Historical Events In July - 08

0052  On July - 08 b.C Paris, France, is a city of conquests, historic sights, artists, scholars, haute couture, and gourmet cuisine. The future capital of France was first fortified on July 7, ., by a Gallic tribe called the Parisees   

0810  On July - 08 pepin, son of Charlemagne, King of Italy, dies (birth date unknown)   

0939  On July - 08 the Major Occultation, or Ghaybat el-Kubra of Muhammad al-Mahdi   

0951  On this day in history paris is founded   

0975  Edgar, King of England (959-75), dies on July - 08.   

1099  On this day in history first Crusade: 15,000 starving Christian soldiers march in religious procession around Jerusalem as its Muslim defenders look on.   

1115  Petrus van Amiens, French Crusades predictor, dies on July - 08.   

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 July - 08.   

1283  War of the Sicilian Vespers: Battle of Malta on July - 08.   

1496  Benedetto Bonfiglio, Italian painter, dies on this day in history.   

1497  Vasco da Gama leaves Lisbon on his voyage of discovery to India on this day in history.   

1497  On July - 08 vasco da Gama departs for trip to India   

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

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

1538  On this day in history diego de Almagro, Spanish conquistador (Chile/Peru), dies at about 63   

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

1551  On July - 08 willem of Orange weds countess Anna van Egmond & Buren   

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

1579  Our Lady of Kazan, a holy icon of the Russian Orthodox Church, was discovered underground in the city of Kazan, Tatarstan on July - 08.   

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

1621  Jean de la Fontaine, French poet (Fables) on this day in history.   

1623  Gregory XV, [Alessandro Ludovisi], bishop of Bologna/Pope, dies at 69 on July - 08.   

1637  Johann Georg Ebeling, composer on this day in history.   

1638  On this day in history matteo Coferati, composer   

1656  On this day in history alexander van der Capellen, mister of Aartsbergen, dies at about 64   

1663  On July - 08 king Charles II of England granted a charter to Rhode Island   

1663  On July - 08 king Charles II of England grants a charter to Rhode Island   

1672  Willem II becomes captain-/admiral-general on this day in history.   

1679  On this day in history samuel J Columbus, Swedish poet (Odae Sveticae), dies   

1680  On this day in history the first confirmed tornado in America kills a servant at Cambridge, Massachusetts.   

1681  Georg Neumark, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

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

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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  Giovanni Battista Stefanini, composer was born on July - 08.   

1593  Artemisia Gentileschi, Italian painter (d. 1653) was born on this day in history.   

1604  Heinrich Albert, Germany, composer (Arien oder Melodien) was born on this day in history.   

1621  On this day in history birth of jean de la Fontaine, French poet (Fables)   

1637  On this day in history birth of johann Georg Ebeling, composer   

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  Petrus van Amiens, French Crusades predictor, dies on this day in history.   

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  On July - 08 thibaud IV, poet/count of Champagne/King of Navarra, dies   

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

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