July 8 is the 189th day of the year (190th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 176 days remaining.
- 1593 - Artemisia Gentileschi[?], painter (+ 1651)
- 1621 - Jean de la Fontaine[?], fablist
- 1836 - Joseph Chamberlain, British politician (+ 1914)
- 1838 - Ferdinand Graf von Zeppelin, inventor of rigid dirigibles (+ 1917)
- 1839 - John D. Rockefeller, capitalist, founder of Standard Oil (+ 1937)
- 1851 - Arthur Evans, archaeologist (+ 1941)
- 1867 - Käthe Kollwitz[?], painter and graphic artist (+ 1945)
- 1885 - Ernst Bloch[?], philosopher (+ 1977)
- 1908 - Louis Jordan, singer, saxophonist ("Is You or Is You Ain't My Baby,"), actor (Fuzzy Wuzzy, Five Guys Named Moe) (+ 1975)
- 1908 - Nelson A. Rockefeller, United States vice president during Gerald Ford's presidency
- 1918 - Craig Stevens[?], actor, (+ 2000)
- 1919 - Walter Scheel[?], politician
- 1932 - Barbara Loden[?], actress (Splendor in the Grass)
- 1933 - Marty Feldman, comedian, actor (Young Frankenstein)
- 1935 - Steve Lawrence[?], entertainer, singer
- 1951 - Anjelica Huston, actress (Prizzi's Honor, The Addams Family)
- 1958 - Kevin Bacon, actor (Apollo 13, Wild Things)
- 1961 - Andy Fletcher[?], musician (Depeche Mode)
- 1970 - Beck, rock and roll singer
- 1975 - Kathleen Robertson[?], actress (Beverly Hills 90210, Scary Movie 2)
See Also:
July 7 - July 9 - June 8 - August 8 -- listing of all days
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December