Historical Events In July - 12
Monday, 20 January 2025
0526 On July - 12 st Felix IV begins his reign as Catholic Pope
0783 Bertha "with the great feet", wife of French king Pippin III, dies on this day in history.
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 this day in history.
1290 On this day in history jews are expelled from England by order of King Edward I
1389 In England, Geoffrey Chaucer is named chief clerk by Richard II on July - 12.
1429 John [Jean C] Gerson, Fren theologist (Theologica mystic), dies at 65 on this day in history.
1442 On July - 12 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 this day in history jack Cade, slain in a revolt against British King Henry VI
1472 On July - 12 richard Plantagenet, Duke of Gloucester and later King of England, marries Anne Neville, daughter of the Earl of Warwick, in Westminister Abbey.
1536 On this day in history 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 On this day in history maria Manuela van Portugal, niece of Spanish king Philip II, dies
1549 English boer army occupies Norwich on this day in history.
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 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 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 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 July - 12.
1675 On this day in history evaristo E Felice dall' Abaco, Italian cellist/composer
1679 On this day in history britain's King Charles II ratified Habeas Corpus Act
1689 Orangeman's Day-Battle of Boyne, Protestant victory in Ireland on July - 12.
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 this day in history antonio Pignatelli elected as Pope Innocentius XII
1693 On this day in history john Ashby, English admiral
1700 Gelderland accepts Gregorian calendar; yesterday is June 30, 1700 on July - 12.
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