What happened on this day in history?
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On this day (July 19) in history:
- 484 — Leontius, Roman usurper, is crowned Eastern emperor at Tarsus (modern Turkey). He is recognized in Antioch and makes it his capital.
- 711 — Umayyad conquest of Hispania: Battle of Guadalete: Umayyad forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by King Roderic.
- 939 — Battle of Simancas: King Ramiro II of León defeats the Moorish army under Caliph Abd-al-Rahman III near the city of Simancas.
- 998 — Arab-Byzantine wars: Battle of Apamea: Fatimids defeat a Byzantine army near Apamea.
- 1333 — Wars of Scottish Independence: Battle of Halidon Hill: The English win a decisive victory over the Scots.
- 1544 — Italian War of 1542-46: The first Siege of Boulogne begins.
- 1545 — 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.
- 1553 — Lady Jane Grey is replaced by Mary I of England as Queen of England after only nine days on the throne.
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