July 8th, 1611

Born on July 8th, 1611

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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 1611

76

Johannes Hevelius

Astronomer

*January 28th, 1611, Gdańsk †January 28th, 1687, Gdańsk

73

Johann Wachmann

German politician and jurist (1611-1685)

*September 16th, 1611, Bremen †February 15th, 1685, Bremen

72

Johannes Olearius

German hymnwriter

*September 7th, 1611, Halle (Saale) †April 14th, 1684, Weißenfels

52

Gottfried Möbius

German physician (1611-1664)

*October 17th, 1611, Laucha an der Unstrut †April 25th, 1664, Halle (Saale)

66

James Harrington

English political theorist of classical republicanism

*January 3rd, 1611, Upton †September 11th, 1677, London

68

Johann Duve

German merchant

*March 8th, 1611, Hanover †September 2nd, 1679, Hanover

55

Marie Louise Gonzaga

Queen of Poland (1611-1667)

*August 18th, 1611, Paris †May 10th, 1667, Warsaw

67

Andries de Graeff

Mayor of Amsterdam, Dutch Statesman

*February 19th, 1611, Amsterdam †November 30th, 1678, Amsterdam

74

John Pell

British mathematician (*1611 – †1685)

*March 1st, 1611, Southwick †December 12th, 1685, Westminster

60

Johann Friedrich Gronovius

German-Dutch classical scholar, professor of Greek and history and librarian in Leiden (1611-1671), owner/creator of the album amicorum of Johannes Fredericus Gronovius

*September 8th, 1611, Hamburg †December 28th, 1671, Amsterdam

89

Toussaint Rose

French writer (1611-1701)

*September 3rd, 1611, Provins †January 6th, 1701, Paris

52

George III of Brieg

Duke of Brzeg (1611-1664)

*September 4th, 1611, Brzeg †July 4th, 1664, Brzeg

63

Claus von Ahlefeldt

Danish fieldmarshal (1614–1674)

*January 1st, 1611, Gelting †January 1st, 1674

32

William Cartwright

English dramatist and clergyman

*September 1st, 1611, Northway †November 29th, 1643, Oxford

60

Fang Yizhi

Qing dynasty person CBDB = 54996

*January 1st, 1611, Tongcheng †November 9th, 1671, Wan'an County

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1611 is a normal year and no leap year.

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