Page 4: Historical Events In January - 12

1875  On this day in history 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 January - 12.   

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  British Zulu War begins Lieutenant-General Chelmsford invades Zululand on this day in history.   

1879  On January - 12 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  On this day in history claude Delvincourt, composer   

1890  Mordecai W Johnson, educator on January - 12.   

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

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 January - 12 the first X-ray photo in US (Dr Henry Smith, Davidson NC)   

1896  On January - 12 1st X-ray photo in US (Dr Henry Smith, Davidson NC)   

1896  Rex Ingram, Ireland, actor/director (Elmer Gantry, God's Little Acre) on January - 12.   

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

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

1898  Jose Forns y Cuadras, composer on this day in history.   

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

1900  On January - 12 freeland Colony founded in US   

1900  Vaino Hannikainen, composer on this day in history.   

1902  On this day in history ibn Abdul-Aziz Saud, Kuwait, king (Saudi Arabia)   

1903  Harry Houdini performs at Rembrandt theater, Amsterdam on this day in history.   

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

1903  On this day in history igor V Kurtshatov, Russian nuclear physicist   

1904  Southwest-Africa uprising under Samuel Maherero against German garison on January - 12.   

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  On this day in history 1st time Dow Jones closes above 100 (100.26)   

1906  Henny Youngman, England, comedian (Take my wife please...) on this day in history.   

1907  Britain grants responsible government to former colony of Transvaal on this day in history.   

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1483  On this day in history 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 this day in history birth of andreas Alicatus, Italian author   

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 this day in history.   

1577  On January - 12 birth of jan Baptist van Helmont, Flemish chemist (d. 1644)   

1580  Jean Baptiste van Helmont, Belgian chemist, (found boiling pt temp) was born on January - 12.   

1580  On this day in history birth of lord Alexander Ruthven, Scottish nobleman (d. 1600)   

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

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

1167  Aelred of Hexham/Rievaulx, English abbot/saint, dies at about 56 on January - 12.   

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  On this day in history maximilian I of Hapsburg, German kaiser, dies   

1537  On January - 12 lorenzo di Credi, Italian painter, dies   

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