July 08 Holidays & National Days & Fun Days | July 08 Calendar
July 8th Daily Holidays include:
- Bald is in – July 8, 2023 (Second Saturday in July)
- Be a Kid Again Day
- Carver Day – July 8, 2023 (Second Saturday in July)
- Coca Cola Day
- Grange Day – July 8, 2023 (Second Saturday in July)
- Math 2.0 Day
- National Freezer Pop Day
- National Ice Cream Sundae Day
- National Milk Chocolate with Almonds Day
- SCUD Day (Savor the Comic, Unplug the Drama)
July 08: Famous Birthdays
- July 08, 1831 – John Pemberton, American chemist and pharmacist who invented Coca-Cola (d. 1888)
- July 08, 1838 – Eli Lilly, American businessman, chemist who founded Eli Lilly and Company (d. 1898)
- July 08, 1838 – Ferdinand von Zeppelin, German General and businessman who founded the Zeppelin Airship Company (d. 1917)
- July 08, 1838 – John D. Rockefeller, American businessman who founded the Standard Oil Company (d. 1937)
- July 08, 1908 – Nelson Rockefeller, American businessman and politician who became the 41st Vice President of the United States (d. 1979)
- July 08, 1958 – Kevin Bacon, American actor and musician (Footloose, A Few Good Men, Apollo 13)
- July 08, 1961 – Toby Keith, American singer, songwriter, producer, and actor
July 08: Historical Events
- July 08, 1099 – The siege of Jerusalem starts when 15,000 Christian soldiers march in a religious procession around the city as its Muslim defenders watch
- July 08, 1730 – More than 620 miles of Chile’s coastline is damaged by a tsunami caused by a 8.7 magnitude earthquake
- July 08, 1775 – The Continental Congress of the Thirteen Colonies of North America sign the Olive Branch Petition
- July 08, 1776 – Church bells ring after John Nixon delivers the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence of the United States
- July 08, 1822 – The Chippewas turn over a large tract of land in Ontario to the UK
- July 08, 1874 – The Mounties begin their March West
- July 08, 1889 – The Wall Street Journal publishes their first issue
- July 08, 1932 – The Dow Jones Industrial Averages closes at 41.22 which is the lowest level during the Great Depression
- July 08, 1947 – Reports of a UFO crash landing in Roswell, New Mexico
- July 08, 1948 – The Women in the Air Force (WAF) program in the United States Air Force accepts its first female recruits
- July 08, 2011 – Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched in the final mission of the U.S. Space Shuttle program
July 08: Music Events
- July 08, 1969 – Here Comes the Sun is released by The Beatles
- July 08, 1973 – Lean on Me by Bill Withers hits #1
- July 08, 1981 – Beauty and the Beat is the debut album released by the Go-Go’s which reaches #1 on the US charts
- July 08, 1996 – Wannabe, the debut single by the Spice Girl is released in the UK going to #1
- July 08, 2016 – Mel B, Emma Bunton and Geri Horner of the Spice Girls announce they are forming a group called GEM (Song For Her video below)
July 08: Astrological Sign
The Astrological Sign for July 08 is Cancer.
July Birthstone:
What is the July Birthstone? Ruby
Ruby is the July birthstone – and it’s one of the most coveted of gems. The name is derived from the Latin word ruber, meaning “red” – the color of love and passion. Few things catch the eye like the ruby birthstone.
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