Events on July 8 42
Events on this day include: Some 15,000 starving Christian soldiers begin the siege of Jerusalem by marching in a religious procession around the city as its Muslim... (1099); Roger of Lauria, commanding the Aragonese fleet defeats an Angevin fleet sent to put down a rebellion on Malta. (1283); Vasco da Gama sets sail on the first direct European voyage to India. (1497).
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Some 15,000 starving Christian soldiers begin the siege of Jerusalem by marching in a religious procession around the city as its Muslim defenders watch.
Roger of Lauria, commanding the Aragonese fleet defeats an Angevin fleet sent to put down a rebellion on Malta.
Our Lady of Kazan, a holy icon of the Russian Orthodox Church, is discovered underground in the city of Kazan, Tatarstan.
Imjin War: At the Battle of Hansan Island, the Korean Navy, led by Yi Sun-sin, Yi Eok-gi, and Won Gyun, decisively defeats the Japanese Navy, led by Wakisaka Yasuharu.
Peter I of Russia defeats Charles XII of Sweden at the Battle of Poltava, thus effectively ending Sweden's status as a major power in Europe.
An estimated magnitude 8.7 earthquake causes a tsunami that damages more than 1,000 km (620 mi) of Chile's coastline.
The Olive Branch Petition is signed by the Continental Congress of the Thirteen Colonies of North America.
Church bells (possibly including the Liberty Bell) are rung after John Nixon delivers the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence of the United States.
Joseph Bonaparte approves the Bayonne Statute, a royal charter intended as the basis for his rule as king of Spain.
Ikedaya Incident: The Choshu Han shishi's planned Shinsengumi sabotage on Kyoto, Japan at Ikedaya.
Sailing ship USS Jeannette departs San Francisco carrying an ill-fated expedition to the North Pole.
The death of crime boss Soapy Smith, killed in the Shootout on Juneau Wharf, releases Skagway, Alaska from his iron grip.
Henrique Mitchell de Paiva Couceiro leads an unsuccessful royalist attack against the First Portuguese Republic in Chaves.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average reaches its lowest level of the Great Depression, closing at 41.22.
The first rugby union test match between the Wallabies of Australia and the Springboks of South Africa is played at Newlands Stadium in Cape Town.
Reports are broadcast that a UFO crash landed in Roswell, New Mexico in what became known as the Roswell UFO incident.
The United States Air Force accepts its first female recruits into a program called Women in the Air Force (WAF).
Francis Gary Powers is charged with espionage resulting from his flight over the Soviet Union.
Ne Win besieges and dynamites the Rangoon University Student Union building to crush the Student Movement.
King Mwambutsa IV Bangiriceng of Burundi is deposed by his son Prince Charles Ndizi.
Richard Nixon delivers a special congressional message enunciating Native American self-determination as official US Indian policy, leading to the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975.
The inaugural 1980 State of Origin game is won by Queensland who defeat New South Wales 20-10 at Lang Park.
The Island Express train travelling from Bangalore to Kanyakumari derails on the Peruman bridge and falls into Ashtamudi Lake, killing 105 passengers and injuring over 200 more.
Kim Jong-il begins to assume supreme leadership of North Korea upon the death of his father, Kim Il-sung.
Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched in the final mission of the U.S. Space Shuttle program.
Israel launches an offensive on Gaza amid rising tensions following the kidnapping and murder of three Israeli teenagers.