Historical Events In January - 12
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1820 Royal Astronomical Society founded in England on this day in history.
1821 On this day in history nikolai Afanisev, composer
1825 On January - 12 joseph Robert Davis, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1896
1826 On January - 12 charles Cruft, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1883
1829 On this day in history friedrich von Schlegel, German cultural philosopher/poet, dies at 56
1832 Richard Waterhouse Jr, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1876 on this day in history.
1836 Battle of Wetumka FL on January - 12.
1836 HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin reach Sydney Australia on this day in history.
1836 Battle of Wetumka, Fla on this day in history.
1837 Adolf Jensen, composer on January - 12.
1839 Anthracite coal first used to smelt iron, Mauch Chunk PA on this day in history.
1839 Anthracite coal 1st used to smelt iron, Mauch Chunk, Penn on January - 12.
1839 On this day in history joseph A Koch, Aust painter/cartoonist/etcher/illustrator, dies at 70
1842 Franciscan nuns begin missionary work on Netherlands Antilles on this day in history.
1842 On this day in history franciscan nuns begin missionary work on Netherland Antilles
1842 On January - 12 francois Coppee, French poet
1851 Johan Herman Koekkoek, painter, dies at 72 on this day in history.
1852 On January - 12 joseph J C Joffre, French fieldmarshal (Indo China, Marne)
1853 On this day in history gregorio Ricci-Curbastro, Italian mathematician (tensor analysis)
1856 The birth of John Singer Sargent, American painter on this day in history.
1856 On January - 12 john Singer Sargent, US, portrait painter (Wyndham Sisters)
1860 Martinus J Niewindt, bishop on Curacao (christened slaves), dies at 63 on January - 12.
1861 On this day in history fL state troops demand surrender of Fort Pickens
1861 FL state troops demand surrender of Ft Pickens on this day in history.
1863 On January - 12 president Davis delivers his "State of the Confederacy" address
1863 On this day in history president Davis delivers his "State of Confederacy" address
1863 Vivekananda, Calcutta, Hindu religious leader/reformer on this day in history.
1865 On this day in history union fleet bombs Fort Fisher NC
1865 -13] Union fleet bombs Fort Fisher NC on January - 12.
1866 The Royal Aeronautical Society is formed in London on January - 12.
1867 On this day in history leo Tolstoy's "Smert Ioonna Groznogo," premieres in St Petersburg
1867 Victor Cousin, French philosopher/minister of Education, dies at 74 on January - 12.
1871 On this day in history paul Guthnick, German astronomer
1872 On this day in history yohannes IV is crowned Emperor of Ethiopia in Axum, the first imperial coronation in that city in over 200 years.
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