Historical Events In August - 12

1638  On August - 12 johannes Althusius, [Althaut], German lawyer, dies at about 81  

1644  Georg Christoph Leuttner, composer on August - 12.  

1654  On this day in history cornelis Haga, ambassador to Constantinople (1611-39), dies at 76  

1658  On August - 12 1st US police corps forms (New Amsterdam)  

1660  On this day in history gilbertus van Zinnik, Flemish architect, dies at about 33  

1665  On this day in history english fleet beat Dutch fleet  

1674  Philippe de Champaigne, painter, dies on August - 12.  

1675  On this day in history karl Rabenhaupt, German/Neth baron of Sucha/army leader, dies at 73  

1676  On August - 12 king Philip's War (vs Wampanoag Indians) ends in New England  

1676  1st war between American colonists & Indians ends in New England on August - 12.  

1676  King Philip, [Metacomet], leader Wampanoag-indians, shot to death on this day in history.  

1687  On this day in history charles of Lotharingen defeats Turkish leaders  

1689  Innocent XI, [Benedetto Odescalchi], Pope (1676-89), dies at 78 on this day in history.  

1696  On August - 12 maurice Greene, composer  

1715  Nahum Tate, English poet/playwright/poet laureate, dies on this day in history.  

1720  On this day in history martin Gerbert, [von Hornau], prince-abbot/music historian  

1728  On August - 12 henricus Zwaardecroon, gov-gen of Neth-Indies, dies at 61  

1744  On August - 12 rowland Hill, preacher  

1750  Rachel Ruysch, royal painter of soverign Johan von de Pfalz, dies on this day in history.  

1751  Johann Baptist Lasser, composer on this day in history.  

1753  Thomas Bewick, England, artist (British Birds, Aesop's Fables) on this day in history.  

1757  On this day in history aLF, alien life form (ALF)  

1759  On this day in history battle of Kunersdorf  

1762  On this day in history george IV, king of England (1820-30)  

1774  Robert Southey, English poet laureate/biographer of Nelson on August - 12.  

1778  On this day in history francis Horner, politician  

1781  On August - 12 robert Mills, US, architect (Washington Monument)  

1793  The Rhône départment is created when the former département of Rhône-et-Loire was split into two: Rhône and Loire (Lêre) on August - 12.  

1797  Ignaz Franz Xaver Kurzinger, composer, dies at 73 on August - 12.  

1811  John FE Acton, cruel premier of Naples, dies at 77 on August - 12.  

1812  On August - 12 dr Joseph Lister is 1st surgeon to use disinfectant during surgery  

1812  On August - 12 jean Joseph Rodolphe, composer, dies at 81  

1819  On this day in history daniel Davidson Bidwell, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1864  

1820  Oliver Mowat, a founder of the Canadian Confederation on this day in history.  

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1503  On August - 12 birth of christian III, king of Denmark/Norway (1534-59)  

1566  Isabella CE, infante of Spain/governess of the Netherlands was born on August - 12.  

1592  On this day in history birth of willem earl of Nassau-Siegen, Dutch gov (Fort Emmerik/Heusden)  

1604  Tokugawa Iemitsu, Japanese shogun (d. 1651) was born on August - 12.  

1620  Pieter Cuypers, S Neth lawyer was born on this day in history.  

1626  On this day in history birth of giovanni Legrenzi, composer  

1629  On this day in history birth of tsar Alexei I of Russia (d. 1676)  

1644  On August - 12 birth of georg Christoph Leuttner, composer  

0030  Death of Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator (b. 69 BC) on this day in history.  

0875  Louis II, king of Italy/emperor of France, dies at about 50 on August - 12.  

1158  On this day in history anselmus van Havelberg, Brandenburg bshp of Havelberg (1129-55), dies  

1350  On August - 12 philip VI, king of France, dies  

1424  Death of Yongle, Emperor of China (b. 1360) on this day in history.  

1484  On August - 12 sixtus IV, [Francesco della Rovere], Pope (1471-84), dies  

1546  On August - 12 francisco de Vitoria, Spanish theology/lawyer, dies  

1577  Death of Thomas Smith, English diplomat and scholar (b. 1513) on this day in history.