West Germany win the FIFA World Cup final against defending champions Argentina, with Andreas Brehme scoring the game's only goal. Date: July 8, 1990 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 8 📅 Events on this day in 1990 📅 On This Day (Today)

Space Shuttle Columbia is launched on an international science mission. Date: July 8, 1994 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 8 📅 Events on this day in 1994 📅 On This Day (Today)

Kim Jong Il begins to assume supreme leadership of North Korea upon the death of his father, Kim Il Sung. Date: July 8, 1994 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 8 📅 Events on this day in 1994 📅 On This Day (Today)

Sudan Airways Flight 139 crashes near Port Sudan Airport during an emergency landing attempt, killing 116 of the 117 people on board. Date: July 8, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 8 📅 Events on this day in 2003 📅 On This Day (Today)

Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched in the final mission of the U.S. Space Shuttle program. Date: July 8, 2011 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 8 📅 Events on this day in 2011 📅 On This Day (Today)

The Brazil national football team suffers its joint-worst defeat, losing 7–1 to Germany in the semi-finals of the FIFA World Cup, in a match dubbed the Mineiraço. Date: July 8, 2014 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 8 📅 Events on this day in 2014 📅 On This Day (Today)

Israel launches an offensive on Gaza amid rising tensions following the kidnapping and murder of three Israeli teenagers. Date: July 8, 2014 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 8 📅 Events on this day in 2014 📅 On This Day (Today)

Former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe is shot and killed with an improvised firearm due to resentment against the Unification Church. Date: July 8, 2022 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 8 📅 Events on this day in 2022 📅 On This Day (Today)

The luxury raching yacht Idler capsizes and sinks on Lake Erie during a storm, drowning six of its seven passengers (all members of the family of Cleveland businessman James C. Corrigan). Date: July 7, 1900 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 7 📅 Events on this day in 1900 📅 On…

Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. staged his first Follies on the roof of the New York Theater in New York City. Date: July 7, 1907 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 7 📅 Events on this day in 1907 📅 On This Day (Today)