Wednesday, July 8, 2026 is a Wednesday. It is day 189 of 2026 (51.8% through the year), ISO week 28, in Q3.
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Wednesday, July 8, 2026 combines practical calendar facts with a wider view of the day: 2022: Former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe (pictured) was assassinated with an improvised firearm due to resentment against the Unification Church.. Use it to check the date, plan across time zones, and scan the observances and historical markers attached to July 8.
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Historical Milestones
Former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe (pictured) was assassinated with an improvised firearm due to resentment against the Unification Church.
Shinzo Abe →Head of a Bear (pictured) sold at auction in London for a total of £8.8 million, a record for a drawing by Leonardo da Vinci.
Head of a Bear →German citizen Lars Mittank disappeared from Varna Airport, Bulgaria; his last known movements were widely watched on YouTube.
Disappearance of Lars Mittank →In the 2014 FIFA World Cup semi-final at the Mineirão, Germany defeated Brazil 7–1 (players pictured), breaking several tournament records.
2014 FIFA World Cup →Sudan Airways Flight 139 crashed near Port Sudan Airport during an emergency landing attempt, killing 116 of the 117 people on board.
Sudan Airways Flight 139 →West Germany won the FIFA World Cup final against defending champions Argentina, with Andreas Brehme scoring the game's only goal.
Germany national football team →Aeroflot Flight 4225 crashed near Almaty International Airport in the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic (present day Kazakhstan) killing all 166 people on board.
Aeroflot Flight 4225 →King Mwambutsa IV of Burundi was deposed in a coup d'état by his son, Prince Charles Ndizi.
Mwambutsa IV of Burundi →Canadian Pacific Air Lines Flight 21 was destroyed by a bomb near 100 Mile House, Canada, killing 52.
Canadian Pacific Air Lines Flight 21 →Following student protests at Rangoon University, Burmese general Ne Win ordered the demolition of the historic students' union building.
1962 Rangoon University protests →Calculate business days and elapsed calendar time between this date and any other.
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Questions & Answers
Wednesday, July 8, 2026 falls on a Wednesday.
75 days ago (2 months, 13 days ago). It is day 189 of 2026 with 176 days remaining in the year.
In Roman numerals, Wednesday, July 8, 2026 is written as VIII.VII.MMXXVI (Day.Month.Year format).
The moon phase for this date is Last Quarter (approx. 39% illuminated). The astrological sun sign is Cancer.