1593
Arts
Birth in Rome
Birth of Artemisia Gentileschi in Rome, later a celebrated Italian Baroque painter.
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19 indexed achievements across recorded history.
1757
Politics
Death of first husband Daniel Parke Custis
Daniel Parke Custis died on July 8, 1757, making Martha a wealthy widow.
View details1822
Literature
Death of Percy Bysshe Shelley
Percy Bysshe Shelley dies; Mary assumes control of his works.
View details1867
Arts
Birth of Käthe Kollwitz
Käthe Kollwitz was born on July 8, 1867, in Königsberg, Prussia.
View details1897
Sports
Won Women's International Chess Congress
Mary Rudge won the inaugural Women’s International Chess Congress in 1897.
View details1905
Sports
First American to win the Wimbledon Ladies' Singles Championship
On July 8, 1905, May Sutton defeated Dorothea Douglass to become the first American, man or woman, to win a Wimbledon singles title.
View details1908
Science
First commercial coffee filter
Release of the first paper coffee filter by Melitta Bentz.
View details1908
Science
Grant and publication of coffee filter utility model
Publication of Bentz’s coffee filter model in Patent Gazette.
View details1922
Sports
Wimbledon Triple Crown
Achieved a historic "triple crown" at Wimbledon, winning singles, doubles, and mixed doubles.
View details1926
Medicine
Birth of Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
Elisabeth Kübler-Ross was born on July 8, 1926, in Zürich, Switzerland.
View details1948
Science
First woman to enlist for regular duty in the United States Air Force
Staff Sgt. Esther Blake enlisted in the first minute of the first hour of the first day women were authorized for regular Air Force duty, becoming its first enlisted woman.
View details1954
Arts
Death of Idabelle Smith Firestone
Idabelle Smith Firestone passed away on July 8, 1954, in Akron, Ohio.
View details1962
Science
Grant of U.S. Patent 2,609,322
Mary Agnes Chase was granted U.S. Patent 2,609,322 for "Production of Penicillin Mold and Jelly," reflecting work beyond botanical taxonomy.
View details1999
Literature
Publication of *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*
The third book in the Harry Potter series is published in the UK.
View details2000
Literature
Publication of *Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire*
Fourth Harry Potter book published in the UK, expanding the series' global reach.
View details2010
Science
Elected Chair of the NBER Board of Directors
The National Bureau of Economic Research announced Karen N. Horn's election as chair of its Board of Directors.
View details2019
Sports
Death of Rosie Ruiz
Rosie Ruiz died from cancer on July 8, 2019, in Lake Worth, Florida.
View details2020
Science
Death of Flossie Wong-Staal in San Diego, California
Flossie Wong-Staal died in San Diego, California, on July 8, 2020, at age 73, following a groundbreaking career in HIV/AIDS molecular biology.
View details2026
Science
118th Anniversary of Bentz’s coffee filter
Commemoration of Bentz’s coffee filter on its 118th anniversary.
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