Historical Events In April - 12

1828  Jean Henri Appelius, Dutch lawyer/minister of Finance, dies at 60 on April - 12.   

1831  Constantin Meunier, Belgian painter/sculptor on this day in history.   

1838  On this day in history rebel Col. Samuel Lount and Captain Peter Matthews publicly hanged for treason and sedition during the Rebellion of 1837 in Upper Canada   

1838  John Shaw Billings, US, librarian/army physician on this day in history.   

1839  On April - 12 victorin de Joncieres, composer   

1840  Edmond Audran, composer on this day in history.   

1844  On April - 12 texan envoys sign Treaty of Annexation with the United States   

1845  On April - 12 henry M baron the Kock, officer/politician, dies at 65   

1849  On this day in history a De Gasparis discovers asteroid #10 Hygiea   

1851  On this day in history emil Liebling, composer   

1852  On this day in history [Carl L] Ferdinand von Lindemann, German mathematician   

1856  William M Conway, English historian/explorer (Spitzbergen) on this day in history.   

1857  Gustave Flaubert's "Madame Bovary" published on this day in history.   

1858  1st US billiards championship (Michael J Phelan wins in Detroit) on this day in history.   

1859  On this day in history hibernia Savings and Loan Society of SF incorporates   

1859  Hibernia Savings & Loan Society of SF incorporates on April - 12.   

1859  John Emde, German evangelist, dies at about 84 on April - 12.   

1861  On this day in history fort Sumter, SC is shelled by Confederacy, starting the Civil War   

1861  Fort Sumter, SC is shelled by Confederacy, starting the Civil War The South is rising on this day in history.   

1861  Fort Sumter, SC is shelled by Confederacy, starting Civil War on this day in history.   

1862  On this day in history james Andrews steals Confederate train (General) at Kennesaw, GA   

1863  On April - 12 -14] Gunboat battle at Bayou Teche Louisiana   

1863  On April - 12 raul d'Avila Pompeia, Brazilian writer (Boarding School)   

1864  On April - 12 confederate Gen Nathan Bedford Forrest captures Fort Pillow, Tn   

1864  Battle of Blair's Landing LA on April - 12.   

1864  Thomas Green, US Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 50 on April - 12.   

1869  North Carolina legislature passes anti-Klan Law on this day in history.   

1869  Henri-Desire Landru, French sex murderer on this day in history.   

1871  On April - 12 ioannis Metaxas, Greek general/dictator (1936-41)   

1872  On this day in history jesse James gang robs bank in Columbia, Kentucky (1 dead/$1,500)   

1876  Founding of Beaver Steamship Line, formerly the Canadian Shipping Co., with three new iron-screw steamers to replace the old sailing ships; the Montreal to Liverpool service is sold to the CPR in 1903, and is the origin of CP Ships on this day in history.   

1877  On April - 12 british annex Transvaal, in South Africa   

1878  On this day in history richard B Goldschmidt, German/US zoologist   

1878  On April - 12 william M "Boss" Tweed, NY politician, dies   

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0812  On this day in history birth of muhammad at-Taqi, Muslim Shia Imam (d. 835)   

1484  On April - 12 birth of antonio da Sangallo the Younger, Italian architect (d. 1546)   

1500  On this day in history birth of joachim Camerarius, [Liebhard Kammerer], German humanist   

1526  On April - 12 birth of muretus, French humanist (d. 1585)   

1550  On April - 12 birth of edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, English politician (d. 1604)   

1577  On this day in history birth of christian IV of Denmark (d. 1648)   

1579  On this day in history birth of francois de Bassompierre, marshal of France   

1626  On this day in history birth of paul Hainlein, composer   

0065  Death of Seneca the Younger, Roman philosopher, statesman and dramatist on this day in history.   

0238  Death of Gordian II, heir to the Roman Empire (killed in battle) on April - 12.   

0352  On April - 12 julius I, pope (337-52), dies   

0434  Death of Archbishop Maximianus of Constantinople on this day in history.   

1125  On April - 12 death of vladislaus I of Bohemia   

1443  On April - 12 death of henry Chichele, Archbishop of Canterbury   

1550  On this day in history claude of Lorraine, duke of Guise, dies at 53   

1555  Johanna de Wanzinnige, Queen of Castilie (1504-20), dies at 75 on this day in history.