Historical Events In March - 12

1681  On this day in history french van Mieris, the Elder, Dutch genre painter, dies at 45  

1685  On March - 12 george Berkeley, Ireland, philosopher/bishop of Cloyne  

1689  On this day in history former English King James II lands in Ireland  

1710  On March - 12 the birth of Thomas Arne, Composer of operas and 'Rule Brittania'  

1710  Thomas Augustine Arne, English composer (Alfred, Rule Britannia) on March - 12.  

1734  Antonius Schultingh, [Schultingius], Dutch lawyer, dies at 74 on March - 12.  

1737  Galileo's body moved to Church of Santa Croce in Florence, Italy on this day in history.  

1753  George Berkeley, philosopher/bishop (Cloyne), dies on 68th birthday on March - 12.  

1755  First steam engine in America installed, to pump water from a mine on March - 12.  

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

1755  On this day in history georges Couthon, French politician  

1758  Leopold earl of Limburg Stirum, Dutch general/politician [or March 22] on this day in history.  

1768  Carolus Antonius Fodor, composer on this day in history.  

1773  On March - 12 jeanne Baptiste Pointe de Sable found settlement now known as Chicago  

1788  Pierre J David, [David d'Angers], French sculptor on March - 12.  

1789  On this day in history uS Post Office established  

1793  On March - 12 augustin-Philippe Peellaert, composer  

1799  On this day in history austria declares war on France  

1800  Louis-Prosper Gachard, Belgian historian on this day in history.  

1806  Jane Means Appleton Pierce, 1st lady (1853-57) on this day in history.  

1808  Gerrit van der Linde Jz, "Schoolmaster", Dutch poet on this day in history.  

1814  British troops under Wellington capture Bordeaux in France on this day in history.  

1816  On March - 12 david Stuart, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1868  

1818  On March - 12 john Lorimar Worden, Capt (Union Navy), died in 1897  

1821  John Abbott, Quebec Canada, (C) 3rd Canadian PM (1891-92) on March - 12.  

1823  William Flank Perry, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1901 on this day in history.  

1824  On March - 12 gustav R Kirchoff, Prussia, physicist (spectral analysis)  

1824  Heinrich Carl Ebell, composer, dies at 48 on this day in history.  

1826  Robert Lowry, composer on this day in history.  

1827  On March - 12 john Robert Jones, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1901  

1830  William Felix Brantley, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1870 on this day in history.  

1831  On March - 12 clement Studebaker, automobile pioneer (Studebaker)  

1831  On March - 12 johann Franz Volkert, composer, dies at 64  

1832  On this day in history the ballet La Sylphide first premieres at the Opéra de Paris.  

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1270  Charles of Valois, son of Philip III of France (d. 1325) was born on this day in history.  

1336  Eduard, Duke of Gelre (1361-71) husband of Catharina of Bayern was born on this day in history.  

1479  On March - 12 birth of giuliano de' Medici, monarch of Florence  

1515  Caspar Othmayr, composer was born on this day in history.  

1607  On this day in history birth of paul Gerhardt, German hymnist (d. 1676)  

1613  André Le Nôtre, French landscape architect (d. 1700) was born on this day in history.  

1620  On this day in history birth of johann Heinrich Hottinger, Swiss philologist and theologian (d. 1667)  

1626  On March - 12 birth of john Aubrey, English antiquary and writer (d. 1697)  

0417  Innocent I, Italian Pope (401-417), dies on March - 12.  

0604  On March - 12 gregory I the Great, Pope (590-604), dies at 64  

1209  Djamal al-din Abu Mohammed Iljas Nizami, Persian poet, dies on this day in history.  

1289  Death of King Demetre II of Georgia (b. 1259) on this day in history.  

1374  Death of Emperor Go-Kogon of Japan (b. 1336) on March - 12.  

1447  Death of Shah Rukh, ruler of Persia and Transoxonia (b. 1377) on March - 12.  

1471  On this day in history dionysius the Carthusian/van Rijkel, Dutch scholastic theologist, dies  

1496  On March - 12 johannes de Lapide, [Johan Heynlin], German philosopher, dies