Page 3: Historical Events In April - 12

1828  Jean Henri Appelius, Dutch lawyer/minister of Finance, dies at 60 on April - 12.   

1831  On April - 12 constantin Meunier, Belgian painter/sculptor   

1838  On this day in history rebel Col. Samuel Lount and Captain Peter Matthews publicly hanged for treason and sedition during the Rebellion of 1837 in Upper Canada   

1838  John Shaw Billings, US, librarian/army physician on this day in history.   

1839  Victorin de Joncieres, composer on April - 12.   

1840  Edmond Audran, composer on this day in history.   

1844  On April - 12 texan envoys sign Treaty of Annexation with the United States   

1845  On this day in history henry M baron the Kock, officer/politician, dies at 65   

1849  On this day in history a De Gasparis discovers asteroid #10 Hygiea   

1851  On this day in history emil Liebling, composer   

1852  On April - 12 [Carl L] Ferdinand von Lindemann, German mathematician   

1856  On this day in history william M Conway, English historian/explorer (Spitzbergen)   

1857  Gustave Flaubert's "Madame Bovary" published on this day in history.   

1858  1st US billiards championship (Michael J Phelan wins in Detroit) on April - 12.   

1859  On April - 12 hibernia Savings and Loan Society of SF incorporates   

1859  Hibernia Savings & Loan Society of SF incorporates on this day in history.   

1859  On April - 12 john Emde, German evangelist, dies at about 84   

1861  On April - 12 fort Sumter, SC is shelled by Confederacy, starting the Civil War   

1861  On April - 12 fort Sumter, SC is shelled by Confederacy, starting the Civil War The South is rising   

1861  Fort Sumter, SC is shelled by Confederacy, starting Civil War on this day in history.   

1862  James Andrews steals Confederate train (General) at Kennesaw, GA on this day in history.   

1863  -14] Gunboat battle at Bayou Teche Louisiana on this day in history.   

1863  On this day in history raul d'Avila Pompeia, Brazilian writer (Boarding School)   

1864  On this day in history confederate Gen Nathan Bedford Forrest captures Fort Pillow, Tn   

1864  On April - 12 battle of Blair's Landing LA   

1864  On this day in history thomas Green, US Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 50   

1869  North Carolina legislature passes anti-Klan Law on April - 12.   

1869  On this day in history henri-Desire Landru, French sex murderer   

1871  Ioannis Metaxas, Greek general/dictator (1936-41) on April - 12.   

1872  On this day in history jesse James gang robs bank in Columbia, Kentucky (1 dead/$1,500)   

1876  Founding of Beaver Steamship Line, formerly the Canadian Shipping Co., with three new iron-screw steamers to replace the old sailing ships; the Montreal to Liverpool service is sold to the CPR in 1903, and is the origin of CP Ships on this day in history.   

1877  On April - 12 british annex Transvaal, in South Africa   

1878  On April - 12 richard B Goldschmidt, German/US zoologist   

1878  On April - 12 william M "Boss" Tweed, NY politician, dies   

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0812  On this day in history birth of muhammad at-Taqi, Muslim Shia Imam (d. 835)   

1484  On this day in history birth of antonio da Sangallo the Younger, Italian architect (d. 1546)   

1500  Joachim Camerarius, [Liebhard Kammerer], German humanist was born on this day in history.   

1526  Muretus, French humanist (d. 1585) was born on this day in history.   

1550  Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, English politician (d. 1604) was born on April - 12.   

1577  On April - 12 birth of christian IV of Denmark (d. 1648)   

1579  On this day in history birth of francois de Bassompierre, marshal of France   

1626  On this day in history birth of paul Hainlein, composer   

0065  Death of Seneca the Younger, Roman philosopher, statesman and dramatist on this day in history.   

0238  On this day in history death of gordian II, heir to the Roman Empire (killed in battle)   

0352  On April - 12 julius I, pope (337-52), dies   

0434  On April - 12 death of archbishop Maximianus of Constantinople   

1125  On this day in history death of vladislaus I of Bohemia   

1443  On this day in history death of henry Chichele, Archbishop of Canterbury   

1550  Claude of Lorraine, duke of Guise, dies at 53 on April - 12.   

1555  On this day in history johanna de Wanzinnige, Queen of Castilie (1504-20), dies at 75