â€“ July 27, 1962), name at birth Edward Godfree Aldington, was an English writer and poet. ... Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Pavel Korin. ... Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1895 (MDCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Igor Tamm. ... The Nobel Prize (Swedish: ) was established in Alfred Nobels will in 1895, and it was first awarded in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, and Peace in 1901. ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Actor Melville Ruick was born in Boise, Idaho on July 8, 1898. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (see link for calendar). ... Henri Cartan (born July 8, 1904) is a son of Ã‰lie Cartan, and is, as his father was, a distinguished and influential French mathematician. ... For other uses, see 1905 (disambiguation). ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... Year 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1933 Portrait of Philip Johnson by Carl Van Vechten Philip Cortelyou Johnson (July 8, 1906 â€“ January 25, 2005) was an influential American architect. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... George Wilcken Romney (July 8, 1907 â€“ 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. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... Year 1908 (MCMVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Louis Jordan swinging on sax, Paramount Theatre, NYC, 1946 (Photo: William P. Gottlieb) Louis Jordan (July 8, 1908 â€“ 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. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 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[1] (sometimes referred to as VPOTUS,[2] Veep, or VP) is the first person in the presidential line of succession, becoming the new President of the United States upon the death, resignation, or removal of the president. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... Year 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Jyoti Basu (Bengali: ) (born July 8, 1914) is a Communist politician from West Bengal, India. ... Billy Eckstine (8 July 1914 â€“ 8 March 1993), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as William Clarence Eckstein. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... 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 (see: 1917 Julian calendar). ... Faye Emerson (July 8, 1917 - March 9, 1983) was an American film actress and television host. ... For the Jimi Hendrix song, see 1983. ... Year 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday[1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Craig Stevens (July 8, 1918 â€“ May 10, 2000) was an American motion picture and television actor. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Year 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... Walter Scheel (born July 8, 1919) is a German politician (FDP). ... Year 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Godfred Kirk Christiansen (July 8, 1920 - July 13, 1995) is the son of Ole Kirk Christiansen, the founder of LEGO. Lego Group Categories: | | | ... Lego Group is a family-owned company, based in Billund, Denmark and best known for the manufacture of Lego-brand toys. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... Year 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian 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. ... For the rap album, see 1924 (album). ... Cover of Johnnie . ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Elisabeth KÃ¼bler-Ross Elisabeth KÃ¼bler-Ross, M.D. (July 8, 1926 â€“ August 24, 2004) was a Swiss-born psychiatrist and the author of the groundbreaking book On Death and Dying, where she first discussed what is now known as the KÃ¼bler-Ross model. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Dr Maurice Hayes is an Irish politician and an independent member of the 22nd Seanad Ã‰ireann. ... Year 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1932 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jerry Vale (b. ... Year 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Martin Alan Marty Feldman (8 July 1934[1] â€“ 2 December 1982) was an English writer, comedian and BAFTA award winning actor, notable for his bulging eyes, which were the result of a thyroid condition known as Graves Disease. ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... Joseph Antonio Charles Lamer, PC , CC , CD , LL.D , D.U., known as Antonio Lamer (July 8, 1933 â€“ November 24, 2007) was a Canadian lawyer and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada. ... Year 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Honourable Ed

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