Page 4: Historical Events In February - 12
Sunday, 15 June 2025
1874 On February - 12 king David Kalakaua of Sandwich Island HI, is first king to visit US
1874 King David Kalakaua of Sandwich Is Hawaii, is 1st king to visit US on this day in history.
1876 Al Spalding opens his sporting good shop on this day in history.
1877 On February - 12 american railroad workers strike against wage reduction
1877 On February - 12 first news dispatch by telephone, between Boston &Salem MA
1877 1st news dispatch by telephone, between Boston & Salem, Mass on February - 12.
1878 On February - 12 frederick Thayer patents the catcher's mask (pat # 200,358)
1878 Frederick Thayer patents catcher's mask (pat # 200,358) on this day in history.
1879 Artificial ice is created in at Madison Square Garden for the first time on this day in history.
1879 News about slaughtering of Isandlwana reaches London on this day in history.
1879 On this day in history 1st artificial ice rink in North America (Madison Sq Garden, NYC)
1880 On this day in history national Croquet League organizes (Phila)
1880 John Llewellyn Lewis, union leader (United Mine Workers, 1920-60) on this day in history.
1882 On this day in history social-Democratic Union forms in Amsterdam
1882 Walter Vaes, Flemish painter/etcher on this day in history.
1883 Ludwig Stossel, Austria, actor (Man With a Camera) on February - 12.
1884 On February - 12 max Beckmann, German painter/graphic artist
1885 Carl Peters founds German East-Africa Society on February - 12.
1885 On February - 12 licinio Refice, composer
1886 2nd British government of Salisbury forms on this day in history.
1886 On February - 12 2nd British govt of Salisbury forms
1886 On February - 12 gustaf Lazarus Nordqvist, composer
1889 On this day in history caesar Francks Symphony in D, premieres
1889 Andrew Greenwood, cricketer (batted in Eng's 1st 2 Tests 1877), dies on February - 12.
1891 Cecil Dixon, cricket off-spinner (1 Test for S Africa, 3-118, pair) on this day in history.
1892 On February - 12 president Lincoln's birthday is declared a national holiday.
1893 Marcel G J Minnaert, Dutch astronomer on February - 12.
1894 Anarchist Émile Henry hurls a bomb into Paris's Cafe Terminus, killing one and wounding 20 on February - 12.
1896 On February - 12 charles Louis Ambrose Thomas, French composer (Mignon), dies at 84
1898 Wallace Ford, [Samuel Jones Grundy], Batton England, actor (Deputy) on this day in history.
1899 -47ºF (-44ºC), Camp Clarke NB (state record) on February - 12.
1899 -47°F (-44°C), Camp Clarke, Nebraska (state record) on February - 12.
1899 On February - 12 albert Huybrechts, composer
1900 Fred Emney, London England, actor (Let the People Sing, Lilac Domino) on February - 12.
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