Page 2: Historical Events In July - 08

1693  On this day in history 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  On July - 08 great Northern War: Battle of Dynekilen   

1757  On this day in history richard Wainwright, composer   

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

1776  On July - 08 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 July - 08 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.   

1778  On this day in history allied French fleet under Comte d'Estaing arrives in America.   

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  US State Dept issues first American passport on this day in history.   

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

1797  On this day in history first US senator (William Blount of Tennessee) expelled by impeachment   

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

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

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  William Harvey Lamb Wallace, Brig General (Union volunteers) on July - 08.   

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  On July - 08 waldimir "Kriz" Krzyzanowski, Brig General (Union volunteers)   

1826  Benjamin Henry Grierson, Major General (Union volunteers) on July - 08.   

1829  Pierre A Vicomte de Ponson du Terrail, French serial writer on this day in history.   

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  The birth of Graf von Zeppelin, Designer of the Zeppelin airships on this day in history.   

1838  Arabs attack Jewish community of Safed on this day in history.   

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

1545  On this day in history birth of don Carlos, son of Spanish king Philip II   

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  On July - 08 birth of artemisia Gentileschi, Italian painter (d. 1653)   

1604  Heinrich Albert, Germany, composer (Arien oder Melodien) was born on July - 08.   

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

1637  On July - 08 birth of johann Georg Ebeling, composer   

0810  Pepin, son of Charlemagne, King of Italy, dies (birth date unknown) on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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.   

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

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