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  George Berkeley, Ireland, philosopher/bishop of Cloyne on March - 12.   

1689  On March - 12 former English King James II lands in Ireland   

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

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 this day in history.   

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

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  Georges Couthon, French politician on March - 12.   

1758  On this day in history leopold earl of Limburg Stirum, Dutch general/politician [or March 22]   

1768  On March - 12 carolus Antonius Fodor, composer   

1773  Jeanne Baptiste Pointe de Sable found settlement now known as Chicago on March - 12.   

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

1789  On March - 12 uS Post Office established   

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

1799  Austria declares war on France on this day in history.   

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  On March - 12 british troops under Wellington capture Bordeaux in France   

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

1818  John Lorimar Worden, Capt (Union Navy), died in 1897 on this day in history.   

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 March - 12.   

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

1824  Heinrich Carl Ebell, composer, dies at 48 on March - 12.   

1826  Robert Lowry, composer on this day in history.   

1827  On this day in history john Robert Jones, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1901   

1830  William Felix Brantley, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1870 on March - 12.   

1831  Clement Studebaker, automobile pioneer (Studebaker) on March - 12.   

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

1832  On March - 12 the ballet La Sylphide first premieres at the Opéra de Paris.   

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1270  On March - 12 birth of charles of Valois, son of Philip III of France (d. 1325)   

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

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

1515  On March - 12 birth of caspar Othmayr, composer   

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 March - 12.   

1620  Johann Heinrich Hottinger, Swiss philologist and theologian (d. 1667) was born on this day in history.   

1626  John Aubrey, English antiquary and writer (d. 1697) was born on March - 12.   

0417  On March - 12 innocent I, Italian Pope (401-417), dies   

0604  On this day in history gregory I the Great, Pope (590-604), dies at 64   

1209  Djamal al-din Abu Mohammed Iljas Nizami, Persian poet, dies on March - 12.   

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

1374  On March - 12 death of emperor Go-Kogon of Japan (b. 1336)   

1447  On March - 12 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  Johannes de Lapide, [Johan Heynlin], German philosopher, dies on this day in history.