Historical Events In January - 12

1875  On January - 12 kwang-su becomes emperor of China.  

1875  On January - 12 marika Stiernstedt, Swedish author (Ulla Bella)  

1876  The birth of Jack London, American author on this day in history.  

1876  On this day in history ermanno Wolf-Ferrari, Venice Italy, composer  

1878  On January - 12 ferenc Molnar, Hungarian/US playwright (A Pal Utrai Fiuk)  

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

1879  British Zulu War begins: Lt-General Chelmsford invades Zululand on this day in history.  

1882  Jakob Jud, Swiss linguist/etymologist on January - 12.  

1884  Louis Horst, composer on this day in history.  

1888  Claude Delvincourt, composer on this day in history.  

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1890  Mordecai W Johnson, educator on January - 12.  

1893  On January - 12 the birth of Hermann Goering, German Nazi leader  

1893  On January - 12 hermann Goering, propoganda minister (Nazi Germany)  

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

1895  The National Trust is founded in Britain on this day in history.  

1896  On this day in history the first X-ray photo in US (Dr Henry Smith, Davidson NC)  

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  Hendrik J Valk, painter/cartoonist/graphic artist on January - 12.  

1898  Ito Hirobumi begins his third term as Prime Minister of Japan on this day in history.  

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

1899  Paul H Muller, Swiss chemist (DDT-Nobel 1948) on this day in history.  

1900  Freeland Colony founded in US on this day in history.  

1900  On January - 12 vaino Hannikainen, composer  

1902  Ibn Abdul-Aziz Saud, Kuwait, king (Saudi Arabia) on this day in history.  

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

1903  Rhodes Opera House burns in Boyertown PA, killing 170 on this day in history.  

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

1904  On January - 12 southwest-Africa uprising under Samuel Maherero against German garison  

1904  Mississippi Fred McDowell, jazz artist on this day in history.  

1906  On January - 12 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  On January - 12 britain grants responsible government to former colony of Transvaal  

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1483  On January - 12 birth of hendrik van Nassau-Dillenburg en Dietz, gov/viceroy of Holland  

1483  On this day in history birth of henry III of Nassau-Breda, German noblem (d. 1538)  

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

1562  Charles Emanuel I, the great, Duke of Savoy was born on January - 12.  

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

1577  Jan Baptist van Helmont, Flemish chemist (d. 1644) was born on this day in history.  

1580  On January - 12 birth of jean Baptiste van Helmont, Belgian chemist, (found boiling pt temp)  

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

0689  On this day in history benedict Biscop, English saint, dies  

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

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  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 January - 12.  

1665  Pierre de Fermat, French mathematician (Fermat therorem), dies at 63 on January - 12.