July 8 in History

Historical Events on July 8

1592 Imjin War: At the Battle of Hansan Island, the Korean Navy, led by Yi Sun-sin, Yi Eok-gi, and Won Gyun, decisively defeats the Japanese Navy, led by Wakisaka Yasuharu.

1776 Church bells (possibly including the Liberty Bell) are rung after John Nixon delivers the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence of the United States.

1874 The Mounties begin their March West.

1892 St. John's, Newfoundland is devastated in the Great Fire of 1892.

1947 Reports are broadcast that a UFO crash landed in Roswell, New Mexico in what became known as the Roswell UFO incident.

1948 The United States Air Force accepts its first female recruits into a program called Women in the Air Force (WAF).

1972 Israeli Mossad assassinate Palestinian writer Ghassan Kanafani.

1982 Assassination attempt against Iraqi president Saddam Hussein in Dujail.

2014 Israel launches an offensive on Gaza amid rising tensions following the kidnapping and murder of three Israeli teenagers.

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Famous Birthdays on July 8

1836 Joseph Chamberlain

1907 George W. Romney

1914 Jyoti Basu

1952 Marianne Williamson

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Famous Deaths on July 8

1695 Christiaan Huygens

1917 Tom Thomson

1973 Wilfred Rhodes

1994 Kim Il-sung

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