Page 2: Historical Events In July - 08

1693  NYC authorizes 1st police uniforms in American colonies on this day in history.   

1695  Christiaen Huygens, inventor/astronomer, dies at 66 on July - 08.   

1709  Battle of Poltava; Russians defeat Swedes on July - 08.   

1716  On July - 08 great Northern War: Battle of Dynekilen   

1757  On July - 08 richard Wainwright, composer   

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

1776  On this day in history 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  Col John Nixon gave 1st public reading of Dec of Independence (Phila) on July - 08.   

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  Allied French fleet under Comte d'Estaing arrives in America on July - 08.   

1778  On July - 08 george Washington headquarters at West Point for his Continental Army   

1792  On this day in history 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 this day in history 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  Dr Benjamin Waterhouse gives 1st cowpox vaccination to his son to prevent smallpox on this day in history.   

1805  On July - 08 american Bill Richmond knocks out Jack Holmes, Kilburn Wells, England   

1809  Ljudwit Gaj, Croatian writer/poet (Pjesma iz Zagorja) on July - 08.   

1816  On this day in history frost in Waltham, MA   

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

1821  On this day in history william Harvey Lamb Wallace, Brig General (Union volunteers)   

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

1822  Percy Bysshe Shelley, English poet (Prometheus unbound), drowns at 29 on this day in history.   

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  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  On July - 08 liberty Bell cracks (again)   

1836  On July - 08 hMS Beagle/Charles Darwin reaches Saint-Helena   

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  On July - 08 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  On this day in history 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  On this day in history 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  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 this day in history.   

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

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

1249  Alexander II, king of Scotland (1215-49), dies at 51 on July - 08.   

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 this day in history tilman Riemenschneider, German sculptor, dies at 71