July 8 in history
Events on July 8
Notable events that happened on July 8 in past years.
- 2025
Hurricane Beryl makes landfall in Texas as a Category 1 hurricane, causing 44 deaths, over 2.7 residents without power, and $28 billion to $32 billion dollars worth of damage.
Wikipedia article: Hurricane Beryl - 2011
Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched in the final mission of the U.S. Space Shuttle program.
Wikipedia article: Space Shuttle Atlantis - 1990
West Germany win the FIFA World Cup final against defending champions Argentina, with Andreas Brehme scoring the game's only goal.
Wikipedia article: Germany national football team - 1980
The inaugural 1980 State of Origin game is won by Queensland who defeat New South Wales 20–10 at Lang Park.
Wikipedia article: 1980 State of Origin game - 1970
Richard Nixon delivers a special congressional message enunciating Native American self-determination as official US Indian policy, leading to the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975.
Wikipedia article: Richard Nixon - 1960
Francis Gary Powers is charged with espionage resulting from his flight over the Soviet Union.
Wikipedia article: Francis Gary Powers - 1937
Turkey, Iran, Iraq, and Afghanistan sign the Treaty of Saadabad.
Wikipedia article: Treaty of Saadabad - 1889
The first issue of The Wall Street Journal is published.
Wikipedia article: The Wall Street Journal - 1874
The Mounties begin their March West.
Wikipedia article: Royal Canadian Mounted Police - 1853
The Perry Expedition arrives in Edo Bay with a treaty requesting trade.
Wikipedia article: Perry Expedition - 1775
The Olive Branch Petition is signed by the Continental Congress of the Thirteen Colonies of North America.
Wikipedia article: Olive Branch Petition - 1741
Reverend Jonathan Edwards preaches to his congregation in Enfield, Connecticut his most famous sermon, "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God"; an influence for the First Great Awakening.
Wikipedia article: Jonathan Edwards (theologian) - 1709
Peter I of Russia defeats Charles XII of Sweden at the Battle of Poltava, thus effectively ending Sweden's status as a major power in Europe.
Wikipedia article: Peter the Great - 1579
Our Lady of Kazan, a holy icon of the Russian Orthodox Church, is discovered underground in the city of Kazan, Tatarstan.
- 1167
The Byzantines defeat the Hungarian army decisively at Sirmium, forcing the Hungarians to sue for peace.
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