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8 July 2020 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 8 July 2020 was a Wednesday.
- Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
- The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Rockstar” by DaBaby featuring Roddy Ricch.
- Top Film of 2020
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2020 was Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 8 July is Cancer.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 8 July 2020 fell in the Year of the Rat.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for July is Ruby.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 8 July 2020 was Waning Gibbous.
On this day: 8 July
- 1980 The inaugural 1980 State of Origin game is won by Queensland who defeat New South Wales 20–10 at Lang Park.
- 1990 West Germany win the FIFA World Cup final against defending champions Argentina, with Andreas Brehme scoring the game's only goal.
- 1994 Space Shuttle Columbia is launched on an international science mission.
- 2011 Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched in the final mission of the U.S. Space Shuttle program.
- 2014 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.
Famous people born on July 8
- Milo Ventimiglia, American actor, director, and producer (born 1977)
- Kathleen Robertson, Canadian actress and writer (born 1973)
- Sophia Bush, American actress and director (born 1982)
- David Corenswet, American actor (born 1993)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2020 in the United States
A selection from Wikipedia's '2020 in the United States'. Not a complete list.
- January 29 – COVID-19 pandemic: President Donald Trump establishes the White House Coronavirus Task Force.
- January 29 – President Trump signs the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA).
- February 9 – The 92nd Academy Awards, the second in a row with no official host, are held at Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.
Life in the US in 2020
President
Donald Trump
Gas (per gallon)
$2.17
Loaf of Bread
$2.50
Average House
$374,900
Weekly Wage
$984
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