Historical Events for 12th August 2022

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1099 - Battle of Ascalon won by Crusader army led by Godfrey of Bouillon against Fatimid force, last action of the First Crusade
1336 - English King Edward III ends wool export to Flanders
1553 - Pope Julius III orders confiscation and burning of Jewish Talmud
1950 - Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Humani generis
1955 - 22nd NFL Chicago All-Star Game: All-Stars 30, Cleveland 27 (75,000)
1962 - Russia launches Vostok 4, Pavel Popovich, who lands safely Aug 15
1994 - Stephen G Breyer, sworn in as Supreme Court Justice
2007 - Bulk carrier M/V New Flame collides with oil tanker Torm Gertrud at the southernmost tip of Gibraltar, ending up partially submerged.
2015 - Former US President Jimmy Carter reveals that he has cancer
2020 - Yemen authorities say at least 172 people died in floods caused by torrential rains, which have also destroyed historic buildings in Sanaa, a Unesco World Heritage Site

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