Historical Events In April - 12

1828  On April - 12 jean Henri Appelius, Dutch lawyer/minister of Finance, dies at 60  

1831  On April - 12 constantin Meunier, Belgian painter/sculptor  

1838  Rebel Col. Samuel Lount and Captain Peter Matthews publicly hanged for treason and sedition during the Rebellion of 1837 in Upper Canada on April - 12.  

1838  John Shaw Billings, US, librarian/army physician on this day in history.  

1839  On April - 12 victorin de Joncieres, composer  

1840  On April - 12 edmond Audran, composer  

1844  Texan envoys sign Treaty of Annexation with the United States on April - 12.  

1845  Henry M baron the Kock, officer/politician, dies at 65 on April - 12.  

1849  On April - 12 a De Gasparis discovers asteroid #10 Hygiea  

1851  Emil Liebling, composer on this day in history.  

1852  [Carl L] Ferdinand von Lindemann, German mathematician on April - 12.  

1856  On this day in history william M Conway, English historian/explorer (Spitzbergen)  

1857  On April - 12 gustave Flaubert's "Madame Bovary" published  

1858  On this day in history 1st US billiards championship (Michael J Phelan wins in Detroit)  

1859  On April - 12 hibernia Savings and Loan Society of SF incorporates  

1859  Hibernia Savings & Loan Society of SF incorporates on this day in history.  

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  Fort Sumter, SC is shelled by Confederacy, starting the Civil War The South is rising on April - 12.  

1861  Fort Sumter, SC is shelled by Confederacy, starting Civil War on this day in history.  

1862  James Andrews steals Confederate train (General) at Kennesaw, GA on April - 12.  

1863  On this day in history -14] Gunboat battle at Bayou Teche Louisiana  

1863  On April - 12 raul d'Avila Pompeia, Brazilian writer (Boarding School)  

1864  Confederate Gen Nathan Bedford Forrest captures Fort Pillow, Tn on April - 12.  

1864  Battle of Blair's Landing LA on April - 12.  

1864  Thomas Green, US Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 50 on April - 12.  

1869  North Carolina legislature passes anti-Klan Law on April - 12.  

1869  Henri-Desire Landru, French sex murderer on this day in history.  

1871  Ioannis Metaxas, Greek general/dictator (1936-41) on April - 12.  

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  British annex Transvaal, in South Africa on this day in history.  

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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0812  On this day in history birth of muhammad at-Taqi, Muslim Shia Imam (d. 835)  

1484  Antonio da Sangallo the Younger, Italian architect (d. 1546) was born on this day in history.  

1500  Joachim Camerarius, [Liebhard Kammerer], German humanist was born on this day in history.  

1526  On this day in history birth of muretus, French humanist (d. 1585)  

1550  Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, English politician (d. 1604) was born on this day in history.  

1577  On April - 12 birth of christian IV of Denmark (d. 1648)  

1579  On this day in history birth of francois de Bassompierre, marshal of France  

1626  Paul Hainlein, composer was born on April - 12.  

0065  Death of Seneca the Younger, Roman philosopher, statesman and dramatist on April - 12.  

0238  On April - 12 death of gordian II, heir to the Roman Empire (killed in battle)  

0352  On this day in history julius I, pope (337-52), dies  

0434  Death of Archbishop Maximianus of Constantinople on April - 12.  

1125  Death of Vladislaus I of Bohemia on this day in history.  

1443  Death of Henry Chichele, Archbishop of Canterbury on April - 12.  

1550  Claude of Lorraine, duke of Guise, dies at 53 on April - 12.  

1555  Johanna de Wanzinnige, Queen of Castilie (1504-20), dies at 75 on April - 12.