Historical Events In July - 08

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

1695  On this day in history christiaen Huygens, inventor/astronomer, dies at 66  

1709  On July - 08 battle of Poltava; Russians defeat Swedes  

1716  Great Northern War: Battle of Dynekilen on this day in history.  

1757  On this day in history richard Wainwright, composer  

1758  English & Colonial assault on France at Ticonderoga, NY on this day in history.  

1776  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 on July - 08.  

1776  On July - 08 col John Nixon gave 1st public reading of Dec of Independence (Phila)  

1777  Vt becomes first state abolishing slavery, adopts male sufferage on July - 08.  

1777  Vt becomes 1st state abolishing slavery, adopts male suffrage on this day in history.  

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

1778  George Washington headquarters at West Point for his Continental Army on July - 08.  

1792  France declares war on Prussia on July - 08.  

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

1796  On July - 08 uS State Dept issues 1st American passport  

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

1797  1st US senator (William Blount of Tennessee) expelled by impeachment on July - 08.  

1800  On this day in history dr Benjamin Waterhouse gives 1st cowpox vaccination to his son to prevent smallpox  

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

1809  Ljudwit Gaj, Croatian writer/poet (Pjesma iz Zagorja) on this day in history.  

1816  Frost in Waltham, MA on this day in history.  

1819  On July - 08 alexander Hays, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1864  

1821  On this day in history william Harvey Lamb Wallace, Brig General (Union volunteers)  

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

1822  Percy Bysshe Shelley, English poet (Prometheus unbound), drowns at 29 on this day in history.  

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 July - 08 russia & Turkey sign defense treaty  

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

1836  HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin reaches Saint-Helena on this day in history.  

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 July - 08.  

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

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

1545  Don Carlos, son of Spanish king Philip II was born on July - 08.  

1545  On July - 08 birth of don Carlos of Spain (d. 1568)  

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

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

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

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

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

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