Day In History
This Day in History
Today: July 8, 2026
1099
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.
1283
Roger of Lauria, commanding the Aragonese fleet, defeats an Angevin fleet sent to put down a rebellion on Malta.
1497
Vasco da Gama sets sail on the first direct European voyage to India.
1579
Our Lady of Kazan, a holy icon of the Russian Orthodox Church, is discovered underground in the city of Kazan, Tatarstan.
1663
Charles II of England grants John Clarke a Royal charter to Rhode Island.
1709
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.
1716
The Battle of Dynekilen forces Sweden to abandon its invasion of Norway.
1730
An estimated magnitude 8.7 earthquake causes a tsunami that damages more than <span about="#mwt11" data-mw='{"parts":[{"template":{"target":{"wt":"convert","href":"./Template:Convert"},"params":{"1":{"wt":"1000"},"2":{"wt":"km"},"3":{"wt":"mi"},"abbr":{"wt":"on"}},"i":0}}]}' id="mwPg" typeof="mw:Tra...
1741
Reverend Jonathan Edwards preaches to his congregation in Enfield, Connecticut his most famous sermon, "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God"; an influence for the First Great Awakening.[1]
1758
French forces hold Fort Carillon against the British at Ticonderoga, New York.
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