Historical Events In July - 12

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

0783  Bertha "with the great feet", wife of French king Pippin III, dies on this day in history.  

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

1109  On this day in history crusaders capture Syria's harbor city of Tripoli  

1191  Richard Coeur de Lion & Crusaders defeat Saracens in Palestine on this day in history.  

1290  On July - 12 jews are expelled from England by order of King Edward I  

1389  On this day in history in England, Geoffrey Chaucer is named chief clerk by Richard II  

1429  John [Jean C] Gerson, Fren theologist (Theologica mystic), dies at 65 on this day in history.  

1442  King Alfonso V of Aragon becomes king of Naples on July - 12.  

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 July - 12.  

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

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

1542  French troops under Maarten van Rossem occupies Flanders on this day in history.  

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

1545  On July - 12 maria Manuela van Portugal, niece of Spanish king Philip II, dies  

1549  On this day in history english boer army occupies Norwich  

1575  Willem van Orange marries Charlotte de Bourbon on July - 12.  

1575  On this day in history 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  English fleet under George Villiers lands on the Rhe [NS=June 22] on July - 12.  

1630  On July - 12 new Amsterdam's governor buys Gull Island from Indians for cargo, renames it Oyster Island, it is later known as Ellis Island  

1633  Simon Besler, composer, dies at 49 on July - 12.  

1640  On July - 12 henry Casimir I, count of Nassau-Dietz, dies  

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 this day in history.  

1689  Orangeman's Day-Battle of Boyne, Protestant victory in Ireland on July - 12.  

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 this day in history.  

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  On July - 12 antonio Pignatelli elected as Pope Innocentius XII  

1693  On this day in history john Ashby, English admiral  

1700  On this day in history gelderland accepts Gregorian calendar; yesterday is June 30, 1700  

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1394  Ashikaga Yoshinori, Japanese shogun (d. 1441) was born on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1730  Josiah Wedgwood, England, pottery designer/manufacturer (Wedgwood) was born on this day in history.  

1757  On July - 12 birth of christian Danner, composer  

1794  Heinrich Christian Pander, Russian zoologist was born on this day in history.  

1801  On July - 12 birth of john Hill Hewitt, composer  

1802  Charles-Louis Hanssens, composer was born on July - 12.  

0783  Bertha "with the great feet", wife of French king Pippin III, dies on July - 12.  

1073  On July - 12 johannes Gualbertus, Italian monk/saint, dies  

1429  On this day in history john [Jean C] Gerson, Fren theologist (Theologica mystic), dies at 65  

1441  On July - 12 death of ashikaga Yoshinori, Japanese shogun (b. 1394)  

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

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

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

1575  Renée/Renata de France, duchess of Ferara/daughter of Louis XII, dies on this day in history.