July 8th, 1660

Born on July 8th, 1660

Weekday

Thursday

July 8th, 1660 was a Thursday.

Age

365

People born on July 8th, 1660 will turn 366 this year (2026), in exactly 26 days .

Zodiac

♋

Cancer (The Crab)

June 22nd, 1660 - July 22nd, 1660

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 133,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 348 days, exactly on May 26th, 2027, people who were born on July 8th, 1660 will be 134,000 days old!

133,652 Days

19,093 Weeks

4,391 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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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 1660

Daniel Defoe

English trader, writer, and journalist

*September 13th, 1660, Ward of Cripplegate †April 24th, 1731, Moorfields

George I of Great Britain

King of Great Britain and Ireland (r. 1714–27), Elector of Hanover (r. 1698–1727)

*May 28th, 1660, Hanover †June 11th, 1727, Osnabrück

Alessandro Scarlatti

Italian composer

*May 2nd, 1660, Palermo †October 22nd, 1725, Naples

Hans Sloane

Irish botanist, doctor, and collector (1660-1753)

*April 16th, 1660, Killyleagh †January 11th, 1753, Chelsea

Victor-Marie d'Estrées

Duke of Estrées

*November 30th, 1660, Paris †December 27th, 1737, Paris

Francesco II d'Este, Duke of Modena

Italian noble (1660-1694)

*March 6th, 1660, Modena †September 6th, 1694, Sassuolo

Jakob Prandtauer

Austrian architect (1660-1726)

*January 1st, 1660, Stanz bei Landeck †September 16th, 1726, St. Pölten

Charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury

British diplomat; (1660-1718)

*July 24th, 1660, England †February 1st, 1718, Charing Cross

George William, Duke of Liegnitz

Duke of Legnica; last duke from the House of Piast

*September 29th, 1660, Oława †November 21st, 1675, Brzeg

Cornelis Dusart

Dutch painter (1660-1704)

*April 24th, 1660, Haarlem †October 1st, 1704, Haarlem

Hermann von der Hardt

German orientalist

*November 15th, 1660, Melle †February 28th, 1746, Helmstedt

Jan van Mieris

Dutch painter (1660-1690)

*June 17th, 1660, Leiden †March 17th, 1690, Rome

Arnold Houbraken

Painter from the Northern Netherlands (1660-1719)

*March 28th, 1660, Dordrecht †October 14th, 1719, Amsterdam

Friedrich Hoffmann

German physician and chemist (1660–1742)

*February 19th, 1660, Halle (Saale) †November 12th, 1742, Halle (Saale)

Johann Kuhnau

German composer, organist and harpsichordist

*April 6th, 1660, Geising †June 5th, 1722, Leipzig

John Murray, 1st Duke of Atholl

Scottish politician and noble (1660-1724)

*February 24th, 1660, Knowsley †November 14th, 1724, Huntingtower Castle

Stefano Maria Legnani

Italian painter (1660-1715)

*January 1st, 1660, Milan †January 1st, 1715, Bologna

André Campra

French composer and conductor (1660-1744)

*December 4th, 1660, Aix-en-Provence †June 29th, 1744, Versailles

Andreas Schlüter

Prussian baroque sculptor and architect

*April 30th, 1660, Gdańsk †January 1st, 1714, Saint Petersburg

Erdmann von Glasenapp

*February 16th, 1660, Wierzchowo †November 5th, 1721, Wierzchowo

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on July 8th

Fixed holidays (Christian Feast Day) which are celebrated on July 8th.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

VIII.VII.MDCLX

8.7.1660

Legend

M = 1000

D = 500

C = 100

L = 50

X = 10

V = 5

I = 1

Leap year

Yes: 1660 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).

Calendar
July 1660

July 1660

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27				1	2	3	4
28	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
29	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
30	19	20	21	22	23	24	25
31	26	27	28	29	30	31

w#	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
27				1	2	3	4
28	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
29	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
30	19	20	21	22	23	24	25
31	26	27	28	29	30	31

w#	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
27				1	2	3	4
28	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
29	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
30	19	20	21	22	23	24	25
31	26	27	28	29	30	31