Historical Events In July - 12
Tuesday, 15 July 2025
0526 St Felix IV begins his reign as Catholic Pope on July - 12.
0783 On July - 12 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 July - 12.
1191 On this day in history 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 this day in history.
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
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 July - 12.
1536 Desiderius Erasmus, humanist/priest (Novum instrumentum omne), dies on this day in history.
1542 On July - 12 french troops under Maarten van Rossem occupies Flanders
1543 England's King Henry VIII weds Catherine Parr (6th & last wife) on July - 12.
1545 Maria Manuela van Portugal, niece of Spanish king Philip II, dies on July - 12.
1549 English boer army occupies Norwich on July - 12.
1575 On July - 12 willem van Orange marries Charlotte de Bourbon
1575 Renée/Renata de France, duchess of Ferara/daughter of Louis XII, dies on this day in history.
1580 On this day in history ostrog Bible, the first printed Bible in a Slavic language, is published.
1627 On July - 12 english fleet under George Villiers lands on the Rhe [NS=June 22]
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 Simon Besler, composer, dies at 49 on this day in history.
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 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 this day in history.
1690 On July - 12 orangeman's yearly celebration (The battle of the Orange) - Actually "Battle of the Boyne" ( 1 July 1690), when Protestant had victory in Ireland
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 July - 12.
1691 Antonio Pignatelli elected as Pope Innocentius XII on July - 12.
1693 John Ashby, English admiral on this day in history.
1700 Gelderland accepts Gregorian calendar; yesterday is June 30, 1700 on July - 12.
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