- 295 historical events, births and deaths are listed for 8 July.
- Entries come from Wikipedia’s day pages and are ordered by page views.
- 2025: Hurricane Beryl makes landfall in Texas as a Category 1 hurricane, causing 44 deaths, over 2.7 residents without power, and $28 billion to $32 billion dollars worth of damage.
Holidays and observances
Events
1965Canadian Pacific Air Lines Flight 21 is destroyed by a bomb near 100 Mile House, Canada, killing 52.
1932The Dow Jones Industrial Average reaches its lowest level of the Great Depression, closing at 41.22.
1879Sailing ship USS Jeannette departs San Francisco carrying an ill-fated expedition to the North Pole.
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Quote of the day
“When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive, to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love.”
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Where do the entries come from?
From Wikipedia’s on-this-day pages for this language, updated once a day and ordered by how often each article is read.