This Day In European History

12th July

Events
1191: After a siege lasting 93 weeks, Crusading forces capture Acre.
1542: King Henry VIII of England marries Catherine Parr, wife number 6.
1794: Horatio, later Admiral, Nelson loses his right eye at siege of Calvi.
1806: The Confederation of the Rhine is created, uniting numerous German states under French 'protection'.

Births
100 BCE: Gaius Julius Caesar.
1730: Josiah Wedgewood, British potter.
1813: Claude Bernard, French physiologist.
1868: Stefan George, German poet.
1884: Amedeo Modigliani, Italian painter.
1895: Kirsten Flagsted, Norwegian singer.

Deaths
1536: Desiderius Erasmus, Dutch humanist.
1705: Titus Oates, Anglican priest and plotter.
1712: Richard Cromwell, Lord Protector of England.
1935: Alfred Dreyfus, French officer and conspiracy victim.

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