AncientPages.com – On July 23, 1773, Sir Thomas Macdougall Brisbane was born near Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland. He was a British soldier and astronomical observer for whom the city of Brisbane, Australia, is named. He first decided to master astronomy in
AncientPages.com – On July 23, 1773, Sir Thomas Macdougall Brisbane was born near Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland. He was a British soldier and astronomical observer for whom the city of Brisbane, Australia, is named. He first decided to master astronomy in
AncientPages.com – On July 22, 1099, Godfrey of Bouillon (c. 1060-1100) was elected as the first ruler of the Kingdom of Jerusalem. Godfrey of Bouillon being created as the Lord of the city. Histoire d’Outremer. British Library Manuscript in the
AncientPages.com – On July 21, 1588, an English Naval Force under the command of Lord Charles Howard defeated the “Invincible Armada” of Spain. The Spanish Armada and English ships in August 1588, (unknown, 16th-century, English School). Image credit: anonymous –
AncientPages.com – On July 20, 1866, the Battle of Lissa took place in the Adriatic Sea near the Dalmatian island of Lissa. On June 20, Italy officially declared war on Austria. It was the first major naval battle between ironclads
AncientPages.com – On July 19, 1545, the warship Mary Rose, a favorite ship of King Henry VIII, sank during an engagement with the French fleet in Portsmouth Harbor. The Mary Rose was the warship of the English Tudor navy of King Henry VIII.
AncientPages.com – On the night between 18 and 19 July, 64 AD, a fire broke out in the city of Rome, spread quickly, and finally, it was completely out of control. Great Fire in Rome by Hubert Robert (1733–1808). A painting of the
AncientPages.com – On July 17, 1453, the Battle of Castillon was fought between the forces of France and England. Hundred Years ‘ War lasted for 116 years and was fought in France between England and France and later Burgundy. On
AncientPages.com – On July 16, 1212, the Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa was fought between the Christian forces of King Alfonso VIII of Castile, the kings of Navarre, Aragon, and Portugal. Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa. Image credit: SuspirodelMoro
AncientPages.com – On July 15, 1799, the Rosetta Stone was found in the Egyptian village of Rosetta (today called “Rashid”) by French Captain Pierre-François Bouchard during Napoleon’s Egyptian Campaign. The Rosetta Stone is a valuable historical document that allows the
AncientPages.com – On July 14th, 1789, Parisian revolutionaries and mutinous troops attacked the Paris fortress-prison Bastille. The Bastille, a royal fortress that symbolized the tyranny of the Bourbon monarchs, was dismantled. The Storming of the Bastille and the Arrestation of
AncientPages.com – On July 13, 1527, John Dee, an English mathematician, occultist, astrologer, and astronomer, was born in London. Dee, one of the most learned men of his time, lived as people were learning the difference between science and magic.
AncientPages.com – On July 12, 1562, Spanish Franciscan priest and bishop of Yucatán, Diego de Landa, burned the sacred books of the Maya. After hearing of Roman Catholic Maya, who continued to practice idol worship, he ordered an Inquisition in Mani. It
AncientPages.com – On July 11, 1274, Robert I, King of Scots, known as Robert the Bruce was born. He became one of Scotland’s greatest kings. He ruled from March 25, 1306, until he died in 1329. Bruce crowned King of Scots;
AncientPages.com – On July 10, 1212, a fire started south of the Thames in Southwark, London, United Kingdom. Over the years, London has experienced many horrible fires, such as the Great Fire of London in 1666. The fire raged for
AncientPages.com – On July 9, 1941, the German army’s secret code, Enigma, which directed ground-to-air operations on the Eastern Front, was finally broken. Polish mathematicians from the University of Poznan, from left: Henryk Zygalski, Jerzy Rózycki and Marian Rejewski, who
