Historical Events In March - 12

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

1685  On this day in history george Berkeley, Ireland, philosopher/bishop of Cloyne  

1689  On March - 12 former English King James II lands in Ireland  

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 this day in history galileo's body moved to Church of Santa Croce in Florence, Italy  

1753  George Berkeley, philosopher/bishop (Cloyne), dies on 68th birthday on March - 12.  

1755  On this day in history first steam engine in America installed, to pump water from a mine  

1755  1st steam engine in America installed, to pump water from a mine on this day in history.  

1755  Georges Couthon, French politician on this day in history.  

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

1768  On March - 12 carolus Antonius Fodor, composer  

1773  On this day in history jeanne Baptiste Pointe de Sable found settlement now known as Chicago  

1788  Pierre J David, [David d'Angers], French sculptor on this day in history.  

1789  On this day in history 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  On March - 12 louis-Prosper Gachard, Belgian historian  

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  On March - 12 british troops under Wellington capture Bordeaux in France  

1816  On this day in history david Stuart, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1868  

1818  On March - 12 john Lorimar Worden, Capt (Union Navy), died in 1897  

1821  On March - 12 john Abbott, Quebec Canada, (C) 3rd Canadian PM (1891-92)  

1823  On March - 12 william Flank Perry, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1901  

1824  On this day in history gustav R Kirchoff, Prussia, physicist (spectral analysis)  

1824  Heinrich Carl Ebell, composer, dies at 48 on this day in history.  

1826  Robert Lowry, composer on this day in history.  

1827  On this day in history john Robert Jones, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1901  

1830  William Felix Brantley, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1870 on this day in history.  

1831  On March - 12 clement Studebaker, automobile pioneer (Studebaker)  

1831  On this day in history johann Franz Volkert, composer, dies at 64  

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

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1270  Charles of Valois, son of Philip III of France (d. 1325) was born on this day in history.  

1336  Eduard, Duke of Gelre (1361-71) husband of Catharina of Bayern was born on March - 12.  

1479  On this day in history birth of giuliano de' Medici, monarch of Florence  

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

1607  On this day in history birth of paul Gerhardt, German hymnist (d. 1676)  

1613  André Le Nôtre, French landscape architect (d. 1700) was born on March - 12.  

1620  On March - 12 birth of johann Heinrich Hottinger, Swiss philologist and theologian (d. 1667)  

1626  John Aubrey, English antiquary and writer (d. 1697) was born on this day in history.  

0417  On this day in history innocent I, Italian Pope (401-417), dies  

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  On March - 12 death of king Demetre II of Georgia (b. 1259)  

1374  On this day in history death of emperor Go-Kogon of Japan (b. 1336)  

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 March - 12.  

1496  Johannes de Lapide, [Johan Heynlin], German philosopher, dies on this day in history.