Historical Events In July - 29
Thursday, 21 November 2024
0238 Pupienus, Roman Emperor on this day in history.
0362 Emperor Julianus of Constantinople ends education laws on July - 29.
0626 Avaren/Slaves under khagan Bajan begin siege of Constantinople on July - 29.
1014 On July - 29 battle of Strumitsa-valley: Byzantine destroys Bulgarian armies
1030 On this day in history battle at Stiklestad (Trondheim)
1030 On this day in history olaf Haraldsson, King of Norway, dies in battle of Stiklestad
1095 On this day in history hungary's Ladislas I conquers Croatia and Dalmatia, where he introduces Catholicism, founds the bishopric of Zagreb (Agram), persecutes the heathen, but dies suddenly at age 55 just as he is about to join the crusade
1095 On this day in history ladislaus I Arpad de Heilige, King of Hungary, dies
1099 On this day in history urban II, [Odo van Lagery], French Pope (1088-99), dies
1108 Philip I, co-king of France (1059, 1060-1108), dies at 56 on July - 29.
1164 On this day in history olaf, King of Norway, dies
1179 Lando Sittino proclaimed (anti-)pope Innocent III on July - 29.
1560 Turkish fleet recaptures Djerba on Spanjaarden on July - 29.
1563 On July - 29 league of High Nobles routes King Philip II
1565 On July - 29 mary Queen of Scots marries her cousin, Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley
1567 On this day in history james VI was crowned at Stirling. Regarded as 'The Wisest Fool in Christendom' he succeeded to the English throne in 1603
1567 On this day in history james VI is crowned King of Scotland at Stirling.
1573 On this day in history spanish prince of Eboli, dies
1579 Antwerp request union with of Utrecht on July - 29.
1585 On this day in history friese academy opens
1588 Attacking Spanish Armada defeated & scattered by English defenders on July - 29.
1588 British general Drake defeats the Spanish Armada off the coast of Plymouth on this day in history.
1590 On July - 29 gilles Hayne, composer
1596 On July - 29 jacobus Latomus, Flemish poet (Psalms/Jeremias) dies at about 84
1605 On this day in history simon Dach, German poet
1620 Nicolaas Heinsius, Dutch philologist/diplomat on July - 29.
1632 On July - 29 samuel Ampzing, vicar/poet (Biblical Treasures), dies
1634 Dutch fleet under Johannes van Walbeeck lands on Curacao on this day in history.
1644 Urban VIII, [Maffeo Barberini], Pope (1623-44), dies on July - 29.
1646 On this day in history johann Theile, German composer (Adam & Eve)
1649 On July - 29 david Teniers I, Flemish painter (altaar stukken), dies
1655 On July - 29 biggest townhall in the world opens in Amsterdam
1669 On this day in history christopher Simpson, composer, dies
1676 Nathaniel Bacon declared a rebel for assembling frontiersmen to protect settlers from Indians on this day in history.
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