Historical Events In October - 12

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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1008  Emperor Go-Ichijō of Japan (d. 1036) was born on this day in history.   

1350  Dimitri "Donskoi" Ivanovitch, great monarch of Vladimir-Soezdal was born on this day in history.   

1350  On October - 12 birth of dmitry Donskoy, Grand Prince of Moscovy (d. 1389)   

1490  Bernardo Pisano, composer was born on October - 12.   

1537  On this day in history birth of edward VI, Tudor, King of England (1547-53)   

1558  Archduke Maximilian III of Austria (d. 1618) was born on October - 12.   

1558  On October - 12 birth of jacques Sirmond, French scholar and Jesuit (d. 1651)   

1576  Thomas Dudley, English-born American colonial magistrate (d. 1653) was born on October - 12.   

0632  On this day in history death of edwin of Deira, King of Northumbria and Bretwalda   

0638  On this day in history honorius I, [dux plebis], Italian Pope, dies   

0642  On October - 12 johannes IV, Dalmatisch Pope (640-42), dies   

1093  On this day in history robrecht de Fries, earl of Flanders (1071-93), dies at about 62   

1095  Death of Margrave Leopold II of Austria (b. 1050) on this day in history.   

1176  Death of William d'Aubigny, 1st Earl of Arundel, English politician on this day in history.   

1320  Michael IX Paleologi, emperor of Byzantine (1295-1320), dies on this day in history.   

1343  Reinald II, duke of Gelre, dies on this day in history.