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Leontius, Roman usurper, is crowned Eastern emperor at Tarsus (modern Turkey). He is recognized in Antioch and makes it his capital.
Year 711
Umayyad conquest of Hispania: Battle of Guadalete: Umayyad forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by King Roderic.
Year 939
Battle of Simancas: King Ramiro II of León defeats the Moorish army under Caliph Abd-al-Rahman III near the city of Simancas.
Year 998
Arab-Byzantine wars: Battle of Apamea: Fatimids defeat a Byzantine army near Apamea.
Year 1333
Wars of Scottish Independence: Battle of Halidon Hill: The English win a decisive victory over the Scots.
Year 1545
The Tudor warship Mary Rose sinks off Portsmouth; in 1982 the wreck is salvaged in one of the most complex and expensive projects in the history of maritime archaeology.
Year 1553
Lady Jane Grey is replaced by Mary I of England as Queen of England after only nine days on the throne.
Year 1588
Anglo-Spanish War: Battle of Gravelines: The Spanish Armada is sighted in the English Channel.
Year 1701
Representatives of the Iroquois Confederacy sign the Nanfan Treaty, ceding a large territory north of the Ohio River to England.
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Deaths on 19 July 92
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