Page 3: Historical Events In June - 12

1849  Gas mask patented by Lewis Haslett (Louisville Ky)   

1850  Jean V Constant de Rebecque, Swiss/Dutch army leader, dies at 77   

1851  Oliver Joseph Lodge, England, early radio pioneer   

1853  John C de Jonge, Dutch historian/archivist, dies at 60   

1857  Achille Simonetti, composer.   

1858  Cornelis Smit, Dutch ship builder/ship owner, dies at 74   

1859  Comstock Silver Lode in Nevada discovered.   

1860  The State Bank of the Russian Empire is established.   

1861  Missouri Governor Claiborne Jackson calls for 50000 volunteers to stop Federates from taking over his state   

1864  Lee sends Early into Shenandoah Valley   

1867  Austro-Hungarian Empire forms.   

1874  Willem Louis Frederic Landre, composer.   

1875  In this year, 9th Belmont: Bobby Swim aboard Calvin claims in 2:42.25.   

1876  Narciso Garay, composer.   

1877  Thomas C Hart, US admiral (Asiatic fleet).   

1878  James O Curwood, US, journalist/writer (Kazan the wolfdog).   

1878  Hendrik J Jut, Dutch murderer [Head of Jut], dies at 26.   

1880  1st baseball perfect game-John Richmond of Worcester beats Cleve   

1881  Juan de Hernandez, composer   

1885  Roof collapse results in the deaths of 30 at murder trial in France.   

1885  Werner Erich Josten, Elberfeld Germany, composer (Jungle)   

1887  Gustav Weber, composer, dies at 41.   

1888  Carel Vosmaer, art historian/poet/editor (Neth Spectator), dies at 62.   

1889  Single tornado results in the deaths of 119, injures 146 (New Richmond Wisc).   

1890  Egon Schiele, German painter is born.   

1890  Egon Schiele, Austrian painter/graphic artist.   

1892  Neth Society for Currency and Coin collecting forms.   

1892  John Donald Robb, composer.   

1893  Kommer Kleijn, Dutch actor/radio play director (Paul Vlaanderen).   

1896  J.T. Hearne sets a cricket record for the earliest date of taking 100 inaugural-class wickets in a season   

1897  In Assam. India a 8.7 earthquake caused caused the complete devastation of over 9000 square miles and was felt over 1.75 million square miles. Over 1500 deaths   

1897  Possibly most severe quake in history strikes Assam India. Shock waves felt over an area size of Europe. Negligible death toll   

1897  Possibly most severe quake in history strikes Assam India, shock waves felt over an area size of Europe (negligible death toll).   

1897  Alexandre Tansman, Lodz Poland, composer (Dyptique)   

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1107  On June - 12 birth of emperor Gaozong of China (d. 1187)   

1468  On this day in history birth of juan del Encina, composer   

1519  On June - 12 birth of cosmos de Medici, art patron (Accademia del Disegno)   

1519  On June - 12 birth of cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1574)   

1526  On this day in history birth of marc-Antoine de Muret, composer   

1577  On June - 12 birth of paul Guldin, Swiss astronomer and mathematician (d. 1643)   

1599  On June - 12 birth of jan W van Brederode, governor (Hertogenbosch)/fieldmarshal   

1659  Yamamoto Tsunetomo, Japanese samurai (d. 1719) was born on June - 12.   

0816  Leo III, Italian Pope (795-816), dies on June - 12.   

0918  On this day in history death of ethelfleda, Lady of the Mercians   

1020  On this day in history death of lyfing, Archbishop of Canterbury   

1036  On this day in history death of tedald, Bishop of Arezzo   

1231  On this day in history antonius van Padua, [Fernando M de Bulhom], Port minister, dies at 35   

1418  On this day in history death of bernard VII, Count of Armagnac, Constable of France (b. 1360)   

1435  On this day in history death of john FitzAlan, 14th Earl of Arundel, English military leader (b. 1408)   

1490  On June - 12 death of adriaan Vilain II of Rassegem, peace of Tours, murdered at about 39