July 8, Palestinian writer Ghassan Kanafani assassinated by Mossad

1497 – Vasco da Gama leads a fleet of four ships with a crew of 170 men from Lisbon to India.

951 – Modern Paris founded.

1889 – First edition of Wall Street Journal Newspaper issued.

1972 – Palestinian writer Ghassan Kanafani assassinated by Mossad in a car bomb
in Beirut.

1978 – First ascent of Mount Everest first ascended without supplemental oxygen.

2003 – Israeli occupation forces allow Jewish settlers into the al-Aqsa Mosque.

Born today:

1989 – Artemisia Gentileschi, an Italian painter.

Passes away:

1538 – Diego de Almagro, Spanish explorer and traveler.

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