Historical Events In July - 12

0526  St Felix IV begins his reign as Catholic Pope on this day in history.  

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

1073  On this day in history johannes Gualbertus, Italian monk/saint, dies  

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

1389  On July - 12 in England, Geoffrey Chaucer is named chief clerk by Richard II  

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

1442  On July - 12 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 this day in history jack Cade, slain in a revolt against British King Henry VI  

1472  On this day in history richard Plantagenet, Duke of Gloucester and later King of England, marries Anne Neville, daughter of the Earl of Warwick, in Westminister Abbey.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1549  English boer army occupies Norwich on July - 12.  

1575  Willem van Orange marries Charlotte de Bourbon on this day in history.  

1575  Renée/Renata de France, duchess of Ferara/daughter of Louis XII, dies on July - 12.  

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 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  On this day in history simon Besler, composer, dies at 49  

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  Evaristo E Felice dall' Abaco, Italian cellist/composer on this day in history.  

1679  Britain's King Charles II ratified Habeas Corpus Act on this day in history.  

1689  On July - 12 orangeman's Day-Battle of Boyne, Protestant victory in Ireland  

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  Battle of Boyne-King William III defeats catholic king James II on July - 12.  

1691  On July - 12 battle of Aughrim (Aghrim) England, William III beats James II  

1691  On July - 12 antonio Pignatelli elected as Pope Innocentius XII  

1693  John Ashby, English admiral on July - 12.  

1700  Gelderland accepts Gregorian calendar; yesterday is June 30, 1700 on July - 12.  

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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 July - 12.  

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  On this day in history birth of heinrich Christian Pander, Russian zoologist  

1801  On this day in history birth of john Hill Hewitt, composer  

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

0783  On this day in history bertha "with the great feet", wife of French king Pippin III, dies  

1073  On this day in history johannes Gualbertus, Italian monk/saint, dies  

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

1441  Death of Ashikaga Yoshinori, Japanese shogun (b. 1394) on this day in history.  

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

1536  On this day in history desiderius Erasmus, humanist/priest (Novum instrumentum omne), dies  

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

1575  On this day in history renée/Renata de France, duchess of Ferara/daughter of Louis XII, dies