Historical Events In 1712

Jan 17   John Stanley, composer on this day in history.  

Jan 24   Frederick II, (the Great), king of Prussia (1740-86) in the year 1712.  

Feb 02   On this day in history martin Lister, English naturalist and physician  

Feb 18   In the year 1712 duke of Bourgondie, French king Louis XIV's grandson, dies  

Feb 29   February 29 is followed by February 30 in Sweden, in a move to abolish the Swedish calendar for a return to the Old style on this day in history.  

Mar 13   On this day in history isfrid Kayser, composer  

Mar 28   Jan van der Heyden, Dutch inventor (street lantern), dies at 75 on this day in history.  

Apr 05   John Luyken, poet/etcher (species company), dies at 63 on this day in history.  

Apr 06   Slave revolt in New York on this day in history.  

Apr 06   In the year 1712 slave revolt in NY  

Apr 07   Slave revolt (NYC) on this day in history.  

Apr 10   In the year 1712 yusuf Nabi, Turkish poet (Hayriye), dies at about 77  

Apr 29   On this day in history juan Bautista Jose Cabanilles, composer, dies at 67  

Apr 30   In the year 1712 philippus van Limborch, remonstrants theologist/vicar, dies at 78  

May 17   Maximilian Emanuel of Bavaria honored as "sovereign of Netherlands" in the year 1712.  

May 22   Emperor Karel VI crowned king of Hungary in the year 1712.  

Jun 24   Simon van der Stel, Dutch gov of Cape Colony (1679-99), dies at 72 in the year 1712.  

Jun 28   In the year 1712 jean Jacques Rousseau, France, composer/social contractor (Confession)  

Jul 12   Richard Cromwell, English Lord Protector (1658-59), dies at 85 on this day in history.  

Jul 17   On this day in history england, Portugal & France sign ceasefire [or 19th]  

Jul 20   The Riot Act takes effect in Great Britain in the year 1712.  

Jul 24   Battle at Denain: France under Villars beat Dutch army on this day in history.  

Jul 24   Cornelis earl of Nassau, general-major/mister of Woudenberg, dies in the year 1712.  

Jul 26   Thomas Osborne, English PM (1690-94), dies at 80 in the year 1712.  

Jul 30   Abraham Elsevier, publisher, dies on this day in history.  

Aug 04   Johann Jacob de Neufville, composer, dies at 27 in the year 1712.  

Aug 07   Friederich Wilhelm Zachow, composer, dies at 48 on this day in history.  

Aug 18   In the year 1712 richard Savage, 4th Earl Rivers, English soldier  

Aug 24   On this day in history cornelis Douwes, Dutch mathematician/astronomer  

Aug 24   On this day in history thomas Bullis, composer, dies at 54  

Aug 26   In the year 1712 sebastian Anton Scherer, composer, dies at 80  

Aug 29   Gregory King, English statistician (law of King), dies at 63 in the year 1712.  

Sep 01   Simon Fokke, Dutch book illustrator in the year 1712.  

Sep 11   In the year 1712 giovanni D Cassini, French astronomer, dies  

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Jan 17   On this day in history birth of john Stanley, composer  

Jan 24   On this day in history birth of frederick II, (the Great), king of Prussia (1740-86)  

Jan 24   Georg F Schmidt, German engraver/etcher was born in the year 1712.  

Jan 28   Tokugawa Ieshige, Japanese shogun (d. 1761) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 28   On this day in history birth of louis-Joseph de Montcalm, French military commander (d. 1759)  

Mar 08   John Fothergill, English physician (d. 1780) was born in the year 1712.  

Mar 13   In the year 1712 birth of isfrid Kayser, composer  

Mar 22   On this day in history birth of edward Moore, English writer (d. 1757)  

Feb 02   Martin Lister, English naturalist and physician died in the year 1712.  

Feb 18   On this day in history duke of Bourgondie, French king Louis XIV's grandson, dies  

Mar 25   In the year 1712 death of nehemiah Grew, English naturalist (b. 1641)  

Mar 28   Jan van der Heyden, Dutch inventor (street lantern), dies at 75 in the year 1712.  

Apr 05   In the year 1712 john Luyken, poet/etcher (species company), dies at 63  

Apr 10   In the year 1712 yusuf Nabi, Turkish poet (Hayriye), dies at about 77  

Apr 11   Richard Simon, French Biblical critic (b. 1638) died on this day in history.  

Apr 29   Juan Bautista Jose Cabanilles, composer, dies at 67 in the year 1712.