Historical Events In September - 12

1824  On this day in history louis AG baron de Bacler d'Albe, French cartographer, dies at 62   

1829  On this day in history anselm Feuerbach, German painter   

1830  William Sprague, governor of Rhode Island (1859-63) on this day in history.   

1836  On September - 12 grabbe, writer, dies at 34   

1840  Composer Robert Schumann marries Clara Wieck on this day in history.   

1847  Mexican-American War: the Battle of Chapultepec begins on this day in history.   

1848  Switzerland becomes a Federal state on September - 12.   

1852  On this day in history hubert H Asquith, premier Great Britain (L, 1908-16)   

1856  Johann Heinrich Beck, composer on September - 12.   

1857  On September - 12 423 die when the ship named "Central America" sinks off Cape Romain SC   

1857  On this day in history 423 die when "Central America" sinks off Cape Romain SC   

1857  On this day in history george H Breitner, Dutch impressionist painter/water colors painter   

1858  On September - 12 fernand Khnopff, Belgian painter/sculptor   

1862  Battle of Harpers Ferry VA on this day in history.   

1867  2nd synagogue in Curacao, Emanu-El of Willemstad, inaugurated on September - 12.   

1871  On September - 12 friedrich, Prince of Liechtenstein, Romania   

1871  Karl Collan, composer, dies at 43 on this day in history.   

1873  Sul-To-Wan, [Nellie Conley], US actress (Uncle Tom's Cabin) on this day in history.   

1874  On this day in history 1874 The District of Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada is founded.   

1876  King Leopold II opens Congo-conference on September - 12.   

1876  Flor Alpaerts, Flemish composer (Tyl Uilenspiegel, Pallieter) on this day in history.   

1877  Maria "Marie" Hens, Flemish actress (Jane Eyre) on this day in history.   

1877  Julius Reitz, composer, dies at 64 on September - 12.   

1878  Cleopatra Needle installed in London on September - 12.   

1878  Friedrich August von Alberti, geologist (Triasic Age), dies at 83 on September - 12.   

1879  On this day in history fausto Agnelli, Swiss painter   

1879  Peter Arnold Heise, composer, dies at 49 on September - 12.   

1880  Henry L Mencken, Baltimore, Md, newspaperman/critic (Prejudices) on this day in history.   

1881  On this day in history daniel Jones, England phoneticist (English pronouncing dictionary)   

1882  Belgian King Leopold II receives Pierre de Brazza on September - 12.   

1885  Highest score (35) recorded in any 1st-class soccer match is set on this day in history.   

1887  On this day in history george Georgescu, composer   

1888  The birth of Maurice Chevalier, French actor on September - 12.   

1888  Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "Greek Interpreter" (BG) on September - 12.   

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

1494  On September - 12 birth of francois I of Valois-Angouleme, king of France (1515-47)   

1494  King Francis I of France (d. 1547) was born on this day in history.   

1559  Lodovico Cardi da Cigoli, Italian painter/architect was born on September - 12.   

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

1605  On September - 12 birth of william Dugdale, English antiquarian (d. 1686)   

1655  Sebastien de Brossard, composer was born on September - 12.   

1688  On September - 12 birth of ferdinand Brokoff, Czech sculptor (d. 1731)   

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

0413  Death of Marcellinus of Carthage, Christian saint on this day in history.   

1012  Guido van Anderlecht, Flemish pilgrim/saint, dies on this day in history.   

1015  On this day in history lambert I with the Beard, count of Leuven, dies in battle at about 65   

1185  On this day in history death of andronicus I Comnenus, Byzantine emperor (1183-85), lynched   

1213  On this day in history pedro II, [el Catolico], king of Aragon, dies in battle   

1362  Innocent VI, [Etienne Aubert], Pope (1352-62), dies on this day in history.   

1369  Death of Blanche of Lancaster, wife of John of Gaunt (b. 1345) on this day in history.