Historical Events In July - 08

2007  Boeing launches the new Boeing 787 on July - 08.  

2007  Roger Federer wins the Men's Singles, at Wimbledon for a fifth time in a row on this day in history.  

2010  The first 24-hour flight by a solar powered plane is completed by the Solar Impulse on July - 08.  

2011  Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched in the final mission of the U.S. Space Shuttle program on this day in history.  

2012  On this day in history roadside car bomb kills 14 civilians in Afghanistan's Kandahar Province  

2013  On July - 08 42 people have been killed and hundreds injured after the Egyptian army raids a sit in protest in Cairo  

2014  On July - 08 germany defeat Brazil by a record 7-1 to make it to the 2014 FIFA World Cup Final  

2017  On July - 08 british Lions tie 15-15 with New Zealand All Blacks in their 3rd rugby match to tie the series  

2017  On this day in history unesco declares Asmara, capital of Eritrea, a world heritage site for its Art Deco buildings  

2018  Four boys are the first to be rescued after 16 days, from Tham Luang cave, Thailand, by Thai and international rescue team on this day in history.  

2018  British Brexit Secretary David Davis resigns in a stand against Theresa May's new softer Brexit policy on this day in history.  

2018  Eritrea and Ethiopia announce re-establishment of diplomatic ties between the two countries after almost 20 years in Asmara, Eritrea on July - 08.  

2018  On this day in history south Korean golfer Sei Young Ki breaks LPGA 72-hole scoring record with 31 under-par 257, also first to better -30, in winning Thornberry Creek Classic  

2020  On July - 08 [COVID-19 pandemic] The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 passes 12 million worldwide.  

2020  At least 180 bodies are found in mass graves in Djibo, Burkina Faso, where soldiers are fighting jihadists. It is suspected that government forces were involved in mass extrajudicial executions on July - 08.  

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1528  On July - 08 birth of emanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy/governor of Netherland  

1545  On this day in history birth of don Carlos, son of Spanish king Philip II  

1545  Don Carlos of Spain (d. 1568) was born on July - 08.  

1574  Giovanni Battista Stefanini, composer was born on July - 08.  

1593  On this day in history birth of artemisia Gentileschi, Italian painter (d. 1653)  

1604  On this day in history birth of heinrich Albert, Germany, composer (Arien oder Melodien)  

1621  On this day in history birth of jean de la Fontaine, French poet (Fables)  

1637  Johann Georg Ebeling, composer was born on July - 08.  

0810  On July - 08 pepin, son of Charlemagne, King of Italy, dies (birth date unknown)  

0975  Edgar, King of England (959-75), dies on July - 08.  

1115  On this day in history petrus van Amiens, French Crusades predictor, dies  

1153  On this day in history eugene III, [Bernardo], Italian Pope (1145-53), dies  

1249  Alexander II, king of Scotland (1215-49), dies at 51 on July - 08.  

1253  On July - 08 thibaud IV, poet/count of Champagne/King of Navarra, dies  

1496  Benedetto Bonfiglio, Italian painter, dies on this day in history.  

1531  Tilman Riemenschneider, German sculptor, dies at 71 on this day in history.