July 8 - Novel

Novel

This Day In History

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.
1693
New York City authorizes the first police uniforms in the American colonies.

1874

The Mounties begin their March West.

1889

The first issue of the Wall Street Journal is published.

1907

Florenz Ziegfeld staged his first Follies on the roof of the New York Theater in New York City.

1947

Reports are broadcast that a UFO crash landed in Roswell, New Mexico.

2011

Atlantis is launched in the final mission of the U.S. Space Shuttle program.

Famous Birthdays

1593

Artemisia Gentileschi, Italian painter (d. 1653)

1831

John Stith Pemberton, American druggist and inventor of Coca-Cola (d. 1888)

1838

Ferdinand von Zeppelin, German inventor (d. 1917)

1839

John D. Rockefeller, American industrialist and philanthropist (d. 1937)

1900

George Antheil, American avant-garde composer, pianist, author and inventor (d. 1959)

1934

Marty Feldman, English comedian and actor (d. 1982)

1935

Steve Lawrence, American entertainer and singer

1948

Raffi, Egyptian born Canadian children's entertainer

1949

Wolfgang Puck, Austrian chef and restaurateur

1955

Alison Fraser, American actress

1961

Toby Keith, American country music singer-songwriter
Andrew Fletcher, English vocalist and synth and bass player (Depeche Mode)

1968

Michael Weatherly, American actor
1978
Eve Myles, Welsh actress