Page 2: Historical Events In March - 12

1681  On March - 12 french van Mieris, the Elder, Dutch genre painter, dies at 45   

1685  George Berkeley, Ireland, philosopher/bishop of Cloyne on this day in history.   

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

1710  The birth of Thomas Arne, Composer of operas and 'Rule Brittania' on this day in history.   

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

1734  Antonius Schultingh, [Schultingius], Dutch lawyer, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1737  On March - 12 galileo's body moved to Church of Santa Croce in Florence, Italy   

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

1755  First steam engine in America installed, to pump water from a mine on this day in history.   

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

1755  On March - 12 georges Couthon, French politician   

1758  Leopold earl of Limburg Stirum, Dutch general/politician [or March 22] on this day in history.   

1768  Carolus Antonius Fodor, composer on March - 12.   

1773  Jeanne Baptiste Pointe de Sable found settlement now known as Chicago on March - 12.   

1788  On March - 12 pierre J David, [David d'Angers], French sculptor   

1789  On March - 12 uS Post Office established   

1793  On this day in history augustin-Philippe Peellaert, composer   

1799  On this day in history austria declares war on France   

1800  Louis-Prosper Gachard, Belgian historian on this day in history.   

1806  On this day in history jane Means Appleton Pierce, 1st lady (1853-57)   

1808  On March - 12 gerrit van der Linde Jz, "Schoolmaster", Dutch poet   

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 March - 12 john Lorimar Worden, Capt (Union Navy), died in 1897   

1821  On this day in history john Abbott, Quebec Canada, (C) 3rd Canadian PM (1891-92)   

1823  On this day in history william Flank Perry, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1901   

1824  Gustav R Kirchoff, Prussia, physicist (spectral analysis) on this day in history.   

1824  On March - 12 heinrich Carl Ebell, composer, dies at 48   

1826  On this day in history robert Lowry, composer   

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

1830  William Felix Brantley, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1870 on March - 12.   

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

1831  On March - 12 johann Franz Volkert, composer, dies at 64   

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

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1270  On March - 12 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  On March - 12 birth of giuliano de' Medici, monarch of Florence   

1515  Caspar Othmayr, composer was born on March - 12.   

1607  Paul Gerhardt, German hymnist (d. 1676) was born on March - 12.   

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

1620  Johann Heinrich Hottinger, Swiss philologist and theologian (d. 1667) was born on this day in history.   

1626  On this day in history birth of john Aubrey, English antiquary and writer (d. 1697)   

0417  Innocent I, Italian Pope (401-417), dies on this day in history.   

0604  On this day in history gregory I the Great, Pope (590-604), dies at 64   

1209  Djamal al-din Abu Mohammed Iljas Nizami, Persian poet, dies on this day in history.   

1289  Death of King Demetre II of Georgia (b. 1259) on this day in history.   

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  Dionysius the Carthusian/van Rijkel, Dutch scholastic theologist, dies on this day in history.   

1496  On this day in history johannes de Lapide, [Johan Heynlin], German philosopher, dies