Historical Events For March - 12

1681  On this day in history french van Mieris, the Elder, Dutch genre painter, dies at 45  

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

1689  Former English King James II lands in Ireland on this day in history.  

1710  The birth of Thomas Arne, Composer of operas and 'Rule Brittania' on March - 12.  

1710  On March - 12 thomas Augustine Arne, English composer (Alfred, Rule Britannia)  

1734  On March - 12 antonius Schultingh, [Schultingius], Dutch lawyer, dies at 74  

1737  Galileo's body moved to Church of Santa Croce in Florence, Italy on March - 12.  

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

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  

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1755  On March - 12 georges Couthon, French politician  

1758  On March - 12 leopold earl of Limburg Stirum, Dutch general/politician [or March 22]  

1768  Carolus Antonius Fodor, composer on this day in history.  

1773  On March - 12 jeanne Baptiste Pointe de Sable found settlement now known as Chicago  

1788  On this day in history pierre J David, [David d'Angers], French sculptor  

1789  US Post Office established on March - 12.  

1793  Augustin-Philippe Peellaert, composer on March - 12.  

1799  Austria declares war on France on March - 12.  

1800  On March - 12 louis-Prosper Gachard, Belgian historian  

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

1808  Gerrit van der Linde Jz, "Schoolmaster", Dutch poet on March - 12.  

1814  On this day in history british troops under Wellington capture Bordeaux in France  

1816  On March - 12 david Stuart, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1868  

1818  On this day in history 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  Gustav R Kirchoff, Prussia, physicist (spectral analysis) on this day in history.  

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

1826  Robert Lowry, composer on March - 12.  

1827  On March - 12 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 this day in history clement Studebaker, automobile pioneer (Studebaker)  

1831  Johann Franz Volkert, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

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

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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 March - 12 birth of giuliano de' Medici, monarch of Florence  

1515  Caspar Othmayr, composer was born on this day in history.  

1607  On March - 12 birth of paul Gerhardt, German hymnist (d. 1676)  

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

1620  On this day in history 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  Innocent I, Italian Pope (401-417), dies on March - 12.  

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  Death of King Demetre II of Georgia (b. 1259) on this day in history.  

1374  Death of Emperor Go-Kogon of Japan (b. 1336) on March - 12.  

1447  On March - 12 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  Johannes de Lapide, [Johan Heynlin], German philosopher, dies on this day in history.