What happend on 8th July

07.07
09.07
1775

The Olive Branch Petition is adopted by the Continental Congress of the Thirteen Colonies.

1760

French and Indian War: Battle of the Ristigouche

1758

French and Indian War: French forces hold Fort Carillon against British at Ticonderoga, New York.

1716

Battle of Dynekilen

1709

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.

1680

The first confirmed tornado in America kills a servant at Cambridge, Massachusetts.

1663

Charles II of England grants John Clarke a Royal Charter to Rhode Island.

1497

Vasco da Gama sets sail on first direct European voyage to India.

1283

Battle of Malta

1099

First Crusade: 15,000 starving Christian soldiers march in religious procession around Jerusalem as its Muslim defenders mock them.