Historical Events for 8th July 2026

1911 – Wimbledon Men’s Tennis: Anthony Wilding of New Zealand wins 2nd of 4 consecutive Wimbledon singles titles beating Herbert Roper-Barrett 6-4, 4-6, 2-6, 6-2 ret
1951 – Yankee Joe DiMaggio and manager Casey Stengel feud after Stengel pulls DiMaggio out of game
1963 – Wimbledon Women’s Tennis: Australian Margaret Smith wins her first of 3 Wimbledon titles beating Billie Jean Moffitt 6-3, 6-4
1965 – Joe Morgan is the first Houston player with six hits in a game
1969 – IBM CICS is made generally available for the 360 mainframe computer
1970 – Fantasy records releases “Cosmo’s Factory”, the fifth studio album by American rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival; it is critically acclaimed and becomes their biggest seller, spawning six singles that reach the top 5 of the Billboard charts
2000 – Wimbledon Women’s Tennis: Venus Williams wins her first career Grand Slam singles title; beats fellow American Lindsay Davenport 6-3, 7-6
2005 – Marvel superhero film “The Fantastic Four,” starring Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans, and Michael Chiklis, premieres

More Historical Events »

More Historic Events On This Day