Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/July 12
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July 12: The Twelfth in Northern Ireland
- 1543 – King Henry VIII of England married Catherine Parr (pictured), his sixth and last wife, at Hampton Court Palace.
- 1690 – Williamite forces defeated Jacobite troops at the Battle of the Boyne just outside Drogheda, Ireland, marking a turning point in the Williamite War.
- 1806 – Sixteen German states left the Holy Roman Empire and formed the Confederation of the Rhine.
- 1862 – The Medal of Honor, the highest military decoration awarded by the United States government, was first authorized by the U.S. Congress.
- 1979 – The Gilbert Islands gained independence from the United Kingdom and became known as Kiribati.