WHAT HAPPENED ON 8. AUGUST
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Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. (8. August 1220)

King James IV of Scotland marries Margaret Tudor, daughter of King Henry VII of England at Holyrood Abbey in Edinburgh, Scotland. (8. August 1503)

The cornerstone for Tycho Brahe's Uraniborg observatory is laid on Ven, Denmark. (8. August 1576)

John Davis enters Cumberland Sound in search of the Northwest Passage. (8. August 1585)

Anglo-Spanish War: Battle of Gravelines – The naval engagement ends, ending the Spanish Armada's attempt to invade England. (8. August 1588)

The city of Oulu, Finland, is founded by Charles IX of Sweden. (8. August 1605)

The Irish Confederate Wars and Wars of the Three Kingdoms: Battle of Dungan's Hill – English Parliamentary forces defeat Irish forces. (8. August 1647)

Bartolomeu de Gusmão demonstrates the lifting power of hot air in an audience before the King of Portugal in Lisbon, Portugal (8. August 1709)

Mont Blanc on the French – Italian border is climbed for the first time by Jacques Balmat and Dr. Michel-Gabriel Paccard. (8. August 1786)

The insurrection of Lyon occurs during the French Revolution. (8. August 1793)

Joseph Whidbey leads an expedition to search for the Northwest Passage near Juneau, Alaska. (8. August 1794)

The Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, headed by Brigham Young, is reaffirmed as the leading body of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). (8. August 1844)

American Civil War: following his defeat in the Battle of Gettysburg, General Robert E. Lee sends a letter of resignation to Confederate President Jefferson Davis (which is refused upon receipt). (8. August 1863)

The Republic of Ploiești, a failed Radical-Liberal rising against Domnitor Carol of Romania. (8. August 1870)

Thomas Edison receives a patent for his mimeograph. (8. August 1876)

More than 1.5 million people attend the funeral of Ulysses S. Grant in New York City. (8. August 1885)

Wilbur Wright makes his first flight at a racecourse at Le Mans, France. It is the Wright Brothers' first public flight. (8. August 1908)

World War I: the Battle of Amiens begins a string of almost continuous victories with a push through the German front lines (Hundred Days Offensive). (8. August 1918)

The predecessor to the Philippine Stock Exchange opens. (8. August 1927)

The German airship Graf Zeppelin begins a round-the-world flight. (8. August 1929)