Page 2: Historical Events In 1712

Sep 14   Jean [Giovanni] D Cassini, Italian/French astronomer, dies on this day in history.   

Sep 22   Jose Solana, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

Sep 23   In the year 1712 ferdinand VI, the wise, King of Spain (1746-59)   

Sep 30   Johann Michael Zacher, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

Oct 03   The Duke of Montrose issues a warrant for the arrest of Rob Roy MacGregor in the year 1712.   

Oct 03   On this day in history warrant issued for the arrest of Rob Roy MacGregor, Highland Freebooter, by the Lord Advocate at the instigation of the Duke of Montrose.   

Oct 04   Utrecht banishes poor Jews in the year 1712.   

Oct 05   Francesco Guardi, Italian painter in the year 1712.   

Oct 08   In the year 1712 french hijacker Jacques Cassard seen on Suriname coast   

Oct 14   George Grenville, British PM (1763-65) on this day in history.   

Oct 18   On this day in history jeremias van Riemsdijk, gov-general of Dutch Indies (1775-77)   

Oct 30   On this day in history christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich, German painter   

Nov 02   Suriname govt gives French hijacker Jacques Cassard, Æ’682,800 in the year 1712.   

Nov 06   On this day in history johann Bernhard Staudt, composer, dies at 58   

Nov 24   Willem Bachiene, theologist/geographer/astronomer (Ecclesiastical) in the year 1712.   

Dec 01   Bernhard Christian Weber, composer in the year 1712.   

Dec 11   In the year 1712 francesco Algarotti, Italian earl/encyclopedic (Viaggio in Russia)   

Dec 12   In the year 1712 charles Alexander, Duke of Lotharingen   

Dec 15   On this day in history sidney 1st earl of Godolphine, English minister of Finance, dies at 67   

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Jan 17   John Stanley, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 24   On this day in history birth of frederick II, (the Great), king of Prussia (1740-86)   

Jan 24   On this day in history birth of georg F Schmidt, German engraver/etcher   

Jan 28   Tokugawa Ieshige, Japanese shogun (d. 1761) was born on this day in history.   

Feb 28   In the year 1712 birth of louis-Joseph de Montcalm, French military commander (d. 1759)   

Mar 08   John Fothergill, English physician (d. 1780) was born on this day in history.   

Mar 13   Isfrid Kayser, composer was born on this day in history.   

Mar 22   On this day in history birth of edward Moore, English writer (d. 1757)   

Feb 02   In the year 1712 death of martin Lister, English naturalist and physician   

Feb 18   In the year 1712 duke of Bourgondie, French king Louis XIV's grandson, dies   

Mar 25   On this day in history death of nehemiah Grew, English naturalist (b. 1641)   

Mar 28   On this day in history jan van der Heyden, Dutch inventor (street lantern), dies at 75   

Apr 05   In the year 1712 john Luyken, poet/etcher (species company), dies at 63   

Apr 10   Yusuf Nabi, Turkish poet (Hayriye), dies at about 77 in the year 1712.   

Apr 11   In the year 1712 death of richard Simon, French Biblical critic (b. 1638)   

Apr 29   In the year 1712 juan Bautista Jose Cabanilles, composer, dies at 67