Calendar page - What happened on July 8?
Current calendar page for July 8, 2024
Namesday
Edgar, Kilian
Historical Data
2023 - With a gleaming show, Elton John concludes his farewell tour of over 300 concerts in Stockholm, Sweden. Five years after the debut, the 76-year-old musician gives his last tour concert.
2022 - Former Japanese conservative Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (67), one of the most powerful and internationally profiled politicians in his country, is shot during a campaign speech on an open street.
2014 - The German football national team wins the World Cup semifinal against the host Brazil with 7:1. It is the highest semifinal victory in the history of the World Cup.
1949 - In South Africa, the National Party, which has been in power since 1948, begins apartheid legislation with the "Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Act," banning marriages between Whites and people of other ethnic groups.
1889 - The first issue of the economic and financial newspaper "Wall Street Journal" is published. Founder is Charles H. Dow of Dow Jones & Company.
Birthdays
1994 - Ruben Schott (30), German volleyball player, multiple German champion with the Berlin Volleys, national team member since 2016
1974 - Andreas Krolik (50), German chef ("Chef of the Year 2016" from the restaurant guide "Gault Millau")
1964 - Linda de Mol (60), Dutch show host ("Dream Wedding")
1934 - Marty Feldman, British actor ("Frankenstein Junior"), deceased 1982
Deaths
1994 - Kim Il Sung, North Korean dictator, led the country in various positions for almost 50 years, lastly as State and Party Chief, b. 1912
In 2024, the calendar page celebrates July 8, marking the dying days before Elton John's farewell concert in Stockholm, Sweden, five years after his debut tour finale. amazingly, five years prior, Shinzo Abe, the former Japanese conservative Prime Minister, was tragically shot during a campaign speech in Japan. Berlin, Germany, has a significant connection to the volleyball player Ruben Schott, who celebrated his 30th birthday in 1994 as a German champion and a national team member. Contrastingly, the British actor Marty Feldman passed away in 1982, leaving a memorable mark in the film industry.
