July 8th, 1732

Born on July 8th, 1732

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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 1732

67

George Washington

President of the United States from 1789 to 1797

*February 22nd, 1732, Westmoreland County †December 14th, 1799, Mount Vernon

77

Joseph Haydn

Austrian composer (1732–1809)

*March 31st, 1732, Rohrau †May 31st, 1809, Vienna

74

Jean-Honoré Fragonard

French painter (1732–1806)

*April 5th, 1732, Grasse †August 22nd, 1806, Paris

67

Pierre Beaumarchais

French playwright, diplomat and polymath (1732–1799)

*January 24th, 1732, Paris †May 18th, 1799, Paris

74

Johann Christoph Adelung

German philologist, linguist (1732-1806)

*August 8th, 1732, Spantekow †September 10th, 1806, Dresden

62

Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach

German musician and composer

*June 21st, 1732, Leipzig †January 26th, 1795, Bückeburg

74

Jérôme Lalande

French astronomer (*1732 – †1807)

*July 11th, 1732, Bourg-en-Bresse †April 4th, 1807, Paris

85

Warren Hastings

First Governor-General of Bengal (1732–1818)

*December 6th, 1732, Churchill †August 22nd, 1818, Daylesford

293

François Germain Le Rouvillois

French politician

*August 17th, 1732, Saint-Germain-le-Gaillard

65

Friedrich II Eugen, Duke of Württemberg

Duke of Wurttemburg (1732-1797)

*January 21st, 1732, Stuttgart †December 23rd, 1797, Hohenheim

75

John Dickinson

American politician (1732-1808)

*November 8th, 1732, Talbot County †February 14th, 1808, Wilmington

63

Carl Friedrich Gerstlacher

German jurist, publicist and university professor

*May 12th, 1732, Böblingen †August 15th, 1795, Karlsruhe

38

Gian Francesco de Majo

Italian composer

*March 24th, 1732, Naples †November 17th, 1770, Naples

77

Johann Christian Kittel

German organist and composer

*February 18th, 1732, Erfurt †April 17th, 1809, Erfurt

73

Johann Friedrich Burscher

German theologian

*February 16th, 1732, Kamenz †September 10th, 1805, Leipzig

79

John Broadwood

Scottish founder of the piano manufacturer Broadwood and Sons; (1732-1812)

*October 6th, 1732, Berwickshire †July 17th, 1812, London

78

Joseph Leutgeb

Austrian musician

*October 8th, 1732, Neulerchenfeld †February 27th, 1811, Vienna

26

Esther Edwards Burr

American writer (1732-1758)

*February 13th, 1732, Northampton †April 7th, 1758, Princeton

42

Georg Ludwig Alefeld

German physicist (1732-1774)

*November 1st, 1732, Giessen †November 21st, 1774, Giessen

80

Giuseppe Aprile

Italian castrato singer and music teacher

*October 28th, 1732, Martina Franca †January 11th, 1813, Martina Franca

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Leap year

Yes: 1732 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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