Page 4: Historical Events In May - 12

1875  1st recorded shutout in pro baseball, Chicago 1, St Louis 0 on this day in history.   

1876  Harold, grandson of English queen Victoria on this day in history.   

1876  Henri A Esquiros, French poet (Evangile du peuple), dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1877  On this day in history ottawa Rough Riders 1st outside competition vs Britannia   

1880  On May - 12 lincoln Ellsworth, led 1st transarctic, transantarctic flights   

1881  On May - 12 treaty of Bardo, Tunisia becomes a French protectorate   

1881  On May - 12 tunisia becomes a French protectorate   

1881  France sign treaty of protection with Tunisia colony on this day in history.   

1884  On May - 12 bedrich Friedrich Smetana, Czech composer (2 Widows), dies at 60   

1885  Battle of Batoche, French Canadians rebel against Canada on May - 12.   

1886  On this day in history albert Saverys, Flemish painter   

1887  Nandor Zsolt, composer on this day in history.   

1888  On May - 12 crouching start 1st used by Charles Sherrill of Yale   

1889  On May - 12 otto Frank, father of Anne Frank   

1890  On May - 12 louisiana legalized prize fighting   

1891  On this day in history riot against tax increase in Paramaribo Suriname   

1894  Ludwig Englander's musical "Passing Show," premieres in NYC on this day in history.   

1894  On May - 12 cleo Ridgely, NY, silent screen actress (I Remember Mama)   

1895  On May - 12 jiddu Krishnamurti, India, philosopher (Songs of Life) [NS=May 22]   

1896  On May - 12 juan Morel Campos, composer, dies at 38   

1897  1800-1900 year old fossil of "girl of Yde" found in Drente Netherlands on this day in history.   

1897  On May - 12 battle at Thessalië Turkish army beats Greece   

1897  On this day in history 1800-1900 year old fossil of "girl of Yde" found in Drente Neth   

1897  Ulrika "Minna" Cant-Johnstown, Finnish playwright, dies at 53 on this day in history.   

1897  Battle at Thessalië: Turkish army beats Greece on May - 12.   

1898  Louisiana adopts new constitution with "grandfather clause" designed to eliminate black voters on May - 12.   

1900  On this day in history boer attack under Sarel Eloff, about 70 killed   

1900  On May - 12 lord Roberts' troops occupies Crown city   

1900  On this day in history helene Weigel, Austria/German actress (Metropolis, Mutter Courage)   

1901  On this day in history president McKinley visits San Fransisco   

1901  On May - 12 pres McKinley visits SF   

1901  Hyam Greenbaum, composer on May - 12.   

1902  On May - 12 united Mine Workers leader John Mitchell leads his 147,000 anthracite coal workers out of the pits to begin a 5-month strike that cripples the United States   

1902  On this day in history heinrich Kirchner, German sculptor   

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1401  On May - 12 birth of emperor Shōkō (d. 1428)   

1496  Gustav I of Sweden (d. 1560) was born on May - 12.   

1590  Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1621) was born on May - 12.   

1622  On this day in history birth of louis de Buade de Frontenac, Governor General of New France (d. 1698)   

1626  Louis Hennepin, Flemish missionary (d. 1705) was born on this day in history.   

1662  Jan F van Bloom, [Orizonte] Flemish painter, baptized was born on May - 12.   

1670  August II, the Strong One, King of Poland (355 children) was born on this day in history.   

1670  On May - 12 birth of frederick Augustus I of Poland (d. 1733)   

0912  On this day in history leo VI Sophos, Byzantine Emperor (886-912), dies at 45   

1003  On May - 12 gerbert, French scholar, dies in Rome   

1012  Sergius IV, [Pietro Crescentii], Italian Pope (1009-12), dies on May - 12.   

1382  On May - 12 johanna I, Queen of Naples/Provence, dies   

1465  On this day in history death of thomas Palaeologus, Despot of the Despotate of Morea   

1634  George Chapman, English dramatist/interpreter, dies on this day in history.   

1641  Death of Thomas Wentworth, English viceroy of Ireland, beheaded at 48 on this day in history.   

1649  Death of Isaac Doreslaer, English lawyer/diplomat, murdered on May - 12.