Historical Events In August - 12
Tuesday, 05 July 2022
1822 On this day in history robert Stewart, 2nd marguess of Londonderry, commits suicide, dies
1825 Frederick Arthur Gore Ouseley, composer on August - 12.
1827 On this day in history william Blake, English poet/painter, dies at 69
1829 On August - 12 john Horace Forney, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1902
1830 Franz de Paula Roser, composer, dies at 50 on this day in history.
1831 On this day in history dutch troops conquer Leuven
1832 On this day in history hely Hutchinson Almond, politician/doctor
1833 On August - 12 chicago is founded.
1833 William Price Sanders, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1863 on this day in history.
1838 Joseph Barnby, conductor/academic principal on August - 12.
1845 On this day in history off Point Pelee, Ontario the steamships Kent and London collide in clear weather, with the loss of ten lives.
1848 On August - 12 macellus Emants, Dutch writer/poet (Along the Nile)
1848 On August - 12 george Stephenson, locomotive engineer, dies
1849 On this day in history abbott Handerson Thayer, painter/naturalist
1849 On August - 12 abraham AA "Albert" Gallatin, Min of Finance (1801-14), dies at 88
1851 On August - 12 isaac Singer granted patent for his sewing machine
1851 1st America's Cup-US schooner America beats British yacht Aurora on this day in history.
1853 Jean Louis Nicode, composer on this day in history.
1854 Alfred Gilbert, sculptor/goldsmith on August - 12.
1856 Anthony Fass patents accordion on August - 12.
1857 William Daniel Conybeare, geologist, dies on August - 12.
1859 On August - 12 katharine Lee Bates, US, author (America the Beautiful)
1861 On August - 12 skirmish at Texas-rebels are attacked by Apache Indians
1862 On August - 12 gen John Hunt Morgan and his raiders capture Gallatin, TX
1862 On August - 12 gen John Hunt Morgan & his raiders capture Gallatin, TX
1863 First cargo of lumber leaves Burrard Inlet (Vancouver, BC area) on this day in history.
1863 The first cargo of lumber leaves Burrard Inlet for export on August - 12.
1863 On this day in history 1st cargo of lumber leaves Burrard Inlet (Vancouver, BC area)
1865 William Jackson Hooker, botanist, dies on August - 12.
1866 Jacinto Benavente y Martínez, Spanish playwright (Nobel 1922) on August - 12.
1867 On August - 12 pres A Johnson defies Congress suspending Sec of War Edwin Stanton
1867 On August - 12 edith Hamilton, US, writer (Mythology)
1868 Frederick JNT lord Chelmsford, viceroy of British-India (1916-21) on August - 12.
1875 On this day in history ettore Panizza, composer
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