Historical Events In July - 12

0526  On this day in history st Felix IV begins his reign as Catholic Pope  

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

1073  Johannes Gualbertus, Italian monk/saint, dies on this day in history.  

1109  Crusaders capture Syria's harbor city of Tripoli on this day in history.  

1191  On this day in history richard Coeur de Lion & Crusaders defeat Saracens in Palestine  

1290  Jews are expelled from England by order of King Edward I on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history 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  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 this day in history.  

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

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  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  On this day in history willem van Orange marries Charlotte de Bourbon  

1575  On July - 12 renée/Renata de France, duchess of Ferara/daughter of Louis XII, dies  

1580  On July - 12 ostrog Bible, the first printed Bible in a Slavic language, is published.  

1627  On this day in history 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  Henry Casimir I, count of Nassau-Dietz, dies on this day in history.  

1644  On July - 12 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  On this day in history 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  Antonio Pignatelli elected as Pope Innocentius XII on July - 12.  

1693  On this day in history john Ashby, English admiral  

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

1675  Evaristo E Felice dall' Abaco, Italian cellist/composer was born on this day in history.  

1730  On this day in history birth of josiah Wedgwood, England, pottery designer/manufacturer (Wedgwood)  

1757  On July - 12 birth of christian Danner, composer  

1794  On July - 12 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 this day in history.  

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.  

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

1441  Death of Ashikaga Yoshinori, Japanese shogun (b. 1394) on July - 12.  

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

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

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

1575  On July - 12 renée/Renata de France, duchess of Ferara/daughter of Louis XII, dies