Historical Events In January - 12

1820  On this day in history royal Astronomical Society founded in England   

1821  On January - 12 nikolai Afanisev, composer   

1825  Joseph Robert Davis, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1896 on January - 12.   

1826  Charles Cruft, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1883 on this day in history.   

1829  On this day in history friedrich von Schlegel, German cultural philosopher/poet, dies at 56   

1832  Richard Waterhouse Jr, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1876 on January - 12.   

1836  Battle of Wetumka FL on January - 12.   

1836  On this day in history hMS Beagle/Charles Darwin reach Sydney Australia   

1836  On this day in history battle of Wetumka, Fla   

1837  On this day in history adolf Jensen, composer   

1839  On this day in history anthracite coal first used to smelt iron, Mauch Chunk PA   

1839  Anthracite coal 1st used to smelt iron, Mauch Chunk, Penn on this day in history.   

1839  Joseph A Koch, Aust painter/cartoonist/etcher/illustrator, dies at 70 on January - 12.   

1842  On January - 12 franciscan nuns begin missionary work on Netherlands Antilles   

1842  On January - 12 franciscan nuns begin missionary work on Netherland Antilles   

1842  Francois Coppee, French poet on this day in history.   

1851  Johan Herman Koekkoek, painter, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1852  Joseph J C Joffre, French fieldmarshal (Indo China, Marne) on this day in history.   

1853  On January - 12 gregorio Ricci-Curbastro, Italian mathematician (tensor analysis)   

1856  The birth of John Singer Sargent, American painter on January - 12.   

1856  John Singer Sargent, US, portrait painter (Wyndham Sisters) on this day in history.   

1860  On this day in history martinus J Niewindt, bishop on Curacao (christened slaves), dies at 63   

1861  On this day in history fL state troops demand surrender of Fort Pickens   

1861  FL state troops demand surrender of Ft Pickens on this day in history.   

1863  On this day in history president Davis delivers his "State of the Confederacy" address   

1863  On January - 12 president Davis delivers his "State of Confederacy" address   

1863  On this day in history vivekananda, Calcutta, Hindu religious leader/reformer   

1865  Union fleet bombs Fort Fisher NC on this day in history.   

1865  -13] Union fleet bombs Fort Fisher NC on this day in history.   

1866  The Royal Aeronautical Society is formed in London on January - 12.   

1867  Leo Tolstoy's "Smert Ioonna Groznogo," premieres in St Petersburg on January - 12.   

1867  On January - 12 victor Cousin, French philosopher/minister of Education, dies at 74   

1871  Paul Guthnick, German astronomer on this day in history.   

1872  On this day in history yohannes IV is crowned Emperor of Ethiopia in Axum, the first imperial coronation in that city in over 200 years.   

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1483  Hendrik van Nassau-Dillenburg en Dietz, gov/viceroy of Holland was born on January - 12.   

1483  On January - 12 birth of henry III of Nassau-Breda, German noblem (d. 1538)   

1492  Andreas Alicatus, Italian author was born on this day in history.   

1562  Charles Emanuel I, the great, Duke of Savoy was born on this day in history.   

1576  On this day in history birth of peter Scriverius, Dutch lawyer/historian   

1577  On January - 12 birth of jan Baptist van Helmont, Flemish chemist (d. 1644)   

1580  On January - 12 birth of jean Baptiste van Helmont, Belgian chemist, (found boiling pt temp)   

1580  On this day in history birth of lord Alexander Ruthven, Scottish nobleman (d. 1600)   

0689  On January - 12 benedict Biscop, English saint, dies   

1049  Abu Sa'id ibn Aboa al-Chair, Persian mystic, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1167  On this day in history aelred of Hexham/Rievaulx, English abbot/saint, dies at about 56   

1321  On January - 12 death of maria of Brabant, wife of Philip III of France (b. 1256)   

1390  On this day in history peter van Herenthals, Dutch theologist/church historian, dies at 67   

1519  On January - 12 maximilian I of Hapsburg, German kaiser, dies   

1537  On January - 12 lorenzo di Credi, Italian painter, dies   

1665  On January - 12 pierre de Fermat, French mathematician (Fermat therorem), dies at 63