Historical Events In September - 12

1683  On this day in history afonso VI, mentally ill king of Portugal (1656-67), dies at 40   

1691  Johann Georg III, Elector of Saxony (1680-91), dies at 44 on September - 12.   

1695  On this day in history nY Jews petition governor Dongan for religious liberties   

1703  Emperor Leopold I ends contacts on Spanish heritage on September - 12.   

1720  Isaak of Hoornbeek elected Dutch pension advisor on this day in history.   

1720  On this day in history frederick Philipse III, NYC, land owner (Bronx, Westchester & Putnam)   

1722  Russian troops occupy Baku & Derbent on Persia on this day in history.   

1732  Eugene JP earl the Merode, Belgian marquis of Westerloo, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1733  On this day in history polish Landowners select Stanislaw Lesczynski king   

1733  On this day in history francois Couperin "Le Grand", French composer, dies at 64   

1739  Reinhard Keiser, Germ conductor/composer (Markus-Passion), dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1745  Duke of Toscane chosen German emperor Frans I Stefanus on this day in history.   

1751  On this day in history amsterdam refuses establishment of Jewish ghetto   

1758  Charles Messier observes the Crab Nebula and begins catalog on this day in history.   

1758  On September - 12 charles Messier observes Crab Nebula & begins catalog   

1759  British soldiers capture the town of Quebec on this day in history.   

1761  Georg Friedrich Theodor Wolf, composer on September - 12.   

1764  Jean Philippe Rameau, French composer (Castor en Pollux), dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1768  On September - 12 bemnjamin Carr, composer   

1776  Nathan Hale leaves Harlem Heights Camp (127th St) for spy mission on September - 12.   

1787  Black Masons form 1st lodge on September - 12.   

1788  On September - 12 alexander Campbell, Irish/US founder (Disciples of Christ)   

1789  Franz Xaver Richter, composer, dies at 79 on September - 12.   

1801  On September - 12 giuseppe Concone, Italian singing-teacher   

1803  Frantisek Matej Hilmar, composer on this day in history.   

1806  On this day in history andrew Hull Foote, Rear Admiral (Union Navy), died in 1863   

1806  On this day in history christian Gottfried Thomas, composer, dies at 58   

1807  Edward Miller, composer, dies at 71 on September - 12.   

1811  On September - 12 james Hall, US geologist (Natural history of NY)   

1812  On September - 12 pyotr I Bagration, Georgian/Russian ruler/general, dies in battle   

1814  Battle of North Point fought near Baltimore during War of 1812 on September - 12.   

1815  On this day in history jose Mauricio, composer, dies at 63   

1818  The birth of Richard Gatling, US inventor of the Gatling gun on this day in history.   

1818  Richard Jordan Gatling, US, inventor (hand-cranked machine gun) on September - 12.   

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1492  On September - 12 birth of lorenzo II de' Medici, Duke of Urbino (d. 1519)   

1494  Francois I of Valois-Angouleme, king of France (1515-47) was born on September - 12.   

1494  On September - 12 birth of king Francis I of France (d. 1547)   

1559  Lodovico Cardi da Cigoli, Italian painter/architect was born on this day in history.   

1575  Henry Hudson, England, navigator/explorer (Hudson River) was born on September - 12.   

1605  William Dugdale, English antiquarian (d. 1686) was born on this day in history.   

1655  On this day in history birth of sebastien de Brossard, composer   

1688  Ferdinand Brokoff, Czech sculptor (d. 1731) was born on this day in history.   

0352  Maximinus van Trier, bishop of Trier/saint, dies on September - 12.   

0413  On this day in history death of marcellinus of Carthage, Christian saint   

1012  On this day in history guido van Anderlecht, Flemish pilgrim/saint, dies   

1015  On September - 12 lambert I with the Beard, count of Leuven, dies in battle at about 65   

1185  Death of Andronicus I Comnenus, Byzantine emperor (1183-85), lynched on September - 12.   

1213  Pedro II, [el Catolico], king of Aragon, dies in battle on September - 12.   

1362  Innocent VI, [Etienne Aubert], Pope (1352-62), dies on September - 12.   

1369  Death of Blanche of Lancaster, wife of John of Gaunt (b. 1345) on September - 12.