All About July 8th
Holidays, Horoscope and Trivia
July 8th Holidays
- Be a Kid Again Day
- Math 2.0 Day
- National Ice Cream Sundae Day
- National Milk Chocolate with Almonds Day
- SCUD Day
- Video Game Day
July 8th Horoscope Sign
Time period: June 21 – July
Element: Water
Ruling planet: Moon
Symbol: Crab
Birthstones: Moonstone, Emerald, Ruby, Pearl
Lucky Numbers: 2, 3, 15, 20
Personality Traits: Loyal, creative, imaginative, manipulative.
Famous Cancers: Selena Gomez, Elon Musk, Princess Diana, Tom Cruise, Sylvester Stallone, Vin Diesel, Robin Williams, Tom Hanks, George Michael, Nikola Tesla, M1698 – Thomas Savery patents the first steam engine.alala Yousafzai,
July 8th Trivia
- 1932 – The Dow Jones Industrial Average reaches its lowest level of the Great Depression, closing at 41.22.
- 1947 – Reports are broadcast that there was a UFO crash in Roswell, New Mexico in which became known as the Roswell UFO incident.
- 1948 – The United States Air Force accepts its first female recruits.
- 1994 – Kim Jong-il begins to assume supreme leadership of North Korea upon the death of his father, Kim Il-sung.
- 2003 – A Russian lady Svetlana Pankratova has the world’s longest legs, measuring 51.9 inches (approximately a little over 4 feet) creating the World Record on July 8, 2003. [GH]
- 2011 – Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched in the final mission of the U.S. Space Shuttle program.
- 2016 – Snipers killed five police officers and injuring seven others, alongside two civilians, in Dallas late Thursday at the end of a peaceful protest against recent police shootings of African-Americans in Louisiana and Minnesota.
- 2020 – Naya Rivera, Glee actress vanished from Lake Piru in Ventura County. Her son was found alive, sleeping on the boat but no signs of Naya. [CNN]
In 1947 a UFO crashes near Roswell New Mexico and becomes known as ‘The Incident’ from JD Andrews on Vimeo.
July Monthly Observances
- Bereaved Parents Month
- Bioterrorism/Disaster Education & Awareness Month
- Family Reunion Month
- Family Golf Month
- Freedom From Fear of Speaking Month
- Hemochromatosis Screening Awareness Month
- Herbal/Prescription Awareness Month
- International Blondie and Deborah Harry Month
- International Group B Strep Awareness Month
- International Women with Alopecia Month
- International Zine Month
- National Anti-Boredom Month
- National Wheelchair Beautification Month
- National Black Family Month
- National Blueberry Month
- National Cell Phone Courtesy Month
- National Child-Centered Divorce Month
- National “Doghouse Repairs” Month
- National Grilling Month
- National Horseradish Month
- National Hot Dog Month
- National Ice Cream Month
- National Make A Difference to Children Month
- National Recreation & Parks Month
- National Share A Sunset With Your Lover Month
- Sandwich Generation Month
- Smart Irrigation Month
- Unlucky Month for weddings
- National Picnic Month
- Social Wellness Month Tour de France Month
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