Historical Events In 1712

Jan 17   John Stanley, composer in the year 1712.  

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

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

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

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

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   On this day in history slave revolt in New York  

Apr 06   In the year 1712 slave revolt in NY  

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

Apr 10   On this day in history 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   Philippus van Limborch, remonstrants theologist/vicar, dies at 78 on this day in history.  

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

May 22   Emperor Karel VI crowned king of Hungary on this day in history.  

Jun 24   On this day in history simon van der Stel, Dutch gov of Cape Colony (1679-99), dies at 72  

Jun 28   Jean Jacques Rousseau, France, composer/social contractor (Confession) in the year 1712.  

Jul 12   On this day in history richard Cromwell, English Lord Protector (1658-59), dies at 85  

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

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

Jul 24   In the year 1712 battle at Denain: France under Villars beat Dutch army  

Jul 24   Cornelis earl of Nassau, general-major/mister of Woudenberg, dies on this day in history.  

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

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

Aug 04   On this day in history johann Jacob de Neufville, composer, dies at 27  

Aug 07   Friederich Wilhelm Zachow, composer, dies at 48 in the year 1712.  

Aug 18   Richard Savage, 4th Earl Rivers, English soldier on this day in history.  

Aug 24   Cornelis Douwes, Dutch mathematician/astronomer in the year 1712.  

Aug 24   Thomas Bullis, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.  

Aug 26   On this day in history sebastian Anton Scherer, composer, dies at 80  

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

Sep 01   On this day in history simon Fokke, Dutch book illustrator  

Sep 11   On this day in history giovanni D Cassini, French astronomer, dies  

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

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

Jan 24   In the year 1712 birth of georg F Schmidt, German engraver/etcher  

Jan 28   Tokugawa Ieshige, Japanese shogun (d. 1761) was born in the year 1712.  

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

Mar 08   In the year 1712 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   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   Nehemiah Grew, English naturalist (b. 1641) died on this day in history.  

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