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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.
1874
The Mounties begin their March West.
1892
St. John's, Newfoundland is devastated in the Great Fire of 1892.
1933
The first rugby union test match between the Wallabies of Australia and the Springboks of South Africa is played at Newlands Stadium in Cape Town.
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).
1970
Richard Nixon delivers a special congressional message enunciating Native American self-determination as official US Indian policy, leading to the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975.
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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