Historical Events In April - 12
Tuesday, 17 May 2022
1828 Jean Henri Appelius, Dutch lawyer/minister of Finance, dies at 60 on April - 12.
1831 Constantin Meunier, Belgian painter/sculptor on April - 12.
1838 On this day in history rebel Col. Samuel Lount and Captain Peter Matthews publicly hanged for treason and sedition during the Rebellion of 1837 in Upper Canada
1838 John Shaw Billings, US, librarian/army physician on April - 12.
1839 On April - 12 victorin de Joncieres, composer
1840 On April - 12 edmond Audran, composer
1844 On April - 12 texan envoys sign Treaty of Annexation with the United States
1845 Henry M baron the Kock, officer/politician, dies at 65 on this day in history.
1849 A De Gasparis discovers asteroid #10 Hygiea on this day in history.
1851 Emil Liebling, composer on April - 12.
1852 On April - 12 [Carl L] Ferdinand von Lindemann, German mathematician
1856 William M Conway, English historian/explorer (Spitzbergen) on this day in history.
1857 On April - 12 gustave Flaubert's "Madame Bovary" published
1858 1st US billiards championship (Michael J Phelan wins in Detroit) on this day in history.
1859 On April - 12 hibernia Savings and Loan Society of SF incorporates
1859 Hibernia Savings & Loan Society of SF incorporates on April - 12.
1859 On April - 12 john Emde, German evangelist, dies at about 84
1861 On this day in history fort Sumter, SC is shelled by Confederacy, starting the Civil War
1861 On this day in history fort Sumter, SC is shelled by Confederacy, starting the Civil War The South is rising
1861 On this day in history fort Sumter, SC is shelled by Confederacy, starting Civil War
1862 James Andrews steals Confederate train (General) at Kennesaw, GA on this day in history.
1863 -14] Gunboat battle at Bayou Teche Louisiana on April - 12.
1863 Raul d'Avila Pompeia, Brazilian writer (Boarding School) on April - 12.
1864 On April - 12 confederate Gen Nathan Bedford Forrest captures Fort Pillow, Tn
1864 Battle of Blair's Landing LA on April - 12.
1864 Thomas Green, US Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 50 on this day in history.
1869 On this day in history north Carolina legislature passes anti-Klan Law
1869 Henri-Desire Landru, French sex murderer on April - 12.
1871 Ioannis Metaxas, Greek general/dictator (1936-41) on this day in history.
1872 On this day in history jesse James gang robs bank in Columbia, Kentucky (1 dead/$1,500)
1876 On April - 12 founding of Beaver Steamship Line, formerly the Canadian Shipping Co., with three new iron-screw steamers to replace the old sailing ships; the Montreal to Liverpool service is sold to the CPR in 1903, and is the origin of CP Ships.
1877 On this day in history british annex Transvaal, in South Africa
1878 On April - 12 richard B Goldschmidt, German/US zoologist
1878 William M "Boss" Tweed, NY politician, dies on April - 12.
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