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2348 BCE
According to Archbishop James Ussher, "Noah's Flood" began on this date.
1177
Battle of Ramleh (Montgisard): Although a force of 500 led by King Baldwin IV attempts to stop Saladin at Ascalon, the same site where an Egyptian relief force was defeated almost one hundred years before, the Egyptian army is able to bypass the Crusaders and continue on towards the goal of Jerusalem. Baldwin is able to join up with the Templars from Gaza, however, and surprise Saladin from the rear. The Egyptian army is routed and Saladin himself barely escapes. Luckily for Saladin, the Crusaders were unable to seriously press their unexpected advantage and threaten his holdings in Damascus or Egypt.
1185
Urban III was elected pope.
1185
Pope Lucius III died.
1277
Nicholas III was elected pope.
1535
Saint Angela Merici and 28 companions consecrated themselves to God by a vow of virginity, thus establishing the religious order of the
Ursulines.
1881
Pope John XXIII was born.
1959
Roman Catholic bishops in America issued a statement condemning the American government's promotion of programs that educated people about artificial birth control, both within the United States and abroad.
1981
Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, the future Pope Benedict XVI, is appointed head of the Congregation for the Doctrine of Faith (formerly known as the Inquisition).
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