July 8th (1898) 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, 1898
» The death of crime boss Soapy Smith, killed in the Shootout on Juneau Wharf, releases Skagway, Alaska from his iron grip.
Famous Birthdays on July 8 in 1898
» Melville Ruick, American actor (d. 1972)
July 8th Famous Deaths for 1898
» Soapy Smith, American gangster (b. 1860)
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