Historical Events In January - 12

1875  Kwang-su becomes emperor of China on January - 12.   

1875  On January - 12 marika Stiernstedt, Swedish author (Ulla Bella)   

1876  On January - 12 the birth of Jack London, American author   

1876  Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari, Venice Italy, composer on this day in history.   

1878  On January - 12 ferenc Molnar, Hungarian/US playwright (A Pal Utrai Fiuk)   

1879  On January - 12 british Zulu War begins Lieutenant-General Chelmsford invades Zululand   

1879  British Zulu War begins: Lt-General Chelmsford invades Zululand on January - 12.   

1882  Jakob Jud, Swiss linguist/etymologist on January - 12.   

1884  On January - 12 louis Horst, composer   

1888  Claude Delvincourt, composer on this day in history.   

1890  Mordecai W Johnson, educator on January - 12.   

1893  The birth of Hermann Goering, German Nazi leader on January - 12.   

1893  Hermann Goering, propoganda minister (Nazi Germany) on January - 12.   

1894  Billy Gilbert, Louisville KY, actor (Paradise Alley, Safari, Rio) on this day in history.   

1895  On this day in history the National Trust is founded in Britain.   

1896  On this day in history the first X-ray photo in US (Dr Henry Smith, Davidson NC)   

1896  On this day in history 1st X-ray photo in US (Dr Henry Smith, Davidson NC)   

1896  On this day in history rex Ingram, Ireland, actor/director (Elmer Gantry, God's Little Acre)   

1897  Hendrik J Valk, painter/cartoonist/graphic artist on January - 12.   

1898  Ito Hirobumi begins his third term as Prime Minister of Japan on January - 12.   

1898  Jose Forns y Cuadras, composer on January - 12.   

1899  Paul H Muller, Swiss chemist (DDT-Nobel 1948) on January - 12.   

1900  Freeland Colony founded in US on January - 12.   

1900  Vaino Hannikainen, composer on this day in history.   

1902  Ibn Abdul-Aziz Saud, Kuwait, king (Saudi Arabia) on January - 12.   

1903  On this day in history harry Houdini performs at Rembrandt theater, Amsterdam   

1903  On January - 12 rhodes Opera House burns in Boyertown PA, killing 170   

1903  On January - 12 igor V Kurtshatov, Russian nuclear physicist   

1904  On this day in history southwest-Africa uprising under Samuel Maherero against German garison   

1904  On this day in history mississippi Fred McDowell, jazz artist   

1906  First time Dow Jones closes above 100 (100.26) on this day in history.   

1906  On January - 12 1st time Dow Jones closes above 100 (100.26)   

1906  On this day in history henny Youngman, England, comedian (Take my wife please...)   

1907  Britain grants responsible government to former colony of Transvaal on January - 12.   

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

1483  Henry III of Nassau-Breda, German noblem (d. 1538) was born on January - 12.   

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 January - 12 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  Benedict Biscop, English saint, dies on this day in history.   

1049  Abu Sa'id ibn Aboa al-Chair, Persian mystic, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

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 January - 12.   

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

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

1665  Pierre de Fermat, French mathematician (Fermat therorem), dies at 63 on January - 12.