On this day: July 8
Born on this day
Gian Giorgio TrissinoJuly 8, 1478 – December 8, 1550 · Culture
Artemisia GentileschiJuly 8, 1593 – 1653 · Art
Leonora Christina UlfeldtJuly 8, 1621 – March 16, 1698 · Art
Christian KrampJuly 8, 1760 – May 13, 1826 · Science
Ljudevit GajJuly 8, 1809 – April 20, 1872 · Culture
John PembertonJuly 8, 1831 – August 16, 1888 · Technology
Ferdinand von ZeppelinJuly 8, 1838 – March 8, 1917 · Technology
Eli LillyJuly 8, 1838 – June 6, 1898 · Science
Käthe KollwitzJuly 8, 1867 – April 22, 1945 · Art
René NavarreJuly 8, 1877 – February 8, 1968 · Film
Percy GraingerJuly 8, 1882 – February 20, 1961 · Music
Ernst BlochJuly 8, 1885 – August 4, 1977 · Culture
Paul LeniJuly 8, 1885 – September 2, 1929 · Film
Igor TammJuly 8, 1895 – April 12, 1971 · Science
Tadeusz ReichsteinJuly 8, 1897 – August 1, 1996 · Science
George AntheilJuly 8, 1900 – February 12, 1959 · Technology
Henri CartanJuly 8, 1904 – August 13, 2008 · Science
Louis JordanJuly 8, 1908 – February 4, 1975 · Music
Harald ReinlJuly 8, 1908 – October 9, 1986 · Film
Walter ScheelJuly 8, 1919 – August 24, 2016 · Politics
Edgar MorinJuly 8, 1921 – May 29, 2026 · Film
David Malet ArmstrongJuly 8, 1926 – May 13, 2014 · Culture
Barbara LodenJuly 8, 1932 – September 5, 1980 · Film
Marty FeldmanJuly 8, 1934 – December 2, 1982 · Film
Vitaly SevastyanovJuly 8, 1935 – April 5, 2010 · Space
Steve LawrenceJuly 8, 1935 – March 7, 2024 · Music
Andrey MyagkovJuly 8, 1938 – February 18, 2021 · Art
Karen ShakhnazarovJuly 8, 1952 – present · Film
Tony KayeJuly 8, 1952 – present · Film
Kevin BaconJuly 8, 1958 – present · Film
Andrew FletcherJuly 8, 1961 – May 26, 2022 · Music
Toby KeithJuly 8, 1961 – February 5, 2024 · Music
Wally PfisterJuly 8, 1961 – present · Film
Valérie BenguiguiJuly 8, 1961 – September 2, 2013 · Film
Joan OsborneJuly 8, 1962 – present · Music
RevathiJuly 8, 1966 – present · Film
Michael WeatherlyJuly 8, 1968 – present · Film
BeckJuly 8, 1970 – present · Music
Ellen MacArthurJuly 8, 1976 – present · Exploration
Milo VentimigliaJuly 8, 1977 – present · Film
Ashley BlueJuly 8, 1981 – present · Film
Sky FerreiraJuly 8, 1992 – present · Music
Maya HawkeJuly 8, 1998 – present · Music
Founding of Russian-American CompanyJuly 8, 1799 · Companies
Launch of The Wall Street JournalJuly 8, 1889 · Internet
Release of Fable IIJuly 8, 2008 · Gaming
Release of Thor: Love and ThunderJuly 8, 2022 · Film