WHAT HAPPENED ON 8. JULY
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First Crusade: 15,000 starving Christian soldiers march in a religious procession around Jerusalem as its Muslim defenders look on. (8. July 1099)

Song Dynasty general Yue Fei defeats an army led by Jin Dynasty general Wanyan Wuzhu at the Battle of Yancheng during the Jin–Song wars. (8. July 1139)

War of the Sicilian Vespers: Roger of Lauria, commanding the Aragonese fleet defeats an Angevin fleet sent to put down a rebellion on Malta in the Battle of Malta. (8. July 1283)

Vasco da Gama sets sail on the first direct European voyage to India. (8. July 1497)

Our Lady of Kazan, a holy icon of the Russian Orthodox Church, is discovered underground in the city of Kazan, Tatarstan. (8. July 1579)

Charles II of England grants John Clarke a Royal charter to Rhode Island. (8. July 1663)

Great Northern War: Battle of Poltava – Peter I of Russia defeats Charles XII of Sweden at Poltava thus effectively ending Sweden's role as a major power in Europe. (8. July 1709)

Great Northern War: the naval Battle of Dynekilen takes place. (8. July 1716)

An estimated magnitude 8.7 earthquake causes a tsunami that damages more than 1,000 km (620 mi) of Chile's coastline. (8. July 1730)

French forces hold Fort Carillon against the British at Ticonderoga, New York. (8. July 1758)

French and Indian War: Battle of Restigouche – British forces defeat French forces in last naval battle in New France. (8. July 1760)

The Olive Branch Petition is signed by the Continental Congress of the Thirteen Colonies. (8. July 1775)

Joseph Bonaparte approves the Bayonne Statute, a royal charter intended as the basis for his rule as king of Spain. (8. July 1808)

Chippewas turn over a huge tract of land in Ontario to the United Kingdom. (8. July 1822)

U.S. Commodore Matthew Perry arrives in Edo bay with a treaty requesting trade. (8. July 1853)

King Charles XV & IV accedes to the throne of Sweden–Norway. (8. July 1859)

Ikedaya Incident: the Choshu Han shishi's planned Shinsengumi sabotage on Kyoto, Japan at Ikedaya. (8. July 1864)

The Mounties begin their March West. (8. July 1874)

White supremacists kill five Black Republicans in Hamburg, South Carolina. (8. July 1876)

Sailing ship USS Jeannette departs San Francisco carrying an ill-fated expedition to the North Pole. (8. July 1879)