Historical Events In October - 12
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1654 On this day in history dirck Graswinckel, Dutch copurt clerk of States-General, dies at 66
1659 On October - 12 english Rump-government fires John Lambert & other generals
1672 Frederik of Nassau, count of Buren, slain in battle on October - 12.
1685 Geeraerdt Burns, theologist/poet/historian, dies at 59 on October - 12.
1686 Silvius Leopold Weiss, composer on this day in history.
1692 Massachusetts Bay discontinues witch trials on October - 12.
1692 On this day in history giovanni Battista Vitali, composer, dies at 60
1694 Matsuo Basho, greatest Japanese haiku poet, dies on this day in history.
1702 On October - 12 battle of Bay of Vigo: Dutch & English fleet destroy & occupy Spanish silver fleet & French squadron
1711 Karel VI Habsburg crowned Roman Catholic emperor on this day in history.
1729 Willem KH Friso installed as viceroy of Gelderland on October - 12.
1730 Christian VI succeeds Frederik IV as king of Denmark on October - 12.
1730 On October - 12 frederik IV, king of Denmark/Norway (1699-1730), dies
1742 On this day in history johan Peter Melchior, German sculptor
1759 On this day in history frantisek Vaclav Tomes, composer
1762 John W Janssens, gov-gen of Cape colony/Dutch-Indies 1811 on October - 12.
1763 John Ross, composer on this day in history.
1773 America's first insane asylum opens for 'Persons of Insane and Disordered Minds' in Virginia on this day in history.
1775 US Navy forms on October - 12.
1776 On October - 12 british Brigade begins guarding Throgg Necks Road in the Bronx
1776 British Brigade begins guarding Throgg Necks Road in Bronx on this day in history.
1791 On October - 12 a L Karschin, writer, dies at 68
1792 On October - 12 columbus Day is 1st celebrated
1794 James Lyon, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.
1797 On October - 12 pierre de Jelyotte, composer, dies at 84
1798 On this day in history flemish uprising against French occupied Boerenkrijg
1798 A J Pedro I van Alcantara, Kaiser of Brazil (1822-31)/king of Portugal on this day in history.
1807 John Tideman, Dutch Remonstrant theologist on October - 12.
1808 John Liptrot Hatton, composer on this day in history.
1810 On October - 12 first Oktoberfest: The Bavarian royalty invites the citizens of Munich to join the celebration of the marriage of Crown Prince Ludwig of Bavaria to Princess Therese von Sachsen-Hildburghausen.
1813 On October - 12 lyman Trumbull, MC (Union) died in 1896
1815 On this day in history ex-king Joachim Murat van Naples sentenced to death
1815 William Joseph Hardee, Lt Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1873 on this day in history.
1817 On this day in history johann Franz Xaver Sterkel, composer, dies at 66
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