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

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

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

1290  On this day in history jews are expelled from England by order of King Edward I   

1389  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

1542  On this day in history french troops under Maarten van Rossem occupies Flanders   

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 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 this day in history.   

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  On July - 12 simon Besler, composer, dies at 49   

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

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 this day in history.   

1690  Battle of Boyne-King William III defeats catholic king James II on this day in history.   

1691  On this day in history 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  Gelderland accepts Gregorian calendar; yesterday is June 30, 1700 on July - 12.   

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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  Josiah Wedgwood, England, pottery designer/manufacturer (Wedgwood) was born on this day in history.   

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 July - 12.   

0783  On July - 12 bertha "with the great feet", wife of French king Pippin III, dies   

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  On July - 12 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  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 July - 12.