Editing July 12 (section)

===1601–1900===
*[[1691]] &ndash; [[Battle of Aughrim]] ([[Julian calendar]]): The decisive victory of [[William III of England]]'s forces in Ireland.<ref>{{cite book|author1=Thomas Bartlett|author2=Keith Jeffery|title=A Military History of Ireland|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MPZiWhhAmXAC&pg=PA209|date=9 October 1997|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=978-0-521-62989-8|pages=209}}</ref>
*[[1776]] &ndash; Captain [[James Cook]] begins his [[Third voyage of James Cook|third voyage]].
*[[1789]] &ndash; 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.<ref>{{cite book|author=David Garrioch|title=The Making of Revolutionary Paris|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ra7W1M9bAPIC&pg=PA295|date=17 September 2002|publisher=University of California Press|isbn=978-0-520-93839-7|pages=295}}</ref>
*[[1790]] &ndash; The [[Civil Constitution of the Clergy]] is passed in France by the [[National Constituent Assembly (France)|National Constituent Assembly]].
*[[1799]] &ndash; [[Ranjit Singh]] conquers Lahore and becomes Maharaja of the Punjab ([[Sikh Empire]]).
*[[1801]] &ndash; British ships inflict heavy damage on Spanish and French ships in the [[Second Battle of Algeciras]].
*[[1806]] &ndash; At the insistence of Napoleon, [[Bavaria]], [[Baden]], [[Württemberg]] and thirteen minor principalities leave the [[Holy Roman Empire]] and form the [[Confederation of the Rhine]].
*[[1812]] &ndash; The American [[Army of the Northwest (United States)|Army of the Northwest]] briefly occupies the [[Upper Canada|Upper Canadian]] settlement at what is now at [[Windsor, Ontario]].
*[[1862]] &ndash; The [[Medal of Honor]] is authorized by the [[United States Congress]].