Historical Events In July - 12
Wednesday, 17 September 2025
0526 On this day in history st Felix IV begins his reign as Catholic Pope
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
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 On this day in history john [Jean C] Gerson, Fren theologist (Theologica mystic), dies at 65
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 July - 12.
1450 On this day in history 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 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 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 this day in history.
1549 On this day in history english boer army occupies Norwich
1575 On this day in history willem van Orange marries Charlotte de Bourbon
1575 On this day in history renée/Renata de France, duchess of Ferara/daughter of Louis XII, dies
1580 On July - 12 ostrog Bible, the first printed Bible in a Slavic language, is published.
1627 On July - 12 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 this day in history.
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 On July - 12 britain's King Charles II ratified Habeas Corpus Act
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 On July - 12 battle of Boyne-King William III defeats catholic king James II
1691 Battle of Aughrim (Aghrim) England, William III beats James II on July - 12.
1691 Antonio Pignatelli elected as Pope Innocentius XII on this day in history.
1693 John Ashby, English admiral on July - 12.
1700 On this day in history gelderland accepts Gregorian calendar; yesterday is June 30, 1700
« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Next Page »