Historical Events In March - 12

1681  French van Mieris, the Elder, Dutch genre painter, dies at 45 on this day in history.   

1685  On March - 12 george Berkeley, Ireland, philosopher/bishop of Cloyne   

1689  Former English King James II lands in Ireland on March - 12.   

1710  On this day in history the birth of Thomas Arne, Composer of operas and 'Rule Brittania'   

1710  Thomas Augustine Arne, English composer (Alfred, Rule Britannia) on March - 12.   

1734  On March - 12 antonius Schultingh, [Schultingius], Dutch lawyer, dies at 74   

1737  On this day in history galileo's body moved to Church of Santa Croce in Florence, Italy   

1753  On this day in history george Berkeley, philosopher/bishop (Cloyne), dies on 68th birthday   

1755  On March - 12 first steam engine in America installed, to pump water from a mine   

1755  On March - 12 1st steam engine in America installed, to pump water from a mine   

1755  On this day in history georges Couthon, French politician   

1758  On March - 12 leopold earl of Limburg Stirum, Dutch general/politician [or March 22]   

1768  Carolus Antonius Fodor, composer on March - 12.   

1773  Jeanne Baptiste Pointe de Sable found settlement now known as Chicago on this day in history.   

1788  On this day in history pierre J David, [David d'Angers], French sculptor   

1789  US Post Office established on March - 12.   

1793  On March - 12 augustin-Philippe Peellaert, composer   

1799  On this day in history austria declares war on France   

1800  On March - 12 louis-Prosper Gachard, Belgian historian   

1806  Jane Means Appleton Pierce, 1st lady (1853-57) on March - 12.   

1808  Gerrit van der Linde Jz, "Schoolmaster", Dutch poet on this day in history.   

1814  British troops under Wellington capture Bordeaux in France on March - 12.   

1816  David Stuart, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1868 on March - 12.   

1818  On this day in history john Lorimar Worden, Capt (Union Navy), died in 1897   

1821  John Abbott, Quebec Canada, (C) 3rd Canadian PM (1891-92) on this day in history.   

1823  William Flank Perry, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1901 on this day in history.   

1824  On March - 12 gustav R Kirchoff, Prussia, physicist (spectral analysis)   

1824  Heinrich Carl Ebell, composer, dies at 48 on this day in history.   

1826  Robert Lowry, composer on this day in history.   

1827  John Robert Jones, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1901 on this day in history.   

1830  On March - 12 william Felix Brantley, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1870   

1831  Clement Studebaker, automobile pioneer (Studebaker) on March - 12.   

1831  Johann Franz Volkert, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1832  On this day in history the ballet La Sylphide first premieres at the Opéra de Paris.   

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1270  On this day in history birth of charles of Valois, son of Philip III of France (d. 1325)   

1336  On this day in history birth of eduard, Duke of Gelre (1361-71) husband of Catharina of Bayern   

1479  Giuliano de' Medici, monarch of Florence was born on this day in history.   

1515  On March - 12 birth of caspar Othmayr, composer   

1607  Paul Gerhardt, German hymnist (d. 1676) was born on this day in history.   

1613  On this day in history birth of andré Le Nôtre, French landscape architect (d. 1700)   

1620  On this day in history birth of johann Heinrich Hottinger, Swiss philologist and theologian (d. 1667)   

1626  On March - 12 birth of john Aubrey, English antiquary and writer (d. 1697)   

0417  On March - 12 innocent I, Italian Pope (401-417), dies   

0604  On March - 12 gregory I the Great, Pope (590-604), dies at 64   

1209  Djamal al-din Abu Mohammed Iljas Nizami, Persian poet, dies on March - 12.   

1289  On this day in history death of king Demetre II of Georgia (b. 1259)   

1374  Death of Emperor Go-Kogon of Japan (b. 1336) on March - 12.   

1447  Death of Shah Rukh, ruler of Persia and Transoxonia (b. 1377) on March - 12.   

1471  On March - 12 dionysius the Carthusian/van Rijkel, Dutch scholastic theologist, dies   

1496  On March - 12 johannes de Lapide, [Johan Heynlin], German philosopher, dies