Historical Events In June - 12

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

1850  On June - 12 jean V Constant de Rebecque, Swiss/Dutch army leader, dies at 77  

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

1853  John C de Jonge, Dutch historian/archivist, dies at 60 on this day in history.  

1857  On June - 12 achille Simonetti, composer  

1858  On June - 12 cornelis Smit, Dutch ship builder/ship owner, dies at 74  

1859  Comstock Silver Lode in Nevada discovered on this day in history.  

1860  On June - 12 the State Bank of the Russian Empire is established.  

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

1864  On this day in history lee sends Early into Shenandoah Valley  

1867  On June - 12 austro-Hungarian Empire forms  

1874  On this day in history willem Louis Frederic Landre, composer  

1875  On this day in history 9th Belmont: Bobby Swim aboard Calvin wins in 2:42.25  

1876  On this day in history narciso Garay, composer  

1877  On June - 12 thomas C Hart, US admiral (Asiatic fleet)  

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

1878  Hendrik J Jut, Dutch murderer [Head of Jut], dies at 26 on June - 12.  

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

1885  On June - 12 werner Erich Josten, Elberfeld Germany, composer (Jungle)  

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

1890  Egon Schiele, Austrian painter/graphic artist on June - 12.  

1892  On this day in history neth Society for Currency & Coin collecting forms  

1892  On this day in history john Donald Robb, composer  

1893  Kommer Kleijn, Dutch actor/radio play director (Paul Vlaanderen) on June - 12.  

1896  J.T. Hearne sets a cricket record for the earliest date of taking 100 first-class wickets in a season on this day in history.  

1897  On this day in history 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  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  Alexandre Tansman, Lodz Poland, composer (Dyptique) on June - 12.  

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

1468  Juan del Encina, composer was born on this day in history.  

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 June - 12.  

1526  Marc-Antoine de Muret, composer was born on June - 12.  

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 June - 12.  

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

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

1231  Antonius van Padua, [Fernando M de Bulhom], Port minister, dies at 35 on June - 12.  

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  Death of Adriaan Vilain II of Rassegem, peace of Tours, murdered at about 39 on this day in history.