Historical Events In 1712

Jan 17   On this day in history john Stanley, composer  

Jan 24   In the year 1712 frederick II, (the Great), king of Prussia (1740-86)  

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

Feb 18   Duke of Bourgondie, French king Louis XIV's grandson, dies in the year 1712.  

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 in the year 1712.  

Mar 13   Isfrid Kayser, composer in the year 1712.  

Mar 28   On this day in history jan van der Heyden, Dutch inventor (street lantern), dies at 75  

Apr 05   On this day in history john Luyken, poet/etcher (species company), dies at 63  

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   Yusuf Nabi, Turkish poet (Hayriye), dies at about 77 in the year 1712.  

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" on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jun 28   Jean Jacques Rousseau, France, composer/social contractor (Confession) on this day in history.  

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

Jul 17   England, Portugal & France sign ceasefire [or 19th] on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1712.  

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

Jul 26   On this day in history thomas Osborne, English PM (1690-94), dies at 80  

Jul 30   On this day in history abraham Elsevier, publisher, dies  

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

Aug 07   In the year 1712 friederich Wilhelm Zachow, composer, dies at 48  

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

Aug 24   Cornelis Douwes, Dutch mathematician/astronomer on this day in history.  

Aug 24   Thomas Bullis, composer, dies at 54 in the year 1712.  

Aug 26   Sebastian Anton Scherer, composer, dies at 80 in the year 1712.  

Aug 29   Gregory King, English statistician (law of King), dies at 63 on this day in history.  

Sep 01   Simon Fokke, Dutch book illustrator on this day in history.  

Sep 11   Giovanni D Cassini, French astronomer, dies in the year 1712.  

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Jan 17   John Stanley, composer was born in the year 1712.  

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

Jan 24   On this day in history birth of georg F Schmidt, German engraver/etcher  

Jan 28   On this day in history birth of tokugawa Ieshige, Japanese shogun (d. 1761)  

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

Mar 08   On this day in history birth of john Fothergill, English physician (d. 1780)  

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

Mar 22   Edward Moore, English writer (d. 1757) was born in the year 1712.  

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

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

Mar 25   On this day in history death of nehemiah Grew, English naturalist (b. 1641)  

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 10   On this day in history yusuf Nabi, Turkish poet (Hayriye), dies at about 77  

Apr 11   On this day in history death of richard Simon, French Biblical critic (b. 1638)  

Apr 29   In the year 1712 juan Bautista Jose Cabanilles, composer, dies at 67