Monthly Archives: July 2010

July 31 – Events: 30 BC – Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian’s forces, but most of his army subsequently deserts, leading to his suicide. 781 – The oldest recorded eruption of Mt. Fuji (Traditional … Continue reading →

July 30 – Events: 1419 – First Defenestration of Prague. 1502 – Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off the coast of Honduras during his fourth voyage. 1608 – At Ticonderoga (now Crown Point, New York), Samuel … Continue reading →

July 29 – Events: 1014 – Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars: Battle of Kleidion: Byzantine emperor Basil II inflicts a decisive defeat on the Bulgarian army, and his subsequent savage treatment of 15,000 prisoners reportedly causes Tsar Samuil of Bulgaria to die of … Continue reading →

July 28 – Events: 1540 – Thomas Cromwell is executed on order from Henry VIII of England on charges of treason. Henry marries his fifth wife, Catherine Howard, on the same day. 1586 – First potato arrives in Britain. 1609 … Continue reading →

July 27 – Events: 1214 – Battle of Bouvines: In France, Philip II of France defeats John of England. 1549 – Jesuit priest Francis Xavier’s ship reached Japan. 1663 – The British Parliament passes the second Navigation Act requiring that … Continue reading →

July 26 – Events: 657 – Battle of Siffin. 811 – Battle of Pliska; Byzantine emperor Nicephorus I is slain, his heir Stauracius is seriously wounded. 920 – Rout of an alliance of Christian troops from Navarre and Léon against … Continue reading →

July 25 – Events: 306 – Constantine I proclaimed Roman emperor by his troops. 864 – Edict of Pistres of Charles the Bald orders defensive measures against the Vikings. 1139 – Battle of Ourique: The independence of Portugal from the … Continue reading →

July 24 – Events: 1132 – Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily. 1148 – Louis VII of France lays siege to Damascus during the Second Crusade. 1411 – Battle of Harlaw, one of … Continue reading →

July 23 – Events: 1632 – 300 colonists bound for New France depart Dieppe, France. 1793 – The Prussians conquer Mayence. 1829 – In the United States, William Austin Burt patents the Typographer, a precursor to the  typewriter. 1833 – … Continue reading →

July 22 – Events: 1099 – First Crusade: Godfrey of Bouillon elected first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of Jerusalem. 1298 – Wars of Scottish Independence: Battle of Falkirk – King Edward I of England and his … Continue reading →