Observance
July 8, 2025-July 8, 2025 -
Global, Global
Be a Kid Again Day
Cow Appreciation Day
Math 2.0 Day
Unity Day Zambia is a public holiday celebrated on the Tuesday following the first Monday of July.
John Pemberton (1831-1888) - Pharmacist who invented Coca-Cola.
Eli Lilly (1838-1898) - Founder of Eli Lilly and Company (pharmaceuticals).
John D. Rockefeller (1839-1937) - Founder of the Standard Oil Company.
Nelson Rockefeller (1908-1979) - The 41st VP of the U.S.
1497- Vasco da Gama's first voyage to India
1889- Journalist Charles Henry Dow published the first issue of The Wall Street Journal.
1972 – Israeli Mossad assassinate Palestinian writer Ghassan Kanafani.
1982 – A failed assassination attempt against Iraqi president Saddam Hussein results in the Dujail Massacre over the next several months.
1988 – The Island Express train travelling from Bangalore to Kanyakumari derails on the Peruman bridge and falls into Ashtamudi Lake, Kerala in India killing 105 passengers and injuring over 200 more.
1994 – Kim Jong Il begins to assume supreme leadership of North Korea upon the death of his father, Kim Il Sung.
2014 – Israel launches an offensive on Gaza amid rising tensions following the kidnapping and murder of three Israeli teenagers.
2014 – The worst historical defeat of Brazil against the Germany with a result of 1-7 in the semi-finals of the 2014 FIFA World Cup that has been dubbed the Mineirazo.
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Be a Kid Again Day Cow Appreciation Day Math 2.0 Day Unity Day Zambia is a public holiday celebrated on the Tuesday following the first Monday of July. John Pemberton (1831-1888) - Pharmacist who invented Coca-Cola. Eli Lilly (1838-1898) - Founder of Eli Lilly and Company (pharmaceuticals). John D. Rockefeller (1839-1937) - Founder of the Standard Oil Company. Nelson Rockefeller (1908-1979) - The 41st VP of the U.S. 1497- Vasco da Gama's first voyage to India 1889- Journalist Charles Henry Dow published the first issue of The Wall Street Journal. 1972 – Israeli Mossad assassinate Palestinian writer Ghassan Kanafani. 1982 – A failed assassination attempt against Iraqi president Saddam Hussein results in the Dujail Massacre over the next several months. 1988 – The Island Express train travelling from Bangalore to Kanyakumari derails on the Peruman bridge and falls into Ashtamudi Lake, Kerala in India killing 105 passengers and injuring over 200 more. 1994 – Kim Jong Il begins to assume supreme leadership of North Korea upon the death of his father, Kim Il Sung. 2014 – Israel launches an offensive on Gaza amid rising tensions following the kidnapping and murder of three Israeli teenagers. 2014 – The worst historical defeat of Brazil against the Germany with a result of 1-7 in the semi-finals of the 2014 FIFA World Cup that has been dubbed the Mineirazo. Birth Anniversary 1908 – Nelson Rockefeller, American businessman and politician, 41st Vice President of the United States (died 1979) 1908 – V. K. R. Varadaraja Rao, Indian economist, politician, professor and educator (died 1991) 1914 – Jyoti Basu, Indian politician, 6th Chief Minister of West Bengal (died 2010) Death Anniversary 2007 – Chandra Shekhar, Indian lawyer and politician, 9th Prime Minister of India (born 1927)
