Events on 22 July 43
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Battle of Anzen: The Byzantine emperor Theophilos suffers a heavy defeat by the Abbasids.
Year 1099
First Crusade: Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of Jerusalem.
Year 1209
Massacre at Béziers: The first major military action of the Albigensian Crusade.
Year 1298
Wars of Scottish Independence: Battle of Falkirk: King Edward I of England and his longbowmen defeat William Wallace and his Scottish schiltrons outside the town of Falkirk.
Year 1456
Ottoman wars in Europe: Siege of Belgrade: John Hunyadi, Regent of the Kingdom of Hungary, defeats Mehmet II of the Ottoman Empire
Year 1484
Battle of Lochmaben Fair: A 500-man raiding party led by Alexander Stewart, Duke of Albany and James Douglas, 9th Earl of Douglas are defeated by Scots forces loyal to Albany's brother James III of Scotland; Douglas is captured.
Year 1499
Battle of Dornach: The Swiss decisively defeat the army of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor.
Year 1587
Roanoke Colony: A second group of English settlers arrives on Roanoke Island off North Carolina to re-establish the deserted colony.
Year 1598
William Shakespeare’s play The Merchant of Venice is entered on the Stationers’ Register. By decree of Queen Elizabeth, the Stationers’ Register licensed printed works, giving the Crown tight control over all published material.
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Birthdays on 22 July 186
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Deaths on 22 July 90
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