July 8, 1997 68th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 3-1 at Jacobs Field, Cleveland July 8, 1997 Charles Drake, geologist, dies of heart attack at 92 July 8, 1997 NATO invites Poland, Hungary & Czech Republic to join July 8, 1996 Amschel Rothschild, banker, dies at 41 July 8, 1996 Ernest Armstrong, miner/politician, dies at 81 July 8, 1996 James Woodie Alexander, songwriter/vocalist, dies at 80 July 8, 1996 Thomas Mitchell, architect/engineer, dies at 90 July 8, 1995 102nd Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Graf beats Arantxa S Vicario (46 61 75) July 8, 1995 1st CFL game between 2 U.S. teams, Las Vegas Posse vs Sacramento Gold July 8, 1995 Elizabeth Adams, madam, dies at 65 July 8, 1994 Christian-Jaque, French director (Babette s'and va-t-and guerre), dies July 8, 1994 Dick Sargent, actor (Darren-Bewitched), dies of cancer at 64 July 8, 1994 Dominic Lucero, dancer/singer, dies of lymphatic cancer July 8, 1994 Kim Il Sung, president of North-Korea (1948-94), dies at 82 July 8, 1994 Preliminary trial rules there is enough evidence to try OJ Simpson July 8, 1994 Robert E Lee, dies of cancer at 75 July 8, 1994 Sonia O'Sullivan runs female 2K world record (5:25.36) July 8, 1994 Space shuttle STS-65 (Columbia 17), launches July 8, 1994 Whitney Houston suffers a miscarriage July 8, 1992 Florida Marlins unveil their uniform