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

1191  Richard Coeur de Lion & Crusaders defeat Saracens in Palestine on July - 12.  

1290  Jews are expelled from England by order of King Edward I on July - 12.  

1389  In England, Geoffrey Chaucer is named chief clerk by Richard II on July - 12.  

1429  On July - 12 john [Jean C] Gerson, Fren theologist (Theologica mystic), dies at 65  

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

1450  On this day in history jack Cade slain in a revolt against British King Henry VI  

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1450  On July - 12 jack Cade, slain in a revolt against British King Henry VI  

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  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  English boer army occupies Norwich on July - 12.  

1575  On July - 12 willem van Orange marries Charlotte de Bourbon  

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 this day in history.  

1627  On this day in history 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 July - 12.  

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

1640  Henry Casimir I, count of Nassau-Dietz, dies on this day in history.  

1644  On this day in history arnold Moonen, Dutch vicar/literature (David's holy saint graduals)  

1675  On this day in history 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 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 July - 12.  

1690  On this day in history battle of Boyne-King William III defeats catholic king James II  

1691  Battle of Aughrim (Aghrim) England, William III beats James II on this day in history.  

1691  Antonio Pignatelli elected as Pope Innocentius XII on July - 12.  

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  Ashikaga Yoshinori, Japanese shogun (d. 1441) was born on July - 12.  

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  Josiah Wedgwood, England, pottery designer/manufacturer (Wedgwood) was born on July - 12.  

1757  On July - 12 birth of christian Danner, composer  

1794  On July - 12 birth of heinrich Christian Pander, Russian zoologist  

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

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  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  On this day in history death of ashikaga Yoshinori, Japanese shogun (b. 1394)  

1450  On this day in history death of jack Cade, slain in a revolt against British King Henry VI  

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

1545  On this day in history maria Manuela van Portugal, niece of Spanish king Philip II, dies  

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