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 this day in history.  

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

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  Edgar, King of England (959-75), dies on July - 08.  

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

1115  Petrus van Amiens, French Crusades predictor, dies on this day in history.  

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

1249  On this day in history 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.  

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1283  War of the Sicilian Vespers: Battle of Malta on this day in history.  

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

1497  Vasco da Gama leaves Lisbon on his voyage of discovery to India on this day in history.  

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

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

1531  On July - 08 tilman Riemenschneider, German sculptor, dies at 71  

1538  On July - 08 diego de Almagro, Spanish conquistador (Chile/Peru), dies at about 63  

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 this day in history giovanni Battista Stefanini, composer  

1579  On this day in history our Lady of Kazan, a holy icon of the Russian Orthodox Church, was discovered underground in the city of Kazan, Tatarstan.  

1604  On July - 08 heinrich Albert, Germany, composer (Arien oder Melodien)  

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

1623  On July - 08 gregory XV, [Alessandro Ludovisi], bishop of Bologna/Pope, dies at 69  

1637  Johann Georg Ebeling, composer on July - 08.  

1638  Matteo Coferati, composer on July - 08.  

1656  On July - 08 alexander van der Capellen, mister of Aartsbergen, dies at about 64  

1663  King Charles II of England granted a charter to Rhode Island on this day in history.  

1663  On July - 08 king Charles II of England grants a charter to Rhode Island  

1672  Willem II becomes captain-/admiral-general on this day in history.  

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

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

1681  Georg Neumark, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.  

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

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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 July - 08 birth of don Carlos of Spain (d. 1568)  

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

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

1604  On this day in history birth of heinrich Albert, Germany, composer (Arien oder Melodien)  

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

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 July - 08.  

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

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  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  

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

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