Historical Events In July - 08

1693  NYC authorizes 1st police uniforms in American colonies on this day in history.  

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

1709  Battle of Poltava; Russians defeat Swedes on July - 08.  

1716  On this day in history great Northern War: Battle of Dynekilen  

1757  Richard Wainwright, composer on July - 08.  

1758  English & Colonial assault on France at Ticonderoga, NY on July - 08.  

1776  On this day in history 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  

1776  On this day in history col John Nixon gave 1st public reading of Dec of Independence (Phila)  

1777  On this day in history vt becomes first state abolishing slavery, adopts male sufferage  

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 July - 08.  

1778  On this day in history george Washington headquarters at West Point for his Continental Army  

1792  On July - 08 france declares war on Prussia  

1796  On July - 08 uS State Dept issues first American passport  

1796  US State Dept issues 1st American passport on this day in history.  

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

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

1800  On July - 08 dr Benjamin Waterhouse gives 1st cowpox vaccination to his son to prevent smallpox  

1805  American Bill Richmond knocks out Jack Holmes, Kilburn Wells, England on this day in history.  

1809  Ljudwit Gaj, Croatian writer/poet (Pjesma iz Zagorja) on July - 08.  

1816  On this day in history frost in Waltham, MA  

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  Chippewas turn over huge tract of land in Ontario to the United Kingdom on this day in history.  

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  Pierre A Vicomte de Ponson du Terrail, French serial writer on July - 08.  

1833  Russia & Turkey sign defense treaty on July - 08.  

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

1836  HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin reaches Saint-Helena on July - 08.  

1836  Joseph Chamberlain, British minister of Commerce/Colonies on July - 08.  

1838  On this day in history the birth of Graf von Zeppelin, Designer of the Zeppelin airships  

1838  On July - 08 arabs attack Jewish community of Safed  

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1528  On July - 08 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  On July - 08 birth of don Carlos of Spain (d. 1568)  

1574  On this day in history birth of giovanni Battista Stefanini, composer  

1593  On this day in history birth of artemisia Gentileschi, Italian painter (d. 1653)  

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

1621  Jean de la Fontaine, French poet (Fables) was born on July - 08.  

1637  Johann Georg Ebeling, composer was born on July - 08.  

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 July - 08.  

1115  On this day in history petrus van Amiens, French Crusades predictor, dies  

1153  Eugene III, [Bernardo], Italian Pope (1145-53), dies on July - 08.  

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 July - 08.  

1531  On this day in history tilman Riemenschneider, German sculptor, dies at 71