Fall of Jerusalem: End of Jewish-Roman War (+ 12 more historical events on this day!)

A Daily Dose of History (12 Jul 2025) Today's historical events:

• 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.
• 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.
• Third Crusade: Saladin's garrison surrenders to Philip Augustus, ending the two-year siege of Acre.
• The Ottomans capture Euboea.
• Hartmann Schedel's Nuremberg Chronicle, one of the best-documented early printed books, is published.
• Lê Cung Hoàng ceded the throne to Mạc Đăng Dung, ending the Lê dynasty and starting the Mạc dynasty.
• King Henry VIII of England marries his sixth and last wife, Catherine Parr, at Hampton Court Palace.
• Fray Diego de Landa, acting Bishop of Yucatán, burns the sacred idols and books of the Maya.
• The Ostrog Bible, one of the early printed Bibles in a Slavic language, is published.
• Battle of Aughrim (Julian calendar): The decisive victory of William III of England's forces in Ireland.
• In response to the dismissal of the French finance minister Jacques Necker, the radical journalist Camille Desmoulins gives a speech which results in the storming of the Bastille two days later.
• The Civil Constitution of the Clergy is passed in France by the National Constituent Assembly.
• Ranjit Singh conquers Lahore and becomes Maharaja of the Punjab (Sikh Empire).

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