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 inaugural fortified on July 7, ., by a Gallic tribe called the Parisees.   

0810  Pepin, son of Charlemagne, King of Italy, dies (birth date unknown)   

0939  The Major Occultation, or Ghaybat el-Kubra of Muhammad al-Mahdi   

0951  Paris is founded.   

0975  Edgar, King of England (959-75), dies.   

1099  inaugural Crusade: 15000 starving Christian soldiers march in religious procession around Jerusalem as its Muslim defenders look on.   

1115  Petrus van Amiens, French Crusades predictor, dies   

1153  Eugene III, [Bernardo], Italian Pope (1145-53), dies.   

1249  Alexander II, king of Scotland (1215-49), dies at 51   

1253  Thibaud IV, poet/count of Champagne/King of Navarra, dies   

1283  War of the Sicilian Vespers: Battle of Malta.   

1496  Benedetto Bonfiglio, Italian painter, dies   

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

1497  Vasco da Gama departs for trip to India.   

1528  Emanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy/governor of Netherland   

1531  Tilman Riemenschneider, German sculptor, dies at 71   

1538  Diego de Almagro, Spanish conquistador (Chile/Peru), dies at about 63.   

1545  Don Carlos, son of Spanish king Philip II   

1551  Willem of Orange weds countess Anna van Egmond and Buren.   

1574  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.   

1604  Heinrich Albert, Germany, composer (Arien oder Melodien)   

1621  Jean de la Fontaine, French poet (Fables)   

1623  Gregory XV, [Alessandro Ludovisi], bishop of Bologna/Pope, dies at 69   

1637  Johann Georg Ebeling, composer   

1638  Matteo Coferati, composer   

1656  Alexander van der Capellen, mister of Aartsbergen, dies at about 64.   

1663  King Charles II of England granted a charter to Rhode Island   

1663  King Charles II of England grants a charter to Rhode Island   

1672  Willem II is recorded as becoming captain-/admiral-general   

1679  Samuel J Columbus, Swedish poet (Odae Sveticae), dies.   

1680  The inaugural confirmed tornado in America results in the deaths of a servant at Cambridge, Massachusetts.   

1681  Georg Neumark, composer, dies at 60   

1693  NYC authorizes inaugural police uniforms in American colonies.   

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

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

1545  Don Carlos of Spain (d. 1568) was born on this day in history.   

1574  Giovanni Battista Stefanini, composer was born on July - 08.   

1593  Artemisia Gentileschi, Italian painter (d. 1653) was born on this day in history.   

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

1621  On this day in history birth of jean de la Fontaine, French poet (Fables)   

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

0810  On this day in history 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  On July - 08 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 July - 08 benedetto Bonfiglio, Italian painter, dies   

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