July 8th, 1744

Born on July 8th, 1744

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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 1744

82

Alessandro Volta

Italian physicist, chemist, and pioneer of electricity and power (1745-1827)

*November 30th, 1744, Como †March 5th, 1827, Como

86

Michał Hieronim Radziwiłł

Lithuanian noble (1744-1831)

*October 10th, 1744, Kraków †March 28th, 1831, Warsaw

85

Jean-Baptiste de Lamarck

French naturalist (1744-1829)

*August 1st, 1744, Bazentin †December 18th, 1829, Paris

36

Patrick Ferguson

British Army officer

*June 4th, 1744, Pitfour estate †October 7th, 1780, Battle of Kings Mountain

59

Johann Gottfried Herder

German philosopher, theologian, poet, and literary critic

*August 25th, 1744, Morąg †December 18th, 1803, Weimar

73

Abigail Adams

First Lady of the United States from 1797 to 1801 (1744–1818)

*November 22nd, 1744, Weymouth †October 28th, 1818, Quincy

70

Elbridge Gerry

Vice president of the United States from 1813 to 1814

*July 17th, 1744, Marblehead †November 23rd, 1814, Washington County

53

Friedrich Wilhelm II of Prussia

King of Prussia from 1786 to 1797

*September 25th, 1744, Berlin †November 16th, 1797, Potsdam

67

Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos

Spanish neoclassical statesman, author, philosopher (1744-1811)

*January 5th, 1744, Gijón †November 27th, 1811, Puerto de Vega

74

Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

Queen consort of Great Britain and Ireland as the wife of King George III

*May 19th, 1744, Mirow †November 17th, 1818, Kew

68

Mayer Amschel Rothschild

German banker

*February 23rd, 1744, Frankfurt †September 19th, 1812, Frankfurt

30

Samuel Gottlieb Gmelin

German physician, botanist, and explorer (1744-1774)

*July 4th, 1744, Tübingen †July 16th, 1774, Akhmedkent

77

Pierce Butler

United States Founding Father, from South Carolina

*July 11th, 1744, County Carlow †February 15th, 1822, Philadelphia

52

William Hodges

British artist (1744-1797)

*October 28th, 1744, London †March 6th, 1797, Brixham

73

Ebenezer Hazard

American postmaster (1744-1817)

*January 15th, 1744, Philadelphia †June 13th, 1817, Philadelphia

60

Conrad Moench

German botanist (1744–1805)

*August 15th, 1744, Kassel †January 6th, 1805, Marburg

51

John Houstoun

American politician (1744-1796)

*August 31st, 1744, Waynesboro †July 20th, 1796, Savannah

71

Christian Gottfried Gruner

German physician

*November 8th, 1744, Żagań †December 5th, 1815, Jena

73

Karl Theodor von Dalberg

German archbishop of Mainz, later of Regensburg (1744-1817)

*February 8th, 1744, Mannheim †February 10th, 1817, Regensburg

51

Georg von Callenberg

(1744-1795)

*February 8th, 1744, Bad Muskau †May 4th, 1795, Bad Muskau

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Leap year

Yes: 1744 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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