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 this day in history battle of Poltava; Russians defeat Swedes  

1716  Great Northern War: Battle of Dynekilen on July - 08.  

1757  On July - 08 richard Wainwright, composer  

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 this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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 July - 08 uS State Dept issues 1st American passport  

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

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

1800  Dr Benjamin Waterhouse gives 1st cowpox vaccination to his son to prevent smallpox on this day in history.  

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

1809  On this day in history ljudwit Gaj, Croatian writer/poet (Pjesma iz Zagorja)  

1816  Frost in Waltham, MA on July - 08.  

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  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 July - 08.  

1824  Waldimir "Kriz" Krzyzanowski, Brig General (Union volunteers) on July - 08.  

1826  Benjamin Henry Grierson, Major General (Union volunteers) on this day in history.  

1829  On this day in history pierre A Vicomte de Ponson du Terrail, French serial writer  

1833  On July - 08 russia & Turkey sign defense treaty  

1835  Liberty Bell cracks (again) on July - 08.  

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

1836  On July - 08 joseph Chamberlain, British minister of Commerce/Colonies  

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

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

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1528  Emanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy/governor of Netherland was born on July - 08.  

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  Heinrich Albert, Germany, composer (Arien oder Melodien) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

1153  On July - 08 eugene III, [Bernardo], Italian Pope (1145-53), dies  

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