📅 Today in HistoryJuly 19
The Great Fire of Rome causes widespread devastation and rages on for six days, destroying half of the city.
Leontius, Roman usurper, is crowned Eastern emperor at Tarsus (modern Turkey). He is recognized in Antioch and makes it his capital.
Umayyad conquest of Hispania: Battle of Guadalete: Umayyad forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by King Roderic.
Battle of Simancas: King Ramiro II of León defeats the Moorish army under Caliph Abd-al-Rahman III near the city of Simancas.
Wars of Scottish Independence: Battle of Halidon Hill: The English win a decisive victory over the Scots.
The Tudor warship Mary Rose sinks off Portsmouth; in 1982 the wreck is salvaged in one of the most complex and expensive projects in the history of maritime archaeology.
The attempt to install Lady Jane Grey as Queen of England collapses after only nine days.
Anglo-Spanish War: Battle of Gravelines: The Spanish Armada is sighted in the English Channel.
