Page 4: Historical Events In January - 12

1875  On this day in history kwang-su becomes emperor of China.   

1875  On this day in history marika Stiernstedt, Swedish author (Ulla Bella)   

1876  On January - 12 the birth of Jack London, American author   

1876  On January - 12 ermanno Wolf-Ferrari, Venice Italy, composer   

1878  Ferenc Molnar, Hungarian/US playwright (A Pal Utrai Fiuk) on this day in history.   

1879  On January - 12 british Zulu War begins Lieutenant-General Chelmsford invades Zululand   

1879  On this day in history british Zulu War begins: Lt-General Chelmsford invades Zululand   

1882  Jakob Jud, Swiss linguist/etymologist on this day in history.   

1884  On this day in history louis Horst, composer   

1888  Claude Delvincourt, composer on January - 12.   

1890  Mordecai W Johnson, educator on January - 12.   

1893  The birth of Hermann Goering, German Nazi leader on January - 12.   

1893  Hermann Goering, propoganda minister (Nazi Germany) on this day in history.   

1894  On this day in history billy Gilbert, Louisville KY, actor (Paradise Alley, Safari, Rio)   

1895  The National Trust is founded in Britain on January - 12.   

1896  The first X-ray photo in US (Dr Henry Smith, Davidson NC) on this day in history.   

1896  1st X-ray photo in US (Dr Henry Smith, Davidson NC) on this day in history.   

1896  On January - 12 rex Ingram, Ireland, actor/director (Elmer Gantry, God's Little Acre)   

1897  On this day in history hendrik J Valk, painter/cartoonist/graphic artist   

1898  On January - 12 ito Hirobumi begins his third term as Prime Minister of Japan.   

1898  On this day in history jose Forns y Cuadras, composer   

1899  Paul H Muller, Swiss chemist (DDT-Nobel 1948) on January - 12.   

1900  Freeland Colony founded in US on January - 12.   

1900  On this day in history vaino Hannikainen, composer   

1902  Ibn Abdul-Aziz Saud, Kuwait, king (Saudi Arabia) on January - 12.   

1903  On this day in history harry Houdini performs at Rembrandt theater, Amsterdam   

1903  On January - 12 rhodes Opera House burns in Boyertown PA, killing 170   

1903  On January - 12 igor V Kurtshatov, Russian nuclear physicist   

1904  On this day in history southwest-Africa uprising under Samuel Maherero against German garison   

1904  Mississippi Fred McDowell, jazz artist on January - 12.   

1906  On this day in history first time Dow Jones closes above 100 (100.26)   

1906  1st time Dow Jones closes above 100 (100.26) on January - 12.   

1906  On January - 12 henny Youngman, England, comedian (Take my wife please...)   

1907  Britain grants responsible government to former colony of Transvaal on January - 12.   

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1483  On this day in history birth of hendrik van Nassau-Dillenburg en Dietz, gov/viceroy of Holland   

1483  Henry III of Nassau-Breda, German noblem (d. 1538) was born on January - 12.   

1492  Andreas Alicatus, Italian author was born on January - 12.   

1562  On this day in history birth of charles Emanuel I, the great, Duke of Savoy   

1576  Peter Scriverius, Dutch lawyer/historian was born on January - 12.   

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

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

1580  Lord Alexander Ruthven, Scottish nobleman (d. 1600) was born on this day in history.   

0689  On January - 12 benedict Biscop, English saint, dies   

1049  On this day in history abu Sa'id ibn Aboa al-Chair, Persian mystic, dies at 81   

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

1321  Death of Maria of Brabant, wife of Philip III of France (b. 1256) on January - 12.   

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 January - 12.   

1537  On this day in history lorenzo di Credi, Italian painter, dies   

1665  On this day in history pierre de Fermat, French mathematician (Fermat therorem), dies at 63