Today in History for Year 1099
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Months in Year 1099: January April June July August
Historical Events
Events 1 - 11 of 11
Jan 6th - Henry V crowned German king
Jan 13th - Crusaders set fire to Mara Syria
Jan 28th - 1st Crusaders begins siege of Hosn-el-Akrad Syria
Jun 7th - 1st Crusaders arrive in Jerusalem
Jul 8th - First Crusade: 15,000 starving Christian soldiers march in religious procession around Jerusalem as its Muslim defenders look on.
Jul 15th - 1st Crusaders capture, plunder Jerusalem
Jul 16th - Crusaders herd Jews of Jerusalem into a synagogue & set it afire
Jul 22nd - First Crusade: Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of Jerusalem.
Aug 12th - Battle at Ascalon: Godfried of Broth leading the Crusaders beats Egyptians Fatimid army
Aug 13th - Raniero elected as Pope Paschal II
Aug 19th - Crusaders beat Saracens in Battle of Ascalon
Famous Deaths
Deaths 1 - 4 of 4
Apr 14th - Conrad, bishop of Utrecht, stabbed to death
Jul 10th - El Cid, of Castile (b. 1044)
Jul 16th - El Cid, [Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar], Spanish general strategist, dies at 59
Jul 29th - Urban II, [Odo van Lagery], French Pope (1088-99), dies
