Historical Events In July - 08

0052  B.C Paris, France, is a city of conquests, historic sights, artists, scholars, haute couture, and gourmet cuisine. The future capital of France was first fortified on July 7, ., by a Gallic tribe called the Parisees on July - 08.  

0810  Pepin, son of Charlemagne, King of Italy, dies (birth date unknown) on July - 08.  

0939  The Major Occultation, or Ghaybat el-Kubra of Muhammad al-Mahdi on this day in history.  

0951  On July - 08 paris is founded  

0975  On July - 08 edgar, King of England (959-75), dies  

1099  First Crusade: 15,000 starving Christian soldiers march in religious procession around Jerusalem as its Muslim defenders look on on this day in history.  

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 July - 08.  

1253  On this day in history thibaud IV, poet/count of Champagne/King of Navarra, dies  

1283  On July - 08 war of the Sicilian Vespers: Battle of Malta  

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

1497  Vasco da Gama leaves Lisbon on his voyage of discovery to India on July - 08.  

1497  Vasco da Gama departs for trip to India on this day in history.  

1528  Emanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy/governor of Netherland on July - 08.  

1531  Tilman Riemenschneider, German sculptor, dies at 71 on July - 08.  

1538  Diego de Almagro, Spanish conquistador (Chile/Peru), dies at about 63 on this day in history.  

1545  On this day in history don Carlos, son of Spanish king Philip II  

1551  Willem of Orange weds countess Anna van Egmond & Buren on this day in history.  

1574  On July - 08 giovanni Battista Stefanini, composer  

1579  Our Lady of Kazan, a holy icon of the Russian Orthodox Church, was discovered underground in the city of Kazan, Tatarstan on July - 08.  

1604  Heinrich Albert, Germany, composer (Arien oder Melodien) on July - 08.  

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

1623  Gregory XV, [Alessandro Ludovisi], bishop of Bologna/Pope, dies at 69 on this day in history.  

1637  On this day in history johann Georg Ebeling, composer  

1638  On July - 08 matteo Coferati, composer  

1656  Alexander van der Capellen, mister of Aartsbergen, dies at about 64 on July - 08.  

1663  On this day in history king Charles II of England granted a charter to Rhode Island  

1663  King Charles II of England grants a charter to Rhode Island on July - 08.  

1672  On this day in history willem II becomes captain-/admiral-general  

1679  On July - 08 samuel J Columbus, Swedish poet (Odae Sveticae), dies  

1680  On July - 08 the first confirmed tornado in America kills a servant at Cambridge, Massachusetts.  

1681  On this day in history georg Neumark, composer, dies at 60  

1693  On this day in history nYC authorizes first police uniforms in American colonies  

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1528  On this day in history birth of emanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy/governor of Netherland  

1545  On July - 08 birth of don Carlos, son of Spanish king Philip II  

1545  Don Carlos of Spain (d. 1568) was born on July - 08.  

1574  On July - 08 birth of giovanni Battista Stefanini, composer  

1593  Artemisia Gentileschi, Italian painter (d. 1653) was born on July - 08.  

1604  Heinrich Albert, Germany, composer (Arien oder Melodien) was born on July - 08.  

1621  Jean de la Fontaine, French poet (Fables) was born on this day in history.  

1637  On this day in history birth of johann Georg Ebeling, composer  

0810  Pepin, son of Charlemagne, King of Italy, dies (birth date unknown) on this day in history.  

0975  Edgar, King of England (959-75), dies on this day in history.  

1115  On July - 08 petrus van Amiens, French Crusades predictor, dies  

1153  On this day in history eugene III, [Bernardo], Italian Pope (1145-53), dies  

1249  On July - 08 alexander II, king of Scotland (1215-49), dies at 51  

1253  Thibaud IV, poet/count of Champagne/King of Navarra, dies on this day in history.  

1496  On this day in history benedetto Bonfiglio, Italian painter, dies  

1531  Tilman Riemenschneider, German sculptor, dies at 71 on July - 08.