Wednesday July 08, 2015

Historical Events

• Boko Haram Insurgency, Timeline of Boko Haram Insurgency: 26 people were killed in an attack on two villages in Lake Chad, Chad by suspected militants of the Nigerian Islamist Group Boko Haram.
• 26 victims were killed in an attack by militants of the Nigerian Islamist Group Boko Haram on two villages at Lake Chad, Chad.
• Yemeni Crisis (2011-present: Yemeni government in exile announces it has reached an agreement with the Houthi rebels.
• Exiled Yemeni government announces that it has made a ceasefire with Houthi rebels.
• Clashes between Arab and Berber communities in Ghardaia in Algeria have claimed the lives of at least 22 people.
• Barclays, a British bank, fires Antony Jenkins as Chief Executive for failing to reduce headcount and speed up cost cutting. Chairman John McFarlane will act as interim CEO while he is replaced. As part of the LIBOR scandal, the bank was recently found guilty of fraud and earned billions (BBC).
• Chinese stock market collapse: Shanghai's stock market has fallen 30% in the last three weeks. 1,400 companies (or more than half) file for a trading stop to try and prevent further losses.
• Microsoft announces additional 7,800 job losses, primarily in its Nokia-owned phone division.
• A technical error caused the New York Stock Exchange to suspend trading for almost four hours.
• After management and labor unions failed to agree on overnight train services, staff workers at the London Underground began a 27-hour strike.
• After a network connectivity problem that affected all U.S. airports, United Airlines (UAL), mainline flights was halted at ground level. This was followed by a one-hour and 21-minute suspension of morning service. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is also investigating and has confirmed that all regional United Continental Holdings Inc. airlines are unaffected. This is in response to a similar problem that occurred on June 2, 2015, due to automation issues.
• 2015 Pacific Typhoon Season: Typhoon Chanhom (Falcon), which struck the Philippines on February 8, 2015, left two people dead and two others injured.
• Typhoon Chanhom (Falcon), which struck the Philippines, left two people dead and two others injured.
• Russia blocks a UN resolution condemning the massacre of over 8,000 Bosniaks in Srebrenica, July 1995 as genocide.
• As firefighters battle wildfires in Saskatchewan and Alberta, thousands are being evacuated from west Canada.
• 1Malaysia Development Berhad scandal - Malaysian police raid government offices owned by 1Malaysia Development Berhad to investigate a corruption scandal.
• Malaysian police raided the offices of 1Malaysia Development Berhad's government in connection to a corruption scandal.
• Three gunmen killed and one wounded Tuesday night by gunmen near the University of Maryland Baltimore campus. This was in an apparent targeted shooting that police say was not related to the college.
• 2015 Baltimore protests, The Mayor of Baltimore, Maryland Stephanie Rawlings Blake fires Anthony Batts, Commissioner of Police Department.
• Stephanie Rawlings Blake, the Mayor of Baltimore, Maryland, fires Anthony Batts, the Commissioner of Police Department.
• Gerald Bruce Lee, a United States District Court judge in the Eastern District of Virginia cancels the trademark of Washington Redskins in National Football League. He claims that the name of the team may offend Native Americans.
• Keiler Garcia, a Cuban international footballer, defected to the United States during his time in Chicago. This was the day before Cuba's match at Soldier Field against Mexico. (ESPN (UK))
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See also

What happened on July 08 in history? Find out the list of July 8th major events

What was 2015 famous for? Discover everything about 2015

Who died on July 08, 2015?

• James Tate
• Ernie Maresca

Other July 8th famous deaths

• James Franciscus

  Actor (Mr Novak), dies of emphysema at 57.

• Dick Sargent

  American actor who was best known as the second Darrin on the TV series "Bewitched" when he replaced Dick York in 1969, maintaining the role...

• Pete Conrad

  American astronaut, one of four to fly four space missions and the third man to set foot on the moon.

• Howard Duff

  American actor, onscreen from 1947, working steadily for 50 years but never quite breaking through to stardom.

See all famous people who died on July 8th

Western Zodiac - Astrological Sign

Cancer

Cancer personality

Who should a Cancer marry?

Babies born in July are either Cancer or Leo. People born before July 22nd are Cancer, while people born from July 23rd have the sign of Leo

Personality of July born

Chinese Zodiac

Goat

The day of the week was Wednesday.

July 8th marks the 188th day of the Gregorian calendar for the year 2015.

There are 176 days remaining until the end of the year. Calculate the number of days between two dates.

July 2015 calendar

Top #5 songs in the USA

1. Wiz Khalifa Featuring Charlie Puth - See You Again
2. Taylor Swift Featuring Kendrick Lamar - Bad Blood
3. OMI - Cheerleader
4. Fetty Wap - Trap Queen
5. WALK THE MOON - Shut Up And Dance

Top #5 R&B songs

1. Wiz Khalifa Featuring Charlie Puth - See You Again
2. Fetty Wap - Trap Queen
3. Silento - Watch Me
4. The Weeknd - Earned It (Fifty Shades Of Grey)
5. Omarion Featuring Chris Brown & Jhene Aiko - Post To Be

Top #5 Rock songs

1. WALK THE MOON - Shut Up And Dance
2. George Ezra - Budapest
3. Fall Out Boy - Uma Thurman
4. Hozier - Take Me To Church
5. Fall Out Boy - Centuries

Top #5 Latin songs

1. Nicky Jam & Enrique Iglesias - El Perdon
2. Romeo Santos - Propuesta Indecente
3. Plan B - Fanatica Sensual
4. Julion Alvarez y Su Norteno Banda - El Amor de Su Vida
5. Gente de Zona Featuring Marc Anthony - La Gozadera

Stock Markets

• ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $82.25
• Apple AAPL: opens at $124.48
• Microsoft MSFT: opens at $44.44
• General Electric GE: opens at $26.09
• International Business Machines IBM: opens at $164.00

Exchange Rates

• 1 USD = 0.9026 EUR
• 1 USD = 120.673 JPY
• 1 USD = 0.6506 GBP
• 1 USD = 1.3455 AUD
• 1 USD = 1.2739 CAD