Page 2: Historical Events In October - 12
Sunday, 09 February 2025
1654 On this day in history dirck Graswinckel, Dutch copurt clerk of States-General, dies at 66
1659 English Rump-government fires John Lambert & other generals on this day in history.
1672 Frederik of Nassau, count of Buren, slain in battle on this day in history.
1685 On October - 12 geeraerdt Burns, theologist/poet/historian, dies at 59
1686 On October - 12 silvius Leopold Weiss, composer
1692 Massachusetts Bay discontinues witch trials on this day in history.
1692 Giovanni Battista Vitali, composer, dies at 60 on October - 12.
1694 On this day in history matsuo Basho, greatest Japanese haiku poet, dies
1702 On this day in history 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 On October - 12 willem KH Friso installed as viceroy of Gelderland
1730 Christian VI succeeds Frederik IV as king of Denmark on October - 12.
1730 Frederik IV, king of Denmark/Norway (1699-1730), dies on this day in history.
1742 Johan Peter Melchior, German sculptor on October - 12.
1759 On October - 12 frantisek Vaclav Tomes, composer
1762 John W Janssens, gov-gen of Cape colony/Dutch-Indies 1811 on this day in history.
1763 John Ross, composer on this day in history.
1773 America's first insane asylum opens for 'Persons of Insane and Disordered Minds' in Virginia on this day in history.
1775 On this day in history uS Navy forms
1776 On this day in history 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 this day in history a L Karschin, writer, dies at 68
1792 Columbus Day is 1st celebrated on October - 12.
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 this day in history a J Pedro I van Alcantara, Kaiser of Brazil (1822-31)/king of Portugal
1807 On October - 12 john Tideman, Dutch Remonstrant theologist
1808 On October - 12 john Liptrot Hatton, composer
1810 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 on October - 12.
1813 On October - 12 lyman Trumbull, MC (Union) died in 1896
1815 On this day in history ex-king Joachim Murat van Naples sentenced to death
1815 William Joseph Hardee, Lt Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1873 on this day in history.
1817 Johann Franz Xaver Sterkel, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.
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