July 8 Shinzo Abe 1776 – The United States Declaration of Independence received its first formal public reading, in Philadelphia. 1874 – Members of the North-West Mounted Police at Fort Dufferin b

July 8 Shinzo Abe 1776 – The United States Declaration of Independence received its first formal public reading, in Philadelphia. 1874 – Members of the North-West Mounted Police at Fort Dufferin began their March West, their first journey to the Canadian Prairies. 1947 – Following reports of the capture of a "flying disc" by U.S. Army Air Forces personnel near Roswell, New Mexico, the military stated that the crashed object was a conventional weather balloon. 1990 – West Germany won the FIFA World Cup final against defending champions Argentina, with Andreas Brehme scoring the game's only goal. 2022 – Former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe (pictured) was assassinated with an improvised firearm due to resentment against the Unification Church. Etta Lemon (d. 1953)Tzipi Livni (b. 1958)Virgil van Dijk (b. 1991)Kim Il Sung (d. 1994) More anniversaries: July 7 July 8 July 9 Archive By email List of days of the year About