Top Historical Events That Happened on March 12

1689  Former English King James II lands in Ireland   

1710  Thomas Arne, Composer of operas and 'Rule Brittania' is born   

1710  Thomas Augustine Arne, English composer (Alfred, Rule Britannia)   

1734  Antonius Schultingh, [Schultingius], Dutch lawyer, dies at 74.   

1737  Galileo's body moved to Church of Santa Croce in Florence, Italy   

1753  George Berkeley, philosopher/bishop (Cloyne), dies on 68th birthday   

1755  inaugural steam engine in America installed, to pump water from a mine.   

1755  1st steam engine in America installed, to pump water from a mine.   

1755  Georges Couthon, French politician   

1758  Leopold earl of Limburg Stirum, Dutch general/politician [or March 22].   

1768  Carolus Antonius Fodor, composer   

1773  Jeanne Baptiste Pointe de Sable are discovered settlement now known as Chicago   

1788  Pierre J David, [David d'Angers], French sculptor.   

1793  Augustin-Philippe Peellaert, composer.   

1799  Austria declares war on France   

1800  Louis-Prosper Gachard, Belgian historian   

1806  Jane Means Appleton Pierce, 1st lady (1853-57).   

1808  Gerrit van der Linde Jz, "Schoolmaster", Dutch poet   

1814  British troops under Wellington capture Bordeaux in France.   

1816  David Stuart, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1868.   

1818  John Lorimar Worden, Capt (Union Navy), died in 1897   

1821  John Abbott, Quebec Canada, (C) 3rd Canadian PM (1891-92).   

1823  William Flank Perry, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1901   

1824  Gustav R Kirchoff, Prussia, physicist (spectral analysis).   

1824  Heinrich Carl Ebell, composer, dies at 48.   

1826  Robert Lowry, composer   

1827  John Robert Jones, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1901.   

1830  William Felix Brantley, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1870   

1831  Clement Studebaker, automobile pioneer (Studebaker)   

1831  Johann Franz Volkert, composer, dies at 64.   

1832  The ballet La Sylphide inaugural premieres at the Opéra de Paris.   

1832  Charles Boycott, Ireland, estate manager/caused boycotts.   

1832  Daniel Friedrich Kuhlau, German/Danish opera composer, dies at 45   

1834  Karl W Feuerbach, mathematician (circle of Feuerbach), dies at 33   

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1270  Charles of valois: Son of philip iii of france   

1336  Eduard: Duke of gelre (1361-71) husband of catharina of bayern   

1479  Giuliano de' medici: Monarch of florence   

1515  Caspar othmayr: Composer   

1607  Paul gerhardt: German hymnist   

1613  André le nôtre: French landscape architect   

1620  Johann heinrich hottinger: Swiss philologist and theologian   

1626  John aubrey: English antiquary and writer   

0417  Death of Innocent i: Italian pope (401-417),   

0604  Death of Gregory i the great: Pope (590-604),   

1209  Djamal al-din abu mohammed iljas nizami: Persian poet,   

1289  Death of King demetre ii of georgia: King demetre ii of georgia (b. 1259)   

1374  Death of Emperor go-kogon of japan: Emperor go-kogon of japan (b. 1336)   

1447  Shah rukh: Ruler of persia and transoxonia (b. 1377)   

1471  Death of Dionysius the carthusian/van rijkel: Dutch scholastic theologist,   

1496  Death of Johannes de lapide: [johan heynlin], german philosopher,