Page 3: Historical Events In July - 12

1850  Dutch 2nd Chamber accepts establishment of Provincial States on July - 12.   

1854  On this day in history the birth of George Eastman, American pioneer in photography   

1854  On July - 12 george Eastman, Waterville NY, inventor (Kodak camera)   

1859  Paper bag manufacturing machine patented by William Goodale, Mass on July - 12.   

1859  Paper bag manufacturing machine patents by William Goodale, Mass on this day in history.   

1861  On July - 12 anton Stepanovich Arensky, composer   

1862  On July - 12 congress authorizes Medal of Honor   

1862  On July - 12 the United States Medal of Honor is created   

1864  On this day in history george Washington Carver, botanist (studied the peanut) [or Jan 10]   

1868  Stefan George, Germany, lyric poet (Algabal) on July - 12.   

1871  North America's first public narrow gauge railway, the Toronto and Nipissing, is opened for traffic between Toronto and Uxbridge. The 3'6" gauge line was converted to standard by 1884 on this day in history.   

1874  On July - 12 ontario Agricultural College founded   

1874  Start of Sherlock Holmes Adventure, "The Gloria Scott" (BG) on July - 12.   

1874  Fritz Reuter, writer, dies at 63 on July - 12.   

1876  On July - 12 paul Henry discovers asteroid #164 Eva   

1876  On this day in history the birth of Max Jacob, French poet   

1878  On July - 12 fever epidemic in New Orleans begin, it will kill 4,500   

1881  On this day in history ludwig Rubiner, writer [or June 12]   

1882  On this day in history the first ocean pier in US completed, Washington, DC   

1882  On July - 12 1st ocean pier in US completed, Washington, DC   

1882  On July - 12 alfred Humphreys Pease, composer, dies at 44   

1883  On this day in history hermann Zopff, composer, dies at 57   

1884  On this day in history the birth of Amedeo Modigliani, Italian artist   

1884  Louis B. Mayer, Dymer, Ukraine, American film producer and creator of the star system (MGM) on this day in history.   

1885  On July - 12 george Sainton Kaye Butterworth, composer   

1886  Jean Hersholt, Copenhagen Denmark, actor (Men in White, Aryan) on July - 12.   

1888  On this day in history tojohiko Kagawa, Japan, Christian-social reformer (Grain of Wheat)   

1895  On July - 12 the birth of Buckminster Fuller, American architect   

1895  On this day in history kirsten Flagstead, Norwegian soprano (Wagner)   

1897  On this day in history felix Godefroid, composer, dies at 78   

1898  Jean-Baptiste Marchand hoists French flag in Fashoda Sudan on July - 12.   

1898  On July - 12 paul Voulet, French captain/mass murderer in Senegal, dies   

1899  On this day in history esquire Mauritius A de Savornin Lohman, gov of Suriname, dies at 67   

1900  114ø F (46ø C), Basin, Wyoming (state record) on July - 12.   

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1394  Ashikaga Yoshinori, Japanese shogun (d. 1441) was born on July - 12.   

1644  On July - 12 birth of arnold Moonen, Dutch vicar/literature (David's holy saint graduals)   

1675  On July - 12 birth of evaristo E Felice dall' Abaco, Italian cellist/composer   

1730  On this day in history birth of josiah Wedgwood, England, pottery designer/manufacturer (Wedgwood)   

1757  Christian Danner, composer was born on July - 12.   

1794  On this day in history birth of heinrich Christian Pander, Russian zoologist   

1801  On July - 12 birth of john Hill Hewitt, composer   

1802  Charles-Louis Hanssens, composer was born on this day in history.   

0783  Bertha "with the great feet", wife of French king Pippin III, dies on this day in history.   

1073  Johannes Gualbertus, Italian monk/saint, dies on this day in history.   

1429  On this day in history john [Jean C] Gerson, Fren theologist (Theologica mystic), dies at 65   

1441  Death of Ashikaga Yoshinori, Japanese shogun (b. 1394) on July - 12.   

1450  On this day in history death of jack Cade, slain in a revolt against British King Henry VI   

1536  On this day in history desiderius Erasmus, humanist/priest (Novum instrumentum omne), dies   

1545  On July - 12 maria Manuela van Portugal, niece of Spanish king Philip II, dies   

1575  Renée/Renata de France, duchess of Ferara/daughter of Louis XII, dies on this day in history.