Page 2: Historical Events In February - 12
Friday, 11 July 2025
1736 Maria Theresa Habsburg marries French Stefanus (emperor Francois I) on February - 12.
1738 On February - 12 james Sherard, composer, dies at 71
1740 Matej Sojka, composer on February - 12.
1751 On February - 12 joseph Waast Aubert Nonot, composer
1753 Lambert-Francois Godecharle, composer on February - 12.
1758 On February - 12 christian Ignatius Latrobe, composer
1760 On this day in history jan Ladislav Dussek, Bohemia, pianist/composer
1762 English fleet occupies Martinique on this day in history.
1762 Laurent Belissen, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.
1763 On February - 12 john Casteret appointed British minister of foreign affairs
1768 On this day in history francis II, Florence Italy, last Holy Roman emperor (1792-1806)
1771 Gustav III becomes the King of Sweden on February - 12.
1771 On this day in history adolf Frederik, king of Sweden (1751-70), dies at 60
1772 Yves de Kerguelen of France discovers Kerguelen Archipelago, India on this day in history.
1773 On this day in history savannah, Georgia is founded by English colonists, led by James Oglethorpe.
1775 Louise Catherine Johnson Adams, 1st lady (1825-1829) on this day in history.
1778 Franz Joseph Volkert, composer on this day in history.
1787 On this day in history ruggiero Boscovich, Ital physicist/astronomer/philosopher, dies at 75
1791 Jan D Zocher Jr, Dutch garden architect (Vondelpark, Amsterdam) on February - 12.
1792 Ferdinand de Braekeleer, Belgian painter on February - 12.
1793 On February - 12 uS fugitive slave law passed which requires return of escaped slaves
1793 On this day in history 1st US fugitive slave law passed; requires return of escaped slaves
1797 On this day in history haydn's song "Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser," premieres in Vienna
1799 On February - 12 frantisek Xaver Dusek, composer, dies at 67
1800 On this day in history abraham Lincon was born in Kentucky
1804 Immanuel Kant, German philosopher (Zum ewigen Frieden), dies at 79 on February - 12.
1809 On February - 12 the birth of Abraham Lincoln, Former (16th) US President
1809 On this day in history the birth of Charles Darwin, English scientist
1809 On February - 12 abraham Lincoln, Kentucky, (R) 16th pres (1861-65)
1816 St. John's Newfoundland is almost completely destroyed by a fire on this day in history.
1818 Chile gains independence from Spain on this day in history.
1818 On February - 12 otto Ludwig, German writer (Die Heiterethei)
1820 Guillaume Albert Teniers, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.
1821 Mercantile Library of City of NY opens on February - 12.
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