Historical Events In July - 12
Tuesday, 21 October 2025
0526 On this day in history st Felix IV begins his reign as Catholic Pope
0783 On July - 12 bertha "with the great feet", wife of French king Pippin III, dies
1073 Johannes Gualbertus, Italian monk/saint, dies on July - 12.
1109 On July - 12 crusaders capture Syria's harbor city of Tripoli
1191 On this day in history richard Coeur de Lion & Crusaders defeat Saracens in Palestine
1290 Jews are expelled from England by order of King Edward I on this day in history.
1389 In England, Geoffrey Chaucer is named chief clerk by Richard II on this day in history.
1429 On July - 12 john [Jean C] Gerson, Fren theologist (Theologica mystic), dies at 65
1442 On this day in history king Alfonso V of Aragon becomes king of Naples
1450 On July - 12 jack Cade slain in a revolt against British King Henry VI
1450 On July - 12 jack Cade, slain in a revolt against British King Henry VI
1472 Richard Plantagenet, Duke of Gloucester and later King of England, marries Anne Neville, daughter of the Earl of Warwick, in Westminister Abbey on this day in history.
1536 On this day in history desiderius Erasmus, humanist/priest (Novum instrumentum omne), dies
1542 On this day in history french troops under Maarten van Rossem occupies Flanders
1543 England's King Henry VIII weds Catherine Parr (6th & last wife) on July - 12.
1545 On July - 12 maria Manuela van Portugal, niece of Spanish king Philip II, dies
1549 On July - 12 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 On this day in history ostrog Bible, the first printed Bible in a Slavic language, is published.
1627 English fleet under George Villiers lands on the Rhe [NS=June 22] on July - 12.
1630 On this day in history new Amsterdam's governor buys Gull Island from Indians for cargo, renames it Oyster Island, it is later known as Ellis Island
1633 On this day in history simon Besler, composer, dies at 49
1640 Henry Casimir I, count of Nassau-Dietz, dies on this day in history.
1644 Arnold Moonen, Dutch vicar/literature (David's holy saint graduals) on July - 12.
1675 On July - 12 evaristo E Felice dall' Abaco, Italian cellist/composer
1679 Britain's King Charles II ratified Habeas Corpus Act on July - 12.
1689 On July - 12 orangeman's Day-Battle of Boyne, Protestant victory in Ireland
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 On this day in history battle of Boyne-King William III defeats catholic king James II
1691 On this day in history battle of Aughrim (Aghrim) England, William III beats James II
1691 Antonio Pignatelli elected as Pope Innocentius XII on July - 12.
1693 On July - 12 john Ashby, English admiral
1700 On this day in history gelderland accepts Gregorian calendar; yesterday is June 30, 1700
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