Sunday, October 13, 2024 (Week 42)

July 8 in History

What happened on July 8 in history?

A chronological timetable of historical events that occurred on july 8 in history. Historical facts of the day in the areas of military, politics, science, music, sports, arts, entertainment and more. Discover what happened on july 8 in history.

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1960
The Soviet Union charges American pilot Francis Gary Powers with espionage.
1943
American B-24 bombers strike Japanese-held Wake Island for the first time.
1941
20 B-17s fly in their first mission with the Royal Air Force over Wilhelmshaven, Germany.
1918
Ernest Hemingway is wounded in Italy while working as an ambulance driver for the American Red Cross.
1905
The mutinous crew of the battleship Potemkin surrenders to Romanian authorities.
1879
The first ship to use electric lights departs from San Francisco, California.
1865
Four of the conspirators in President Abraham Lincoln‘s assassination are hanged in Washington, D.C.
1864
Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston retreats into Atlanta to prevent being flanked by Union General William T. Sherman.
1863
Demoralized by the surrender of Vicksburg, Confederates in Port Hudson, Louisiana, surrender to Union forces.
1859
The truce at Villafranca Austria cedes Lombardy to France.
1822
29-year old poet Percy Bysshe Shelley drowns while sailing in Italy.
1815
With Napoleon defeated, Louis XVIII returns to Paris.
1794
French troops capture Brussels, Belgium.
1758
The British attack on Fort Carillon at Ticonderoga, New York, is foiled by the French.
1755
Britain breaks off diplomatic relations with France as their disputes in the New World intensify.
1709
Peter the Great defeats Charles XII at Poltava, in the Ukraine, effectively ending the Swedish empire.
1686
The Austrians take Budapest from the Turks and annex Hungary.
1663
The British crown grants Rhode Island a charter guaranteeing freedom of worship.
1608
The first French settlement at Quebec is established by Samuel de Champlain.
1099
Christian Crusaders march around Jerusalem as Muslims watch from within the city.