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  Former English King James II lands in Ireland on this day in history.   

1710  On this day in history 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  On this day in history galileo's body moved to Church of Santa Croce in Florence, Italy   

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

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

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

1755  On March - 12 georges Couthon, French politician   

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

1768  Carolus Antonius Fodor, composer on March - 12.   

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  US Post Office established on this day in history.   

1793  On this day in history augustin-Philippe Peellaert, composer   

1799  Austria declares war on France on March - 12.   

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

1806  On March - 12 jane Means Appleton Pierce, 1st lady (1853-57)   

1808  On this day in history gerrit van der Linde Jz, "Schoolmaster", Dutch poet   

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

1826  Robert Lowry, composer on this day in history.   

1827  John Robert Jones, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1901 on March - 12.   

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

1831  On this day in history clement Studebaker, automobile pioneer (Studebaker)   

1831  Johann Franz Volkert, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

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

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1270  On this day in history birth of charles of Valois, son of Philip III of France (d. 1325)   

1336  Eduard, Duke of Gelre (1361-71) husband of Catharina of Bayern was born on March - 12.   

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  André Le Nôtre, French landscape architect (d. 1700) was born on March - 12.   

1620  On March - 12 birth of johann Heinrich Hottinger, Swiss philologist and theologian (d. 1667)   

1626  John Aubrey, English antiquary and writer (d. 1697) was born on this day in history.   

0417  On this day in history innocent I, Italian Pope (401-417), dies   

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

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

1289  Death of King Demetre II of Georgia (b. 1259) on March - 12.   

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

1447  Death of Shah Rukh, ruler of Persia and Transoxonia (b. 1377) on this day in history.   

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