Page 4: Historical Events In May - 12

1875  1st recorded shutout in pro baseball, Chicago 1, St Louis 0 on May - 12.   

1876  On May - 12 harold, grandson of English queen Victoria   

1876  Henri A Esquiros, French poet (Evangile du peuple), dies at 63 on May - 12.   

1877  Ottawa Rough Riders 1st outside competition vs Britannia on this day in history.   

1880  Lincoln Ellsworth, led 1st transarctic, transantarctic flights on this day in history.   

1881  Treaty of Bardo, Tunisia becomes a French protectorate on this day in history.   

1881  Tunisia becomes a French protectorate on May - 12.   

1881  On May - 12 france sign treaty of protection with Tunisia colony   

1884  Bedrich Friedrich Smetana, Czech composer (2 Widows), dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1885  Battle of Batoche, French Canadians rebel against Canada on this day in history.   

1886  On May - 12 albert Saverys, Flemish painter   

1887  On May - 12 nandor Zsolt, composer   

1888  Crouching start 1st used by Charles Sherrill of Yale on May - 12.   

1889  Otto Frank, father of Anne Frank on May - 12.   

1890  On this day in history 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 this day in history cleo Ridgely, NY, silent screen actress (I Remember Mama)   

1895  Jiddu Krishnamurti, India, philosopher (Songs of Life) [NS=May 22] on May - 12.   

1896  Juan Morel Campos, composer, dies at 38 on May - 12.   

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

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

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

1897  On May - 12 ulrika "Minna" Cant-Johnstown, Finnish playwright, dies at 53   

1897  On this day in history battle at Thessalië: Turkish army beats Greece   

1898  Louisiana adopts new constitution with "grandfather clause" designed to eliminate black voters on this day in history.   

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

1900  Lord Roberts' troops occupies Crown city on May - 12.   

1900  Helene Weigel, Austria/German actress (Metropolis, Mutter Courage) on May - 12.   

1901  On May - 12 president McKinley visits San Fransisco   

1901  Pres McKinley visits SF on May - 12.   

1901  On this day in history hyam Greenbaum, composer   

1902  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 on this day in history.   

1902  Heinrich Kirchner, German sculptor on May - 12.   

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

1496  On this day in history birth of gustav I of Sweden (d. 1560)   

1590  On May - 12 birth of cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1621)   

1622  Louis de Buade de Frontenac, Governor General of New France (d. 1698) was born on May - 12.   

1626  On this day in history birth of louis Hennepin, Flemish missionary (d. 1705)   

1662  On this day in history birth of jan F van Bloom, [Orizonte] Flemish painter, baptized   

1670  On this day in history birth of august II, the Strong One, King of Poland (355 children)   

1670  Frederick Augustus I of Poland (d. 1733) was born on this day in history.   

0912  On May - 12 leo VI Sophos, Byzantine Emperor (886-912), dies at 45   

1003  Gerbert, French scholar, dies in Rome on May - 12.   

1012  On May - 12 sergius IV, [Pietro Crescentii], Italian Pope (1009-12), dies   

1382  Johanna I, Queen of Naples/Provence, dies on May - 12.   

1465  On May - 12 death of thomas Palaeologus, Despot of the Despotate of Morea   

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

1641  On this day in history death of thomas Wentworth, English viceroy of Ireland, beheaded at 48   

1649  On this day in history death of isaac Doreslaer, English lawyer/diplomat, murdered