Page 2: Historical Events In October - 12

1654  Dirck Graswinckel, Dutch copurt clerk of States-General, dies at 66 on October - 12.   

1659  On October - 12 english Rump-government fires John Lambert & other generals   

1672  On October - 12 frederik of Nassau, count of Buren, slain in battle   

1685  On October - 12 geeraerdt Burns, theologist/poet/historian, dies at 59   

1686  Silvius Leopold Weiss, composer on October - 12.   

1692  Massachusetts Bay discontinues witch trials on October - 12.   

1692  Giovanni Battista Vitali, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1694  Matsuo Basho, greatest Japanese haiku poet, dies on October - 12.   

1702  On October - 12 battle of Bay of Vigo: Dutch & English fleet destroy & occupy Spanish silver fleet & French squadron   

1711  Karel VI Habsburg crowned Roman Catholic emperor on this day in history.   

1729  Willem KH Friso installed as viceroy of Gelderland on this day in history.   

1730  On October - 12 christian VI succeeds Frederik IV as king of Denmark   

1730  On this day in history frederik IV, king of Denmark/Norway (1699-1730), dies   

1742  On October - 12 johan Peter Melchior, German sculptor   

1759  On October - 12 frantisek Vaclav Tomes, composer   

1762  John W Janssens, gov-gen of Cape colony/Dutch-Indies 1811 on October - 12.   

1763  John Ross, composer on October - 12.   

1773  America's first insane asylum opens for 'Persons of Insane and Disordered Minds' in Virginia on October - 12.   

1775  On this day in history uS Navy forms   

1776  On October - 12 british Brigade begins guarding Throgg Necks Road in the Bronx   

1776  On this day in history british Brigade begins guarding Throgg Necks Road in Bronx   

1791  On October - 12 a L Karschin, writer, dies at 68   

1792  On this day in history columbus Day is 1st celebrated   

1794  On this day in history james Lyon, composer, dies at 59   

1797  On October - 12 pierre de Jelyotte, composer, dies at 84   

1798  Flemish uprising against French occupied Boerenkrijg on October - 12.   

1798  On October - 12 a J Pedro I van Alcantara, Kaiser of Brazil (1822-31)/king of Portugal   

1807  On this day in history john Tideman, Dutch Remonstrant theologist   

1808  John Liptrot Hatton, composer on October - 12.   

1810  On this day in history first Oktoberfest: The Bavarian royalty invites the citizens of Munich to join the celebration of the marriage of Crown Prince Ludwig of Bavaria to Princess Therese von Sachsen-Hildburghausen.   

1813  On this day in history lyman Trumbull, MC (Union) died in 1896   

1815  Ex-king Joachim Murat van Naples sentenced to death on this day in history.   

1815  William Joseph Hardee, Lt Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1873 on October - 12.   

1817  Johann Franz Xaver Sterkel, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

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1008  Emperor Go-Ichijō of Japan (d. 1036) was born on this day in history.   

1350  On October - 12 birth of dimitri "Donskoi" Ivanovitch, great monarch of Vladimir-Soezdal   

1350  On this day in history birth of dmitry Donskoy, Grand Prince of Moscovy (d. 1389)   

1490  Bernardo Pisano, composer was born on October - 12.   

1537  On this day in history birth of edward VI, Tudor, King of England (1547-53)   

1558  Archduke Maximilian III of Austria (d. 1618) was born on this day in history.   

1558  On this day in history birth of jacques Sirmond, French scholar and Jesuit (d. 1651)   

1576  On this day in history birth of thomas Dudley, English-born American colonial magistrate (d. 1653)   

0632  On October - 12 death of edwin of Deira, King of Northumbria and Bretwalda   

0638  On this day in history honorius I, [dux plebis], Italian Pope, dies   

0642  Johannes IV, Dalmatisch Pope (640-42), dies on this day in history.   

1093  On this day in history robrecht de Fries, earl of Flanders (1071-93), dies at about 62   

1095  On this day in history death of margrave Leopold II of Austria (b. 1050)   

1176  Death of William d'Aubigny, 1st Earl of Arundel, English politician on October - 12.   

1320  Michael IX Paleologi, emperor of Byzantine (1295-1320), dies on October - 12.   

1343  On October - 12 reinald II, duke of Gelre, dies