- 1213 – Albigensian Crusade: Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester, defeats Peter II of Aragon at the Battle of Muret #
- 1229 – The Aragonese army under the command of James I of Aragon disembarks at Santa Ponça, Majorca, to conquering the island #
- @misspmj I thought it was great. I am watching it a second time on Netflix. in reply to misspmj #
- R.I.P. 1362 – Pope Innocent VI http://twitpic.com/2nyjab #
- R.I.P. 1438 – Duarte, King of Portugal #
- Happy Birthday 1087 – John II Komnenos, Byzantine Emperor #
- Happy Birthday 1169 – Alexios II Komnenos, Byzantine emperor #
- R.I.P. 1404 – Albert IV of Austria #
- R.I.P. 891 – Pope Stephen V http://twitpic.com/2ogu2g #
- 668 – Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse, Italy. #
- Happy Birthday 1254 – Marco Polo, Italian explorer http://twitpic.com/2ov1ho #
- R.I.P. 1500 – John Morton, Archbishop of Canterbury #
- R.I.P. 1087 – Pope Victor III #
- Happy Birthday 1386 – King Henry V of England #
- 1462 – The Battle of Świecino is fought between Poland and the Teutonic Knights, during Thirteen Years' War #
- Happy Birthday 1550 – Camillo Borghese, (Pope Paul V) #
- 1176 – The Battle of Myriokephalon is fought between the Byzantine Empire and the Seljuk Turks #
- R.I.P. 1179 – Hildegard of Bingen, German abbess and composer #
- 1180 – Philip II Augustus becomes king of France. #
- R.I.P. 1180 – King Louis VII of France #
- Happy Birthday 1434 – Eleanor of Portugal, Holy Roman Empress #
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