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A total solar eclipse occurred on July 8, 1842.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_eclipse_of_July_8,_1842

A failed attempt to photograph a Total Solar Eclipse was made by Gian Alessandro Majocchi on July 8, 1842
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astrophotography#History



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The 1730 Valparaíso earthquake occurred at 03:45 local time (08:45 UTC) on July 8. 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1730_Valpara%C3%ADso_earthquake



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On 8 July 1497 Vasco da Gama sets sail for India
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t43787899/vasco-da-gama/

USS Jeannette departed San Francisco on 8 July 1879
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Jeannette_(1878)#Arctic_voyage



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The final flight of the Space Shuttle program was STS-135 on July 8, 2011
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t43225883/sts-135/

TechDemoSat-1 was launched on 8 July 2014
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t38834310/techdemosat-1/

Scotland's first satellite, designed and manufactured by Clyde Space in Glasgow, was launched on 8 July 2014
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t37190610/ukube-1-satellite/



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Vitaly Ivanovich Sevastyanov (8 July 1935, Krasnouralsk, USSR - 5 April 2010) was a Soviet cosmonaut 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitali_Sevastyanov

Ferdinand von Zeppelin (8 July 1838 - 8 March 1917) was a German general and later aircraft manufacturer. 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinand_von_Zeppelin

Igor Yevgenyevich Tamm (8 July 1895 - 12 April 1971) was a Soviet physicist
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igor_Tamm

Christian Kramp (July 8, 1760 - May 13, 1826) was a French mathematician
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Kramp

Alvan Clark (March 8, 1804 - August 19, 1887) was an American astronomer and telescope maker. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t48168223/alvan-clark-1804-1887/



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Inception is a 2010 science fiction/action heist film written, co-produced, and directed by Christopher Nolan.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inception



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NGC 5800 was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on the 8th July 1834. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58011889/ngc-5800/

NGC 6707 was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on the 8th July 1834. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58011879/ngc-6707/

NGC 6725 was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on the 8th July 1834. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58011874/ngc-6725/

NGC 6742 was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on the 8th July 1788. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58011863/ngc-6742/

NGC 6754 was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on the 8th July 1834. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58011852/ngc-6754/

NGC 6761 was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on the 8th July 1834. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58011840/ngc-6761/

NGC 6924 was discovered by American astronomer Francis Preserved Leavenworth on the 8th July 1885. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58011836/ngc-6924/

NGC 6935 was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on the 8th July 1834. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58011827/ngc-6935/

NGC 6937 was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on the 8th July 1834. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58011813/ngc-6937/

NGC 6982 was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on the 8th July 1834. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58011805/ngc-6982/

NGC 6984 was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on the 8th July 1834. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58011797/ngc-6984/

NGC 6993 was discovered by American astronomer Francis Preserved Leavenworth on the 8th July 1885. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58011789/ngc-6993/



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Roswell UFO incident took place on July 8, 1947
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t42224632/roswell-ufo-incident/



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Meteorites

The Berlanguillas (L6 chondrite) meteorite fell in Castilla y Leon, Spain, on the 8th July, 1811.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t43788083/berlanguillas-meteorite/

The Alexandrovsky (H4 chondrite) meteorite fell in Chernigov, Ukraine, on the 8th July, 1900.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t43788101/alexandrovsky-meteorite/

The Khanpur (LL5 chondrite) meteorite fell in Uttar Pradesh, India, on the 8th July, 1932.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t43788112/khanpur-meteorite/

Jalangi meteorite fall near Jalangi, Murshidabad, W.Bengal on 08.07.2012 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t54285531/jalangi-meteorite/



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