for October 2
EVENTS
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1187: |
Saladin Captures Jerusalem |
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After 88 years of occupation by the Franks, the Holy City fell to Saladin, who went on to withstand the ensuing Third Crusade. |
WHO WAS BORN
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1452: |
WHO DIED
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1264: |
Pope Urban IV |
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The brief pontificate of Urban was largely occupied with his attempts to restore papal power in Italy. |
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Medieval History |
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About This Date in Medieval History
