Historical Events In July - 12

0526  St Felix IV begins his reign as Catholic Pope on July - 12.   

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   

1109  On July - 12 crusaders capture Syria's harbor city of Tripoli   

1191  Richard Coeur de Lion & Crusaders defeat Saracens in Palestine on this day in history.   

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

1450  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1543  England's King Henry VIII weds Catherine Parr (6th & last wife) on July - 12.   

1545  Maria Manuela van Portugal, niece of Spanish king Philip II, dies on July - 12.   

1549  On this day in history english boer army occupies Norwich   

1575  Willem van Orange marries Charlotte de Bourbon on July - 12.   

1575  Renée/Renata de France, duchess of Ferara/daughter of Louis XII, dies on July - 12.   

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

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

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  Simon Besler, composer, dies at 49 on July - 12.   

1640  On this day in history henry Casimir I, count of Nassau-Dietz, dies   

1644  Arnold Moonen, Dutch vicar/literature (David's holy saint graduals) on July - 12.   

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

1679  Britain's King Charles II ratified Habeas Corpus Act on July - 12.   

1689  Orangeman's Day-Battle of Boyne, Protestant victory in Ireland on this day in history.   

1690  On this day in history 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  Antonio Pignatelli elected as Pope Innocentius XII on this day in history.   

1693  On July - 12 john Ashby, English admiral   

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

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1394  On this day in history birth of ashikaga Yoshinori, Japanese shogun (d. 1441)   

1644  Arnold Moonen, Dutch vicar/literature (David's holy saint graduals) was born on July - 12.   

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

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

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

1794  On this day in history 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  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  On this day in history death of jack Cade, slain in a revolt against British King Henry VI   

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

1545  On this day in history maria Manuela van Portugal, niece of Spanish king Philip II, dies   

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