- 1497- Vasco da Gama left Europe on 8 July 1497 to reach India by sea with a crew of 170 members.
- 1858 – After the fall of the Gwalior fort, Lord Kenning declared peace on 8 July 1858.
- 1914- Indian Marxist politician (Chief Minister of West Bengal) Jyoti Basu was born on 8 July 1914.
- 1918 – The Montague Chelmsford Report was published on July 8, 1918, to reform the Indian Constitution.
- 1937-Giriraj Kishore, a famous Hindi novelist, strong story writer, playwright and critic, was born on July 8, 1937.
- 1954- Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru started the hydroelectric project on 8 July 1954 on the world’s largest canal, Bhakra-Nangal in Punjab.
- 1958- Hindi film actress, (Kala Patthar) (Deewar) Neetu Singh was born on 8 July 1958.
- 1972-Indian cricket team captain Sourav Ganguly was born on 8 July 1972.
- 2007- Chandrashekhar, the ninth Prime Minister of India, died on 8 July 2007.
- 1967 – Fatima Jinnah, sister of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, died on 8 July 1967.
- 2005 – On July 8, 2005, the Group-8 countries agreed on the issue of climate change.
- 2012 – A devastating flood in Assam killed over 500 wild animals, including 13 rhinos, from the world-famous Kaziranga National Park on 8 July 2012.
