History Trivia - Rosetta Stone discovered

July 15
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971 Saint Swithin, the Bishop of Winchester, was reburied inside his cathedral. The day is celebrated in England as Saint Swithin's Day.
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1099 Jerusalem was captured by soldiers of the First Crusade, having been held by Islamic rulers since 655. 
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1149 The reconstructed Church of the Holy Sepulchre was consecrated in Jerusalem.
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1207 King John of England expelled Canterbury monks for supporting Archbishop Stephen Langton.
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1381 John Ball, a leader in the Peasants' Revolt, was hanged, drawn and quartered in the presence of King Richard II of England.
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1799 The Rosetta Stone, the key to the translation of hieroglyphs, was discovered in Egypt by a French soldier.