July 8th anniversaries

The anniversaries of July 6 are marked by important historical events and international celebrations that left a mark on world history. Below is the main anniversary of July 6:

• World Allergy Day.

Saints’ Day: Saint Priscilla and Saint Innocent.

National: Anniversaries of July 8th

• 1801: Toussaint Louverture proclaims a constitution on the island of Santo Domingo, confronting the French empire and condemning slavery.
• 1824: The agrarian reform law is enacted, distributing land from large landowners, including the Church, among peasants.
• 1857: Two governments in the country: one in Santo Domingo with Buenaventura Báez and another provisional one in the Cibao with Pedro Santana.
• 1865: Spanish troops begin to withdraw weapons and logistical material from the port, belonging to the Dominican army.
• 1923: Founding of the Nursing Home in Santiago, today San Vicente de Paúl Hospital.
• 1961: The 14th of June Movement announces its intention to become a political party; the PRD warns that they will not align with extremist groups.
• 1962: The Council of State creates a tribunal to confiscate the assets of the Trujillo family; CASC prepares its first congress.
• 1970: The National Assembly proclaims Joaquín Balaguer and Carlos Rafael Goico Morales as winners of the elections.
• 1978: African Swine Fever is officially detected in the country.
• 1997: President Leonel Fernández participates in the XVIII CARICOM Summit, ending international isolation.
• 2015: The Dominican ambassador to the OAS responds to Haitian accusations regarding the National Regularization Plan.
• 2021: The Central Electoral Board includes the PRD and Fuerza del Pueblo on ballots despite not exceeding 5% of the vote; pilots in the “Air Cocaïne” case are acquitted in France.

International: July 8th Anniversaries

• 1808: The Bayonne Statute, imposed by Napoleon on Spain to unify laws, comes into effect.
• 1846: Commodore John Montgomery takes possession of San Francisco for the U.S.
• 1853: The U.S. intervenes militarily in Japan to open borders to trade.
• 1893: Mexico and British Honduras sign a treaty recognizing British sovereignty in Belize.
• 1969: Withdrawal of U.S. troops from Vietnam begins.
• 1973: Egypt expels Russian military advisors.
• 1984: Bolivia suspends foreign debt payments following a general strike.
• 1989: Carlos Saúl Menem is elected president of Argentina.
• 1994: More than one million Rwandans flee to Zaire due to genocide.
• 2006: A Mexican judge dismisses genocide charges against Luis Echeverría.
• 2011: Plane crash in the Democratic Republic of the Congo causes 74 deaths.
• 2013: U.S. Department of Defense civilian employees begin forced furloughs.
• 2018: Freedom is granted and then revoked for former Brazilian president Lula da Silva.
• 2019: Hispanic population in the U.S. reaches 59.9 million.
• 2020: Alexander Vindman announces his retirement from the U.S. Army.
• 2021: Arrests in Haiti for the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse; political crisis over prime minister dispute.
• 2023: Texas installs a floating wall to curb immigration at the border with Mexico.

Births: July 8th Anniversaries

• 1827: Peter II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg, German ruler.
• 1857: Alfred Binet, French psychologist, graphologist, and pedagogue.
• 1881: Cecilio Acosta, Venezuelan writer, journalist, lawyer, philosopher, and humanist.
• 1943: Ri Chun-hee, North Korean journalist and television news anchor.
• 1977: Milo Ventimiglia, American actor, director, and producer.
• 2006: James Wharton, Australian racing driver.

Deaths: July 8th Anniversaries

• 1538: Diego de Almagro, Spanish conquistador and explorer.
• 1985: Jean-Paul Le Chanois, French actor, theater director, filmmaker, and screenwriter.
• 2006: Salvador Pittaluga Nivar, Dominican journalist and lawyer.
• 2010: Juan Carlos Rousselot, Argentine journalist, radio and television presenter, and politician.
• 2022: Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is assassinated.