Page 2: Historical Events In March - 12

1681  French van Mieris, the Elder, Dutch genre painter, dies at 45 on this day in history.   

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

1689  Former English King James II lands in Ireland on March - 12.   

1710  The birth of Thomas Arne, Composer of operas and 'Rule Brittania' on this day in history.   

1710  On March - 12 thomas Augustine Arne, English composer (Alfred, Rule Britannia)   

1734  On March - 12 antonius Schultingh, [Schultingius], Dutch lawyer, dies at 74   

1737  Galileo's body moved to Church of Santa Croce in Florence, Italy on March - 12.   

1753  On this day in history george Berkeley, philosopher/bishop (Cloyne), dies on 68th birthday   

1755  On this day in history first steam engine in America installed, to pump water from a mine   

1755  On March - 12 1st steam engine in America installed, to pump water from a mine   

1755  Georges Couthon, French politician on March - 12.   

1758  Leopold earl of Limburg Stirum, Dutch general/politician [or March 22] on March - 12.   

1768  On this day in history carolus Antonius Fodor, composer   

1773  Jeanne Baptiste Pointe de Sable found settlement now known as Chicago on this day in history.   

1788  Pierre J David, [David d'Angers], French sculptor on this day in history.   

1789  On this day in history uS Post Office established   

1793  Augustin-Philippe Peellaert, composer on March - 12.   

1799  Austria declares war on France on March - 12.   

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  On this day in history gerrit van der Linde Jz, "Schoolmaster", Dutch poet   

1814  On this day in history british troops under Wellington capture Bordeaux in France   

1816  David Stuart, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1868 on this day in history.   

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

1821  On this day in history john Abbott, Quebec Canada, (C) 3rd Canadian PM (1891-92)   

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

1824  On this day in history gustav R Kirchoff, Prussia, physicist (spectral analysis)   

1824  On this day in history heinrich Carl Ebell, composer, dies at 48   

1826  Robert Lowry, composer on March - 12.   

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

1830  On this day in history william Felix Brantley, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1870   

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

1831  Johann Franz Volkert, composer, dies at 64 on March - 12.   

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

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

1336  On March - 12 birth of eduard, Duke of Gelre (1361-71) husband of Catharina of Bayern   

1479  On this day in history birth of giuliano de' Medici, monarch of Florence   

1515  On this day in history birth of caspar Othmayr, composer   

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

1613  On this day in history birth of andré Le Nôtre, French landscape architect (d. 1700)   

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

1626  On this day in history birth of john Aubrey, English antiquary and writer (d. 1697)   

0417  Innocent I, Italian Pope (401-417), dies on this day in history.   

0604  Gregory I the Great, Pope (590-604), dies at 64 on March - 12.   

1209  On March - 12 djamal al-din Abu Mohammed Iljas Nizami, Persian poet, dies   

1289  On this day in history death of king Demetre II of Georgia (b. 1259)   

1374  Death of Emperor Go-Kogon of Japan (b. 1336) on this day in history.   

1447  On this day in history death of shah Rukh, ruler of Persia and Transoxonia (b. 1377)   

1471  On March - 12 dionysius the Carthusian/van Rijkel, Dutch scholastic theologist, dies   

1496  On this day in history johannes de Lapide, [Johan Heynlin], German philosopher, dies