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What happened October 1187 AD

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  • Jerusalem
    Friday Oct 2, 1187
    Crusades

    Siege of Jerusalem

    Jerusalem
    Friday Oct 2, 1187

    The siege of Jerusalem lasted from September 20 to October 2, 1187, when Balian of Ibelin surrendered the city to Saladin.



    Siege of Jerusalem
    Saladin
    Balian of Ibelin
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  • Vatican City
    Thursday Oct 29, 1187
    Crusades

    Gregory VIII issued the bull Audita tremendi calling for "Third Crusade"

    Vatican City
    Thursday Oct 29, 1187

    Urban III died shortly after hearing the news, and his successor Gregory VIII issued the bull Audita tremendi on 29 October 1187 describing the events in the East and urging all Christians to take up arms and go to the aid of those in the Kingdom of Jerusalem, calling for a new crusade to the Holy Land––the Third Crusade––to be led by Frederick Barbarossa and Richard I of England.



    Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor
    Richard I of England
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