Historical Events Happened In March - 12

1681  French van Mieris, the Elder, Dutch genre painter, dies at 45 on March - 12.  

1685  George Berkeley, Ireland, philosopher/bishop of Cloyne on this day in history.  

1689  On this day in history former English King James II lands in Ireland  

1710  On this day in history the birth of Thomas Arne, Composer of operas and 'Rule Brittania'  

1710  Thomas Augustine Arne, English composer (Alfred, Rule Britannia) on this day in history.  

1734  On this day in history antonius Schultingh, [Schultingius], Dutch lawyer, dies at 74  

1737  On March - 12 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  On March - 12 1st steam engine in America installed, to pump water from a mine  

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 March - 12.  

1789  US Post Office established on this day in history.  

1793  On March - 12 augustin-Philippe Peellaert, composer  

1799  Austria declares war on France on March - 12.  

1800  Louis-Prosper Gachard, Belgian historian on this day in history.  

1806  Jane Means Appleton Pierce, 1st lady (1853-57) on March - 12.  

1808  Gerrit van der Linde Jz, "Schoolmaster", Dutch poet on this day in history.  

1814  On March - 12 british troops under Wellington capture Bordeaux in France  

1816  David Stuart, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1868 on March - 12.  

1818  John Lorimar Worden, Capt (Union Navy), died in 1897 on March - 12.  

1821  John Abbott, Quebec Canada, (C) 3rd Canadian PM (1891-92) on this day in history.  

1823  On this day in history william Flank Perry, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1901  

1824  On March - 12 gustav R Kirchoff, Prussia, physicist (spectral analysis)  

1824  Heinrich Carl Ebell, composer, dies at 48 on March - 12.  

1826  Robert Lowry, composer on this day in history.  

1827  John Robert Jones, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1901 on March - 12.  

1830  On March - 12 william Felix Brantley, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1870  

1831  Clement Studebaker, automobile pioneer (Studebaker) on this day in history.  

1831  Johann Franz Volkert, composer, dies at 64 on March - 12.  

1832  The ballet La Sylphide first premieres at the Opéra de Paris on March - 12.  

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1270  On March - 12 birth of charles of Valois, son of Philip III of France (d. 1325)  

1336  On March - 12 birth of eduard, Duke of Gelre (1361-71) husband of Catharina of Bayern  

1479  Giuliano de' Medici, monarch of Florence was born on this day in history.  

1515  On this day in history birth of caspar Othmayr, composer  

1607  Paul Gerhardt, German hymnist (d. 1676) was born on March - 12.  

1613  André Le Nôtre, French landscape architect (d. 1700) was born on this day in history.  

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

1626  On this day in history birth of john Aubrey, English antiquary and writer (d. 1697)  

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

0604  On March - 12 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  Death of King Demetre II of Georgia (b. 1259) on this day in history.  

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

1447  On this day in history death of shah Rukh, ruler of Persia and Transoxonia (b. 1377)  

1471  On this day in history dionysius the Carthusian/van Rijkel, Dutch scholastic theologist, dies  

1496  On March - 12 johannes de Lapide, [Johan Heynlin], German philosopher, dies