Page 3: Historical Events In January - 12

1820  On January - 12 royal Astronomical Society founded in England   

1821  Nikolai Afanisev, composer on this day in history.   

1825  On January - 12 joseph Robert Davis, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1896   

1826  Charles Cruft, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1883 on this day in history.   

1829  On this day in history friedrich von Schlegel, German cultural philosopher/poet, dies at 56   

1832  Richard Waterhouse Jr, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1876 on this day in history.   

1836  On this day in history battle of Wetumka FL   

1836  On this day in history hMS Beagle/Charles Darwin reach Sydney Australia   

1836  Battle of Wetumka, Fla on this day in history.   

1837  Adolf Jensen, composer on this day in history.   

1839  On January - 12 anthracite coal first used to smelt iron, Mauch Chunk PA   

1839  On January - 12 anthracite coal 1st used to smelt iron, Mauch Chunk, Penn   

1839  Joseph A Koch, Aust painter/cartoonist/etcher/illustrator, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1842  On January - 12 franciscan nuns begin missionary work on Netherlands Antilles   

1842  Franciscan nuns begin missionary work on Netherland Antilles on this day in history.   

1842  On January - 12 francois Coppee, French poet   

1851  Johan Herman Koekkoek, painter, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1852  Joseph J C Joffre, French fieldmarshal (Indo China, Marne) on this day in history.   

1853  On January - 12 gregorio Ricci-Curbastro, Italian mathematician (tensor analysis)   

1856  On this day in history the birth of John Singer Sargent, American painter   

1856  On January - 12 john Singer Sargent, US, portrait painter (Wyndham Sisters)   

1860  On this day in history martinus J Niewindt, bishop on Curacao (christened slaves), dies at 63   

1861  FL state troops demand surrender of Fort Pickens on this day in history.   

1861  On this day in history fL state troops demand surrender of Ft Pickens   

1863  President Davis delivers his "State of the Confederacy" address on January - 12.   

1863  On January - 12 president Davis delivers his "State of Confederacy" address   

1863  On this day in history vivekananda, Calcutta, Hindu religious leader/reformer   

1865  Union fleet bombs Fort Fisher NC on January - 12.   

1865  -13] Union fleet bombs Fort Fisher NC on January - 12.   

1866  The Royal Aeronautical Society is formed in London on this day in history.   

1867  On January - 12 leo Tolstoy's "Smert Ioonna Groznogo," premieres in St Petersburg   

1867  Victor Cousin, French philosopher/minister of Education, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1871  Paul Guthnick, German astronomer on January - 12.   

1872  On January - 12 yohannes IV is crowned Emperor of Ethiopia in Axum, the first imperial coronation in that city in over 200 years.   

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1483  Hendrik van Nassau-Dillenburg en Dietz, gov/viceroy of Holland was born on January - 12.   

1483  Henry III of Nassau-Breda, German noblem (d. 1538) was born on this day in history.   

1492  On January - 12 birth of andreas Alicatus, Italian author   

1562  On January - 12 birth of charles Emanuel I, the great, Duke of Savoy   

1576  On January - 12 birth of peter Scriverius, Dutch lawyer/historian   

1577  Jan Baptist van Helmont, Flemish chemist (d. 1644) was born on January - 12.   

1580  Jean Baptiste van Helmont, Belgian chemist, (found boiling pt temp) was born on this day in history.   

1580  On January - 12 birth of lord Alexander Ruthven, Scottish nobleman (d. 1600)   

0689  Benedict Biscop, English saint, dies on this day in history.   

1049  Abu Sa'id ibn Aboa al-Chair, Persian mystic, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1167  On January - 12 aelred of Hexham/Rievaulx, English abbot/saint, dies at about 56   

1321  Death of Maria of Brabant, wife of Philip III of France (b. 1256) on this day in history.   

1390  Peter van Herenthals, Dutch theologist/church historian, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1519  Maximilian I of Hapsburg, German kaiser, dies on this day in history.   

1537  Lorenzo di Credi, Italian painter, dies on this day in history.   

1665  Pierre de Fermat, French mathematician (Fermat therorem), dies at 63 on this day in history.