Historical Events In February - 12

1874  King David Kalakaua of Sandwich Island HI, is first king to visit US on this day in history.   

1874  King David Kalakaua of Sandwich Is Hawaii, is 1st king to visit US on February - 12.   

1876  Al Spalding opens his sporting good shop on this day in history.   

1877  On this day in history american railroad workers strike against wage reduction   

1877  On February - 12 first news dispatch by telephone, between Boston &Salem MA   

1877  On February - 12 1st news dispatch by telephone, between Boston & Salem, Mass   

1878  On this day in history frederick Thayer patents the catcher's mask (pat # 200,358)   

1878  Frederick Thayer patents catcher's mask (pat # 200,358) on February - 12.   

1879  On this day in history artificial ice is created in at Madison Square Garden for the first time   

1879  On this day in history news about slaughtering of Isandlwana reaches London   

1879  1st artificial ice rink in North America (Madison Sq Garden, NYC) on February - 12.   

1880  On February - 12 national Croquet League organizes (Phila)   

1880  On February - 12 john Llewellyn Lewis, union leader (United Mine Workers, 1920-60)   

1882  Social-Democratic Union forms in Amsterdam on February - 12.   

1882  Walter Vaes, Flemish painter/etcher on this day in history.   

1883  Ludwig Stossel, Austria, actor (Man With a Camera) on this day in history.   

1884  On this day in history max Beckmann, German painter/graphic artist   

1885  Carl Peters founds German East-Africa Society on February - 12.   

1885  Licinio Refice, composer on February - 12.   

1886  On February - 12 2nd British government of Salisbury forms   

1886  On February - 12 2nd British govt of Salisbury forms   

1886  On February - 12 gustaf Lazarus Nordqvist, composer   

1889  On February - 12 caesar Francks Symphony in D, premieres   

1889  On this day in history andrew Greenwood, cricketer (batted in Eng's 1st 2 Tests 1877), dies   

1891  Cecil Dixon, cricket off-spinner (1 Test for S Africa, 3-118, pair) on February - 12.   

1892  President Lincoln's birthday is declared a national holiday on this day in history.   

1893  On February - 12 marcel G J Minnaert, Dutch astronomer   

1894  Anarchist Émile Henry hurls a bomb into Paris's Cafe Terminus, killing one and wounding 20 on this day in history.   

1896  Charles Louis Ambrose Thomas, French composer (Mignon), dies at 84 on February - 12.   

1898  Wallace Ford, [Samuel Jones Grundy], Batton England, actor (Deputy) on February - 12.   

1899  -47ºF (-44ºC), Camp Clarke NB (state record) on February - 12.   

1899  On February - 12 -47°F (-44°C), Camp Clarke, Nebraska (state record)   

1899  On this day in history albert Huybrechts, composer   

1900  Fred Emney, London England, actor (Let the People Sing, Lilac Domino) on this day in history.   

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1074  Conrad, King of Germany and Italy (d. 1101) was born on February - 12.   

1211  Henry VII, Roman catholic German king (1220-35) was born on February - 12.   

1218  On this day in history birth of kujo Yoritsune, Japanese shogun (d. 1256)   

1438  Adolf van Egmond, duke of Gelre/earl of Zutphen was born on February - 12.   

1474  On February - 12 birth of lorenzo Campeggi(o), archbishop of Bologna/diplomat   

1567  On this day in history birth of thomas Campion, England, composer/poet/physician   

1584  Casparus Barleaus, Flemish theologist/poet (Muiderkring) was born on February - 12.   

1585  On this day in history birth of caspar Bartholin, Malmö , physician, theologian, writer on anatomy   

1128  On this day in history toghtekin, slave/atabek of Damascus, dies   

1242  On this day in history death of hendrik VII, Roman Catholics German king (1220-35), commits suicide   

1538  On February - 12 albrecht Altdorfer, German painter, dies at about 57   

1554  On February - 12 death of jane Grey, queen of England for 9 days, beheaded at 17   

1571  Death of Nicholas Throckmorton, English diplomat and politician (b. 1515) on this day in history.   

1590  Francois Hotman/Hotomanus, French lawyer/diplomat, dies at 65 on February - 12.   

1595  On this day in history death of archduke Ernest of Austria, Governor of the Spanish Netherlands (b. 1553)   

1616  On February - 12 john Drusius, of Driesschen, Flemish Hebraist, dies at 65