July 8th, 1680

Born on July 8th, 1680

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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 1680

55

Ferdinand Albert II, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel

Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel in 1735

*May 19th, 1680, Bevern †September 13th, 1735, Salzdahlum

90

Claude Guillaume Testu de Balincourt

French soldier and marshal of France (1680 – 1770)

*March 18th, 1680, Paris †May 12th, 1770, Paris

60

John Abernethy

Irish Presbyterian minister

*January 1st, 1680, Coleraine †January 1st, 1740, Dublin

40

Christian Friedrich Hunold

German poet

*September 29th, 1680, Wandersleben †August 16th, 1721, Halle (Saale)

64

Michał Serwacy Wiśniowiecki

Polish-Lithuanian noble (1680-1744)

*May 13th, 1680, Lviv †September 18th, 1744, Merkinė

66

Barthold Heinrich Brockes

German poet

*September 22nd, 1680, Hamburg †January 16th, 1747, Hamburg

88

Anna Canalis di Cumiana

Wife of the King of Savoy

*April 23rd, 1680, Turin †April 13th, 1769, Pinerolo

66

Catherine Opalińska

Polish queen (1680-1747)

*October 13th, 1680, Poznań †March 19th, 1747, Lunéville

50

Nicholas Mavrocordatos

Phanariote Prince of Wallachia, Grand Dragoman of the Gate (1680-1730)

*May 3rd, 1680, Constantinople †September 3rd, 1730, Bucharest

74

Angelo Maria Querini

Italian cardinal

*March 30th, 1680, Venice †January 6th, 1755, Brescia

55

Gottlob Friedrich Jenichen

German historian and theologian (1680-1735)

*March 26th, 1680, Eutritzsch †September 17th, 1735, Leipzig

74

Philippe Néricault Destouches

French playwright (1680-1754)

*April 9th, 1680, Tours †July 4th, 1754, Fortoiseau Castle

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Leap year

Yes: 1680 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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