Page 2: Historical Events In October - 12

1654  On October - 12 dirck Graswinckel, Dutch copurt clerk of States-General, dies at 66   

1659  English Rump-government fires John Lambert & other generals on October - 12.   

1672  Frederik of Nassau, count of Buren, slain in battle on October - 12.   

1685  On October - 12 geeraerdt Burns, theologist/poet/historian, dies at 59   

1686  Silvius Leopold Weiss, composer on October - 12.   

1692  On this day in history massachusetts Bay discontinues witch trials   

1692  Giovanni Battista Vitali, composer, dies at 60 on October - 12.   

1694  On this day in history matsuo Basho, greatest Japanese haiku poet, dies   

1702  Battle of Bay of Vigo: Dutch & English fleet destroy & occupy Spanish silver fleet & French squadron on this day in history.   

1711  Karel VI Habsburg crowned Roman Catholic emperor on October - 12.   

1729  On October - 12 willem KH Friso installed as viceroy of Gelderland   

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  Johan Peter Melchior, German sculptor on October - 12.   

1759  Frantisek Vaclav Tomes, composer on this day in history.   

1762  On October - 12 john W Janssens, gov-gen of Cape colony/Dutch-Indies 1811   

1763  On October - 12 john Ross, composer   

1773  On October - 12 america's first insane asylum opens for 'Persons of Insane and Disordered Minds' in Virginia   

1775  US Navy forms on this day in history.   

1776  On this day in history british Brigade begins guarding Throgg Necks Road in the Bronx   

1776  On October - 12 british Brigade begins guarding Throgg Necks Road in Bronx   

1791  On this day in history a L Karschin, writer, dies at 68   

1792  Columbus Day is 1st celebrated on this day in history.   

1794  On October - 12 james Lyon, composer, dies at 59   

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 October - 12.   

1807  On this day in history john Tideman, Dutch Remonstrant theologist   

1808  On this day in history john Liptrot Hatton, composer   

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 October - 12 ex-king Joachim Murat van Naples sentenced to death   

1815  On this day in history william Joseph Hardee, Lt Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1873   

1817  On October - 12 johann Franz Xaver Sterkel, composer, dies at 66   

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1008  Emperor Go-Ichijō of Japan (d. 1036) was born on October - 12.   

1350  On this day in history birth of dimitri "Donskoi" Ivanovitch, great monarch of Vladimir-Soezdal   

1350  Dmitry Donskoy, Grand Prince of Moscovy (d. 1389) was born on this day in history.   

1490  On October - 12 birth of bernardo Pisano, composer   

1537  Edward VI, Tudor, King of England (1547-53) was born on October - 12.   

1558  Archduke Maximilian III of Austria (d. 1618) was born on this day in history.   

1558  On this day in history birth of jacques Sirmond, French scholar and Jesuit (d. 1651)   

1576  Thomas Dudley, English-born American colonial magistrate (d. 1653) was born on this day in history.   

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

0638  On October - 12 honorius I, [dux plebis], Italian Pope, dies   

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

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

1095  On this day in history death of margrave Leopold II of Austria (b. 1050)   

1176  Death of William d'Aubigny, 1st Earl of Arundel, English politician on October - 12.   

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

1343  On October - 12 reinald II, duke of Gelre, dies