Historical Events In July - 12

0526  On July - 12 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  On this day in history crusaders capture Syria's harbor city of Tripoli  

1191  Richard Coeur de Lion & Crusaders defeat Saracens in Palestine on July - 12.  

1290  On July - 12 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  

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

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  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  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 July - 12.  

1549  On July - 12 english boer army occupies Norwich  

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  Ostrog Bible, the first printed Bible in a Slavic language, is published on July - 12.  

1627  English fleet under George Villiers lands on the Rhe [NS=June 22] on July - 12.  

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 July - 12.  

1644  Arnold Moonen, Dutch vicar/literature (David's holy saint graduals) on this day in history.  

1675  On July - 12 evaristo E Felice dall' Abaco, Italian cellist/composer  

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

1689  On this day in history 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  On this day in history battle of Boyne-King William III defeats catholic king James II  

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

1691  On this day in history antonio Pignatelli elected as Pope Innocentius XII  

1693  John Ashby, English admiral on July - 12.  

1700  On this day in history gelderland accepts Gregorian calendar; yesterday is June 30, 1700  

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1394  Ashikaga Yoshinori, Japanese shogun (d. 1441) was born on this day in history.  

1644  On July - 12 birth of arnold Moonen, Dutch vicar/literature (David's holy saint graduals)  

1675  Evaristo E Felice dall' Abaco, Italian cellist/composer was born on July - 12.  

1730  On July - 12 birth of josiah Wedgwood, England, pottery designer/manufacturer (Wedgwood)  

1757  Christian Danner, composer was born on July - 12.  

1794  On July - 12 birth of heinrich Christian Pander, Russian zoologist  

1801  John Hill Hewitt, composer was born on this day in history.  

1802  Charles-Louis Hanssens, composer was born on this day in history.  

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  

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

1441  On July - 12 death of ashikaga Yoshinori, Japanese shogun (b. 1394)  

1450  On this day in history death of jack Cade, slain in a revolt against British King Henry VI  

1536  On July - 12 desiderius Erasmus, humanist/priest (Novum instrumentum omne), dies  

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

1575  Renée/Renata de France, duchess of Ferara/daughter of Louis XII, dies on this day in history.