Historical Events In July - 08
Sunday, 05 February 2023
0052 On this day in history 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
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 this day in history 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 July - 08.
1153 On July - 08 eugene III, [Bernardo], Italian Pope (1145-53), dies
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 this day in history.
1283 War of the Sicilian Vespers: Battle of Malta on this day in history.
1496 Benedetto Bonfiglio, Italian painter, dies on July - 08.
1497 On this day in history vasco da Gama leaves Lisbon on his voyage of discovery to India
1497 Vasco da Gama departs for trip to India on July - 08.
1528 On this day in history emanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy/governor of Netherland
1531 Tilman Riemenschneider, German sculptor, dies at 71 on July - 08.
1538 On July - 08 diego de Almagro, Spanish conquistador (Chile/Peru), dies at about 63
1545 Don Carlos, son of Spanish king Philip II on July - 08.
1551 On this day in history willem of Orange weds countess Anna van Egmond & Buren
1574 Giovanni Battista Stefanini, composer on this day in history.
1579 Our Lady of Kazan, a holy icon of the Russian Orthodox Church, was discovered underground in the city of Kazan, Tatarstan on this day in history.
1604 On July - 08 heinrich Albert, Germany, composer (Arien oder Melodien)
1621 On this day in history jean de la Fontaine, French poet (Fables)
1623 Gregory XV, [Alessandro Ludovisi], bishop of Bologna/Pope, dies at 69 on July - 08.
1637 On July - 08 johann Georg Ebeling, composer
1638 On this day in history matteo Coferati, composer
1656 On this day in history alexander van der Capellen, mister of Aartsbergen, dies at about 64
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 July - 08 willem II becomes captain-/admiral-general
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 On July - 08 georg Neumark, composer, dies at 60
1693 NYC authorizes first police uniforms in American colonies on this day in history.
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