July 8th, 1548

Born on July 8th, 1548

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on July 8th?

July 8th, 2022

Former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe (pictured) was assassinated with an improvised firearm due to resentment against the Unification Church.

July 8th, 1990

West Germany won the FIFA World Cup final against defending champions Argentina, with Andreas Brehme scoring the game's only goal.

July 8th, 2021

Head of a Bear (pictured) sold at auction in London for a total of £8.8 million, a record for a drawing by Leonardo da Vinci.

July 8th, 2014

In the 2014 FIFA World Cup semi-final at the Mineirão, Germany defeated Brazil 7–1 (players pictured), breaking several tournament records.

July 8th, 2003

Sudan Airways Flight 139 crashed near Port Sudan Airport during an emergency landing attempt, killing 116 of the 117 people on board.

July 8th, 1994

Upon the death of Kim Il-sung, Kim Jong-il (pictured) became the supreme leader of North Korea.

July 8th, 1980

Aeroflot Flight 4225 crashed near Almaty International Airport in the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic (present day Kazakhstan) killing all 166 people on board.

July 8th, 1966

King Mwambutsa IV of Burundi was deposed in a coup d'état by his son, Prince Charles Ndizi.

July 8th, 1965

Canadian Pacific Air Lines Flight 21 was destroyed by a bomb near 100 Mile House, Canada, killing 52.

July 8th, 1962

Following student protests at Rangoon University, Burmese general Ne Win ordered the demolition of the historic students' union building.

July 8th, 1950

Korean War: American troops withdrew from Cheonan, in modern-day South Korea, after suffering heavy casualties from a North Korean attack.

July 8th, 1947

Following reports of the capture of a "flying disc" by U.S. Army Air Forces personnel near Roswell, New Mexico, the military stated that the crashed object was a conventional weather balloon.

July 8th, 1874

Members of the North-West Mounted Police at Fort Dufferin began their March West, their first journey to the Canadian Prairies.

July 8th, 1776

The United States Declaration of Independence received its first formal public reading, in Philadelphia.

July 8th, 1758

French and Indian War: French forces defeated the British at Fort Carillon in the British colony of New York.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on July 8th

Same year
Born in 1548

67

Martin Brenner

German theologian

*November 11th, 1548, Dietenheim †October 14th, 1616, Leibnitz

68

Cornelis Ketel

Painter from the Northern Netherlands (1548-1616)

*March 18th, 1548, Gouda †August 8th, 1616, Amsterdam

49

Jacopo Mazzoni

Italian philosopher (1548-1598)

*November 27th, 1548, Cesena †April 10th, 1598, Cesena

73

David Pareus

German theologian (1549-1622)

*December 30th, 1548, Ząbkowice Śląskie †June 15th, 1622, Heidelberg

79

Johannes Zölner

*October 31st, 1548, Jena †February 15th, 1628, Jena

80

Peter Candid

Flemish painter and graphic designer (1548-1628)

*January 1st, 1548, Bruges †February 29th, 1628, Munich

79

Andrew Downes

English classical scholar

*November 30th, 1548, Shropshire †January 1st, 1628, Coton

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Leap year

Yes: 1548 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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