Page 3: Historical Events In August - 12

1822  On August - 12 robert Stewart, 2nd marguess of Londonderry, commits suicide, dies   

1825  On August - 12 frederick Arthur Gore Ouseley, composer   

1827  On August - 12 william Blake, English poet/painter, dies at 69   

1829  John Horace Forney, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1902 on this day in history.   

1830  On August - 12 franz de Paula Roser, composer, dies at 50   

1831  On August - 12 dutch troops conquer Leuven   

1832  Hely Hutchinson Almond, politician/doctor on August - 12.   

1833  Chicago is founded on August - 12.   

1833  On this day in history william Price Sanders, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1863   

1838  Joseph Barnby, conductor/academic principal on this day in history.   

1845  Off Point Pelee, Ontario the steamships Kent and London collide in clear weather, with the loss of ten lives on August - 12.   

1848  On August - 12 macellus Emants, Dutch writer/poet (Along the Nile)   

1848  On this day in history george Stephenson, locomotive engineer, dies   

1849  Abbott Handerson Thayer, painter/naturalist on August - 12.   

1849  Abraham AA "Albert" Gallatin, Min of Finance (1801-14), dies at 88 on this day in history.   

1851  On this day in history isaac Singer granted patent for his sewing machine   

1851  On this day in history 1st America's Cup-US schooner America beats British yacht Aurora   

1853  On August - 12 jean Louis Nicode, composer   

1854  Alfred Gilbert, sculptor/goldsmith on August - 12.   

1856  Anthony Fass patents accordion on this day in history.   

1857  William Daniel Conybeare, geologist, dies on this day in history.   

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 this day in history gen John Hunt Morgan and his raiders capture Gallatin, TX   

1862  Gen John Hunt Morgan & his raiders capture Gallatin, TX on August - 12.   

1863  On this day in history first cargo of lumber leaves Burrard Inlet (Vancouver, BC area)   

1863  The first cargo of lumber leaves Burrard Inlet for export on this day in history.   

1863  1st cargo of lumber leaves Burrard Inlet (Vancouver, BC area) on August - 12.   

1865  On this day in history william Jackson Hooker, botanist, dies   

1866  Jacinto Benavente y Martínez, Spanish playwright (Nobel 1922) on August - 12.   

1867  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1875  On this day in history ettore Panizza, composer   

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1503  Christian III, king of Denmark/Norway (1534-59) was born on this day in history.   

1566  On August - 12 birth of isabella CE, infante of Spain/governess of the Netherlands   

1592  Willem earl of Nassau-Siegen, Dutch gov (Fort Emmerik/Heusden) was born on August - 12.   

1604  Tokugawa Iemitsu, Japanese shogun (d. 1651) was born on this day in history.   

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

1626  Giovanni Legrenzi, composer was born on August - 12.   

1629  Tsar Alexei I of Russia (d. 1676) was born on August - 12.   

1644  Georg Christoph Leuttner, composer was born on this day in history.   

0030  On August - 12 death of cleopatra VII Thea Philopator (b. 69 BC)   

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  Philip VI, king of France, dies on this day in history.   

1424  Death of Yongle, Emperor of China (b. 1360) on August - 12.   

1484  On this day in history sixtus IV, [Francesco della Rovere], Pope (1471-84), dies   

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

1577  On this day in history death of thomas Smith, English diplomat and scholar (b. 1513)