| September 8th 1628 | | Bay of Matanzas Cuba: Piet Heyn captures Spanish silver fleet
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| September 8th 1655 | | Swedish king Karel X Gustaaf occupies Warsaw
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| September 8th 1664 | | Dutch surrender New Amsterdam (NY) to 300 English soldiers
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| September 8th 1689 | | China & Russia signs Treaty of Nertsjinsk (Nierchul)
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| September 8th 1713 | | Pope Clemens XI publishes degree "Unigenitus" against Jansenism"
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| September 8th 1755 | | Battle at Lake George: English army beats France
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| September 8th 1760 | | French army gives Montreal to Gen Jeffrey Amherst
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| September 8th 1771 | | Mission San Gabriel Archangel forms in California
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| September 8th 1796 | | Battle of Bassano-French beat Austrians
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| September 8th 1833 | | Charles Darwin departs to Buenos Aires
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| September 8th 1847 | | US under Gen Scott defeat Mexicans at Battle of Molino del Rey
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| September 8th 1854 | | With a 3-2 count, Phillies Richie Ashburn fouls next 14, then walks
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| September 8th 1855 | | Crimean war - assault of Malakof Tower under Mac-Mahon)
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| September 8th 1858 | | Lincoln makes a speech about when you can fool people
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| September 8th 1860 | | Loss of steamer, "Lady Elgin"
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