Page 3: Historical Events In January - 12

1820  Royal Astronomical Society founded in England on this day in history.   

1821  On January - 12 nikolai Afanisev, composer   

1825  Joseph Robert Davis, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1896 on this day in history.   

1826  On this day in history charles Cruft, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1883   

1829  On this day in history friedrich von Schlegel, German cultural philosopher/poet, dies at 56   

1832  On January - 12 richard Waterhouse Jr, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1876   

1836  On January - 12 battle of Wetumka FL   

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

1836  Battle of Wetumka, Fla on this day in history.   

1837  On January - 12 adolf Jensen, composer   

1839  On January - 12 anthracite coal first used to smelt iron, Mauch Chunk PA   

1839  On January - 12 anthracite coal 1st used to smelt iron, Mauch Chunk, Penn   

1839  Joseph A Koch, Aust painter/cartoonist/etcher/illustrator, dies at 70 on January - 12.   

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

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

1842  Francois Coppee, French poet on January - 12.   

1851  Johan Herman Koekkoek, painter, dies at 72 on January - 12.   

1852  On January - 12 joseph J C Joffre, French fieldmarshal (Indo China, Marne)   

1853  On this day in history gregorio Ricci-Curbastro, Italian mathematician (tensor analysis)   

1856  On this day in history the birth of John Singer Sargent, American painter   

1856  On January - 12 john Singer Sargent, US, portrait painter (Wyndham Sisters)   

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

1861  FL state troops demand surrender of Fort Pickens on January - 12.   

1861  FL state troops demand surrender of Ft Pickens on January - 12.   

1863  On January - 12 president Davis delivers his "State of the Confederacy" address   

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

1863  On this day in history vivekananda, Calcutta, Hindu religious leader/reformer   

1865  Union fleet bombs Fort Fisher NC on this day in history.   

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

1866  The Royal Aeronautical Society is formed in London on this day in history.   

1867  Leo Tolstoy's "Smert Ioonna Groznogo," premieres in St Petersburg on this day in history.   

1867  On this day in history victor Cousin, French philosopher/minister of Education, dies at 74   

1871  On January - 12 paul Guthnick, German astronomer   

1872  On January - 12 yohannes IV is crowned Emperor of Ethiopia in Axum, the first imperial coronation in that city in over 200 years.   

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1483  On this day in history birth of hendrik van Nassau-Dillenburg en Dietz, gov/viceroy of Holland   

1483  On this day in history birth of henry III of Nassau-Breda, German noblem (d. 1538)   

1492  Andreas Alicatus, Italian author was born on January - 12.   

1562  On January - 12 birth of charles Emanuel I, the great, Duke of Savoy   

1576  Peter Scriverius, Dutch lawyer/historian was born on this day in history.   

1577  Jan Baptist van Helmont, Flemish chemist (d. 1644) was born on January - 12.   

1580  On this day in history birth of jean Baptiste van Helmont, Belgian chemist, (found boiling pt temp)   

1580  Lord Alexander Ruthven, Scottish nobleman (d. 1600) was born on this day in history.   

0689  On this day in history benedict Biscop, English saint, dies   

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

1167  On January - 12 aelred of Hexham/Rievaulx, English abbot/saint, dies at about 56   

1321  Death of Maria of Brabant, wife of Philip III of France (b. 1256) on this day in history.   

1390  Peter van Herenthals, Dutch theologist/church historian, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1519  On this day in history maximilian I of Hapsburg, German kaiser, dies   

1537  Lorenzo di Credi, Italian painter, dies on this day in history.   

1665  Pierre de Fermat, French mathematician (Fermat therorem), dies at 63 on this day in history.