Historical Events In July - 12
Saturday, 14 June 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 July - 12 johannes Gualbertus, Italian monk/saint, dies
1109 On July - 12 crusaders capture Syria's harbor city of Tripoli
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 this day in history.
1429 John [Jean C] Gerson, Fren theologist (Theologica mystic), dies at 65 on this day in history.
1442 On this day in history king Alfonso V of Aragon becomes king of Naples
1450 Jack Cade slain in a revolt against British King Henry VI on this day in history.
1450 Jack Cade, slain in a revolt against British King Henry VI on July - 12.
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 French troops under Maarten van Rossem occupies Flanders on July - 12.
1543 On July - 12 england's King Henry VIII weds Catherine Parr (6th & last wife)
1545 Maria Manuela van Portugal, niece of Spanish king Philip II, dies on July - 12.
1549 On July - 12 english boer army occupies Norwich
1575 Willem van Orange marries Charlotte de Bourbon on this day in history.
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 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 this day in history.
1633 On July - 12 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 On this day in history britain's King Charles II ratified Habeas Corpus Act
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 Battle of Boyne-King William III defeats catholic king James II on this day in history.
1691 Battle of Aughrim (Aghrim) England, William III beats James II on July - 12.
1691 On July - 12 antonio Pignatelli elected as Pope Innocentius XII
1693 John Ashby, English admiral on this day in history.
1700 On July - 12 gelderland accepts Gregorian calendar; yesterday is June 30, 1700
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