WHAT HAPPENED ON 8. SEPTEMBER
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Roman forces under Titus sack Jerusalem. (8. September 70)

Battle of Huoyi: Li Yuan defeats a Sui Dynasty army, opening the path to his capture of the imperial capital Chang'an and the eventual establishment of the Tang Dynasty. (8. September 617)

The Statute of Kalisz, guaranteeing Jews safety and personal liberties and giving battei din jurisdiction over Jewish matters, is promulgated by Boleslaus the Pious, Duke of Greater Poland. (8. September 1264)

Stephen Uroš IV Dušan declares himself king of Serbia (8. September 1331)

Battle of Kulikovo – Russian forces defeat a mixed army of Tatars and Mongols, stopping their advance. (8. September 1380)

Michelangelo's David is unveiled in Florence. (8. September 1504)

Battle of Orsha – in one of the biggest battles of the century, Lithuanians and Poles defeat the Russian army. (8. September 1514)

The foundation day in Vitória, Brazil (8. September 1551)

The Knights of Malta lift the Turkish siege of Malta that began on May 18. (8. September 1565)

Warsaw falls without resistance to a small force under the command of Charles X Gustav of Sweden during The Deluge, making it the first time the city is captured by a foreign army. (8. September 1655)

A barn fire during a puppet show in the village of Burwell in Cambridgeshire, England kills 78 people, many of whom are children. (8. September 1727)

French and Indian War: Battle of Lake George. (8. September 1755)

French and Indian War: Kittanning Expedition. (8. September 1756)

Marriage of King George III of the United Kingdom to Duchess Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. (8. September 1761)

American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Eutaw Springs in South Carolina, the war's last significant battle in the Southern theater, ends in a narrow British tactical victory. (8. September 1781)

French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of Hondschoote. (8. September 1793)

French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of Bassano – French forces defeat Austrian troops at Bassano del Grappa. (8. September 1796)

The Tonquin sets sail from New York Harbor with 33 employees of John Jacob Astor's newly created Pacific Fur Company on board. After a six-month journey around the tip of South America, the ship arrives at the mouth of the Columbia River and Astor's men establish the fur-trading town of Astoria, Oregon. (8. September 1810)

William IV and Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen are crowned King and Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. (8. September 1831)

The Steamship Lady Elgin sinks on Lake Michigan, with the loss of around 300 lives. (8. September 1860)