Today In History. What Happened This Day In History
A Timeline Of Events That Occurred On This Day In History
A chronological timetable of historical events that occurred on this day in history. Historical facts of the day in the areas of military, politics, science, music, sports, arts, entertainment and more. Discover what happened today in history.
Today in History
July 8
| 1099 | Christian Crusaders march around Jerusalem as Muslims watch from within the city. | |
| 1608 | The first French settlement at Quebec is established by Samuel de Champlain. | |
| 1663 | The British crown grants Rhode Island a charter guaranteeing freedom of worship. | |
| 1686 | The Austrians take Budapest from the Turks and annex Hungary. | |
| 1709 | Peter the Great defeats Charles XII at Poltava, in the Ukraine, effectively ending the Swedish empire. | |
| 1755 | Britain breaks off diplomatic relations with France as their disputes in the New World intensify. | |
| 1758 | The British attack on Fort Carillon at Ticonderoga, New York, is foiled by the French. | |
| 1794 | French troops capture Brussels, Belgium. | |
| 1815 | With Napoleon defeated, Louis XVIII returns to Paris. | |
| 1822 | 29-year old poet Percy Bysshe Shelley drowns while sailing in Italy. | |
| 1859 | The Truce at Villafranca Austria cedes Lombardy to France. | |
| 1863 | Demoralized by the surrender of Vicksburg, Confederates in Port Hudson, Louisiana, surrender to Union forces. | |
| 1864 | Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston retreats into Atlanta to prevent being flanked by Union General William T. Sherman. | |
| 1865 | Four of the conspirators in President Abraham Lincoln's assassination are hanged in Washington, D.C. | |
| 1879 | The first ship to use electric lights departs from San Francisco, California. | |
| 1905 | The mutinous crew of the battleship Potemkin surrenders to Rumanian authorities. | |
| 1918 | Ernest Hemingway is wounded in Italy while working as an ambulance driver for the American Red Cross. | |
| 1941 | 20 B-17s fly in their first mission with the Royal Air Force over Wilhelmshaven, Germany. | |
| 1943 | American B-24 bombers strike Japanese-held Wake Island for the first time. | |
| 1960 | The Soviet Union charges American pilot Francis Gary Powers with espionage. | |
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Born on July 8 |
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| 1621 | Jean de La Fontaine, poet and author (Fables). | |
| 1838 | Ferdinand von Zeppelin, German designer and manufacturer of airships. | |
| 1839 | John D. Rockefeller, financier, philanthropist, founder of Standard Oil. | |
| 1869 | Wiliam Vaughan Moody, poet and playwright (The Great Divide). | |
| 1906 | Philip C. Johnson, architect. | |
| 1908 | Nelson Rockefeller, U.S. vice president to Gerald Ford. | |
| 1943 | Faye Wattleton, women's rights advocate. | |
| 1953 | Anna Quindlen, novelist. | |
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