July 8th, 1755

Born on July 8th, 1755

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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 1755

37

Marie Antoinette

Last Queen of France prior to the French Revolution

*November 2nd, 1755, Hofburg Palace †October 16th, 1793, place de la Concorde

58

Donatien-Marie-Joseph de Rochambeau

French soldier

*April 7th, 1755, Paris †September 20th, 1813, Leipzig

68

Louis XVIII of France

Bourbon King of France and of Navarre (1755-1824)

*November 17th, 1755, Palace of Versailles †September 16th, 1824, Tuileries Palace

88

Samuel Hahnemann

German physician known for creating homeopathy

*April 10th, 1755, Meissen †July 2nd, 1843, former 1st arrondissement of Paris

75

Sarah Siddons

Welsh actress (1755-1831)

*July 5th, 1755, Brecon †June 8th, 1831, London

62

Jan Henryk Dąbrowski

Polish general (1755–1818)

*August 2nd, 1755, Pierzchów †June 6th, 1818, Winna Góra, Greater Poland Voivodeship

39

Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian

French writer

*March 6th, 1755, Sauve †September 13th, 1794, Sceaux

70

Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin

French lawyer, politician and writer (1755-1826)

*April 1st, 1755, Hôtel Brillat-Savarin †February 2nd, 1826, rue des Filles-Saint-Thomas

64

François Joseph Lefebvre

Marshal of France (1755-1820)

*October 25th, 1755, Rouffach †September 14th, 1820, Paris

38

Georges Couthon

French politician and lawyer (1755–1794)

*December 22nd, 1755, Orcet †July 28th, 1794, Paris

55

Michel Ordener

General of division and commander in Napoleon's elite Imperial Guard (1755-1811)

*September 2nd, 1755, L'Hôpital †August 30th, 1811, Compiègne

55

Maria Theresia Ahlefeldt

Member of the House of Thurn and Taxis (1755-1810)

*January 16th, 1755, Regensburg †December 20th, 1810, Prague

61

Dorothea Viehmann

German writer

*November 8th, 1755, Rengershausen †November 17th, 1816, Kassel

50

Brigida Banti

Italian opera singer (1755-1806)

*May 1st, 1755, Monticelli d'Ongina †February 18th, 1806, Bologna

83

Jean-Baptiste Huzard

French veterinarian (1755-1838)

*November 3rd, 1755, Paris †December 1st, 1838, Paris

89

Marie Arago

French housewife

*November 3rd, 1755, Corneilla-la-Rivière †September 5th, 1845, Estagel

94

Quatremère de Quincy

French archaeologist, architect and writer (1755–1849)

*October 28th, 1755, Paris †December 28th, 1849, Paris

39

Ignác Martinovics

Hungarian political activist

*July 22nd, 1755, Pest †May 20th, 1795, Buda

86

Bernhard Christoph Faust

German physician (1755-1842)

*May 23rd, 1755, Rotenburg an der Fulda †January 25th, 1842, Bückeburg

53

Benjamin Bourne

American politician (1755-1808)

*September 9th, 1755, Bristol †September 17th, 1808, Bristol

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1755 is a normal year and no leap year.

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