Historical Events In July - 12

0526  On July - 12 st Felix IV begins his reign as Catholic Pope   

0783  On this day in history bertha "with the great feet", wife of French king Pippin III, dies   

1073  On this day in history johannes Gualbertus, Italian monk/saint, dies   

1109  Crusaders capture Syria's harbor city of Tripoli on this day in history.   

1191  On July - 12 richard Coeur de Lion & Crusaders defeat Saracens in Palestine   

1290  On this day in history jews are expelled from England by order of King Edward I   

1389  On July - 12 in England, Geoffrey Chaucer is named chief clerk by Richard II   

1429  John [Jean C] Gerson, Fren theologist (Theologica mystic), dies at 65 on July - 12.   

1442  On this day in history king Alfonso V of Aragon becomes king of Naples   

1450  Jack Cade slain in a revolt against British King Henry VI on July - 12.   

1450  Jack Cade, slain in a revolt against British King Henry VI on this day in history.   

1472  On July - 12 richard Plantagenet, Duke of Gloucester and later King of England, marries Anne Neville, daughter of the Earl of Warwick, in Westminister Abbey.   

1536  On July - 12 desiderius Erasmus, humanist/priest (Novum instrumentum omne), dies   

1542  On this day in history french troops under Maarten van Rossem occupies Flanders   

1543  On this day in history england's King Henry VIII weds Catherine Parr (6th & last wife)   

1545  Maria Manuela van Portugal, niece of Spanish king Philip II, dies on this day in history.   

1549  On this day in history english boer army occupies Norwich   

1575  Willem van Orange marries Charlotte de Bourbon on this day in history.   

1575  On July - 12 renée/Renata de France, duchess of Ferara/daughter of Louis XII, dies   

1580  Ostrog Bible, the first printed Bible in a Slavic language, is published on July - 12.   

1627  On July - 12 english fleet under George Villiers lands on the Rhe [NS=June 22]   

1630  New Amsterdam's governor buys Gull Island from Indians for cargo, renames it Oyster Island, it is later known as Ellis Island on this day in history.   

1633  Simon Besler, composer, dies at 49 on this day in history.   

1640  Henry Casimir I, count of Nassau-Dietz, dies on July - 12.   

1644  On July - 12 arnold Moonen, Dutch vicar/literature (David's holy saint graduals)   

1675  On July - 12 evaristo E Felice dall' Abaco, Italian cellist/composer   

1679  On July - 12 britain's King Charles II ratified Habeas Corpus Act   

1689  Orangeman's Day-Battle of Boyne, Protestant victory in Ireland on this day in history.   

1690  Orangeman's yearly celebration (The battle of the Orange) - Actually "Battle of the Boyne" ( 1 July 1690), when Protestant had victory in Ireland on July - 12.   

1690  Battle of Boyne-King William III defeats catholic king James II on this day in history.   

1691  On July - 12 battle of Aughrim (Aghrim) England, William III beats James II   

1691  On July - 12 antonio Pignatelli elected as Pope Innocentius XII   

1693  On July - 12 john Ashby, English admiral   

1700  Gelderland accepts Gregorian calendar; yesterday is June 30, 1700 on this day in history.   

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1394  On July - 12 birth of ashikaga Yoshinori, Japanese shogun (d. 1441)   

1644  Arnold Moonen, Dutch vicar/literature (David's holy saint graduals) was born on this day in history.   

1675  Evaristo E Felice dall' Abaco, Italian cellist/composer was born on July - 12.   

1730  On July - 12 birth of josiah Wedgwood, England, pottery designer/manufacturer (Wedgwood)   

1757  Christian Danner, composer was born on this day in history.   

1794  On this day in history birth of heinrich Christian Pander, Russian zoologist   

1801  John Hill Hewitt, composer was born on this day in history.   

1802  On July - 12 birth of charles-Louis Hanssens, composer   

0783  On this day in history bertha "with the great feet", wife of French king Pippin III, dies   

1073  Johannes Gualbertus, Italian monk/saint, dies on July - 12.   

1429  John [Jean C] Gerson, Fren theologist (Theologica mystic), dies at 65 on July - 12.   

1441  Death of Ashikaga Yoshinori, Japanese shogun (b. 1394) on July - 12.   

1450  Death of Jack Cade, slain in a revolt against British King Henry VI on this day in history.   

1536  Desiderius Erasmus, humanist/priest (Novum instrumentum omne), dies on this day in history.   

1545  Maria Manuela van Portugal, niece of Spanish king Philip II, dies on this day in history.   

1575  On July - 12 renée/Renata de France, duchess of Ferara/daughter of Louis XII, dies