On July 12, history records 42 notable events, 222 famous births and 96 deaths, spanning the years 927 to 1690.
Events on this day include: King Constantine II of Scotland, King Hywel Dda of Deheubarth, Ealdred of Bamburgh and King Owain of the Cumbrians accepted the overlordship of King Æthelsta... (927); Third Crusade: Saladin's garrison surrenders to Philip Augustus, ending the two-year siege of Acre. (1191).
Notable people born on July 12 include Ashikaga Yoshinori (1394), Juan del Encina (1468), Jacopo Sadoleto (1477).
Notable figures who died on this day include Viventiolus (524), Bertrada of Laon (783), Meng Chang (965).
Events on 12 July 42
See all →King Constantine II of Scotland, King Hywel Dda of Deheubarth, Ealdred of Bamburgh and King Owain of the Cumbrians accepted the overlordship of King Æthelstan of England, leading to seven years of peace in the north.
Third Crusade: Saladin's garrison surrenders to Philip Augustus, ending the two-year siege of Acre.
Hartmann Schedel's Nuremberg Chronicle, one of the best-documented early printed books, is published.
Lê Cung Hoàng ceded the throne to Mạc Đăng Dung, ending the Lê dynasty and starting the Mạc dynasty.
King Henry VIII of England marries his sixth and last wife, Catherine Parr, at Hampton Court Palace.
Fray Diego de Landa, acting Bishop of Yucatán, burns the sacred books of the Maya.
The Ostrog Bible, one of the early printed Bibles in a Slavic language, is published.
Battle of the Boyne (Gregorian calendar): The armies of William III defeat those of the former James II.
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Birthdays on 12 July 222
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Deaths on 12 July 96
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