Historical Events In July - 08

1693  On July - 08 nYC authorizes 1st police uniforms in American colonies   

1695  Christiaen Huygens, inventor/astronomer, dies at 66 on July - 08.   

1709  On this day in history battle of Poltava; Russians defeat Swedes   

1716  Great Northern War: Battle of Dynekilen on July - 08.   

1757  On this day in history richard Wainwright, composer   

1758  On July - 08 english & Colonial assault on France at Ticonderoga, NY   

1776  On July - 08 the Liberty Bell Rings In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the Liberty Bell rang out from the tower of the Pennsylvania's old State House, summoning citizens to the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence by Colonel John Nixon   

1776  Col John Nixon gave 1st public reading of Dec of Independence (Phila) on July - 08.   

1777  On this day in history vt becomes first state abolishing slavery, adopts male sufferage   

1777  On July - 08 vt becomes 1st state abolishing slavery, adopts male suffrage   

1778  Allied French fleet under Comte d'Estaing arrives in America on this day in history.   

1778  On this day in history george Washington headquarters at West Point for his Continental Army   

1792  France declares war on Prussia on this day in history.   

1796  On this day in history uS State Dept issues first American passport   

1796  US State Dept issues 1st American passport on this day in history.   

1797  On this day in history first US senator (William Blount of Tennessee) expelled by impeachment   

1797  1st US senator (William Blount of Tennessee) expelled by impeachment on this day in history.   

1800  Dr Benjamin Waterhouse gives 1st cowpox vaccination to his son to prevent smallpox on this day in history.   

1805  On this day in history american Bill Richmond knocks out Jack Holmes, Kilburn Wells, England   

1809  On July - 08 ljudwit Gaj, Croatian writer/poet (Pjesma iz Zagorja)   

1816  On this day in history frost in Waltham, MA   

1819  On this day in history alexander Hays, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1864   

1821  On July - 08 william Harvey Lamb Wallace, Brig General (Union volunteers)   

1822  Chippewas turn over huge tract of land in Ontario to the United Kingdom on July - 08.   

1822  On July - 08 percy Bysshe Shelley, English poet (Prometheus unbound), drowns at 29   

1824  Waldimir "Kriz" Krzyzanowski, Brig General (Union volunteers) on this day in history.   

1826  On July - 08 benjamin Henry Grierson, Major General (Union volunteers)   

1829  On July - 08 pierre A Vicomte de Ponson du Terrail, French serial writer   

1833  On this day in history russia & Turkey sign defense treaty   

1835  On this day in history liberty Bell cracks (again)   

1836  On July - 08 hMS Beagle/Charles Darwin reaches Saint-Helena   

1836  On this day in history joseph Chamberlain, British minister of Commerce/Colonies   

1838  The birth of Graf von Zeppelin, Designer of the Zeppelin airships on this day in history.   

1838  Arabs attack Jewish community of Safed on July - 08.   

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1528  On July - 08 birth of emanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy/governor of Netherland   

1545  Don Carlos, son of Spanish king Philip II was born on this day in history.   

1545  On this day in history birth of don Carlos of Spain (d. 1568)   

1574  Giovanni Battista Stefanini, composer was born on this day in history.   

1593  On July - 08 birth of artemisia Gentileschi, Italian painter (d. 1653)   

1604  Heinrich Albert, Germany, composer (Arien oder Melodien) was born on this day in history.   

1621  On July - 08 birth of jean de la Fontaine, French poet (Fables)   

1637  Johann Georg Ebeling, composer was born on this day in history.   

0810  On July - 08 pepin, son of Charlemagne, King of Italy, dies (birth date unknown)   

0975  On this day in history edgar, King of England (959-75), dies   

1115  On this day in history petrus van Amiens, French Crusades predictor, dies   

1153  Eugene III, [Bernardo], Italian Pope (1145-53), dies on this day in history.   

1249  Alexander II, king of Scotland (1215-49), dies at 51 on this day in history.   

1253  Thibaud IV, poet/count of Champagne/King of Navarra, dies on July - 08.   

1496  Benedetto Bonfiglio, Italian painter, dies on this day in history.   

1531  Tilman Riemenschneider, German sculptor, dies at 71 on this day in history.