July 8th, 1766

Born on July 8th, 1766

Weekday

Tuesday

July 8th, 1766 was a Tuesday.

Age

259

People born on July 8th, 1766 will turn 260 this year (2026), in exactly 21 days .

Zodiac

♋

Cancer (The Crab)

June 22nd, 1766 - July 22nd, 1766

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 94,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 58 days, exactly on August 14th, 2026, people who were born on July 8th, 1766 will be 95,000 days old!

94,942 Days

13,563 Weeks

3,119 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 1766

Albertine Necker de Saussure

Genevan writer (1766-1841)

*April 9th, 1766, Geneva †April 20th, 1841, Monnetier-Mornex

John daltonico

Era gey

*September 6th, 1766, Cumberland †July 27th, 1844, Manchester

Thomas Robert Malthus

British political economist (1766–1834)

*February 13th, 1766, Westcott †December 23rd, 1834, Bath

William Dunlap

American dramatist, painter, and historian

*February 19th, 1766, Perth Amboy †September 28th, 1839, New York City

Louis Delgrès

French politician (1766-1802)

*August 2nd, 1766, Saint-Pierre †May 28th, 1802, Matouba

Germaine de Staël

Genevan-French author (1766-1817)

*April 22nd, 1766, Paris †July 14th, 1817, Paris

Marc Schœlcher

*April 26th, 1766, Fessenheim †October 14th, 1832, Paris

Charlotte, Princess Royal

British princess (1766-1828); eldest daughter of George III

*September 29th, 1766, Buckingham Palace †October 5th, 1828, Ludwigsburg Palace

Leopold Maximilian von Firmian

Austrian bishop

*October 10th, 1766, Trento †November 12th, 1831, Vienna

Maine de Biran

French philosopher (1766-1824)

*November 29th, 1766, Bergerac †July 20th, 1824, Paris

Joseph Sonnleithner

Austrian librettist

*March 3rd, 1766, Vienna †December 26th, 1835, Vienna

Álvaro Flórez Estrada

Spanish economist (1766-1853)

*February 1st, 1766, La Pola Somiedo †December 16th, 1853, Noreña

Georg Reinbeck

German writer (1766-1849)

*October 11th, 1766, Berlin †January 1st, 1849, Stuttgart

Claudius Buchanan

British theologian

*March 12th, 1766, Cambuslang †February 9th, 1815, Hertfordshire

Johann Adam Breysig

German architect and painter

*April 1st, 1766, Leutesdorf †August 29th, 1831, Gdańsk

Friedrich Weinbrenner

German architect and city planner (1766-1826)

*January 1st, 1766, Karlsruhe †March 1st, 1826, Karlsruhe

Julie von Voss

Morganatic wife of Frederick William II of Prussia

*July 24th, 1766, Buch †March 25th, 1789, Buch

Georg Philipp Schmidt von Lübeck

German writer (1766-1849)

*January 1st, 1766, Lübeck †October 28th, 1849, Ottensen

Emmanuel, comte de Las Cases

French politician, atlas-maker and author (1766-1842)

*June 21st, 1766, Blan †May 15th, 1842, Passy

Nicholas Vansittart, 1st Baron Bexley

British politician (1766-1851)

*April 29th, 1766, Bloomsbury †February 8th, 1851, Kent

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.MDCCLXVI

8.7.1766

Legend

M = 1000

D = 500

C = 100

L = 50

X = 10

V = 5

I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1766 is a normal year and no leap year.

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July 8th, 1766

Born on July 8th, 1766

Weekday

Tuesday

Age

Zodiac

♋

Cancer (The Crab)

Age in days, weeks and months Wow, over 94,000 days old!

94,942 Days

13,563 Weeks

3,119 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

What happened on July 8th?

Former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe (pictured) was assassinated with an improvised firearm due to resentment against the Unification Church.

West Germany won the FIFA World Cup final against defending champions Argentina, with Andreas Brehme scoring the game's only goal.

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.

In the 2014 FIFA World Cup semi-final at the Mineirão, Germany defeated Brazil 7–1 (players pictured), breaking several tournament records.

Sudan Airways Flight 139 crashed near Port Sudan Airport during an emergency landing attempt, killing 116 of the 117 people on board.

Upon the death of Kim Il-sung, Kim Jong-il (pictured) became the supreme leader of North Korea.

Aeroflot Flight 4225 crashed near Almaty International Airport in the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic (present day Kazakhstan) killing all 166 people on board.

King Mwambutsa IV of Burundi was deposed in a coup d'état by his son, Prince Charles Ndizi.

Canadian Pacific Air Lines Flight 21 was destroyed by a bomb near 100 Mile House, Canada, killing 52.

Following student protests at Rangoon University, Burmese general Ne Win ordered the demolition of the historic students' union building.

Korean War: American troops withdrew from Cheonan, in modern-day South Korea, after suffering heavy casualties from a North Korean attack.

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.

Members of the North-West Mounted Police at Fort Dufferin began their March West, their first journey to the Canadian Prairies.

The United States Declaration of Independence received its first formal public reading, in Philadelphia.

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 1766

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on July 8th

Abda and Sabas

Auspicius of Trier

Grimbald

Kilian and Totnan

Saints Peter and Fevronia Day (Russian Orthodox)

Procopius of Scythopolis

Sunniva and companions

Theobald of Marly

July 8 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Air Force and Air Defense Forces Day (Ukraine)

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

8.7.1766

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Age in days, weeks and months
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