Page 2: Historical Events In July - 08

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

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

1709  Battle of Poltava; Russians defeat Swedes on this day in history.   

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

1757  Richard Wainwright, composer on this day in history.   

1758  On this day in history english & Colonial assault on France at Ticonderoga, NY   

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

1777  Vt becomes first state abolishing slavery, adopts male sufferage on July - 08.   

1777  Vt becomes 1st state abolishing slavery, adopts male suffrage on July - 08.   

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  US State Dept issues 1st American passport on July - 08.   

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

1797  1st US senator (William Blount of Tennessee) expelled by impeachment on this day in history.   

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

1816  Frost in Waltham, MA on July - 08.   

1819  Alexander Hays, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1864 on this day in history.   

1821  On July - 08 william Harvey Lamb Wallace, Brig General (Union volunteers)   

1822  On July - 08 chippewas turn over huge tract of land in Ontario to the United Kingdom.   

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

1824  Waldimir "Kriz" Krzyzanowski, Brig General (Union volunteers) on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

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

1836  On this day in history joseph Chamberlain, British minister of Commerce/Colonies   

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 July - 08.   

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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  Don Carlos of Spain (d. 1568) was born on July - 08.   

1574  On July - 08 birth of giovanni Battista Stefanini, composer   

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

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

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

0975  On this day in history edgar, King of England (959-75), dies   

1115  Petrus van Amiens, French Crusades predictor, dies on this day in history.   

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