Historical Events In June - 12

1849  On June - 12 gas mask patented by Lewis Haslett (Louisville Ky)   

1850  On this day in history jean V Constant de Rebecque, Swiss/Dutch army leader, dies at 77   

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  On June - 12 cornelis Smit, Dutch ship builder/ship owner, dies at 74   

1859  On June - 12 comstock Silver Lode in Nevada discovered   

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

1861  On June - 12 missouri Governor Claiborne Jackson calls for 50,000 volunteers to stop Federates from taking over his state   

1864  Lee sends Early into Shenandoah Valley on this day in history.   

1867  Austro-Hungarian Empire forms on June - 12.   

1874  On June - 12 willem Louis Frederic Landre, composer   

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

1876  On June - 12 narciso Garay, composer   

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

1878  James O Curwood, US, journalist/writer (Kazan the wolfdog) on June - 12.   

1878  On June - 12 hendrik J Jut, Dutch murderer [Head of Jut], dies at 26   

1880  1st baseball perfect game-John Richmond of Worcester beats Cleve on this day in history.   

1881  Juan de Hernandez, composer on this day in history.   

1885  On this day in history roof collapse kills 30 at murder trial in France   

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

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

1888  On June - 12 carel Vosmaer, art historian/poet/editor (Neth Spectator), dies at 62   

1889  Single tornado kills 119, injures 146 (New Richmond Wisc) on June - 12.   

1890  The birth of Egon Schiele, German painter on June - 12.   

1890  On this day in history egon Schiele, Austrian painter/graphic artist   

1892  Neth Society for Currency & Coin collecting forms on this day in history.   

1892  John Donald Robb, composer on this day in history.   

1893  On June - 12 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 June - 12 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 this day in history alexandre Tansman, Lodz Poland, composer (Dyptique)   

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1107  On this day in history birth of emperor Gaozong of China (d. 1187)   

1468  On June - 12 birth of juan del Encina, composer   

1519  Cosmos de Medici, art patron (Accademia del Disegno) was born on June - 12.   

1519  Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1574) was born on June - 12.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1659  On this day in history birth of yamamoto Tsunetomo, Japanese samurai (d. 1719)   

0816  On this day in history leo III, Italian Pope (795-816), dies   

0918  Death of Ethelfleda, Lady of the Mercians on this day in history.   

1020  On June - 12 death of lyfing, Archbishop of Canterbury   

1036  Death of Tedald, Bishop of Arezzo on June - 12.   

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

1418  On June - 12 death of bernard VII, Count of Armagnac, Constable of France (b. 1360)   

1435  Death of John FitzAlan, 14th Earl of Arundel, English military leader (b. 1408) on June - 12.   

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