Events on 12 October 60
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Battle of Hatfield Chase: King Edwin of Northumbria is defeated and killed by the British under Penda of Mercia and Cadwallon of Gwynedd.
Year 1113
The city of Oradea is first mentioned under the Latin name Varadinum ("vár" means fortress in Hungarian).
Year 1279
Nichiren, a Japanese Buddhist monk founder of Nichiren Buddhism, is said to have inscribed the Dai Gohonzon.
Year 1398
The Treaty of Salynas is signed between Grand Duke of Lithuania Vytautas the Great and the Teutonic Knights, who received Samogitia.
Year 1492
Christopher Columbus's expedition makes landfall in the Caribbean, specifically in The Bahamas. The explorer believes he has reached the Indies.
Year 1582
Because of the implementation of the Gregorian calendar this day does not exist in this year in Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain.
Year 1654
The Delft Explosion devastates the city in the Netherlands, killing more than 100 people.
Year 1692
The Salem witch trials are ended by a letter from Massachusetts Governor Sir William Phips.
Year 1748
British and Spanish naval forces engage at the Battle of Havana during the War of Jenkins' Ear.
Public Holidays Around The World On This Day 15
Birthdays on 12 October 211
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