1905, 8 July
European rivals in North Africa, France and Germany agree to confer over the Moroccan crisis.
1960, 8 July
The newly independent Republic of Congo's army mutinies against Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba's government. Europeans are reported to be fleeing the country.
1966, 8 July
Prince Charles Ndizeye, the Burundian royal heir, announces that his father, Mwami Mwambutsa IV, is to abdicate on his behalf.
