Historical Events In October - 12

1654  On October - 12 dirck Graswinckel, Dutch copurt clerk of States-General, dies at 66  

1659  English Rump-government fires John Lambert & other generals on this day in history.  

1672  On this day in history frederik of Nassau, count of Buren, slain in battle  

1685  On October - 12 geeraerdt Burns, theologist/poet/historian, dies at 59  

1686  Silvius Leopold Weiss, composer on this day in history.  

1692  Massachusetts Bay discontinues witch trials on October - 12.  

1692  Giovanni Battista Vitali, composer, dies at 60 on October - 12.  

1694  On this day in history matsuo Basho, greatest Japanese haiku poet, dies  

1702  Battle of Bay of Vigo: Dutch & English fleet destroy & occupy Spanish silver fleet & French squadron on October - 12.  

1711  Karel VI Habsburg crowned Roman Catholic emperor on this day in history.  

1729  Willem KH Friso installed as viceroy of Gelderland on October - 12.  

1730  Christian VI succeeds Frederik IV as king of Denmark on October - 12.  

1730  On this day in history frederik IV, king of Denmark/Norway (1699-1730), dies  

1742  Johan Peter Melchior, German sculptor on October - 12.  

1759  Frantisek Vaclav Tomes, composer on this day in history.  

1762  John W Janssens, gov-gen of Cape colony/Dutch-Indies 1811 on October - 12.  

1763  On October - 12 john Ross, composer  

1773  America's first insane asylum opens for 'Persons of Insane and Disordered Minds' in Virginia on this day in history.  

1775  US Navy forms on October - 12.  

1776  British Brigade begins guarding Throgg Necks Road in the Bronx on this day in history.  

1776  On October - 12 british Brigade begins guarding Throgg Necks Road in Bronx  

1791  On this day in history a L Karschin, writer, dies at 68  

1792  Columbus Day is 1st celebrated on October - 12.  

1794  On this day in history james Lyon, composer, dies at 59  

1797  Pierre de Jelyotte, composer, dies at 84 on October - 12.  

1798  Flemish uprising against French occupied Boerenkrijg on this day in history.  

1798  A J Pedro I van Alcantara, Kaiser of Brazil (1822-31)/king of Portugal on October - 12.  

1807  John Tideman, Dutch Remonstrant theologist on October - 12.  

1808  John Liptrot Hatton, composer on October - 12.  

1810  First Oktoberfest: The Bavarian royalty invites the citizens of Munich to join the celebration of the marriage of Crown Prince Ludwig of Bavaria to Princess Therese von Sachsen-Hildburghausen on this day in history.  

1813  On this day in history lyman Trumbull, MC (Union) died in 1896  

1815  Ex-king Joachim Murat van Naples sentenced to death on October - 12.  

1815  William Joseph Hardee, Lt Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1873 on this day in history.  

1817  Johann Franz Xaver Sterkel, composer, dies at 66 on October - 12.  

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1008  Emperor Go-Ichijō of Japan (d. 1036) was born on October - 12.  

1350  Dimitri "Donskoi" Ivanovitch, great monarch of Vladimir-Soezdal was born on this day in history.  

1350  Dmitry Donskoy, Grand Prince of Moscovy (d. 1389) was born on this day in history.  

1490  On this day in history birth of bernardo Pisano, composer  

1537  On October - 12 birth of edward VI, Tudor, King of England (1547-53)  

1558  On this day in history birth of archduke Maximilian III of Austria (d. 1618)  

1558  Jacques Sirmond, French scholar and Jesuit (d. 1651) was born on this day in history.  

1576  On October - 12 birth of thomas Dudley, English-born American colonial magistrate (d. 1653)  

0632  Death of Edwin of Deira, King of Northumbria and Bretwalda on October - 12.  

0638  On this day in history honorius I, [dux plebis], Italian Pope, dies  

0642  On October - 12 johannes IV, Dalmatisch Pope (640-42), dies  

1093  Robrecht de Fries, earl of Flanders (1071-93), dies at about 62 on October - 12.  

1095  Death of Margrave Leopold II of Austria (b. 1050) on this day in history.  

1176  Death of William d'Aubigny, 1st Earl of Arundel, English politician on this day in history.  

1320  Michael IX Paleologi, emperor of Byzantine (1295-1320), dies on October - 12.  

1343  On October - 12 reinald II, duke of Gelre, dies