Historical Events In January - 12

1820  On this day in history royal Astronomical Society founded in England   

1821  Nikolai Afanisev, composer on January - 12.   

1825  Joseph Robert Davis, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1896 on January - 12.   

1826  Charles Cruft, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1883 on this day in history.   

1829  On January - 12 friedrich von Schlegel, German cultural philosopher/poet, dies at 56   

1832  Richard Waterhouse Jr, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1876 on January - 12.   

1836  On January - 12 battle of Wetumka FL   

1836  HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin reach Sydney Australia on January - 12.   

1836  On January - 12 battle of Wetumka, Fla   

1837  On January - 12 adolf Jensen, composer   

1839  On this day in history anthracite coal first used to smelt iron, Mauch Chunk PA   

1839  Anthracite coal 1st used to smelt iron, Mauch Chunk, Penn on this day in history.   

1839  On this day in history joseph A Koch, Aust painter/cartoonist/etcher/illustrator, dies at 70   

1842  On January - 12 franciscan nuns begin missionary work on Netherlands Antilles   

1842  Franciscan nuns begin missionary work on Netherland Antilles on this day in history.   

1842  Francois Coppee, French poet on January - 12.   

1851  On this day in history johan Herman Koekkoek, painter, dies at 72   

1852  On this day in history joseph J C Joffre, French fieldmarshal (Indo China, Marne)   

1853  Gregorio Ricci-Curbastro, Italian mathematician (tensor analysis) on January - 12.   

1856  The birth of John Singer Sargent, American painter on this day in history.   

1856  John Singer Sargent, US, portrait painter (Wyndham Sisters) on January - 12.   

1860  Martinus J Niewindt, bishop on Curacao (christened slaves), dies at 63 on January - 12.   

1861  On this day in history fL state troops demand surrender of Fort Pickens   

1861  On January - 12 fL state troops demand surrender of Ft Pickens   

1863  President Davis delivers his "State of the Confederacy" address on this day in history.   

1863  President Davis delivers his "State of Confederacy" address on January - 12.   

1863  Vivekananda, Calcutta, Hindu religious leader/reformer on this day in history.   

1865  On this day in history union fleet bombs Fort Fisher NC   

1865  On January - 12 -13] Union fleet bombs Fort Fisher NC   

1866  On January - 12 the Royal Aeronautical Society is formed in London.   

1867  On this day in history leo Tolstoy's "Smert Ioonna Groznogo," premieres in St Petersburg   

1867  Victor Cousin, French philosopher/minister of Education, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1871  Paul Guthnick, German astronomer on January - 12.   

1872  Yohannes IV is crowned Emperor of Ethiopia in Axum, the first imperial coronation in that city in over 200 years on this day in history.   

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1483  Hendrik van Nassau-Dillenburg en Dietz, gov/viceroy of Holland was born on January - 12.   

1483  Henry III of Nassau-Breda, German noblem (d. 1538) was born on this day in history.   

1492  On this day in history birth of andreas Alicatus, Italian author   

1562  Charles Emanuel I, the great, Duke of Savoy was born on January - 12.   

1576  On this day in history birth of peter Scriverius, Dutch lawyer/historian   

1577  On this day in history birth of jan Baptist van Helmont, Flemish chemist (d. 1644)   

1580  Jean Baptiste van Helmont, Belgian chemist, (found boiling pt temp) was born on January - 12.   

1580  Lord Alexander Ruthven, Scottish nobleman (d. 1600) was born on January - 12.   

0689  On January - 12 benedict Biscop, English saint, dies   

1049  On January - 12 abu Sa'id ibn Aboa al-Chair, Persian mystic, dies at 81   

1167  Aelred of Hexham/Rievaulx, English abbot/saint, dies at about 56 on January - 12.   

1321  Death of Maria of Brabant, wife of Philip III of France (b. 1256) on January - 12.   

1390  On January - 12 peter van Herenthals, Dutch theologist/church historian, dies at 67   

1519  On January - 12 maximilian I of Hapsburg, German kaiser, dies   

1537  On this day in history lorenzo di Credi, Italian painter, dies   

1665  On this day in history pierre de Fermat, French mathematician (Fermat therorem), dies at 63