July 8th (1879) was a Tuesday. It's the 189th day of the year (190th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 176 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 8th July, 1879
» Sailing ship USS Jeannette 1878 6 departs San Francisco carrying an ill-fated expedition to the North Pole.
July 8th Holidays in History
» Christian Calendar of saints named Feast Day:
» Abda and Sabas
» Auspicius of Trier
» Grimbald
» Saint Kilian Kilian, Saint Totnan Totnan, and Saint Colman (martyr) Colman