Historical Events In July - 12

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

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

1073  On July - 12 johannes Gualbertus, Italian monk/saint, dies   

1109  Crusaders capture Syria's harbor city of Tripoli on July - 12.   

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

1290  On this day in history 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   

1450  On July - 12 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 July - 12 desiderius Erasmus, humanist/priest (Novum instrumentum omne), dies   

1542  French troops under Maarten van Rossem occupies Flanders on this day in history.   

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  English boer army occupies Norwich on this day in history.   

1575  On July - 12 willem van Orange marries Charlotte de Bourbon   

1575  On July - 12 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  English fleet under George Villiers lands on the Rhe [NS=June 22] on this day in history.   

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  Simon Besler, composer, dies at 49 on this day in history.   

1640  On July - 12 henry Casimir I, count of Nassau-Dietz, dies   

1644  On this day in history 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  Britain's King Charles II ratified Habeas Corpus Act on July - 12.   

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 July - 12.   

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  On July - 12 john Ashby, English admiral   

1700  On July - 12 gelderland accepts Gregorian calendar; yesterday is June 30, 1700   

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1394  Ashikaga Yoshinori, Japanese shogun (d. 1441) was born on July - 12.   

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

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

1730  On July - 12 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 July - 12 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 July - 12.   

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 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 July - 12.   

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

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