What are the important events that happened on August 8? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
August 8: Facts & Myths About This Day
August 8 is the 221st day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 145 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Thursday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is July 26, 2024 – a Thursday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 1,723,075,200 seconds has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘dihectaicosahenagon’ day.
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Leo is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Peridot is the modern birthstone for this month. Diamond is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 174 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,248 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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August 8 Historical Events
- 1220 –Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula.
- 1576 –The cornerstone for Tycho Brahe’s Uraniborg observatory is laid on Hven.
- 1585 –John Davis enters Cumberland Sound in search of the Northwest Passage.
- 1588 –Anglo-Spanish War: Battle of Gravelines – The naval engagement ends, ending the Spanish Armada’s attempt to invade England.
- 1793 –The insurrection of Lyon occurs during the French Revolution.
- 1870 –The Republic of Ploieşti, a failed Radical-Liberal rising against Domnitor Carol of Romania.
- 1876 –Thomas Edison receives a patent for his mimeograph.
- 1960 –South Kasai secedes from the Congo.
- 1980 –The Central Hotel Fire occurs in Bundoran, Ireland.
- 2000 –Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley is raised to the surface after 136 years on the ocean floor and 30 years after its discovery by undersea explorer E. Lee Spence and 5 years after being filmed by a dive team funded by novelist Clive Cussler.
Who were born on August 8?
- 1646 –Godfrey Kneller, German-born painter (d. 1723)
- 1929 –Ronald Biggs, British criminal
- 1931 –Sir Roger Penrose, British physicist
- 1947 –Larry Wilcox, American actor
- 1952 –Robin Quivers, American radio personality
- 1967 –Marcelo Balboa, American soccer player
- 1970 –Trev Alberts, American football player
- 1974 –Scott D'Amore, Canadian professional wrestler and manager
- 1980 –Sabine Klaschka, German tennis player
- 1995 –Malin Reitan, Norwegian singer
Who died on August 8?
- 1887 –Alexander William Doniphan, American lawyer and soldier (b. 1808)
- 1911 –William P. Frye, American politician (b. 1830)
- 1934 –Wilbert Robinson, American baseball player (b. 1863)
- 1965 –Shirley Jackson, American author (b. 1916)
- 1974 –Baldur von Schirach, Nazi youth leader (b. 1907)
- 1975 –Julian “Cannonball” Adderley, American jazz saxophonist (b. 1928)
- 1987 –Danilo Blanuša, Croatian mathematician (b. 1903)
- 1992 –John Kordic, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1965)
- 2005 –John H. Johnson, African-American publisher (b. 1918)
- 2007 –Ma Lik, Chinese politician (b. 1952)
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