ON THIS DAY - 12 JULY 685 – Rome – John V became Pope. 927 - TopicsExpress

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ON THIS DAY - 12 JULY 685 – Rome – John V became Pope. 927 – England & Scotland – Constantine II of Scotland pledged to Æthelstan of England that he would noT ally with Viking kings. 1543 – England – Henry VIII married Catherine Parr at Hampton Court Palace. 1691 – Ireland – Battle of Aughrim. 1691 – Rome – Cardinal Antonio Pignatelli became Pope Innocent XII. 1730 – Rome – Cardinal Lorenzo Corsini became Pope Clement XII. 1806 – Holy Roman Empire – 16 German imperial states left and formed the Confederation of the Rhine. 1879 – Bulgaria – National Guards Unit founded. 1917 – USA – Striking miners were deported from Brisbee, Arizona. 1918 – Japan – Imperial Japanese Navy battleship Kawachi exploded at Shunun, 621 killed. 1945 – USA – Eastern Air Lines Flight 45 collided with anoth plane over Florence, South Carolina, 2 killed. 1961 – India – Pune is flooded when the Khadakwasla and Panshet dams fail, 2000+ killed. 1963 – UK – Pauline Reade became the first victim of the Moors murders. 1975 – São and Príncipe – Independence from Portugal. 1993 – Japan and Russia – Earthquake measuring 7.7Mw, 230 killed.

Posted on: Fri, 12 Jul 2013 04:47:48 +0000

ON THIS DAY - 12 JULY 685 – Rome – John V became Pope. 927 - TopicsExpress

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