here are 10 interesting events that took place on July 12th throughout history:
- 70 CE: The armies of Titus attack the walls of Jerusalem after a six-month siege. Three days later they breach the walls, which enables the army to destroy the Second Temple.
- 927 CE: King Constantine II of Scotland, King Hywel Dda of Deheubarth, Ealdred of Bamburgh and King Owain of the Cumbrians accepted the overlordship of King Æthelstan of England, leading to seven years of peace in the north.
- 1191 CE: Third Crusade: Saladin’s garrison surrenders to Philip Augustus, ending the two-year siege of Acre.
- 1470 CE: The Ottomans capture Euboea.
- 1488 CE: Joseon Dynasty official Choe Bu returned to Korea after months of shipwrecked travel in China.
- 1493 CE: Hartmann Schedel’s Nuremberg Chronicle, one of the best-documented early printed books, is published.
- 1527 CE: Lê Cung Hoàng ceded the throne to Mạc Đăng Dung, ending the Lê dynasty in Vietnam.
- 1674 CE: Treaty of Friendship is signed between the Dutch Republic and the Kingdom of Siam.
- 1679 CE: Habeas Corpus Act is ratified in England.
- 1790 CE: French Revolution: The National Constituent Assembly votes to abolish feudalism in France.
I hope you find these events interesting!
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