Historical Events Jun 21 Battle of Akspoele: earl Willem of Normandy beats Diederik Jun 24 Afonso I of Portugal defeats army of his mother Theresa Famous People Who Died in 1128 Feb 12 Toghtekin, slave/atabek of Damascus, dies Jul 27 Willem van Normandia, earl of Flanders, dies in battle Jul 28 William Clito, Count of Flanders (1127-28), dies at 25 1127 History by Year 1129