Historical Events In July - 31

0432  In this year, St Sixtus III starts his reign as Catholic Pope.   

0768  [Philip] begins and ends his reign as Catholic Pope.   

0781  The oldest recorded eruption of Mt. Fuji (Traditional Japanese date: July 6, 781)   

0904  Thessalonica is stormed by the Saracen corsair Leo of Tripoli, who plunders the town and carries off some 20000 inhabitants as slaves   

0904  Saraceens hijacker Leo van Tripoli occupies and plunders Thessalonica   

1099  El Cid dies in July at age 59 after being defeated by the Almoravids at Cuenca His widow will hold Valencia against the Moors until 1102.   

1108  France's Philip I dies at the end of July at age 56 after a reign of nearly 48 years.   

1291  Egyptian Mamelukken occupies Akko, crusaders driven out of Palestine.   

1358  Etienne Marcel, French textile merchan/ eforme/ oer leader, dies.   

1396  Philips, the Good, Duke of Burgund/ Braban/ imbur/ ount.   

1423  Hundred Years' War: Battle of Cravant.   

1143  Emperor nijo of japan: Emperor nijo of japan (d. 1165)   

1396  Philips: The good, duke of burgundy//brabant/limburg/count   

1443  Albrecht iii of saxon-meisen: Duke of saxon   

1527  Maximilian ii: German king/emperor (1564-76)   

1550  Jakob handl: [petelin], austrian composer/bandmaster   

1578  Catharina belgica of nassau: Daughter of willem of orange   

1597  Sebastian stosskopf: Elzassisch painter, baptized   

1598  Alessandro algardi: Italian sculptor and architect   

0855  Imam ahmad ibn hanbal: Muslim jurisprudent (b. 780)   

1358  Etienne marcel: French textile merchant/reformer/boer leader,   

1396  William courtenay: Archbishop of canterbury (b. 1342)   

1508  Na'od: Emperor of ethiopia (b. 1494)   

1556  Ignatius loyola: Spanish founder (jesuit),   

1566  Bartholome de casas: Spanish historian/bishop of chiapa,   

1648  Benedictus j van haeften: Poet (regia thru crucis),   

1653  Thomas dudley: Governor of massachusetts bay colony (b. 1576)