Historical Events In July - 08

1693  NYC authorizes 1st police uniforms in American colonies on July - 08.  

1695  Christiaen Huygens, inventor/astronomer, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

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

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

1757  Richard Wainwright, composer on this day in history.  

1758  On July - 08 english & Colonial assault on France at Ticonderoga, NY  

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  Col John Nixon gave 1st public reading of Dec of Independence (Phila) on this day in history.  

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

1777  On this day in history vt becomes 1st state abolishing slavery, adopts male suffrage  

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 this day in history uS State Dept issues first American passport  

1796  On this day in history uS State Dept issues 1st American passport  

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

1797  On this day in history 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 July - 08.  

1809  On July - 08 ljudwit Gaj, Croatian writer/poet (Pjesma iz Zagorja)  

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

1819  On this day in history alexander Hays, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1864  

1821  William Harvey Lamb Wallace, Brig General (Union volunteers) on this day in history.  

1822  Chippewas turn over huge tract of land in Ontario to the United Kingdom on this day in history.  

1822  On July - 08 percy Bysshe Shelley, English poet (Prometheus unbound), drowns at 29  

1824  On this day in history waldimir "Kriz" Krzyzanowski, Brig General (Union volunteers)  

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 July - 08 liberty Bell cracks (again)  

1836  On this day in history hMS Beagle/Charles Darwin reaches Saint-Helena  

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 this day in history arabs attack Jewish community of Safed  

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

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  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  On this day in history birth of johann Georg Ebeling, composer  

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 this day in history.  

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  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.  

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

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