Page 3: Historical Events In January - 12

1820  On this day in history royal Astronomical Society founded in England   

1821  On this day in history nikolai Afanisev, composer   

1825  On this day in history joseph Robert Davis, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1896   

1826  Charles Cruft, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1883 on January - 12.   

1829  Friedrich von Schlegel, German cultural philosopher/poet, dies at 56 on January - 12.   

1832  On January - 12 richard Waterhouse Jr, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1876   

1836  On January - 12 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 January - 12.   

1839  Anthracite coal first used to smelt iron, Mauch Chunk PA on this day in history.   

1839  Anthracite coal 1st used to smelt iron, Mauch Chunk, Penn on January - 12.   

1839  Joseph A Koch, Aust painter/cartoonist/etcher/illustrator, dies at 70 on January - 12.   

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

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

1842  Francois Coppee, French poet on this day in history.   

1851  Johan Herman Koekkoek, painter, dies at 72 on January - 12.   

1852  Joseph J C Joffre, French fieldmarshal (Indo China, Marne) on January - 12.   

1853  Gregorio Ricci-Curbastro, Italian mathematician (tensor analysis) on January - 12.   

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

1856  John Singer Sargent, US, portrait painter (Wyndham Sisters) on January - 12.   

1860  On January - 12 martinus J Niewindt, bishop on Curacao (christened slaves), dies at 63   

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

1861  FL state troops demand surrender of Ft Pickens on January - 12.   

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

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

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

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

1865  On this day in history -13] Union fleet bombs Fort Fisher NC   

1866  On this day in history the Royal Aeronautical Society is formed in London.   

1867  Leo Tolstoy's "Smert Ioonna Groznogo," premieres in St Petersburg on January - 12.   

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 this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of hendrik van Nassau-Dillenburg en Dietz, gov/viceroy of Holland   

1483  On January - 12 birth of henry III of Nassau-Breda, German noblem (d. 1538)   

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 this day in history birth of peter Scriverius, Dutch lawyer/historian   

1577  On this day in history birth of jan Baptist van Helmont, Flemish chemist (d. 1644)   

1580  On this day in history birth of jean Baptiste van Helmont, Belgian chemist, (found boiling pt temp)   

1580  Lord Alexander Ruthven, Scottish nobleman (d. 1600) was born on January - 12.   

0689  Benedict Biscop, English saint, dies on January - 12.   

1049  Abu Sa'id ibn Aboa al-Chair, Persian mystic, dies at 81 on January - 12.   

1167  Aelred of Hexham/Rievaulx, English abbot/saint, dies at about 56 on this day in history.   

1321  On this day in history death of maria of Brabant, wife of Philip III of France (b. 1256)   

1390  On this day in history peter van Herenthals, Dutch theologist/church historian, dies at 67   

1519  Maximilian I of Hapsburg, German kaiser, dies on January - 12.   

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.