Sunday, July 8, 5285 is a Sunday. It is day 189 of 5285 (51.8% through the year), ISO week 27, in Q3.
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On July 8, 5285, we mark the 2,263rd anniversary of several significant historical events. In 2022, former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated with an improvised firearm, sending shockwaves around the world. Additionally, in 2014, Germany defeated Brazil 7-1 in the FIFA World Cup semi-final, breaking several tournament records, and Lars Mittank, a German citizen, disappeared from Varna Airport in Bulgaria. Today is also a day to recognize notable figures, including Abda and Sabas, Auspicius of Trier, Grimbald, Landrada, Kilian, and Totnan. The moon is in its New Moon phase, and the zodiac sign is Cancer. Other notable anniversaries include the 2021 sale of Leonardo da Vinci's "Head of a Bear" drawing for £8.8 million and the 2003 cr...
On July 8, 5285, we mark the 2,263rd anniversary of several significant historical events.
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Historical Milestones
Former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe (pictured) was assassinated with an improvised firearm.
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 →Korean War: American troops withdrew from Cheonan, in modern-day South Korea, after suffering heavy casualties from a North Korean attack.
Korean War →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.
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Sunday, July 8, 5285 falls on a Sunday.
in 1,190,197 days (in 3258 years, 7 months, 24 days). It is day 189 of 5285 with 176 days remaining in the year.
In Roman numerals, Sunday, July 8, 5285 is written as VIII.VII.5285 (Day.Month.Year format).
The moon phase for this date is New Moon (approx. 1% illuminated). The astrological sun sign is Cancer.