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July 8 is the 189th day of the year (190th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 176 days remain until the end of the year. Events. Pre-1600. 1099 – Some 15,000 starving Christian soldiers begin the siege of Jerusalem by marching in a religious procession around the city as its Muslim defenders watch.
First US state abolishes slavery, the opening of Japan, the age of Zeppelins and other important events, facts, birthdays and deaths from July 8.
Historical events for the 8th of July. See what famous, interesting and notable events happened throughout history on July 8.
Famous birthdays for the 8th of July. See which celebrities, historical figures, scientists and criminals were born on July 8.
Discover what happened on July 8 with HISTORY’s summaries of major events, anniversaries, famous births and notable deaths.
On This Day In History - July 8: anniversaries, birthdays, major events, and time capsules. This day's facts in the arts, politics, and sciences.
Today in history – which major historical events happened on July 8? Who was born on this date, who died? In which year did the birth or death occur?
The attack is successful, largely in part due to Operation Mincemeat, in which British intelligence covertly planted false papers about Allied movements in Italy in an effort to divert the Germans away from the island.
On July 8, John D. Rockefeller, Beck, Jeffrey Tambor were born and Pete Conrad, Shinzo Abe, Kim Il-Sung died.
July 8th is the 189th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. On this day, in the First Crusade, 15,000 starving Christian soldiers march in religious procession around Jerusalem and Dr. Benjamin Waterhouse gives the first cowpox vaccination in the US to his son to prevent smallpox.