Events on 12 May 51
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Zhu Wen forces Emperor Ai into abdicating, ending the Tang dynasty after nearly three hundred years of rule.
Year 1191
Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre who is crowned Queen consort of England the same day.
Year 1328
Antipope Nicholas V, a claimant to the papacy, is consecrated in Rome by the Bishop of Venice.
Year 1364
Jagiellonian University, the oldest university in Poland, is founded in Kraków, Poland.
Year 1510
The Prince of Anhua rebellion begins when Zhu Zhifan kills all the officials invited to a banquet and declares his intent on ousting the powerful Ming dynasty eunuch Liu Jin during the reign of the Zhengde Emperor.
Year 1551
National University of San Marcos, the oldest university in the Americas, is founded in Lima, Peru.
Year 1588
French Wars of Religion: Henry III of France flees Paris after Henry I, Duke of Guise enters the city and a spontaneous uprising occurs.
Year 1593
London playwright Thomas Kyd is arrested and tortured by the Privy Council for libel.
Year 1619
Dutch statesman Johan van Oldenbarnevelt is sentenced to death for high treason.
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Birthdays on 12 May 188
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Deaths on 12 May 83
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