Historical Events In June - 12

1849  Gas mask patented by Lewis Haslett (Louisville Ky) on June - 12.  

1850  Jean V Constant de Rebecque, Swiss/Dutch army leader, dies at 77 on June - 12.  

1851  On June - 12 oliver Joseph Lodge, England, early radio pioneer  

1853  On this day in history john C de Jonge, Dutch historian/archivist, dies at 60  

1857  Achille Simonetti, composer on this day in history.  

1858  Cornelis Smit, Dutch ship builder/ship owner, dies at 74 on June - 12.  

1859  Comstock Silver Lode in Nevada discovered on June - 12.  

1860  The State Bank of the Russian Empire is established on this day in history.  

1861  On this day in history missouri Governor Claiborne Jackson calls for 50,000 volunteers to stop Federates from taking over his state  

1864  On June - 12 lee sends Early into Shenandoah Valley  

1867  On June - 12 austro-Hungarian Empire forms  

1874  On June - 12 willem Louis Frederic Landre, composer  

1875  On June - 12 9th Belmont: Bobby Swim aboard Calvin wins in 2:42.25  

1876  Narciso Garay, composer on June - 12.  

1877  Thomas C Hart, US admiral (Asiatic fleet) on June - 12.  

1878  James O Curwood, US, journalist/writer (Kazan the wolfdog) on this day in history.  

1878  On this day in history hendrik J Jut, Dutch murderer [Head of Jut], dies at 26  

1880  1st baseball perfect game-John Richmond of Worcester beats Cleve on June - 12.  

1881  On June - 12 juan de Hernandez, composer  

1885  Roof collapse kills 30 at murder trial in France on June - 12.  

1885  Werner Erich Josten, Elberfeld Germany, composer (Jungle) on June - 12.  

1887  Gustav Weber, composer, dies at 41 on June - 12.  

1888  On this day in history carel Vosmaer, art historian/poet/editor (Neth Spectator), dies at 62  

1889  Single tornado kills 119, injures 146 (New Richmond Wisc) on this day in history.  

1890  On this day in history the birth of Egon Schiele, German painter  

1890  On June - 12 egon Schiele, Austrian painter/graphic artist  

1892  On June - 12 neth Society for Currency & Coin collecting forms  

1892  On this day in history john Donald Robb, composer  

1893  On this day in history kommer Kleijn, Dutch actor/radio play director (Paul Vlaanderen)  

1896  On June - 12 j.T. Hearne sets a cricket record for the earliest date of taking 100 first-class wickets in a season.  

1897  On June - 12 in Assam. India a 8.7 earthquake caused caused the complete devastation of over 9,000 square miles and was felt over 1.75 million square miles. Over 1500 deaths  

1897  On this day in history 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) on June - 12.  

1897  On June - 12 alexandre Tansman, Lodz Poland, composer (Dyptique)  

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1107  Emperor Gaozong of China (d. 1187) was born on June - 12.  

1468  Juan del Encina, composer was born on June - 12.  

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

1519  Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1574) was born on this day in history.  

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

1577  Paul Guldin, Swiss astronomer and mathematician (d. 1643) was born on June - 12.  

1599  Jan W van Brederode, governor (Hertogenbosch)/fieldmarshal was born on this day in history.  

1659  Yamamoto Tsunetomo, Japanese samurai (d. 1719) was born on this day in history.  

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

0918  Death of Ethelfleda, Lady of the Mercians on June - 12.  

1020  Death of Lyfing, Archbishop of Canterbury on this day in history.  

1036  On June - 12 death of tedald, Bishop of Arezzo  

1231  Antonius van Padua, [Fernando M de Bulhom], Port minister, dies at 35 on this day in history.  

1418  Death of Bernard VII, Count of Armagnac, Constable of France (b. 1360) on this day in history.  

1435  On June - 12 death of john FitzAlan, 14th Earl of Arundel, English military leader (b. 1408)  

1490  Death of Adriaan Vilain II of Rassegem, peace of Tours, murdered at about 39 on June - 12.