Page 4: Historical Events In January - 12

1875  On this day in history kwang-su becomes emperor of China.   

1875  Marika Stiernstedt, Swedish author (Ulla Bella) on this day in history.   

1876  The birth of Jack London, American author on January - 12.   

1876  On January - 12 ermanno Wolf-Ferrari, Venice Italy, composer   

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

1879  On this day in history british Zulu War begins Lieutenant-General Chelmsford invades Zululand   

1879  On this day in history british Zulu War begins: Lt-General Chelmsford invades Zululand   

1882  On January - 12 jakob Jud, Swiss linguist/etymologist   

1884  On this day in history louis Horst, composer   

1888  On this day in history claude Delvincourt, composer   

1890  On January - 12 mordecai W Johnson, educator   

1893  On January - 12 the birth of Hermann Goering, German Nazi leader   

1893  Hermann Goering, propoganda minister (Nazi Germany) on this day in history.   

1894  Billy Gilbert, Louisville KY, actor (Paradise Alley, Safari, Rio) on January - 12.   

1895  The National Trust is founded in Britain on this day in history.   

1896  The first X-ray photo in US (Dr Henry Smith, Davidson NC) on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1898  On this day in history ito Hirobumi begins his third term as Prime Minister of Japan.   

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

1899  On this day in history paul H Muller, Swiss chemist (DDT-Nobel 1948)   

1900  On January - 12 freeland Colony founded in US   

1900  Vaino Hannikainen, composer on January - 12.   

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

1903  Harry Houdini performs at Rembrandt theater, Amsterdam on January - 12.   

1903  Rhodes Opera House burns in Boyertown PA, killing 170 on this day in history.   

1903  On this day in history igor V Kurtshatov, Russian nuclear physicist   

1904  On January - 12 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  1st time Dow Jones closes above 100 (100.26) on this day in history.   

1906  Henny Youngman, England, comedian (Take my wife please...) on January - 12.   

1907  On this day in history britain grants responsible government to former colony of Transvaal   

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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  On this day in history birth of charles Emanuel I, the great, Duke of Savoy   

1576  On January - 12 birth of peter Scriverius, Dutch lawyer/historian   

1577  On January - 12 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  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 this day in history.   

1390  On this day in history peter van Herenthals, Dutch theologist/church historian, dies at 67   

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

1537  Lorenzo di Credi, Italian painter, dies on January - 12.   

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