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Saladin's Siege: Turning Point in Crusades (+ 8 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (20 Sep 2023)
Today's historical events:
Saladin begins the Siege of Jerusalem.
The Great Prussian Uprising among the old Prussians begins against the Teutonic Knights.
Cardinal Robert of Geneva is elected as Pope Clement VII, beginning the Papal schism.
Ferdinand Magellan sets sail from Sanlúcar de Barrameda with about 270 men on his expedition which ultimately culminated in the first circumnavigation the globe.
The Dutch town of Grave held by the Spanish, capitulates to a besieging Dutch and English army under the command of Maurice of Orange.
The Treaty of Ryswick…
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