Top Historical Events That Happened on June 12

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  Alexandre Tansman, Lodz Poland, composer (Dyptique).   

1898  Philippine nationalists declares independence from Spain to US control   

1898  The Philippines declare their independence from Spain.   

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1107  Emperor gaozong of china: Emperor gaozong of china (d. 1187)   

1468  Juan del encina: Composer   

1519  Cosmos de medici: Art patron (accademia del disegno)   

1519  Cosimo i de' medici: Grand duke of tuscany   

1526  Marc-antoine de muret: Composer   

1577  Paul guldin: Swiss astronomer and mathematician   

1599  Jan w van brederode: Governor (hertogenbosch)/fieldmarshal   

1659  Yamamoto tsunetomo: Japanese samurai   

0816  Death of Leo iii: Italian pope (795-816),   

0918  Death of Ethelfleda: Lady of the mercians   

1020  Lyfing: Archbishop of canterbury   

1036  Tedald: Bishop of arezzo   

1231  Antonius van padua: [fernando m de bulhom], port minister,   

1418  Death of Bernard vii: Count of armagnac, constable of france (b. 1360)   

1435  John fitzalan: 14th earl of arundel, english military leader (b. 1408)   

1490  Adriaan vilain ii of rassegem: Peace of tours, murdered at about 39