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  The birth of Thomas Arne, Composer of operas and 'Rule Brittania' on March - 12.  

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

1734  On this day in history 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 March - 12.  

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1755  On March - 12 georges Couthon, French politician  

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  On this day in history pierre J David, [David d'Angers], French sculptor  

1789  US Post Office established on March - 12.  

1793  On March - 12 augustin-Philippe Peellaert, composer  

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

1800  On March - 12 louis-Prosper Gachard, Belgian historian  

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

1808  On March - 12 gerrit van der Linde Jz, "Schoolmaster", Dutch poet  

1814  On March - 12 british troops under Wellington capture Bordeaux in France  

1816  On this day in history david Stuart, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1868  

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  On March - 12 william Flank Perry, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1901  

1824  On March - 12 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 this day in history.  

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

1830  On March - 12 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 March - 12.  

1336  On this day in history 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 March - 12 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 March - 12 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  On this day in history innocent I, Italian Pope (401-417), dies  

0604  Gregory I the Great, Pope (590-604), dies at 64 on this day in history.  

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 March - 12.  

1374  On this day in history death of emperor Go-Kogon of Japan (b. 1336)  

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

1471  Dionysius the Carthusian/van Rijkel, Dutch scholastic theologist, dies on this day in history.  

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