July 12 in History: Historical Events, Birthdays, Deaths & Holidays

1854  George Eastman, Waterville NY, inventor (Kodak camera).   

1859  Paper bag manufacturing machine patented by William Goodale, Mass   

1859  Paper bag manufacturing machine patents by William Goodale, Mass   

1862  Congress authorizes Medal of Honor.   

1862  The United States Medal of Honor is created.   

1864  George Washington Carver, botanist (studied the peanut) [or Jan 10]   

1868  Stefan George, Germany, lyric poet (Algabal).   

1871  North America's inaugural public narrow gauge railway, the Toronto and Nipissing, is opened for traffic between Toronto and Uxbridge. The 3'6" gauge line was converted to standard by 1884   

1874  Ontario Agricultural College founded.   

1874  Start of Sherlock Holmes Adventure, "The Gloria Scott" (BG).   

1874  Fritz Reuter, writer, dies at 63   

1876  Paul Henry discovers asteroid #164 Eva.   

1876  Max Jacob, French poet is born.   

1878  Fever epidemic in New Orleans begin, it will kill 4500.   

1881  Ludwig Rubiner, writer [or June 12]   

1882  The inaugural ocean pier in US completed, Washington, DC.   

1882  1st ocean pier in US completed, Washington, DC   

1882  Alfred Humphreys Pease, composer, dies at 44.   

1883  Hermann Zopff, composer, dies at 57   

1884  Amedeo Modigliani, Italian artist is born.   

1884  Louis B. Mayer, Dymer, Ukraine, American film producer and creator of the star system (MGM)   

1885  George Sainton Kaye Butterworth, composer.   

1886  Jean Hersholt, Copenhagen Denmark, actor (Men in White, Aryan).   

1888  Tojohiko Kagawa, Japan, Christian-social reformer (Grain of Wheat)   

1895  Buckminster Fuller, American architect is born   

1895  Kirsten Flagstead, Norwegian soprano (Wagner).   

1897  Felix Godefroid, composer, dies at 78.   

1898  Jean-Baptiste Marchand hoists French flag in Fashoda Sudan   

1898  Paul Voulet, French captain/mass murderer in Senegal, dies   

1899  Esquire Mauritius A de Savornin Lohman, gov of Suriname, dies at 67.   

1900  114°F (46°C), Basin, Wyoming (state record).   

1900  Fjodor Godunov-Tcherdynchev, Russian poet (Life of Tchernyshevsky)   

1901  In this year, Cy Young claims his 300th game   

1901  Robert Allenby, Melbourne VIC, Australasia golfer   

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1394  Ashikaga yoshinori: Japanese shogun   

1644  Arnold moonen: Dutch vicar/literature (david's holy saint graduals)   

1675  Evaristo e felice dall' abaco: Italian cellist/composer   

1730  Josiah wedgwood: England, pottery designer/manufacturer (wedgwood)   

1757  Christian danner: Composer   

1794  Heinrich christian pander: Russian zoologist   

1801  John hill hewitt: Composer   

1802  Charles-louis hanssens: Composer   

0783  Bertha "with the great feet": Wife of french king pippin iii,   

1073  Johannes gualbertus: Italian monk/saint,   

1429  John [jean c] gerson: Fren theologist (theologica mystic),   

1441  Ashikaga yoshinori: Japanese shogun (b. 1394)   

1450  Jack cade: Slain in a revolt against british king henry vi   

1536  Death of Desiderius erasmus: Humanist/priest (novum instrumentum omne),   

1545  Death of Maria manuela van portugal: Niece of spanish king philip ii,   

1575  Death of Renée/renata de france: Duchess of ferara/daughter of louis xii,