Historical Events In July - 12
Wednesday, 02 July 2025
0526 St Felix IV begins his reign as Catholic Pope on this day in history.
0783 On July - 12 bertha "with the great feet", wife of French king Pippin III, dies
1073 Johannes Gualbertus, Italian monk/saint, dies on July - 12.
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 this day in history.
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 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 July - 12.
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 this day in history.
1536 On July - 12 desiderius Erasmus, humanist/priest (Novum instrumentum omne), dies
1542 French troops under Maarten van Rossem occupies Flanders on July - 12.
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 this day in history 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 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 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 July - 12.
1640 On this day in history henry Casimir I, count of Nassau-Dietz, dies
1644 On July - 12 arnold Moonen, Dutch vicar/literature (David's holy saint graduals)
1675 Evaristo E Felice dall' Abaco, Italian cellist/composer on this day in history.
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 this day in history.
1690 On July - 12 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 On this day in history 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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