July 8th (1859) was a Friday. 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, 1859
» King Charles XV of Sweden known as Charles XV & IV accedes to the throne of Union between Sweden and Norway called Sweden–Norway.
July 8th Famous Deaths for 1859
» Oscar I of Sweden (b. 1799)
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