BIRTHDAY ATLAS

Birthday facts

Born on July 8.

Everyone born on July 8 is a Cancer — ruled by the Moon, homebody, loyal, feels everything. The stone is ruby, the flower larkspur, and the day is shared with Milo Ventimiglia and Kathleen Robertson.

Cancer, the Crab — an engraving
Sun sign
Cancer ♋︎
the Crab · ruled by the Moon · homebody, loyal, feels everything
Ruby, the birthstone for July — an engraving
Birthstone
Ruby
July
Larkspur, the birth flower for July — an engraving
Birth flower
Larkspur
& water lily

Your book

Born on July 8? Add the year.

Then it is a pop-up book: the sky the day you arrived, the No. 1 that week, the president, what a stamp cost, your life in weeks, and who was exactly your age when they did the thing they are known for — and at the end, a birthday poster of the day, engraved, to take home. One field. The date lives after the # in the link, which no server sees — nothing about you leaves your browser.

Making it for someone else? Send it as a pop-up birthday card.

The old books say

Cancer, June 21 to July 22.

The Crab, ruled by the Moon, and the books make it the sign of home — the one who remembers your birthday, keeps the photographs, and knows where everything is. A water sign, credited with loyalty, intuition and a memory that forgets nothing, kind or otherwise. The shell is the point: soft inside, and it takes a while to get there. Its people are said to feel everything, which is a talent as much as a burden.

Astrology, reported rather than endorsed — the astronomy is the part of the book that is real.

Good company

Also born on July 8.

The names most looked up among everyone who shares the day — leaning on the ones who last.

1977
Milo Ventimiglia
American director and actor
1973
Kathleen Robertson
Canadian writer and actress
1961
Toby Keith
American singer-songwriter and actor
1958
Kevin Bacon
American actor and musician
1982
Sophia Bush
American director and actress
1991
Virgil van Dijk
Dutch footballer
1992
Son Heung-min
Korean footballer
1960
Yann LeCun
French-American computer scientist

On this day

What July 8 has seen.

1776The United States Declaration of Independence received its first formal public reading, in Philadelphia.
1874Members of the North-West Mounted Police at Fort Dufferin began their March West, their first journey to the Canadian Prairies.
1990West Germany won the FIFA World Cup final against defending champions Argentina, with Andreas Brehme scoring the game's only goal.

The calendar

When July 8 falls.

A Wednesday in 2026, a Thursday in 2027, a Saturday in 2028, a Sunday in 2029, and a Monday in 2030.